Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 04:56:56 :
Independent Journal
Thursday, January 25, 1973
Page 4
BERTHA ORETSKY
Bertha Oretsky, 80, longtime Cotati resident, died today at a local convalescent hospital after a six-month illness.
Mrs. Oretsky was born in Russia and moved in 1910 to Canada, where she lived for 15 years before moving to Cotati. Her husband, Max Oretsky, had operated a poultry ranch until his death in 1964.
Mrs. Oretsky lived at 28 Hillview Road.
She is survived by five sons, Ben, Morry and Israel Oretsky of Cotati, David Oretsky and Rube Harris of Oakland; a daughter, Trudy Coughlin of San Rafael; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Parent Funeral Chapel, Petaluma Burial will be at B’nai Israel Cemetery.
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