From the Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA
Monday, April 8, 2002


Michael H. Kuchka, 83, of King of Prussia died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at his daughter’s home in Yardley.
Born April 19, 1919, in Berwick, where he lived for 42 years, he was a son of the late Harry and Mary Chuck Kuchka.
He was a sergeant with the 386th Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group, Fifth Air Force, serving in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, and was a member of VFW Post No.5203, Paoli.
Mr. Kuchka was formerly employed by AC&F Industries, Berwick, for 20 years. He then was a supervisor for General Electric, King of Prussia, for 24 years.
Mr. Kuchka was a member of St. Michael’s Russian Orthodox Church, where he was a cantor and member of the choir.
He was a volunteer for the American Red Cross at blood drives.
He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Yedinak, to whom he was married May 30, 1942; two daughters; Janice Claire Cox, Philadelphia; and Judith Ann Miller, Tardley; a son, Dr. Michael Richard Kuchka, Bethlehem; four grandchildren; and two brothers: Stephen Kutchka and George Kuchka, both of Berwick.
Divine Liturgy will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Ghost Orthodox Catholic Church, Star and Bridge Streets, Phoenixville. Burial will take place at 3p.m. in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, under the direction of the Boyd-Horrox Funeral Home, 200 W. Germantown Pike, Norristown.

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