Age 91, longtime resident of the South Side, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Wife of the late Joseph "Joe Pepsi" Kowalczyk; dear mother of Joseph Jr. (Holly), Stanley (Deborah) Kowalczyk and Christina (David) Treece; grandmother of Heather Barkley, Rachel Mallick, and Gregory Kowalczyk; great-grandmother of Ezekiel, Zephaniah, Jacob Barkley, Michael Mallick III and Caleb Mallick; sister of Elizabeth Fabyanic, Frank Young, Stephen Tuscic and Mary Bair. Friends received Tuesday 12-8 PM in Thomas J. Gmiter Funeral Home, Inc. 2323 E. Carson St. Funeral Prayer Wednesday 9:00 AM, Mass of Christian Burial in St. Adalbert Church, Prince of Peace Parish at 10:00 AM. Donations may be made to The Alzheimer Association, 1100 Liberty Ave., Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA. 15222.

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