Fairhaven – Alice W. (Zyskowski) Minko, 85, of Acushnet died October 9, 2009 at the Royal of Fairhaven Nursing Center. She was the widow of John J. Minko.
Mrs. Minko was born in Detroit, MI, daughter of the late Clement J. and Leona Kolakowski (Zyskowski), and resided in Acushnet since 1978. She was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church. She was employed for most of her career as an L.P.N. by various Detroit area hospitals and later by Alden Court Nursing Home until her retirement in 1980. She was a former member of the Acushnet Jolly Seniors. She enjoyed fishing, reading and traveling.
Survivors include her daughters: Donna G. Forand and Margaret G. Minko; 2 grandchildren: Tracy Forand and John J. BadWound; and several nieces & nephews.
She was sister of the late Edward, Arthur, Leon, Chester and Leopold Zyskowski.
Funeral services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701-4688.