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Valentina S. Belenkaya

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | February 28, 2022

Valentina S. Belenkaya, age 102, of Forest Hills, died February 27, 2022, at home. Born January 28, 1920, in Borovichi, Russia, she was the daughter of the late Sergey and Olga (Mithrofanova) Efimov and the wife of the late Ilia Belenky.

Valentina retired as a professional pianist and assisted students at her late husband's studio. She was a devout Russian Orthodox woman. Valentina enjoyed singing, dancing, and sharing her music with others. She was also an avid reader and loved going for car rides.

Valentina is survived by her daughters, Rufina (Gregory Bouyanover) Yefimova of Forest Hills and Tamara (Robert) Pokrovsky of Moscow; grandchildren, Dmitri (Agata) Ephimov of Miami, FL, Olga Pokrovsky of Moscow, and Nadezda (Raul) Pokrovsky of Moscow; great-grandchildren, Justin, Renee, Timothy, Dennis, Polina, Katalina, and Emil.
Family and friends will be received at Willig Funeral Home & Crematory on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 11 a.m. until the time of funeral service at Noon, in the funeral home chapel. Fr. Dimitri Ermakov will officiate. Committal prayers and burial will follow in Homewood Cemetery.
Condolences and memories may be shared at www.willigfuneralcremationservices.com.
Chuck Danforth, Supervisor

Originally published February 28, 2022.

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