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Catherine J. <I>Florek</I> Chamberlain

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Catherine J. Florek Chamberlain

Birth
Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Nov 2019 (aged 89)
Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Crossingville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Age 89, of Crossingville, the daughter of the late John and Veronica Sumihora Florek (immigrants from Czechoslovakia). She graduated from Edinboro High School and worked at Lang Electric, Erie Resistor, and Penn Extrusion before serving for 18 years as the Tax Collector for Cussewago Township, Crawford County. She married John Joseph Chamberlain on May 3, 1952, at Our Lady of the Lake Church, Edinboro, where she was a founding member. She did volunteer work and was an avid singer, and a self-taught piano and organ player.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, John Joseph Chamberlain; five brothers: Ralph, Paul, John, Louis, and Florian Florek; and three sisters: Justina Wisniewski, Cecilia Tschannen, and Helen Erdman.

She is survived by nine children: Patrick Chamberlain and his wife, Audrey (Crossingville), John K. Chamberlain (Crossingville), Kathleen Cole and her husband, Kevin (Cambridge Springs), Patricia Noyer and her husband, Gary (Crossingville), James Chamberlain (Crossingville), Shawn Chamberlain and his wife, Pamela (Erie), Bridget Benita Chamberlain (Chicago), Timothy Chamberlain (Tampa), and Matthew Chamberlain (Crossingville). She is also survived by three sisters: Agatha Tyzinski, Sophia Kloecker, and Margaret Zaphiris, all of the Erie area; a brother-in-law Edward Chamberlain; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Age 89, of Crossingville, the daughter of the late John and Veronica Sumihora Florek (immigrants from Czechoslovakia). She graduated from Edinboro High School and worked at Lang Electric, Erie Resistor, and Penn Extrusion before serving for 18 years as the Tax Collector for Cussewago Township, Crawford County. She married John Joseph Chamberlain on May 3, 1952, at Our Lady of the Lake Church, Edinboro, where she was a founding member. She did volunteer work and was an avid singer, and a self-taught piano and organ player.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, John Joseph Chamberlain; five brothers: Ralph, Paul, John, Louis, and Florian Florek; and three sisters: Justina Wisniewski, Cecilia Tschannen, and Helen Erdman.

She is survived by nine children: Patrick Chamberlain and his wife, Audrey (Crossingville), John K. Chamberlain (Crossingville), Kathleen Cole and her husband, Kevin (Cambridge Springs), Patricia Noyer and her husband, Gary (Crossingville), James Chamberlain (Crossingville), Shawn Chamberlain and his wife, Pamela (Erie), Bridget Benita Chamberlain (Chicago), Timothy Chamberlain (Tampa), and Matthew Chamberlain (Crossingville). She is also survived by three sisters: Agatha Tyzinski, Sophia Kloecker, and Margaret Zaphiris, all of the Erie area; a brother-in-law Edward Chamberlain; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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  • Created by: Edie
  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204619519/catherine_j-chamberlain: accessed ), memorial page for Catherine J. Florek Chamberlain (23 Jan 1930–9 Nov 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204619519, citing Saint James Cemetery, Crossingville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Edie (contributor 46739327).