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Karen K. (Wallace) Breick

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Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | January 28, 2026

Karen K. (Wallace) Brieck, age 81, of Duquesne, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in Jefferson Hospital. Born in Duquesne on November 11, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Ruth E. (Bell) Wallace. She was a retired beautician and formerly worked at the former Mann’s Bros. grocery store in Duquesne. She was a former member of the Duquesne Croatian Club, Dravosburg V.F.W. and the Dravosburg Fire Hall.

Karen was the wife of the late Daniel V. “Danny Boy” Brieck Jr.; and mother of Daniel V. Brieck III of Duquesne and Deborah Green of Duquesne; stepmother of Robert (Jody) Brieck of Elizabeth Twp., Donald (Jeannie) Brieck of Lincoln Boro, Daniel John (Irene) Brieck of Elizabeth, PA and Randy T. Brieck of Land ‘O Lakes, FL; 2 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; and sister of Glenda (late Donald) Scharer of Duquesne, DeWayne (late Diane) Wallace of Somerset, Bruce Wallace of Ohio and Nancy Wallace of North Versailles. She is also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., at the MALOY-SCHLEIFER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 915 KENNEDY AVE., DUQUESNE, 15110, 412-466-3300, WILLIAM B. SCHLEIFER, SUPERVISOR, WILLIAM BRIAN SCHLEIFER AND ALLAN J. WEBER, FUNERAL DIRECTORS. Funeral Service and Time of Remembrance will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., conducted by her daughter Deborah Green, at the Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Penn Lincoln Memorial Park-Irwin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Originally published January 28, 2026.

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