Obituary of Frank Joseph Oley

rancis( Frank) Joseph Oley, 81, passed on Monday, September 23, 2013, into the hands of the Lord in Plains Township. He was born on April 2, 1932, in Laflin, to the late Joseph and Nellie Abromovage Oley. He attended schools in Laflin and in West Pittston and graduated in the class of 1950. He was preceded in death by his wonderful wife of thirty-six years, Charlotte Witkowski, who passed away in 1993; brother Joseph Oley; and his faithful and loving companion, his dog Meeka. He is survived by a daughter Mary Jo Zdziarski and her husband Frank, Shickshinny; son Frank Oley Jr., Warrenton, Virginia; grandson James Oley and his wife Jodi, Downingtown; and sister Geraldine Burnside, Duryea. Frank was an avid bowler in the senior citizen league at Modern Lanes, Exeter. A former member of the Hudson Servicemen's Association, a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 558, Plains; and a ten year member of the Plains Township Volunteer Ambulance Association. He enjoyed walking with his faithful companion, Meeka daily, and mingling with school children and their parents at street corners in Plains and Hudson. He served in the Army for two years, attaining the rank of Sergeant First Class with the 378th Engineer Combat Battalion in Korea. Frank was employed for forty-six years as a supervisor with A. Rifkin Company, Wilkes-Barre. Retiring in 1996, he later worked part time at the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in the security screen checkpoint. He loved gardening and shared his prized tomatoes with entire neighborhood and his out of town relatives. Frank's funeral service will be held on Friday, September 27, at 10:30 am from the Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc.,55 Stark Street, Plains. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrate by Rev. Joseph Greskiewicz, at 11:00 am in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Hudson Road, Plains. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, with military honors. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, September 26, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations of Frank be given to The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, donations can be made at http://www.hswlt.org/. For directions to the funeral home and words of comfort to the family, please visit www. yanaitisfuneralhome.com.