Andrew Balent, 94, of 184 Inglewood Way, Greenville, S.C., formerly of 291 Leonard Avenue, Washington, died Thursday, January 1, 1998, in the Oakmont West Nursing Center, Greenville, S.C.
Mr. Balent, who attended school in Austria, was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, Washington.
He was a retired partner in the Washington Meat Market, where he worked for 47 years; was a life member of Washington BPOE Lodge 776, Washington; and a life member of the Royal Order of the Moose.
Mr. Balent was a former member of the board of directors of the Washington Trust Co.; served as a board member for the Salvation Army; was past president for 16 years of the Washington Grocers Association; and a former member and past president of the Washington Parking Authority.
He was an honorary member of the Washington Country Club since 1942 and assisted his wife with the Girl Scouts of America Program in Washington for many years.
On August 2, 1927, in Wellsburg, W.Va., he married Margaret Maslanik, who died July 18, 1990.
Survivng are two sons, Dr. Alvin Balent of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Andrew Balent of Greenville, S.C.; a daughter, Eleanor Balent of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; five sisters, Katherine Kibelbek of Cokeburg, Margaret Petro of Scenery Hill, Bertha Langlotz of Parma, Ohio, Sophie Bonk of Cleveland, Ohio, and Martha Hess of Charleroi; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Two brothers and two sisters are deceased.
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Andrew Balent
Retired partner of the Washington Meat Market
Born November 22, 1903, in Austria, he was a son of Steve and Maria Draganovski Balent.
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