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Olga M. Riola
07/09/2019
Olga M. Riola, 90, of Laurys Station and formerly of Allentown passed away July 9th at Lehigh Valley Hospice. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Bodish) Toth. She was predecease by her husband John G. Riola.
Olga graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1947 and the Allentown School of Nursing in 1950, where she was known as the “Dutchess”. She worked as a registered nurse for 43 years, at Allentown General Hospital and later in private duty. She was active in the Allentown Nurses Alumni Association. In her personal life, she loved her family, gardening, cooking, writing poetry and correspondence.
Services: viewing Monday, July 15th from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Nicos C. Elias Funeral Home, 1227 W. Hamilton St., Allentown followed by Mass at 11:00 a.m. in the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, 18th & Turner Streets, Allentown. Interment at Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem.
Contributions can be made to Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown, www.lvhn.org.