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Niagara Gazette - 2/26/1963

Leopold P. Placek, 5128
Woodland Drive, Lewiston
Heights, proprietor of a gasoline
service station at 24th
and Niagara Streets and a
well known Niagara area
sports figure, died today
(Feb; 26, 1963)
at his ho.me
a f t e r an 'apparent
h e a r t
attack. He was
49.
A N i a g a ra
F a l l s native,
Mr. Placek attended
schools
here and was
a graduate of
T r o t t Vocat
i o n a l High
School;
He was an PLACEK .
outstanding ball player with
local teams in the 1930s, playing
with Sal Maglie, who has
retired.' from baseball, and
with the late Lou Kazial.
Mr. Placek was a life member,
of the Niagara Falls Echo
Society Inc., and a member
of Camp No. 211, Woodmen
of the World; the Polish Roman
Catholic Union of America,
Group No. 853, and the
Niagara Falls Gasoline Dealers
Association
Survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Sophie Augustyn Placek;
a daughter, Arlene Placek,
both, at home; two brothers,
Henry and Peter Placek, and
a sister, Mrs. Cecelia Goddsz,
all of this city; four nieces
and two nephews..
Funeral services be
held at 9:15 a.m. Thursday
at the Tubinis Funeral Home
and at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's
C h u r c h , Lewiston. Burial
will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery.
The rosary will be recited
at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home.

Family/Spouse: AUGUSTYN, Sofia. Sofia (daughter of AUGUSTYN, Lawrence and Mary) was born about 1916 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Arlene Morreale

Died: January 23, 2016
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Arlene Morreale, 57, of Niagara Falls, NY, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Sophie (Augustine) Placek.

Arlene was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls and attended local schools. She was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School and also earned an Associate’s Degree from Niagara County Community College. On March 3, 2004, she married her dear husband Peter Morreale in Las Vegas, NV.

Arlene began working at N.F. Memorial Medical Center as a Phlebotomists and was also employed as a Surgical Technician at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY for the past 10 years. She was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and enjoyed attending concerts. Arlene also enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Morreale is survived by her children, Nikki (Thomas) Kresman of Niagara Falls, NY, Tara Morreale of Lima, NY, Steven (Samantha) Morreale of Lewiston, NY, Lindsay Morreale of Niagara Falls, NY, and three grandchildren Alexis Kresman, Leah Kresman and Thomas Kresman II. She is also survived by her brother Jeffrey (Elizabeth) Gromney and one nephew Matthew Gromney both of Las Vegas, NV; as well as several cousins and one aunt.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 28th from 3 - 7 P.M. at the M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY, where funeral services will begin on Friday, January 29th at 10:30 A.M. Interment will follow in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. Memorial offerings to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr. Lockport, NY 14094.

Family/Spouse: MORREALE, Peter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Samantha. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lindsay married on 3 Mar 2004 in Las Vegas, Clark County, NV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KRESMAN, Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]