Albert P. "Aber" Luchetti

Olyphant resident Albert P. "Aber" Luchetti died early Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at the age of 80, after complications from a fall. He leaves the legacy of a devoted husband, father, grandfather, blue-collar stalwart and community volunteer.

He was the son of the late Primo Luchetti and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Tomasetti Luchetti, Pittston and Olyphant.

Although the National Guard and Army weren't his introduction to leadership – he was president of his class at Olyphant High School – his time in the military provided arguably the most formative years of his life.

Two years after, he enlisted in the National Guard at the age of 16 in 1948 and joined the 28th Infantry Division.

In those years, he cemented the most important relationship of his life by courting his grade-school sweetheart Marie, who eventually accepted his marriage proposal after he was honorably discharged from the Army. Albert and Marie married in 1954. They eventually settled in their hometown of Olyphant. He studied at Penn State Extension, Scranton, and then earned an apprenticeship in tool making at Chrysler, Eynon, under sponsorship of the UAW International Apprentice Committee.

He and Marie started a family while he worked for Chrysler, then General Dynamics, as a machine operator and toolmaker. A longtime member of the UAW Local 1193, he retired from General Dynamics in 1992, and had a wonderful time leading "Camp Pop-Pop" at his home for his grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, Marie, Albert is survived by his sister, Delores Warholic; daughter, Linda Karpovich and her husband, Ed; son, Kenneth Luchetti; son, Albert Luchetti and his wife, Mair; daughter, Maria Luchetti Non and her husband, Sergio; grandchildren, Edward (E.J.), Michael, Madison and Taylor; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Carlo.

Friends and loved ones may call at the viewing 5 to 8 p.m Monday at the Hudak-O'Shea Funeral Home Inc., 115 Garfield Ave., Olyphant. Funeral services will be 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mass will follow at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick's Church, Delaware Street, Olyphant. Fr. August A. Ricciardi, godson will officiate. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery. Military Services will be held by American Legion Raymond Henry Post 327, Olyphant.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Joseph's Center Foundation, P.O. Box 388, Dunmore, PA, 18512-0388.

For directions or online condolences, please visit www.hudak-osheafuneralhome.com.