Stanley J. Wierzbicki, Jr., 72, of Greenfield Township, PA, died Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, the former Joyce M. Sidwell Wierzbicki. They were married October 3, 1988.
Born March 21, 1952, in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Stanley J. Sr. and Eva Kura Wierzbicki.
Stan was a graduate of Mountain View High School and earned a degree in carpentry and woodworking from Johnson Technical School. He was the proud owner and operator for 50 years of Wierzbicki Woodworking, LLC, Greenfield Township. He built numerous homes in the area but was mostly proud of the homes he built for his daughters and close personal friends. Stan was a master carpenter and owned and operated a family farm in Greenfield Township consisting of beef cattle.
Most of the community would know him from working on ski patrol for over 40 years at Elk Mountain. For 25 of those years he served as both an OEC and OET Instructor. In April he attended Powderfall for the first time enjoying the camaraderie of meeting patrollers from across the country. His daughter Heather carries on the family tradition as a member of the Elk Mountain Ski Patrol
He enjoyed skiing so much that he took numerous skiing trips to Europe. He was a faithful member of St. John Vianney Parish.
Stan was joyful, dedicated, kind, caring, generous and hardworking. His hobbies included mountain biking, snow skiing, water skiing and furniture making. He had a love for adventure and wanted to experience life to its fullest in every way. Although he worked often, his family meant everything to him and tried to spend as much of his free time with them. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. At the end of a long day, Stan enjoyed a nice glass of red wine with family and friends.
He is also survived by four daughters: Stephanie Trussell and husband, Dwayne of Morgantown, PA, Heather Walters and husband, Mark of Greenfield Township, PA, Barbara Moody and husband, Chuck Heffner of Greenfield Township, PA, and Jennifer Moody of Madison, GA; six grandchildren: Unique, Reina, Bobby, Ryan, Michael, and Christopher; two sisters: Katherine Krenitsky and husband, Jack of New Berlin, PA and Barbara Jones of Virginia; one brother: John Wierzbicki and wife, Mary Helen of Lisbon, ME; and one aunt and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister: Maureen Bartron.
The funeral was held Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 18 Airport Road, Clifford, PA, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Pius X Church, 3615 State Route 106, Royal, PA, celebrated by Rev. Andrew Amankwaa, pastor. Interment was at the Wierzbicki Cemetery, 189 Lee Road, Greenfield Township, PA.
Pallbearers: Mark Walters, Dwayne Trussell, Timothy Krenitsky, Thomas Meagher, Jeffrey Feather, and Charles Mazza. Viewing hours were held Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in Stan’s name to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at lls.org or St. John Vianney Parish, 704 Montdale Road, Scott Township, PA 18447.
