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Obituary: Blanche Szeliga Wierzbicki, 86

Longtime Lawrence Township resident was a member of The Church of St. Ann.

Blanche Szeliga Wierzbicki, 86, of Lawrence Township, died Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Lawrenceville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Trenton, she was a Lawrence resident most of her life.

Mrs. Wierzbicki was an active member of The Church of St. Ann, the Resurrection and Adult Choir and the Altar Rosary Society.

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Daughter of the late John and Stefania Szeliga and wife of the , she is survived by her two daughters and sons-in- law Christine and Paul Koprucki and Linda and Warren Winter; her grandchildren Elizabeth, John and Michael Koprucki, and Russell Winter; and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. at , 1253 Lawrence Rd., Lawrence, N.J.

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Friends may call on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the daily chapel of the church. Burial will be in St. Hedwig Cemetery, Ewing.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany St., New Brunswick, N.J. 08901-1998

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