BLITCHOK, Edith Marie, of Rochester Hills. Passed away at Crittenton Hospital at the age of 82 on March 9. Edith was born to Ray and Beatrice Mathers on March 6, 1930 in Boyne City, Mich. She was a loving wife to William Blitchok for 45 years until his death in 1996. Bill and Edith raised six sons: Bill (Terry), Mike (Michelle), John (Diana), Marvin (Robin), Robert (Kimberly), and Eric, her youngest son and caregiver. Edith was the beloved grandmother of twelve grandchildren: Adam, Amy, Caleb, Jason, Namron, Matt, Randy, Sean, Isaac, Jamin, Dustin and Shannon. Edith was one of thirteen children, and joins Ralph, Mary, Betty, James, Martha and Georgianna. She is survived by Maynard, Raymond, Charles, Elayne, Susan and Helen. Her family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday March 13 at the Pixley Funeral Home, 3530 Auburn Road in Auburn Hills, followed by a funeral service at 6 p.m. Edith’s immediate family will gather in a private ceremony at Christian Memorial Cemetery in Rochester Hills, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband William.
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