OBITUARY: Rev. John Stuchlak, assistant pastor in Newark, 70 (09/19/99)

OBITUARY: Rev. John Stuchlak, assistant pastor in Newark, 70

NEWARK, N.J. - The Rev. John Stuchlak CSsR, the assistant pastor of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Newark, N.J., died on September 15 while recuperating from a lengthy illness in Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, Pa.

He was blessed to have his family and the pastoral staff of the nursing home praying with him as he shared his last priestly moments on earth.

The Rev. Stuchlak was born on February 8, 1929, in Atlas, Pa., and was ordained a Redemptorist priest on May 11, 1958, by Bishop Isidore Borecky. He served in many Ukrainian parishes throughout Canada and the United States; however, much of his priestly ministry took place in St. John's in Newark. Last year he celebrated the 40th anniversary of his priesthood.

The funeral parastas will take place on Sunday, September 19, at 6 p.m. and the pontifical funeral liturgy will be celebrated on September 20 at 10:30 a.m. in St. John's Church, Newark.

The funeral liturgy will take place at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Mount Carmel, Pa., at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21.

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