Hilarie's uncle Joseph (Joe) SHANLEY passed away on Christmas eve 2022, and the memorial service was held on Thursday (yesterday) December 29th. The funeral was held at St Patrick's Olyphant (where Joe had been baptized in 1940 on the same date as the funeral), and the burial took place at the St Patrick's Cemetery (off Route 6).
Joseph F. Shanley
Obituary published by Scranton Times from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28, 2022.
JOSEPH SHANLEY OBITUARY
Joseph F. Shanley, 82, of Olyphant, died unexpectedly on Sunday, at home.
Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Francis and Gertrude Kelly Shanley, and he was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick's Church, Olyphant. He was a 1958 graduate of St. Patrick's High School. He served with the U.S. Army stationed in Monmouth, N.J., and Japan, and he was a member of the American Legion Raymond Henry Post 327, Olyphant. He had been employed by Tobyhanna Army Depot, and he retired from General Dynamics. He owned and operated Shanley's Bar in Jessup.
Joe appeared to be a no-nonsense kind of guy but inside he was much softer. He had a fierce loyalty to what he believed in and to his people. To know him was to love him and he was a great friend. He worked hard his whole life. In addition to his full-time job, he always had a weekend job going from doing roofing with his twin brother or later cutting trees.
Surviving are three children, Leigh Runco, and husband, Frank, Olyphant; Joseph Shanley, Olyphant; and Tiffany Shanley, Jessup; a granddaughter, Chelsea Strelecki, and husband, Steve, Archbald; a brother, James Shanley, and wife, Diane, Dickson City; sisters, Jeanne Van Nort, Olyphant; and Mary Boretsky, Dickson City; his former wife, Paula Shanley; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by brothers, William and Francis J. Shanley; and a sister, Ann Shanley.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, 200 Delaware Ave., Olyphant. Friends may call Thursday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Blakely.
Arrangements are by the Frank T. Mazur Funeral Home, Inc., 601 Dundaff St., Dickson City. For directions or to leave an online condolence visit the funeral home website.
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In line with his military service, his coffin was draped in an American flag, and there was a grave-side volley of 12 rifle shots. The flag was presented by the flag party to his brother James (my father-in-law).
