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Matilda Berklovich Galiotto, 93, of West Mifflin, formerly of Belle Vernon, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at John J. Kane Regional Center, McKeesport. Born Dec. 27, 1917, in Whitsett, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Simko Berklovich. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mrs. Galiotto was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and was a homemaker. She was a member of the former Catholic Daughters of the Americas Belle Vernon Court 1522 and the former St. Sebastian Ladies Guild. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Eugene and Nancy Galiotto, of Elizabeth, George Galiotto Jr. and wife, Faith, of West Mifflin, two daughters and son-in-law, Rita and Kenneth Kinder, of Midlothian, Va., and Regina Spencer, of Pittsburgh, three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Veronica Winn, of Perryopolis, Alma and Harry Joseph, of West Newton, and Ceclia and Charles Frye, of West Newton, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George G. Galiotto, on June 18, 1994, two brothers, Joseph and John Berklovich, and three sisters, Anne Martinak, Mary Abraham and Helen Pelligrini. Visitation will be held Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the LEONARD J. PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Ave., Belle Vernon, (724) 929-6183. Prayer service will be held Saturday at 8:45 a.m. in the funeral home, followed by Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Roger A. Statnick, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will take place in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Members of St. Sebastian parish will pray the rosary for the departed soul of Matilda Galiotto, Friday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made in memory of Matilda Galiotto to your local food bank. Condolences accepted at the funeral home's website, www.parzynskifuneralhome.com.

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