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This page is dedicated to informing our parishioner’s of recent death’s within our parish. The parish community of St. Joan of Arc extends our deepest sympathies to the families & friends of these individuals.
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This page is dedicated to informing our parishioner’s of recent death’s within our parish. The parish community of St. Joan of Arc extends our deepest sympathies to the families & friends of these individuals.
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James R. Kolaric, Sr., 71, of Hummelstown, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Hershey on November 26, 1944, he was the son of the late Frank M. Kolaric, Sr. and Catherine E. Behrens Kolaric. Jim retired from H. B. Reese Candy Company as a Kit Kat Supervisor. He was a 1962 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School, Hummelstown. Jim was a US Army veteran having served during the Vietnam era. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church, Hershey. Jim loved fishing, wildlife, feeding the songbirds around his home, and watching NASCAR. His passion in life was farming, especially helping Brad Miller on the farm, and collecting replica farm toys. Jim is survived by his loving wife of nearly 50 years, Ethel M. Cobaugh Kolaric, whom he married on September 24, 1966, a son, James R. Kolaric, Jr. of Hummelstown; four brothers, Frank M. Kolaric, Jr., Albert J. Kolaric, Sr., Stanley A. Kolaric, and Ivan J. Kolaric husband of Wanda all of Hummelstown; two sisters, Judith M. wife of Paul R. Weaver and Diane R. wife of Gerald J. Dougherty both of Hummelstown; a sister-in-law, Geraldine N. Kolaric of Rutherford; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by a brother, Paul E. Kolaric. Prayer services will be held Thursday, July 21, 2016, at 12:30 PM in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown. Interment with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East Hanover Township. Friends are invited to a viewing in the funeral home on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, from 6 to 8 PM, and again on Thursday from 11:30 AM until time of the services. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial contributions be sent to the American Heart/Stroke Association , Capital Region, 1019 Mumma Road, Wormleysburg, PA 17043. Source: http://obits.pennlive.com/obituaries/pennlive/obituary.aspx?n=james-r-kolaric&pid=180718354&fhid=22851
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