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Jamie Krochta Obituary
Jamie Joe Krochta, 30, of Centreville, Va., passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010, while visiting his parents, Joseph and Paulette Parashak Krochta, at Lake Silkworth. Mr. Krochta was born August 29, 1979, in Wilkes-Barre, and graduated from Lake-Lehman High School in 1998, and later attended welding school at Northern Virginia Community College. Jamie enjoyed hunting, fishing and especially quad riding. He was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Joseph. Surviving, besides his parents, are a daughter, Lauren Krause of Nanticoke; brothers, Timothy and his wife, Summer, of Dallas; Joshua and his wife, Jessica, of Wyoming; and Justin and his wife, Leslie, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; maternal grandmother Helen Parashak of Wilkes-Barre; fiancée Erin Preuss of Oakton, Va.; as well as nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at noon Thursday from the Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 5876 Main Road, Pikes Creek, with the Rev. Kenneth Brown officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m. to noon prior to the service on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to the Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 5876 Main Road, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621. Funeral arrangements are by the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home Inc., corner of routes 29 & 118, Pikes Creek.
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Nicole Resciniti
June 20, 2010
Mr and Mrs Krochta, I am very sorry for your loss, Jamie was a great friend to me and helped me out when i needed it, I am truely gonna miss him, but he will always be in my memories.
June 18, 2010
Paulette, Joe, and family. We are very sorry to hear of Jamie's passing and our thoughts and prayers go out to you all. Jack & Marie Arndt and family.
Gabe Cain
June 16, 2010
To all the had the fortune of meeting Jamie, we will remember him as the very caring, fun loving, and the person that would give the shirt off his back kind of guy. He will be sorely missed.
June 16, 2010
My thoughts and prayers go out to Jamies family. He was one of the kindest individuals I'd ever met. We will miss him dearly.
Holly Cain
Gary Tough
June 15, 2010
To the Krochta families, I'm so sorry to hear of Jamie's passing. I pray that the good memories he left will help to draw and keep the families close as well as supportive/comforting for each other. You've always been so kind and nice to me which I greatly appreciate. My thoughts and prayers are with you all through this most difficult time.
Patricia Grocki-Singleton
June 15, 2010
Dear Paulette and Family,
My deepest sympathies to you and your family.
Your cousin,
Patricia Grocki-Singleton & Family
Bobbi Stogoski
June 15, 2010
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
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