Death of Harry Wasilchak (1894-1929), updated

 This is an update of the original blog post (https://upanddownthevalley.blogspot.com/2010/11/death-of-harry-wasilchak-1894-1929.html ) with some extra articles I've found.

Harry Wasilchak was ran a dairy in Jessup, PA. I have seen a milk bottle with his name on it. Each bottle had a cardboard stopper placed on the lid - this is the Wasilchak dairy lid:

There is one newspaper article I've found that mentions Harry Wasilchak's dairy. The dairy was located behind the family home on Hand Street in Jessup: 

The Scranton Republican 14 July 1928 › Page 13

JESSUP, July 13. After being missing for eighteen days during which time police from every town In the Mid - Valley searched for him. Alfred Keller, aged 13, of Throop, was found early this morning in the Jessup Dairy stables, owned by Harry Wasilchak. Young Keller was sleeping and obviously on the verge of exhaustion when Policeman,. - John Keller, of Throop, discovered him, He was returned to his parents. Keller formerly lived here and It is believed he was going to visit relatives. -

While details are scarce, Harry died at the age of 38 when his truck crashed:

 

Scranton Times Annual
15 Jan 1929
JESSUP DAIRY OWNER IS KILLED IN MOTOR CRASH
"WASILCHAK'S CAR PLUNGES OVER 15-FOOT BANK ON MONTDALE ROAD - FOUND BY PASSERBY
Harry Wasilchak, thirty-eight, of 208 Hand-street, Jessup, proprietor of the Jessup Dairy, was instantly killed last night about 10 o'clock when the truck he was operating plunged over a fifteen foot embankment on the Montdale Road.
The wrecked truck and Wasilchak's body were found by Charles Brown, of Peckville, as he passed along the highway in his automobile. Constable Ralph Hunt, of Chapman Lake, was notified and he made an investigation.
The body was removed to the Turko morgue, where it was examined by Deputy Coroner Murray Finkelstein. Wasilchak, who is survived by his widow, and four children was widely known throughout the mid-valley."

The funeral of Harry Wasilchak was also reported in the paper:

The Scranton Republican 18 January 1929 › Page 5

JESSUP, Jan. 17. A fine tribute to the memory of Harry Wasilchak, Hand street dairyman, who met death in an accident on the Montdale road, was paid this morning, when hundreds of people were in attendance at his funeral. Members of Hose company, No. 2, of which Mr. Wasilchok was a prominent member, kept a constant vigil throughout the morning. At 9:30 o'clock a high mass of requiem was celebrated in the Holy Ghost Greek Catholic church. Rev. Theodore Lodomersky officiating. Rev. Lodomersky also delivered a fitting eulogy on the deceased. Interment was in the Holy Ghost cemetery. The casket was carried by the following members of Hose company. No. 2 : Joseph Podrasky, Joseph Sobolcskie, "Chic" Simler, Andrew Smolko, Michael Cholish, and Joseph Maceyko. Over a score cf firemen were required to carry the numerous floral wreaths.