HIGH BRIDGE Blanche M. (Nawracaj) Persinko died March 10 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. She was 84.
Born and raised in Manville, she lived in Bridgewater most of her life before becoming a resident of Country Arch Care Center in Pittstown two and a half years ago.
Mrs. Persinko was a homemaker.
Her husband, Michael J. Persinko III, died in 2001; a granddaughter, Valerie Persinko, died in 2000; and seven siblings are deceased.
Survivors include two sons, James J. of High Bridge and Mark M. of Manville; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday from Fucillo & Warren Funeral Home in Manville, followed by a religious service with the Rev. Jan Kwiecien of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville officiating. A private interment was held in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Hubert’s Giralda Animal Shelter, 3201 Route 22 E., Branchburg, 08876.