John Horvath

John P. Horvath, 97, passed away Oct. 26, 2025, in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Born to Michael and Elizabeth Horvath, John was a lifelong resident of Nanticoke until health concerns in 2023 necessitated his relocation. John enlisted in the Army during the Korean War and served at Camp Kilmar in New Jersey. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1952 and was a member of American Legion Post 350 for 70 years. He was a member of St. Joseph's and St. Faustina's Catholic Churches.

John was employed as a radiologic technologist at the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, retiring in 1988. He was a first baseman with their softball team. John's lifetime involvement in sports also included baseball, basketball, football, bowling, and fishing. In his later years, John's artistic side was borne out in many types of crafts, and he and his wife, Stella, became avid gardeners. He loved to cook, and his clam chowder was always in demand at the 400 Club clambakes.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Michael and Elizabeth; his first son, Christopher, who died in infancy; and his siblings, Joseph, twin brother James, Irene, and Elizabeth. His wife, Stella (Adamowicz), passed away Feb. 20, 2018. John's living, immediate family are daughter, Donna Horvath, Pittsboro, N.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Linda Horvath, Hunlock Creek; daughter and husband, Mary Elen and William Cole; son and daughter-in-law, Christopher J J. and Tracy Horvath, Waltherboro, S.C.; grandchildren and spouses, Micheline and Peter Noon, Nicholas and Jennifer Horvath; grandchildren, Sophie and Maxwell Horvath; and great-grandson, Luke Horvath.

Mass of interment to be held at the convenience of the family.