Obituary of Dorothy Blicharz

Dorothy Midura Blicharz, 87, of Lawrenceville, died Saturday at home in the care of her loving family. Born in Trenton, Dorothy had resided in Lawrenceville for over sixty years. Dorothy retired in 1989 from the Heinemann Electric Company in Lawrenceville as a stock clerk after forty five and a half years of service. She was a member of the North Trenton American Legion Post # 458 Ladies Auxiliary, and the Lawrence Township Senior Citizens Club # 2, where she enjoyed line dancing for many years. Daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline Poczatek Midura, wife of the late Emil S. Blicharz, and sister of the late Mildred Ryba, Phyllis Lepold, Stephen Midura, and Carl Midura, she is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Linda and Donald Shaw of Lawrenceville, a special niece Gerry Brown, and many other nieces and nephews. Dorothy was a great lover of animals, especially her cats. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday at 11 AM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville with the clergy of The Church of St. Ann officiating. Entombment at St. Mary’s Cemetery Mausoleum in Hamilton Township will be private. Family and friends may call on Wednesday from 10 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to S.A.V.E., Friend to Homeless Animals, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton, NJ 08650.