Name: Visitation for Michael Waszkiewicz
Start: 2025-04-26T13:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-04-26T14:00:00.000Z
Location: Corpus Christi Parish in Immaculate Conception Church

Michael F. Waszkiewicz, 80, of Exeter, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Allied Services Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Exeter, he was the son of the late Michael Waszkiewicz and Mary Kolesar Waszkiewicz.

Known by many as "Big Mike," he was a graduate of Exeter High School and Luzerne County Community College. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 402 Military Police Battalion.

Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a mechanic/electrician by Pagnotti and Jeddo Coal Co. for 49 years.

He made sure his home was open to all, friends and strangers alike, and greeted everyone with a warm smile. Christmas Eve parties were legendary, filling his home with generations of friends and family. Nearly every summer had a beach vacation, where he loved to spend time in the surf, boogie boarding and just relaxing under the sun. Wintertime took him to the ski slopes of Pennsylvania. Other months, he loved to spend time hunting, fishing, and shooting with his brother and life-long friends. Weekends were spent watching auto racing and kung fu movies and the nearly ever-present rerun of Crocodile Dundee. Some of his most cherished times were the games of Pinochle and Aggravation spent with friends and loved ones that spanned into the wee hours of the night.

Preceding him in death were his sisters, Marie Oliver and Johanna Stachyra.

Surviving are his wife of 58 years, the former Claire Waszkiewicz née Blecher; and sons, Michael III and his wife, Hope, of Soddy Daisy, Tenn; and Daniel and his partner, Tiffany TJ Johnston, of Glendale, Ariz.; and a brother, Daniel Waszkiewicz, of Wilkes-Barre Twp.

A memorial Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday in Corpus Christi Parish in Immaculate Conception Church, Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston.

Relatives and friends are invited to share memories with the family from 9 a.m. to service time.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Allied Services Hospice 200 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

Arrangements are in the care of Gubbiotti Funeral Home LLC, 1030 Wyoming Ave., Exeter.

To send the family a condolence, visit www.gubbiottifh.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Times Leader from Apr. 21 to Apr. 23, 2025.

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Michelle Gilley

April 21, 2025

Mike is the last of the gentlemen on Grant Street. He always offered a helping hand and always with a smile. He had been friends with my dad since high school and now they're probably misbehavin in heaven...RIP, Mike and God bless Clare, Michael and Danny.

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26

Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Corpus Christi Parish in Immaculate Conception Church

Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, PA

Apr

26

Memorial Mass

10:00 a.m.

Corpus Christi Parish in Immaculate Conception Church

Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston, PA

Funeral services provided by:

Gubbiotti Funeral Home, LLC - Exeter

1030 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, PA 18643

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