Obituaries
Olga Straka
January 07, 2021
Olga Straka, age 92, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Fisher Titus Medical Center.
She was born to the late Joseph and Ursula Chadwick on July 23, 1928, in Steubenville, Ohio. She grew up in Toronto, OH, where she wed Edward Straka on May 9, 1949. They lived in Toronto, Washington PA, and moved from St. Clair Shores, Michigan to Norwalk in 1968. Olga worked at Latham’s Grocery Store, Fanny Farmer, and Cedar Point. She enjoyed playing cards and being with her family. She was a great cook.
She is survived by her daughters; Mary Ellin (Charles) Brown and Milissa Straka (Dale Piontkowski); daughters-in-law, Karen Straka and Nancy Straka; grandchildren; Larry (Kristal), Mark, Edward (Anna), David, Nathan, Jessica (Matthew) Wilcox, Jacob, Race, Peyton. She was “Gramma Great” to Jonathan, Viktoria, Timathy, Collin, Luke, and their mother, Michelle, Ella, and Olivia. She is also survived by several loving nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Straka in 1987; sons, Michael in 1993 and Mark in 2015; sister, Josephine; twin sister, Ramona; great-granddaughter, Zoe; brothers-in-law, Jack, Bill, Harry, and Ed.
A funeral mass will be held, Saturday, January 9, 2021, at St. Paul Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. with burial to follow at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children's Hospital for Cancer Research, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN 38105.
Olga Straka
01/07/2021
Olga Straka, age 92, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Fisher Titus Medical Center.
She was born to the late Joseph and Ursula Chadwick on July 23, 1928, in Steubenville, Ohio. She grew up in Toronto, OH, where she wed Edward Straka on May 9, 1949. They lived in Toronto, Washington PA, and moved from St. Clair Shores, Michigan to Norwalk in 1968. Olga worked at Latham’s Grocery Store, Fanny Farmer, and Cedar Point. She enjoyed playing cards and being with her family. She was a great cook.
She is survived by her daughters; Mary Ellin (Charles) Brown and Milissa Straka (Dale Piontkowski); daughters-in-law, Karen Straka and Nancy Straka; grandchildren; Larry (Kristal), Mark, Edward (Anna), David, Nathan, Jessica (Matthew) Wilcox, Jacob, Race, Peyton. She was “Gramma Great” to Jonathan, Viktoria, Timathy, Collin, Luke, and their mother, Michelle, Ella, and Olivia. She is also survived by several loving nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Straka in 1987; sons, Michael in 1993 and Mark in 2015; sister, Josephine; twin sister, Ramona; great-granddaughter, Zoe; brothers-in-law, Jack, Bill, Harry, and Ed.
A funeral mass will be held, Saturday, January 9, 2021, at St. Paul Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. with burial to follow at St. Paul Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children's Hospital for Cancer Research, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN 38105.