Mary M. (Melnick) Swider

Mary M. Swider, 93, of Lansford, entered into eternal rest Friday, January 17, 2020 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Allentown Campus. Mary lived in the family home from the day of her birth to the day of her passing. She was the wife of the late John Swider Jr. to whom she was married for 58 years until the time of his death on March 8, 2001. Born in Lansford, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Chompko) Melnick. She was employed for many years at various garment factories throughout the area. She was a lifelong member of St. John Byzantine Catholic Church, Lansford where she was a member of the Ladies Guild, the Church Choir, and also a faithful Pirohi maker. In her free time, she enjoyed reading, cooking, and sewing. She was an avid Penn State and Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies fan.

Surviving is a daughter Ann Therese Gribble with whom she resided; sons John P. Swider and his wife Barbara of Halifax and Thomas Swider and his wife Lynne of Harrisburg; grandchildren William Gribble of Lansford and Jean Harrison and her husband Dean of Durham, Maine; sister-in-laws Agnes Melnick of Hazleton, Anna Melnick of Coaldale and Mary Ann Foulk of Coaldale; and many nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by a sister Anna Melnick and brothers Peter, Michael, John, George, and Joseph Melnick

A Panachida Service will be held Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. in the Sverchek-Blazosky Funeral Home, 340 E. Bertsch St., Lansford, followed by an Office of Christian Burial with Divine Liturgy at 11:00 A.M. in St. John Byzantine Church, 104 E. Bertsch St., Lansford with Rev. Dr. Vasyl Chepelskyy officiating. Interment will be held in the parish cemetery, Summit Hill. Call Monday morning 9:30-10:30 A.M. in the Sverchek-Blazosky Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted in her name to the church, c/o Sverchek-Blazosky Funeral Home. Online condolences at www.blazoskyfh.com.

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