Henry John Kikolski

June 18, 2012

Mr. Henry John Kikolski, formerly of Red Coat Lane, Hanover Township, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012, at Bayside Manor, Kingsburg, N.J.

Born February 25, 1919, in Modoc, Ohio, he was a son of the late Thomas and Stella Losky Kikolski.

Henry was a 1937 graduate of Hanover Township High School, and a veteran of World War II, while serving with the U.S. Coast Guard.

He worked for over 20 years at General Motors Hyatt Bearing in Clark, N.J., retiring in 1981.

Henry was a member of Our Lady of Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre.

He enjoyed walking and would always wear his favorite baseball cap. Dad has left us the gift of a long and happy lifetime of memories.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, on December 6, 2009; sisters Lucille Andreski and Evelyn Sincavage.

Surviving are his sons, Henry Kikolski Jr. and his wife, Mary, of Lyncroft, N.J., and Thomas Kikolski and his wife, Valerie, of Flemington, N.J.; grandchildren, Dr. Steven Kikolski and his wife, Dr. Grace Tye, of Lajolla, Calif.; Richard Kikolski of San Diego, Calif.; Robert Kikolski and his wife, Lydia, of Ashburn, Va.; Darren and Ryan Kikolski of Flemington, N.J.; and sister Eleanor White of Toms River, N.J.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Hope Parish, Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre. The Rev. John S. Terry, pastor, will be celebrant. Interment, with Military Honors, will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Friday evening from 6 to 9 p.m.