Anna Galecka

Anna Mary (Yanci) Galecka, 96, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, following a lengthy stay at Ovid Healthcare Center in Ovid, Michigan. . Mrs. Galecka was born on September 27, 1909, in Homer City, Pennsylvania. She moved to Ovid in the early 1900s and married Martin Galecka, Sr. on October 26, 1929. She was a member of St. Cyrila�(TM)s Catholic Church in Bannister for 77 years and was active in the parisha�(TM)s Altar Society. While she assisted with numerous aspects of the family farm, chickens were her specialty. She enjoyed many happy days with her grandchildren, trips to northern Michigan, and visits with her cousins in Pennsylvania.

Anna is survived by her children: Martin (Agnes) Galecka, Jr. of Ovid, Joseph (Marilyn) Galecka of Elsie, C. Carl (Janet) Galecka of Owosso, and Mary (Ray) Dilley of Fenton. She has 12 grandchildren: Joanne (Bruce) Denovich of St. Johns, Robert Galecka of Elsie, Jim Galecka of Colorado, Sharon (Marc) Livernois of Midland, Tom (Shawn) Galecka of Ovid, Craig (Heather) Galecka of Williamston, Mark Galecka of Novi, Matt Galecka of Potterville, Theresa (Sunil) Merchant of California, Cindy Galecka of California, Michael Dilley of Midland, and Kari Dilley of New York. Her 11 great grandchildren are Kristie, Brent and Katie Denovich; Nicholas Galecka, Daniel and Ryan Livernois; Bryan, Kayla and Calvin Galecka; Mitchell Galecka; and Nisha Merchant. The local newspaper recently featured a photo of her and five generations of Galeckas, including great, great granddaughter Hailey.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents Philip and Regina (Melkinek) Yanci, sister Helen Bissel and brother John Vilko

Visitation will be on Sunday evening from 6-8 P.M. and Monday 2-8 P.M. with family present 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. at Smith Family Funeral Homes, Elsie Chapel. Rosary will be prayed on Monday evening at 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Cyril's Catholic Church, Bannister, Michigan. Burial will take place at Ford Cemetery and memorial donations may be made to St. Cyrila�(TM)s Catholic Church or WOES radio program.
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