Memorial Trees
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Polly Stecyk
March 13, 2025
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Anonymous
March 13, 2025
Memorial trees planted for:
Marcella A. Kollar
<p> Marcella A. Kollar, 90, of Nanticoke, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at Lakewood</p><p>Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Sheatown, after struggling with illness for the past 8 months.</p><p><br></p><p> Marcella was born in Hanover Green on August 12, 1934, the daughter of the late Stanley and</p><p>Blanche Suslarick Pratz. She was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School, class of 1952. She</p><p>married our father Leonard Kollar in 1954, who preceded her in death on Valentine’s Day, 2014 after a</p><p>marriage that spanned almost 60 years. The couple made their home in Nanticoke, where they raised</p><p>their family of 4 children.</p><p><br></p><p> Marcella was employed in secretarial and bookkeeping positions with different companies</p><p>through the years, including Bergman’s, Craft Associates, Wilkes-Barre and St. Stanislaus Parish,</p><p>Nanticoke. She also was employed at RCA Corporation, Mountain Top for a number of years, where she</p><p>was active in the union and served as shop steward.</p><p><br></p><p> Marcella worked to help provide for her family, but her main interest in life was being a loving</p><p>wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Nothing gave her more joy than a family gathering</p><p>filled with good Polish food, lots of laughter, and hugs from the children. She also kept a tidy and</p><p>company ready home, and friends and family still talk about her mantra of “leave your shoes at the door!”</p><p><br></p><p> Memories of mom are many, but those that stand out include a strong work ethic in all she strived</p><p>for, an amazing ability to present herself and her family as fashionably dressed, determination to provide</p><p>her children with an education, the willingness to provide a helping hand with whatever we needed, and of</p><p>course, her LOVE of dancing. She and our father attended many dances at locations throughout the</p><p>Wyoming Valley, and there wasn’t anywhere she wouldn’t go to listen to polka music that included a</p><p>dance floor! They also looked forward to the polka weekends in NY state!</p><p><br></p><p> In addition to her parents and husband, Leonard, Marcella was preceded in death by her brother,</p><p>Bernard Pratz.</p><p><br></p><p> She is survived by her children: Gayle Ann Swain, Huntington Beach, CA; Kathy Link and her</p><p>husband, Lt. Col. Wilfried Link, USAF Ret., Vacaville, CA; Lt. Col. Kris Kollar, Air National Guard, Ret.,</p><p>and his wife, Lauri, Lebanon; and Leanne Kelly and her companion, Bob Chester, Pennsauken, NJ;</p><p>grandchildren, Erin Quigley (Patrick), Kristen Garubba, Jay Kollar (Rachelle), Rachael Lowery,</p><p>(Brenden), Jordan Kollar (Kathleen), Alyssa Soler (Dan), Taylor Kelly, SSgt. Payton Kelly Air</p><p>National Guard, Austin Fuller, and Owen. Great-grandchildren include Ryanne, Sydney, Alexandria,</p><p>Christopher, Cameron, Ryden, Jalen, Rose, Able and Emma.</p><p><br></p><p> Mrs. Kollar’s family extend their sincere thanks to the staff at Lakewood for their compassionate</p><p>care, and also to the staff of Residential Hospice for the comfort and care they provided.</p><p><br></p><p> Services will begin Friday at 9:30 a.m. from Dinelli Family Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad Street,</p><p>Nanticoke with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Faustina Kowalska parish, 520 S. Hanover</p><p>Street, Nanticoke.</p><p><br></p><p> Viewing and visitation will be at the funeral home Friday from 8:30 a.m. until the transfer to the</p><p>church.</p><p><br></p><p> The interment will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Nanticoke.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>August 12, 1934 - March 7, 202508/12/193403/07/2025
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