Betty J. Bialko

Betty J. Bialko, 86 of Nemacolin, Pa., died Monday, March 12, 2012 in Nemacolin following a lengthy illness. She was born August 3, 1925 in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pa. a daughter of the late Samuel James and Rose Catherine (Miller) Buttermore. Mrs. Bialko resided in Nemacolin since 1972. She worked in housekeeping for Carmichaels Clinic for 23 1/2 years. Mrs. Bialko enjoyed polka dancing, traveling and was a supporter of the Greene County Humane Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, Easter Seal Society and the American Diabetes Foundation. She was Baptist by faith. On July 15, 1950, she married Frank A. "Bingo" Bialko, who died December 28, 1991. Surviving is a son, Frank A. Bialko of Waynesburg, Pa.; a daughter, Lori S. Bialko, of Nemacolin; five grandchildren, Billie Jo Kerr, Bobbi Jo Kerr, Michael J. Kerr, Frank A. Bialko, III and Lauren Nicole Bialko; six great grandchildren, Mariah, Jourdyn, Nicholas, Madison, Mylenna and Kaylee; a great great granddaughter, Leilah; a brother, William S. Buttermore and his wife, Jo, of Dania, Fla. and a son-in-law, William Kerr of Lorain, Ohio. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Deceased in addition to her husband and parents is a daughter, Rosemary Kerr, a brother, Robert E. Buttermore and two sisters, Tillie M. Jordan and Mary V. Phillips. Family and friends are welcomed from 7 to 9 P.M. on Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. on Friday in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Carmichaels, Pa., where the funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2012 with the Harold O. Kelley officiating. Entombment will follow at the mausoleum at LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pa.