Jun 16, 2002 2 min read

Robert E. Walko, 80, of Carmichaels, Pa., and a former resident of Library, Pa., died Saturday, June 15, 2002, in his home. He was born June 25, 1921, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of Stephen Joseph Walko and Anna Baranek Walko.

Mr. Walko graduated from Oliver High School.

He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II who served in the 28th Division from 1940 to 1945 and was decorated for action in Normandy and Ardennes.

Mr. Walko worked as a Milkman for Country Belle Dairy until 1977. He then worked for Upper St. Clair School District as a Custodian until his retirement in 1988.

He was Catholic, a Democrat, and a lifelong member of the Teamsters Union and the Pennsylvania Public Employees Service Union.

On September 16, 1948, in St. Justin’s Catholic Church, Mount Washington, Pa., he married Margaret Selma Lohman. She died September 1990.

Also deceased are a daughter, Louise Walko, three brothers, Stephen, John and Paul Walko, two sisters, Anna Miller and Mary D. Walko, and his parents.

Surviving are a son, Edward S. Walko and his wife, Chris, of Carmichaels; a daughter, Nancy, and her husband, Mike O’Horo, of Palm Harbor, Florida; seven grandchildren: Joseph Walko, John Walko, Mary Rose Walko, Max Walko, Zachary Walko, Robert O’Horo, and Sara O’Horo Campbell; a sister, Dorothy Henderson of Dearborn, Michigan; and Letty Cousins of Carmichaels with whom he made his home.

Friends will be received in the PAUL MICHAEL LESAKO FUNERAL HOME INC., Paul M. Lesako, Supervisor/Funeral Director, 204 Dowlin Avenue, Carmichaels, Pa., on Tuesday, June 18, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Services will begin at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Nathan Gladish of New Christian Church officiating.

Interment will follow in The Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township, Pa.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Three Rivers Family Hospice, Empire Building, 3001 Jacks Run Road, White Oak, PA 15131.