Bernard Karl Swierczynski

Bernard Karl Swierczynski, Lake Winola, died Friday at the Gardens in Tunkhannock, his wife was the former Aileen M. Fudala who died in 1994.

Son of the late Joseph and Adele Talarowski Swierczynski, he was born in Duryea, PA in May 1927 and died on February 21, 2020. He graduated from Duryea High School in the class of 1945.

He was a Marine Engineering graduate of the United Stated Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY, and was a commissioned officer in The United States Maritime Service and the United States Naval Reserve with service in the Atlantic and European theaters. He was a licensed marine engineer and a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He worked in various engineering capacities in industry both in the Philadelphia area and locally. He retired from the Engineering Department of the Allied Signal Corporation, Bendix, Montrose Division in 1988. He was also engaged in agricultural activities in the Lake Winola area for many years.

Married to the former Aileen Fudala Swierczynski for 44 years, she preceded him in death on December 9, 1994. They were the parents of a daughter, Carol (Mark) S. Amman, of East Aurora, NY and a son Erik K. (Cindy Clary) who passed away on January 30, 1990.

He leaves four grandchildren: Seth (Gaia) Amman of Buffalo, NY, Erika (Brendan) Martin of Harmony, PA, Justin Swierczynski of Lake Winola, and Brett (Rachel) Amman of Conifer, CO; great grandchildren are Erik Swierczynski and Elizabeth and Rory Martin.

He has two surviving siblings, a brother Jerome (Dorothy) Swierczynski of Meyerstown, PA and a sister Virginia Manganiello of Hudson, NY. A brother Gerald and a sister Lorraine Antal are deceased.

A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, July 17th at 1 p.m. at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 South State Street, Clarks Summit, PA. Guests are encouraged to bring a photo to share or a personal note of a special memory of Bernie for the family to add to a memory book.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a hospice or animal rescue group of the donor's choice.