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Helen Backo Konick Koslosky, 70, of Belle Vernon, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at 12:12 p.m., at Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. Born Nov. 19, 1934, in Hunker, she was a daughter of the late Rocco and Helen Palo Backo. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, she was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Belle Vernon, was retired from the former Hill's Department Store, Belle Vernon, where she worked as a sales clerk, and later worked as a nurse's aide at Sphars Personal Care Home, Belle Vernon. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Helen Marie and John Dudzinski, of Belle Vernon, and Dian and Gary Sefchok, of Greensburg, son, Jeffrey Konick, of Monessen, two brothers, Steve Backo, of Monessen, and Metro Backo, of Belle Vernon, nine grandchildren, Jonathan, Jereme and Jacob Dudzinski, Steven, Gary Michael, Justin and Matt Sefchok, Nicole Spoonhoward and Jennie Konick, and four great-grandchildren, Mackenzie, Chanze and Delaney Spoonhoward and Kaidyn Jaffre. She was preceded in death by her first husband, George Joseph Konick, her second husband, Donald Koslosky, four brothers, Michael, John, Joseph and Charles Backo, and three sisters, Mary Reeder, Anna Ray and Eva Smichnick. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, 724-929-6183. Relatives and friends will gather Saturday, June 11, for 10 a.m. services at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Mary Street, with the Very Rev. John J. Kluchko, of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, officiating. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services will be held at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. For those unable to attend, online condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home's Web site, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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