Obituary of Eugene Slesinski

Eugene Paul Slesinski, 77, of Stroudsburg, PA, entered into rest on January 17, 2013. He had been under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice at his home. The son of the late Paul and Emily Wilk Slesinski, he was born on January 31, 1935 in Goshen, NY. Upon completion of his service to the US Army, Gene worked at the Daily Record (now Times Herald Record) in Middletown, NY. From there he was transferred to the Pocono Record in Stroudsburg, Pa. After a brief stint selling real estate he worked as a service technician at Parker Oil Company until he purchased Swan's News in East Stroudsburg. After renaming and relocating the business, Gene and his family enjoyed seventeen years with their Boro News family until his retirement. Gene was a member of East Stroudsburg Lodge #319 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for 38 years. He served the lodge with distinction in every office on the local, regional, and state level, and was a past president of the Pennsylvania Elks State Association. He was also a member of Aerie 1106 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Gene is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nancy Schilling Slesinski at home; daughter, Deborah Soltysiak and her husband Dr. Douglas Soltysiak, son, Brian Slesinski and his wife Deborah, daughter Diane Slesinski, grandson Jay Slesinski; step grandchildren, Jamie Jahada and Jessie Jahada; great grandchildren, Alyssa, Anniston, Anthony, Emily, Hanna, and Tess Marie; cousins Genevieve Marshall, Susan Wilk, and Paulette Wilk Rudy and husband James along with several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by daughter Loretta Slesinski, and granddaughter Katherine Hales. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 20th from 2-6PM at T. S. Purta Funeral Home, 690 County Route #1, Pine Island, New York. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, January 21, at Saint Stanislaus Church, 17 Pulaski Highway, Pine Island, NY. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc., PO Box 1316, Somerset PA 15501-0409, or to Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation, 237 E Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. An Elks memorial service will be held at the East Stroudsburg Lodge# 319 on Tuesday, January 22nd. For further details, please email bslesins@gmail.com.