Stanley Motyka

Stanley S. Motyka, 97, former owner and president of S.R. Motyka, Inc., died peacefully at Golden Living Nursing Home on Thursday surrounded by family, following a brief and courageous battle with his health.
He was born May 30, 1911, in the town of Larksville, to the late Felix and Margaret Motyka. He attended grade school in the Larksville area. On August 22, 1936 he was united in marriage to Eva Karlovich at St. Mary’s Church, Zerbey Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania. He was a lifelong resident of Kingston. He was affectionately called “Stan the Man” by his friends and “Pop Pops” by his grandchildren. He started his sales career in the early part of his life.
In the year of 1963 he started a wholesale business called Twin Cities Foods as a distributor for Borden products. In the year of 1972 his two sons and wife Eva, changed the name to S. R, Motyka, Inc., a snack food distributor for Tom Sturgis Pretzels and various snack food items. He previously worked for P.M. Malkemes, Tastey Cake, H.E. Moore, Schuler Pretzels, Plymouth Wholesale Foods, Wartella’s Bakery, Supremer Baking Company, Harold Rittenmeyer Distributing, and many small various bread bakeries. He also owned and operated Antrim’s Bar for a brief time.
Stanley was a member of St. Ignatius Church located in Kingston and former member of St. John the Baptist Church located in Larksville before moving to Kingston. He was a life member of the Columbian Fire Dept., Kingston, and a social member of the V.F.W., American Legion and Slovak Club. He loved sports and people he met along the way.
In addition to his parents and wife Eva, he was preceded in death by brothers, Edward, William and Joseph; sisters, Lottie and Julia.
Stanley is survived by his daughter, Elaine and her husband, Rex Welsh, Coupeville, Washington; sons, Stanley and his wife, Virginia, Larksville, Raymond and his wife, Patricia, sister, Sophie Moyer, Edwardsville; sisters-in-law, Betty Motyka, Michigan, and Helen Motyka, Larksville; grandchildren, Tracy Martini and her husband, Dave, Susan Haddick and her husband, C.J., Stanley W. Motyka and his wife, Susie, Raymond E. Motyka, Trish and Ryan Hillard, Raina Somogyi and her husband, Matt; great-grandchildren, David and Matthew Martini, Charles and Brynn Haddick, Stanley and Davis Motyka, Seth and Eva Somogyi; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Stanley S. Motyka will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the Kopicki Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Avenue, Kingston, with Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 in St. Ignatius Church with Rev. John Lapera officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Dallas. Viewing for relatives and friends will be Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial funds can be donated to the Columbian Volunteer Fire Department, Kingston, or St. Ignatius Church, Kingston. We would like to thank all the staff at Golden Living and Tiffany Court for their help and support.