Mary T. Opalko, was born May 14, 1925 to Michael and Susan (Konyecsnik?) Opalko, both born in Hungary. They were both deceased when Mary applied for a marriage license in Allegheny County in August 1948.

On August 28, 1948, Mary, 23, married Thomas R. Dutkovic at St. Ann's at Hazelwood, Pittsburgh. Thomas, a dentist, was born May 6, 1917 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the son of Marin and Mary (Gosseck) Dutkovic.

Dr. Thomas R. Dutkovic died April 27, 2000.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - May 1, 2000
HUSBAND'S OBITUARY: Dr. Thomas R. Dutkovic, a well-known dentist, booster of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans and father of 11 children, died Thursday at the VA Medical Center in Aspinwall. - He was 82 and had resided in Shaler. His son, Jeffrey, of Allison Park, said Dr. Dutkovic had hardening of the arteries and died from organ failure. - Dr. Dutkovic was born in Aliquippa but moved to Sheboygan, Wis., with his mother when he was about 6. Sheboygan had a close-knit Croatian community that enjoyed the music of the home country and, as a youth, Dr. Dutkovic taught himself to play the bugaryia, "an oversized guitar," said his wife, Mary. - While still living in Sheboygan, he attended a concert of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans and was so enthralled that he applied to the college. In 1939, he attended Duquesne for a year and performed with the Tamburitzans. He then went to West Virginia University before serving in the Army, which he did twice -- the second time by mistake. - His first military stint came in World War II, and it led the way to his profession in dentistry. Mary Dutkovic said her husband served as a technician at an army dental clinic in Oregon. He developed an interest in the field and, after the war, enrolled at the University of Oregon Dental School. - Armed with his degree, he came back to Western Pennsylvania to study and open a practice not far from his birthplace. - When he arrived back in the Pittsburgh region in the mid-1940s, he was ready to complete his residency, settle down and start his career. He took positions at Eye & Ear Hospital and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, both in Oakland. While at Eye & Ear, he met his wife, who worked there as a nurse. The couple's relationship bloomed through their love of music and baseball. They became regulars at Forbes Field. The Dutkovics married in 1948. - Dr. Dutkovic practiced from the mid-1940s until 1987, most of those years at his office in the former Jenkins Arcade, Downtown. He specialized in periodontics, a branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of supporting structures of the teeth, including gums and bone. - During the early 1950s, while the country was involved in the Korean War, he was drafted into the Army. The couple had two children, and Mary Dutkovic was pregnant with their third. They gave up their apartment and moved to San Antonio, Texas, where Dr. Dutkovic took basic training. - They then went to Fort Meade in Maryland, where he received a letter that his induction had been a mistake. Dr. Dutkovic had paid for part of his schooling through the GI Bill and the Army had incorrectly determined he owed them more time on active duty. - "But they finally decided he had already served enough," his wife said, and the government sent the couple home after six months, but not before Jeffrey was born. - They settled in Shaler and made it their lifelong home. Their family grew to 11 children, and Mary Dutkovic said her older daughters contributed by helping to raise their younger siblings. - Dr. Dutkovic was a member of the Pennsylvania Dental Association and the American Academy of Dentistry. He was a former choir director at St. Ursula Catholic Church in Hampton and St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Shaler and was active in supporting the Duquesne University Tamburitzans. - His mother, Mary Gosseck Dutkovic Mills, who emigrated to this country from Croatia, is 100 and resides in Allison Park. - In addition to his mother, wife and son, Dr. Dutkovic is survived by seven daughters, Susan Shumar of Johnstown, Cindy of Philadelphia, Kathy Dettling of Shaler, Marcia Claudeo of Jackson, N. J., Amy Jordan of Butler, Terry Schmidt of McDonald and Carol of Sharpsburg; three other sons, Mark of Glenshaw, William of Cranberry and Gregory of Valencia; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. - A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure church. Interment will be private. - Arrangements are by Neely's Funeral Home, Shaler.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - December 15, 2016
OBITUARY: MARY THERESA OPALKO DUTKOVIC - Of Allison Park, passed peacefully on December 11, 2016. Whether you called her Mom, Gram, Grandma Honey, Aunt Honey, Mary or Mere, you were blessed to be a part of her amazing life. Mary was the proud mother of 11 children; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and was Aunt Honey to many nieces and nephews. - Mary was married to Thomas R. Dutkovic for 51 years before his death in April 2000. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Sue Opalko; her four siblings, John, Frank, Mike, and Betty; and her grandson, Michael. Mary graduated from St. Rosalia High School and then the St. Francis School of Nursing. She worked for many years at St. Francis, West Penn Hospital, and then finished her career with the Veterans Hospital in Aspinwall. - Mary lived a vibrant and fulfilling life. She loved traveling and staying busy. When she wasn't watching Jeopardy or a Pittsburgh sports team game, she was doing a crossword puzzle or was busy with the many activities she so enjoyed. She loved her roses and was the hospitality chairperson of the Pittsburgh Rose Society. She was the President of the Thistle & Twig Herb society and a member of the Garden Club of McKeesport. She was a long-time volunteer for the St. Bonaventure church and enjoyed any and all performances she could attend from the Tamburitzans. - Anyone who met Mary instantly fell in love with her. She was a described as a 'pip' by many who knew her. To many she was Mom, Gram, Honey, Mary, or Mere. It didn't matter the name she was called, for anyone who was lucky to have her in their life, she will be deeply missed. - Mary is survived by her seven daughters, Susan Shumar of Johnstown, Cindy Costello (Mike) of Virginia, Kathy Dettling of Shaler, Carol Dutkovic of Sharpsburg, Marcia Claudeo of Jackson, NJ, Amy Jordan (Jim) of Greer, SC and Terry Schmidt (Gary) of McDonald; and her four sons, Jeff (Wendy) of Allison Park, Mark (Lisa) of Pittsburgh, Bill (Judy) of Portland, OR, and Greg (Gineen) of Valencia; along with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. - Visitation Friday 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at NEELY FUNERAL HOME, 2208 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw. Mass of Christian Burial Sat. 10:00 a.m. at St. Bonaventure Church. - In lieu of flowers, Mary requested donations to the Tamburitzan Scholarship Fund, 1801 Blvd. of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 or to St. Bonaventure Church, 2001 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA 15116. neelyfuneralhome.com