Obituary of Chester Edwin Visneski

Chester E. Visneski, Jr., age 61 of Benton, Jackson Twp., passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at home. Mr. Visneski was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 7, 1953 and was the son of the late Chester and Viola Sickler Visneski. Chester graduated from West Side Technical Vocational School, Pringle in 1971. He was employed by the National Transit as a boilermaker and later worked for the Boilermakers Union Local 13, retiring in 2008. Chester was a member of the South Mountain Land Association, the Nation Rifle Association, Noxen-Monroe Sportsman's Club and was the founder of the Noxen-Monroe Rattlesnake Hunt. Chester enjoyed planting trees, hunting, fishing, camping, and all things "nature". In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by stepson, John Weber. Chester is survived by his wife of 24 years, the former Marcia Stefanowicz; daughter, Crystal Visneski of Noxen; stepdaughter, Becky Whitmire of Centermoreland; brothers, Ronald Visneski of Noxen, Eugene Visneski of Larksville, John Kovalick of Scranton, and Charles Kovalick of Noxen; sisters, Betty Newell of Noxen and Barbara Crispell of Beaumont; grandchildren, Joshua, Brittney, and Lanie. A private funeral service will be held from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Rev. Linda Bryan of the Noxen United Methodist Church, officiating. There will be no calling hours. Private interment will be in the Dymond Section Of Orcutt's Grove Cemetery, Monroe Township. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to be made to Huntington's Disease Society of America, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902, New York, NY 10018.