The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Tuesday, December 20, 1994             TAG: 9412200269
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

DOROTHY M. BERTKA

Dorothy M. Bertka, 64, died Dec. 18, 1994, in Virginia Beach.

Mrs. Bertka was born in Saulters Depot, S.C., and was retired from Red Lobster after 15 years. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her husband, K.R. Bertka; three daughters, Roxana M. Olwin of Portsmouth, and Rowena G. Thompson and Rina D. Bertka, both of Virginia Beach; two sons, Richard E. Bertka of Virginia Beach and Ronald K. Bertka of Norfolk; two brothers, J.R. ``Buck'' Ridgeway of South Carolina and Robert Ridgeway of California; two grandchildren, Christopher L. Davis of Portsmouth and Melanie L. Thompson of Virginia Beach; and a son-in-law, Don L. Olwin of Portsmouth.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, by Pastor Elmer Medley. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the funeral home today and Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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