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Mary Fecycz Kotyk

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Choir member enjoyed cooking and baking

Mary Fecycz Kotyk, 92, of Canonsburg, passed away January 4, 2014, after a brief illness.

She was born in Maniow, Poland, February 28, 1921, to Theodore and Eva Shushereba Fecycz. Mrs. Kotyk emigrated with her family to the United States in 1926, and settled in Canonsburg, where she lived her entire life.

Mrs. Kotyk worked at the former RCA facility in Meadow Lands for more than 35 years as an electronic assembler and inspector, prior to her retirement.

She was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church in Canonsburg and sang in the choir for over 50 years. She also volunteered at the weekly bingo held at St. John’s for many years. She enjoyed cooking, baking and spending time with her lifelong friends and family.

On June 28, 1942, she married John “Cap” Kotyk, and shared 50 years together, prior to his passing in 1992.

Surviving are son John Kotyk and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Kotyk of Acton, Mass.; and two grandsons, Nicholas Kotyk of Canonsburg and Christopher Kotyk of Irvine, Calif.

Mrs. Kotyk was the last of her immediate family. She was the oldest of four children.

Deceased are siblings U.S. Army Private First Class Nicholas Fecycz, who was killed in action in France in 1944; John Fecycz, formerly of Canonsburg, who passed away in 2006; and Helen Fecycz Brunasky, formerly of Houston, who passed away in 2012.

Family and friends are welcome from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the time of the service, Saturday, January 11, in Salandra Funeral Service Inc., Joseph P. Salandra, owner/supervisor, 304 West Pike Street, Canonsburg, 724-745-8120. Interment will follow in Oak Spring Cemetery, Canonsburg.

Please view or add condolences at www.salandrafunerls.com.

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