Anthony Swartek
Anthony Swartek, 79, of Chestnut Ridge, Pa., died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1924, in Penn Allen, Pa., the son of the late Jacob Swartek and Antonette Balawander Swartek.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Louis Swartek in 1994; a son, Paul Swartek in 1993; and the following brothers and sisters, Walter, Edward and Stanley Swartek, Mary Finfrock and Ann Gorman.
He was a veteran of World War II, and was employed by Bethlehem Mines as a coal miner at the Ellsworth Mine.
Anthony is survived by four daughters, JoAnn Swartek of Cambridge, Mass., Elaine Hoffman of Hummelstown, Pa., Darene Swartek of Oakland, Md., and Dorene Kisselovich of Keswick, Va.; and five grandchildren, Devin Koeble, Tara Koeble, Allen Friend, George Friend III, and Caitlin Hoffman..