Benjamin R. Roback

June 21, 2010

Benjamin R. Roback, of Sturmer Street, Exeter, died Monday, June 21, 2010, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Port Griffith, he was a son of the late Joseph and Helen Mollusky Hrobak. He was a graduate of Luzerne High School and a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, West Wyoming. He was employed as a clerk for many years in the U.S. Post Office. A Veteran of the U.S. Army, he received the Good Conduct Medal; The American Theater Service Medal; the European, African, Middle Eastern Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star; and the World War II Victory medal. He was a member of the VFW Post 4909 Przbytek-Kundlas Post, Dupont, and the American Legion Post 644, Swoyersville. He was also an avid golfer and belonged to the Fairway Club. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert; a brother, Edward; and two sisters, Dorothy Jolley and Geraldine Roback. Surviving are his wife, Rose Matello Roback, with whom he would have celebrated 66 years of marriage on September 9, 2010; and several nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. The Funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday from the Metcalfe and Shaver Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 363 W. 8th St., with the Rev. John Polednak as Celebrant. Those Family and Friends attending are asked to go directly to the church. Entombment will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call today from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Funeral Home. In Lieu of Flowers, memorial contributions maybe made in his memory to Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 363 W. 8th St., Wyoming, PA 18644, or to the donor's favorite charity.