Marie Bertha Bialek

Bialek, Marie Bertha, 104, of Anchorage, Alaska and formerly of St. Petersburg, died Sunday Feb. 9, 2003 at Providence Alaska Medical Center. She was born in Baltimore, MD, and owned a corner grocery store there until her retirement in 1956 before moving to St. Petersburg in 1961. She took her first and only airplane flight at 103 years old when she moved to Anchorage. Survivors include four daughters: Marie Garvey, of Baltimore, MD; Helyn Orem, Bethesda, MD; Dorothy Clark, Needham Heights, Mass.; and Gloria Stephens, Anchorage, AK; ten grandchildren; and thirteen great grandchildren. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Bobbitt Chapel.