Obituaries
Betty M. Malinchak
Date of Death: February 22, 2023
Obituary
Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 11:00 am with Pastor Matthew Stabe officiating.
Born August 28, 1931 in Monessen she was the daughter of the late Kelemen and Elizabeth Vereb Szabo. A lifelong resident of Monessen, Betty was a graduate of Monessen High School and member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Monessen. She was a homemaker, worked at Monessen High School cafeteria and volunteered at St. Vincent De Paul. She was an avid sports fan of the Monessen High School Greyhounds, Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates. Betty loved playing cards, bingo, slot machines and watching the Game Show Network.
She was honored for 38 years of service by the National Association of Women’s Gymnastics Judges (NAWGJ), was affiliated with USA Gymnastics, WPIAL, and the NCAA Atlantic 10 and East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Conferences. She had a National Gymnastics Rating for judging AAU gymnastics and cheerleading.
Betty was a member of Slovak Gymnastics Union Sokol Lodge #47 and order of Eastern Star #205.
She is survived by two sons Walter M. “Wally” (Cindy Plantz) Malinchak of NY, James Malinchak of Boca Raton, FL – daughter Cindy McLane (Jeff Van Duyn) of Palm Bay, FL; six grandchildren Frank (Mandy Roberts) Pica, Thomas Pica and Michael (Amber Schultis) Pica of Baldwin, Timothy McLane of Tahlequa, OK, James McLane of Melbourne, FL and Christina (Phil) Fogarty of NY; three great grand-daughters Isabella and Madison Fogarty and Merlot Pica; one sister and brother-in-law Nancy (and Bob) Tyburski of Monessen; cousins, numerous nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.