In Memorian

Stephen "Jaker" "Junior" Kacik Jr., formerly of East High Street in Coaldale, died Saturday in Hometown

Prior to retiring, he worked for the No. 14 Breaker in Tamaqua for the former LNC Company, the Keystone Lamp Factory in Slatington and was a driller/flagman for the state department of transportation during the construction of the Lehigh Tunnel on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Born in Coaldale, he was a son of the late Steve and Anastasia (Horoschak) Kacik.

A veteran of the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps, attaining the rank of corporal.

Russian Orthodox by faith, he was a member of the Coaldale American Legion and Coaldale VFW.

The last immediate member of his family, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and George Kacik.

Service: Panachida, 11 a.m., Thursday, Gulla Funeral Home, 120 E. Ridge St., Coaldale, with the Rev. Ignatius Gauvain officiating. Interment, parish cemetery, Summit Hill. Call 10-11 a.m., Thursday at the funeral home, Online condolences at www.zrgfuneralhomes.com.

Published in Times News on Nov. 9, 201