Cecelia M. Dutko 1928-2024

Born Nov. 25, 1928, she was the oldest of five children to the late Andrew P.Grecko and MaryAnn Treyan Grecko.

She attended SS. Cyril and Methodius grade school, then Rayen High School, graduating in 1947.

On May 26, 1951, she married Joseph J. Dutko and they moved to Cleveland. Together, they had five children living in several Northeastern Ohio cities during the early decades of their marriage. In each city, Cecelia was a strong volunteer, supporting her children’s Catholic grade schools. She was a Campfire Girls troop leader for her daughters and a sports mom for her boys. She was a consummate homemaker, taking great pride in her needlework, crafting and baking.

Christmas was her favorite holiday. In later years, gardening and crafting were her hobbies. She won first place at the Canfield Fair. Community Slovak heritage programs were important to her. She was a yearly volunteer in the fair’s International Building.

In her retirement years, she was a member of St. Charles Church, where she participated in the gardening club, liturgical committee and volunteered at several church annual events.

Cecelia loved talk radio, especially broadcasts of YSU football and basketball games. She was an avid fan of the Cleveland Guardians.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; and her son, Charles.

Cecelia is survived by her brother, Adrian M. Grecko (Betty) of Boardman; daughters, Patricia A. (Gerald F.) McCann of Canton and Nancy Ruth Dutko of Boardman; sons, Joseph M. Dutko of Endwell, New York, and Robert J. Dutko of Melbourne, Florida; and daughter-in-law, Carol L.Poczekay Dutko of Lafayette, Indiana. She also leaves four grandsons, Douglas B. McCann (Londa), Casey R McCann (Chelsea), Timothy N. McCann (Amy) and William C. McCann (Cassidy). Great-grandchildren include Devlin, Kayleigh, Riley, Connor, Cullen, Everleigh, Tyler, Brady, Olivia and Jackson.

A visitation hour 10 to 11 a.m. will be followed by a Mass of Remembrance at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, at St. Charles Catholic Church, Boardman.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., or Boardman Lifetrans Police / Fire Department.

Funeral arrangements for the family were handled by Vaschak-Kirila Funeral Home.

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