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Alfreda Plocha (Lichorobiec)
(Sept. 29, 1921 - Oct. 7, 2010)
Polish community leader

Born Sept. 29, 1921, Binarowa, Poland; came to U.S., 1935; daughter Antoni and Kamila (Lenard); married Zygmunt Plocha; children: Edward, Maria, Kamila, Paula, Leon.

Career: general president, Union of Polish Women in America, Philadelphia (PA), 1977 -.

Member of: national vice president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); board directors member, Nationality Service Center; president, Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress, 1987-88, New Jersey Fraternal Congress, 1989-90.

Honors: Honorary, Knight of Goodness, Knights Legion of Goodness, 1984; Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross, John Paul II, 1986.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English.

Home: 127 Pemberton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.

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OBITUARY

Plocha, Alfreda B. (nee Lichorowicz)
on Oct. 7, 2010, beloved wife of the late Zymunt. Dear mother of Edward, Kamila (Gene) Gabbard, Marja (Vojtek) Galas and Paula Straka and Leon. Also survived by 8 grandchiidren Ania, Alicia, Aleksandra, Lydia, Roman, Jasiu, Julia and Maximilan. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Viewing Sunday 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. St. Stanislaus Church, 3rd & Fitzwater Sts, Phila., PA and Viewing 9 to 10 A.M. Monday at St. Stanislaus Church followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 A.M. Int. Holy Cross Cemetery. Arrs. Cieplinski Funeral Home

From: Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct 8, 2010

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