Hildegard E. Vietze Petek, 82, of Rices Landing, died at 1 a.m. Friday, January 16, 1998, at home following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Petek was Catholic. She formerly lived in the Washington, D.C., and Silver Spring, Md. areas and owned a stamp shop in Maryland. She was an avid stamp collector and dealer and a member of several stamp clubs around the United States and Germany. On August 17, 1950, she married Frank Petek, who survives. Mrs. Petek was a war bride who met her husband in Germany during World War II. Deceased are two sisters. Mrs. Petek was the last of her family. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, January 17, 1998Hildegard E. Petek
Stamp collector and dealer was German war bride
She was born March 16, 1915, in Lowenberg, Germany, a daughter of Oscar and Marie Vietze.