The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Friday, February 7, 1997              TAG: 9702070486
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   21 lines

DOROTHY L. BLECHARCZYK

Dorothy Lea Blecharczyk, 80, of the 200 block of A View Ave., died Feb. 5, 1997, in a Norfolk hospital.

Born in Bonner Springs, Kan., she was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Carl J. Blecharczyk; two daughters, Virginia Blanchard and her husband, Francis E. Blanchard of Norfolk, Carol Blecharczyk of Norfolk; and a sister, Leona Winetraub of Leavenworth, Kan.

A funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in Holy Trinity Catholic Church by Fr. Lou Ruoff. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to a favorite charity.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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