Obituary of John J. King

John “Jack” J. King of Centermoreland passed away peacefully on Wednesday Nov 23rd at the Gino Merli Veterans Center in Scranton. Jack was born in Pittston on June 29, 1932 son of the Late John and Catherine Donnelly King. Jack was a graduate of the Jenkins Township High School class of 1950. He lettered in football, basketball, and baseball and served as captain of the basketball team. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the US Army. In 1965 he went to work at the Tobyhanna Army Depot as an Aviation Electronic Technician. In 1968 he was promoted to manager of configuration of the automated systems division where he worked on the software for the Apache Helicopter retiring after 36 years of service. During his employment at Tobyhanna he received two sustained superior performance awards. Jack was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock. He was an Irish Tenor and enjoyed singing at weddings and funerals and was a member of the Endless Mountains Barbershop Chorus and the Toby Tones. He was an avid fisherman and sports enthusiast, enjoyed playing cards with his family and friends, and weekend trips to the family cabin. But most of all he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth “Betty” A. King, brothers Gerald and Joseph King, and sister Doris Manganiello. Surviving is a son Stephen and wife JoDee King of Little Silver NJ, daughter Kelly King of Centermoreland, Shannon and husband Jason Schuckers of Sweet Valley, a sister Lenore Romaldini of Pittston, grandchildren Stephen Fitzgerald, Pieter Quackenbush, Madison and Jack King, Landon and Mason Schuckers and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to sincerely thank the staff of the Gino Merli Veterans Center for their wonderful care and compassion. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 9:30 am from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, Inc. 73 W. Tioga St, Tunkhannock with a mass of Christian Burial at the Church of the Nativity BVM Tunkhannock at 10 am. Interment will be in St Nicholas Cemetery Shavertown. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 6 - 9 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center 401 Penn Ave., Scranton, PA 18503.