Hollack

Anne Hollack, 91, formerly of Woodrow Street, Lyndora, died Saturday afternoon at the Chicora Medical Center.

She was born in Butler, Aug. 23, 1919, a daughter of the late Peter and Stella Levitsky Gryback.

Anne was a homemaker and had been an auditor in Butler Township for several years. At one time, she also was an instructor for the Civil Defense program, a volunteer for the March of Dimes, and a Girl Scout leader in Lyndora. She also had been quite active in the Lyndora PTA when her children were students.

She was a member of the St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lyndora, where she was a member of the choir and the Ladies Guild.

She was preceded in death by her husband William Hollack, who died July 8, 1971, along with two sons, a grandson, a brother and a sister.

Surviving are two daughters, Janet M. Hollack of Tucson, Ariz., and Barbara Silhanek and her husband, Leonard Silhanek Jr., of Lyndora; two grandsons, Eric J. Merkner of Wellington, Colo., and Douglas W. Merkner and his wife, Holly, of Butler; a great-grandson, Justin E. Sapar; and a number of nieces and nephews.

<B>HOLLACK</B> — Friends of Anne Hollack, who died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, will be received at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church, 610 Hansen Ave., Lyndora. Her pastor, the Rev. Douglas Lorence, will officiate. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Butler.Parastas services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, and panahida services will be at 9:15 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials could be made to the Butler Public Library; the American Heart Association, Memorial Processing Center, 777 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15235; or to St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.