John Paul Fladd

John Paul Fladd went to the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

He was born in Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 1, 1930.

He is survived by nine nieces and nephews, Helen Fladd Chvotzkin and her husband, Yale, Mountain Top; Robert B. Fladd and his wife, Suzanne, Charlottesville, Va.; Robert Neil Sudol and his wife, Daphne Tsai, White Plains, N.Y.; Edward David Sudol and Barbara Ann Sudol, both of Easton; William Paul Sudol, Gum Spring, Va.; Christine Leiser, Glen Mills; James Mark Sudol and his wife, Kathleen Doyle, South Amboy, N.J.; and Thomas Matthew Sudol and his wife, Renee, Yardley. Uncle John loved them all, but loved God first.

John was the fourth child of Albert and Katherine Fladd, being predeceased by brothers, Bernard, Syracuse, N.Y.; and Albert, Wilkes-Barre; and sister, Virginia, Easton.

He attended St. Nicholas School for his first 12 years of education, deferring college to help his father and brothers build their house in Dallas. He then served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1954 aboard several aircraft carriers. He followed this up by earning a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Penn State. He was employed by several firms but decided on a new direction, entering the Jesuit Novitiate in Wernersville in 1964, soon becoming a Jesuit Brother. He subsequently earned a Master of Science degree in physics from Xavier University and was sent to Osorno, Chile, to teach high school physics. Upon returning to the U.S., he decided to make carpentry his means of living while pursuing his avocation in Biblical research and prophecy, a research area that he engaged in for the last 40-plus years of his life. He was a longtime member of the Child Jesus Catholic Church, where he served as sacristan for many years.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday from Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., 55 Stark St., Plains Twp. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. in Child Jesus Church, 62 Broad St., Pittston, by the Rev. Gregory Pfeiffer, pastor. Interment will follow in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown. Friends and family may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home; and from 8:30 a.m. to service time Friday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in John's memory to the Child Jesus Church or a charity of one's choice.

For condolences to the family or directions to services, visit www.yanaitisfuneralhome.com.