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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Emma E. Galetka

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August 23, 2015

Emma E. Galetka's Obituary

Emma Eleanor Galetka, 92, of Indiana, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2015, in the Indiana Regional Medical Center. Born in 1922 in Aultman, Pennsylvania, she lived most of her life in Getty Heights, White Township. She was an extraordinary faith-filled Catholic and a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Parish in Indiana since 1947. Survivors include a daughter, Joan Galetka Kort and her husband, Lawrence, of Natrona Heights; two granddaughters, Dr. Elizabeth A. (Christopher) Von Bargen of New Freedom, PA and Theresa M. Kort of Lexington, KY, many nieces and nephews and one sister-in-law, Jeannette Berish Spence, Rural Valley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emil J. "Aim" Galetka in 2002, her parents, Michael and Anna (Mudry) Berish; six sisters, Anna Timko, Mary Briscoe Stapinski, Theresa Hudak, Margaret McBride, Elizabeth Nemitt, and Susan Dellafiora; and six brothers, John Berish, Andrew Berish, Peter Berish, Joseph Berish, Michael Berish and Paul Berish. She was the last surviving member of the Berish family. Emma attended grammar school in Aultman, PA and Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Ohio. She served as a catechist as a young adult for the former St. Anthony's Church in Aultman and enjoyed her time teaching and being mentored by the Sisters of St. Joseph. She was a recipient of an award for volunteer hours with United Cerebral Palsy of Western Pennsylvania, and was a supporter of the Downtown Indiana "Vinegar Hill Project." Emma married her husband, Emil, in April, 1944 in Holy Trinity Church, Norfolk, Virginia and experienced World War II as the wife of an active-duty US Marine, who served in the Pacific Theater of Operations. As a new bride, she worked at Day's Dry Cleaners in Oceanview, VA and was an employee of Indiana State Teachers College, working and living in John Sutton Hall in the 1940s. Emma was a good listener and friend to many. She could frequently be found sitting on her front porch, where she loved to converse with neighbors. As a homemaker, Emma was known for her healthy vegetable crops, berries, fruits and flowers. She loved to cook, make jams and jellies, and bake. She especially enjoyed visits with family and friends, old photographs, picnics in the yard and camping in State Parks. She was well-read and always informed of current events. She had a good sense of humor, was creative and was known for her cheerful laugh. Emma was proud of her daughter and granddaughters and all of their achievements, her Slovak heritage and genealogy, and her own personal history which she documented in a journal after her husband's death. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 25 at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Ben Franklin Road, Indiana. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 Noon Wednesday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish. Interment will follow in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Indiana.

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