Nicholas Yonko Obituary
After serving for 7 years in the US Air Force, Nick worked as a municipal Police Officer, a railroad Special Agent and a Registered Nurse before retiring.
Nick took pride in his family, particularly his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and was known to them by many names including Pop, Poppy, Popster, and Babu. He spent most of his time after retirement planting and nurturing trees, observing local wildlife, planning projects for family visits, building things and fixing things. He loved dogs and had a special place in his heart for the extended family's pets. He had an amazing mind for history, trivia and facts making him almost unbeatable at Trival Pursuit and Scrabble.
Popster was well loved by his family and will be missed.
Wilderness Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been entrusted with serving the family of Nicholas Yonko. Please visit the funeral home's website www.wildernessfuneralhomes.com to sign Nicholas' guest book.
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Roberta (Bertie) Storr Kent
May 10, 2025
We knew each other as children, teens and young adults. To me, he was Buddy. I remember when he was in the Air Force and could not come home for Christmas one year so his mom kept the (live) Christmas tree up until he came home in April. The tree was pretty dead by then, but it still had all the lights, ornaments and tinsel on it that reminded him of the love his mom had for him.
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