Mary Zilka

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Born on February 14,1912 in Bagley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. She was the third oldest child to Michael Fritz Zilka and Katherine Fircz.

Description

Mary was of average build and short of stature. She had brown hair and brown eyes. She wore glasses in later years.

Early Years

• Childhood -
• Siblings
  • Joseph Zilka
  • John Zilka
  • Susanna Zilka

Education

Completed the eighth grade.

Religion

Mary was baptized into the Byzantine Catholic faith. She was a member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.

Family Years

Mary married Peter John Berish on June 12, 1933 at St. Mary's Church in the Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. She was eighteen years old at the time of her wedding. The couple had three children: two boy - Robert John and Edward George, and one girl - Margaret Ann.

The couple would eventually have three children:

• Robert John Berish
• Edward George Berish
• Margaret Ann Berish-Zilka

Working Years

She was a homemaker. She had previously worked as a laundry worker in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

Death

Mary died of a heart attack on July 19, 1973 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.

She was buried on July 21, 1973 at Pineview Memorial Cemetery in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.