Gerald S. Heck, 77, of Summit Pointe Drive, Scranton, formerly of Westminster Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening at the Community Medical Center in Scranton, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Basler Heck. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1950.
Mr. Heck was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Gerald was employed as a Sheet Metal Worker and a member of the Sheet Workers Union Local 44, where he served for many years as the treasurer.
Mr. Heck was a member of St. Therese's Church, Old River Road in Wilkes-Barre. He was an avid fisherman.
Gerald was a loving and devoted family man. His great sense of humor will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Steckel; and by his brothers Harry and Robert Heck.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Barbara Hughes Heck; children Gerald D. Heck and his wife, Lisa, Mountain Top; Cheryl Tantalla and her husband, William, Eynon; Bonnie Reynolds and her husband, Eric, Bernville; grandchildren Karissa and Gerald M. Heck; Michelle and Billy Tantalla; Amber Reynolds; Alex and Andrew Steckel; brothers Donald and Edward Heck, of Wilkes-Barre; sisters Leona Konopka, Phyllis Heck and Lucille Schneikart, of Wilkes-Barre; nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held on Monday at 9 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 in St. Therese's Church, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, Msgr. Francis J. Callahan officiating.
Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Eastern PA Chapter, 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 452, Allentown, PA 18109
Published in Times Leader on August 21, 2009
He was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Basler Heck. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1950.
Mr. Heck was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Gerald was employed as a Sheet Metal Worker and a member of the Sheet Workers Union Local 44, where he served for many years as the treasurer.
Mr. Heck was a member of St. Therese's Church, Old River Road in Wilkes-Barre. He was an avid fisherman.
Gerald was a loving and devoted family man. His great sense of humor will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Steckel; and by his brothers Harry and Robert Heck.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Barbara Hughes Heck; children Gerald D. Heck and his wife, Lisa, Mountain Top; Cheryl Tantalla and her husband, William, Eynon; Bonnie Reynolds and her husband, Eric, Bernville; grandchildren Karissa and Gerald M. Heck; Michelle and Billy Tantalla; Amber Reynolds; Alex and Andrew Steckel; brothers Donald and Edward Heck, of Wilkes-Barre; sisters Leona Konopka, Phyllis Heck and Lucille Schneikart, of Wilkes-Barre; nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held on Monday at 9 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 in St. Therese's Church, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, Msgr. Francis J. Callahan officiating.
Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Eastern PA Chapter, 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 452, Allentown, PA 18109
Published in Times Leader on August 21, 2009
Gerald S. Heck, 77, of Summit Pointe Drive, Scranton, formerly of Westminster Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening at the Community Medical Center in Scranton, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Basler Heck. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1950.
Mr. Heck was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Gerald was employed as a Sheet Metal Worker and a member of the Sheet Workers Union Local 44, where he served for many years as the treasurer.
Mr. Heck was a member of St. Therese's Church, Old River Road in Wilkes-Barre. He was an avid fisherman.
Gerald was a loving and devoted family man. His great sense of humor will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Steckel; and by his brothers Harry and Robert Heck.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Barbara Hughes Heck; children Gerald D. Heck and his wife, Lisa, Mountain Top; Cheryl Tantalla and her husband, William, Eynon; Bonnie Reynolds and her husband, Eric, Bernville; grandchildren Karissa and Gerald M. Heck; Michelle and Billy Tantalla; Amber Reynolds; Alex and Andrew Steckel; brothers Donald and Edward Heck, of Wilkes-Barre; sisters Leona Konopka, Phyllis Heck and Lucille Schneikart, of Wilkes-Barre; nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held on Monday at 9 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 in St. Therese's Church, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, Msgr. Francis J. Callahan officiating.
Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Eastern PA Chapter, 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 452, Allentown, PA 18109
Published in Times Leader on August 21, 2009
He was born Oct. 19, 1931, in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Basler Heck. He was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1950.
Mr. Heck was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Gerald was employed as a Sheet Metal Worker and a member of the Sheet Workers Union Local 44, where he served for many years as the treasurer.
Mr. Heck was a member of St. Therese's Church, Old River Road in Wilkes-Barre. He was an avid fisherman.
Gerald was a loving and devoted family man. His great sense of humor will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Steckel; and by his brothers Harry and Robert Heck.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Barbara Hughes Heck; children Gerald D. Heck and his wife, Lisa, Mountain Top; Cheryl Tantalla and her husband, William, Eynon; Bonnie Reynolds and her husband, Eric, Bernville; grandchildren Karissa and Gerald M. Heck; Michelle and Billy Tantalla; Amber Reynolds; Alex and Andrew Steckel; brothers Donald and Edward Heck, of Wilkes-Barre; sisters Leona Konopka, Phyllis Heck and Lucille Schneikart, of Wilkes-Barre; nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held on Monday at 9 a.m. from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 in St. Therese's Church, Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre, Msgr. Francis J. Callahan officiating.
Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Eastern PA Chapter, 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 452, Allentown, PA 18109
Published in Times Leader on August 21, 2009
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