John J. Hanisek

John J. Hanisek Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather John J. Hanisek, age 73, of 2406 East 42nd St., died Tuesday January 18, 2005, at Saint Vincent Health Center. He was born in Girard, Pa., on November 24, 1931, son of the late Andrew and Mary (Tutka) Hanisek. He graduated from Fairview High School in 1950. His first job was with Haibach Meat Packing Co. He became a PA Meat inspector and retired after twenty-two years as a Meat Inspector for the Department of Agriculture. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, its Men’s Council, Knights of Columbus, USDA Union, and AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees). He was also a former member of St. John’s Catholic Church its Men’s Council and St. John’s Ushers. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Ann Hanisek, who died in 1990; an infant son, Gary Hanisek; a brother, Andrew Hanisek.;two sisters, Patricia Sweeney and Anna Chorney. He is survived by his beloved wife, Rosanne (Dzikowski) Hanisek; two daughters, Cindy Patterson and her husband, Vincent “Jay”, Cheryl Chrzanowski and her husband, David, all of Erie; a son, John Hanisek and his wife, Pam, of Fairview; eight grandchildren, Alyssa and Emily Hanisek, Melissa, Jennifer, Jerry, and Mandy Patterson, Rachel and Michael Chrzanowski; three sisters, Mary Grega, Margaret Smialek, and Josephine Smialek. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. Friends may call at the Francis V. Kloecker Funeral Home, Inc. 2502 Sassafras Street, on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and are invited to attend a prayer service there on Friday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Burial will be at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 1553 East Grandview Blvd., Erie, PA 16510; or to the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA at 1703 Ash St., Erie, PA 16503.