Walter C. “Whitey” Bielecki
Walter C. “Whitey” Bielecki, 83, of South Connellsville, Pa., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005, in Highlands Hospital. He was born Nov. 24, 1921, in Uniontown, Pa., a son of the late John and Anna Biena Bielecki.
He was a member of St. John’s Evangelist R.C. Church in Connellsville.
Whitey was the owner of Whitey’s Cut Rate Convenience Store for 18 years and then Bielecki’s Bar for 18 years, both on the West Side of Connellsville. He was also formerly employed at the former Penn Francis Hotel in Mount Pleasant, for several years.
He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, having served throughout Central America in Guatamala, Panama and Nicaraugia.
Whitey loved gardening and enjoyed the outdoors.
He is survived by his wife, Flora Mae Pfeifer Bielecki, to whom he was married for 52 years; a son, James Bielecki and wife, Barbara of Connellsville; three daughters, Jane Ann Bielecki of Uniontown, Rose Mary Flannery and husband, Gary of Moon Township, and Jean Louise Todd of Bridgeville; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Melago of Mount Pleasant, and Sophie Bielecki of Greensburg; four brothers, Joseph Bielecki and wife, Josephine, John Bielecki and Edward Bielecki and wife, Lillian, all of Mount Pleasant, and Mitchell Bielecki of Missouri; and a sister-in-law, Sophie Bielecki of Mount Pleasant.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Frank and Stanley Bielecki; and three sisters, Josephine Kalb, Helen Bielecki and Nellie Tryce.
Friends will be received in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 South First St., West Side Connellsville, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. A Blessing Service will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., in the funeral home, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., in St. John’s Evangelist R.C. Church, with the Rev. Fr. John Butler as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Pius Church Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. A Parish Wake Service will be held Friday afternoon at 3 p.m., in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests monetary gifts be sent to St. John’s Evangelist R.C. Church rectory, 908 West Crawford Ave., Connellsville, PA 15425, or the American Heart Association.