DRUNASKY, Reta A. 1947-1970

DRUNASKY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/12/2011 at 20:05:30

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RETA A. DRUNASKY

Services for Reta A. Drunasky, 23, a beautician at Elda's Beauty Shoppe, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hansen Mortuary, 8314 N. 7th St. Burial will be in Iowa.

Miss Drunasky was killed Saturday in a traffic accident which occurred at 16th St. and Camelback. She was born in Winona, Minnesota, and was brought here 14 years ago. She was a 1965 graduate of Sunnyslope High School and of the Career College of Beauty here.

Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Elda Drunasky of Phoenix; two sisters, Rhonda K. and Rhinda L. Drunasky, all of Scottsdale; father, Leslie Drunasky of Wisconsin; and one brother, Keith Drunasky in the Army.

[Arizona Republic, Oct. 12, 1970, pg 38 ]

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#2:

PHOENICIANS KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT

Two Phoenix women were among six persons killed yesterday in traffic accidents in Arizona.

The Phoenicians were identified as Reta A. Drunasky and Christine Anderson, both 23, and both of 5740 N. 10th St. Police said they had been passengers in a car struck by another that ran a red light early yesterday at Camelback and 16th Street.

Enrique F. Hernandez, 20, of Mesa, identified by police as the driver of the car that went through the stop light, was held for investigation.

Investigator said Miss Drunasky and Miss Anderson had been riding in a car, eastbound on Camelback, driven by George Thomas of 3325 W. Turney. Thomas' car was in the intersection at 16th St. when Hernandez' northbound auto ran the light and hit the Thomas auto in the side, police said.

[Arizona Republic, Oct. 11, 1970, pg 46 -- edited down]

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Reta was buried at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Toeterville, Iowa. See photo of her tombstone on IaGenWeb GPP.