Anthony S. Krawczyk, 85, a lifelong resident of Taylor, passed away on Saturday surrounded by his family at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He and his loving wife Catherine Mackrell were married for 57 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stanley and Anna Vancosky Krawczyk. As a United States Army veteran, Tony was a member of American Legion Kosciuszko Post 207, Scranton and was retired from Tobyhanna Army Depot where he worked as an electronics technician for 30 years. Tony was an avid sportsman. As a graduate of Taylor High School, class of 1956, he played on the football team. He also coached several Little League baseball teams and was a member of the Hyde Park Rod and Gun Club. He enjoyed fishing and hunting trips as well as the comradery, of his lifelong friends. He was a former member of the board of directors at Lake Wallenpaupack Estates where he also enjoyed boating and fishing. Tony was an enthusiastic Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles fan but, his real enjoyment came from watching his grandchildren play sports. A lifelong member of St. Peter and Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, in Scranton, Tony is survived by four children, Gretchen Krawczyk, Plymouth Meeting, PA; Tony and Donna, Round Rock, TX; Maria Hedrick and Paul, Pleasant Hills, PA; and Kevin and Kathy, Pittston Township, PA. He is also survived by his 8 grandchildren Ann, Elena, Neve, Emma, Todd, Jessica and Matthew McDermott, Kevin, and Andrew and a great-grandson, Connor; his brother Walter Krawczyk, Apalachin, NY and many nieces and nephews. He was proceeded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Stanley and five sisters, Helen Wilensky, Madeline Gabello, Veronica Napolitano and Anna and Mary Krawczyk. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7 in The Thomas J Hughes Funeral Home, 1240 Saint Ann’s Street, Scranton with mass of Christian burial being held Wednesday at 10 AM at St. Peter and Paul’s Church, 1309 West Locust Street, Scranton. Interment is at the Parish Cemetery. The family would like to thank the medical staff at Geisinger CMC and the Hospice of the Sacred Heart for the compassionate care shown to our beloved husband, father, and grandfather.

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