Olga Piorkowska

Mrs. Olga Piorkowska, age 81, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, April 21, 2014 while in the care of Community Hospice House following a period of declining health.

Born in Poland on February 7, 1933, Olga was a daughter of the late Juzef and Julia (Wysoczanska) Ilnicki. She completed her formal education in Poland and in April 1949, married Stanislaw H. Piorkowski.

The couple reared two daughters and in August 1965, the family immigrated to the United States where they settled in the Cleveland area.

For a number of years, Olga was a seamstress for the Richmond Brothers and Bobbie Brooks Companies at Cleveland. She was a talented artist who enjoyed using oil paints to paint landscape scenes and was known for her ability to create beautiful works of art on eggs by using an intricate wax and dye process. Many of her pieces have been displayed not only locally but throughout Northeast Ohio. She was fortunate to have been invited on numerous occasions to hold classes and present demonstrations on the creation of these eggs.

As a lady full of grace, Olga greatly enjoyed nature, gardening, animals, especially her dog, Molly, listening to music, dancing, singing, cooking, traveling and a passion for classic couture.

In 1988, Olga moved to New Philadelphia to be with her daughter and granddaughter and became a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts, the Palette Club, and maintained her membership with the Polish-American Cultural Society in Cleveland.

She will be deeply missed by her daughters, Dana I. Coutts and husband, Steven Coutts of New Philadelphia and Janina Janes of Maryland; two granddaughters, Dr. Kathryn Noonan Balinger and husband, Dr. Chris Balinger of Pennsylvania, Carrie Coutts Lendon and husband, Zachary Lendon of Minnesota and three great-grandsons, Wyatt, Joel and David.

Completing the family is a sister, Dr. Maria Madry and husband, Antoni; two brothers, Michal Ilnicki, and Miroslaw Ilnicki and wife, Lucia Ilnicka all of Poland as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Olga was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Stefa Tomala; a brother, Jan Ilnicki, and an infant daughter, Stanislawa, who was a twin to Janina.

The family will greet guests in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory on Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 6:00 – 8:00 where a Christian Wake Service will begin at 7:45 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Jeff Coning on Friday, April 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at New Philadelphia. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery at New Philadelphia. Following services, guests are invited to join the family in the Geib Family Center, adjacent to the New Philadelphia funeral home for a time of food and fellowship.

The family requests memorial contributions in Olga’s name may be directed to Community Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 716 Commercial Avenue SW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 or to the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts, 461 Robinson Drive SE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663.