John Scheckel

June 24, 2023

Today I lost my husband and best friend, John. He died of heart failure, C.O.P.D., and diabetes. We would have been married 12 years on July 2. When we got married, at the beginning of the Mass, John started with one son, John Paul (Becky). When the Mass ended, John became a father to Kelly (Mike) and Connie (Adam), and a grandfather to Dominic and Brian. There were no “steps” in our world! To us, we were all one family. By 2016, we added four more grandchildren; Marty, Jack, Alexander, and Millie. How John loved those kids! We survived moving to a new home, traveling the country and Europe, as well as adjusting to a walker, oxygen tanks, and his favorite: his motorized scooter! The kids really enjoyed riding on it as much as he did. John is now celebrating with his family: his parents, John and Rita, his first wife Judy, his brother Michael, brothers-in-law Tony Alevras, Julius Zimbardi, and Fr. Jerry Twarog. Also greeting him are his mother-in-law Edith Hayes and numerous aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Knowing John, he's probably explaining to Saint Peter how the pearly gates work. He also leaves behind his brother Danny (Janet), sisters Rita, Marilyn, Joan (Tom), sisters-in-law Rickie, Carol (Bob), Diane, and a whole bunch of cousins, nieces and nephews. He will be missed by countless people. “And so I have to say I'm just glad you came my way. It's not easy to say goodbye.” I love you Scheck.

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