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Edward A. Gagatek

May 19, 1931 — January 15, 2022

Edward A. Gagatek, 90, of Swoyersville, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home. He was born May 19, 1931 in Edwardsville a son of the late Michael and Margaret Gagatek. He was a graduate of Meyers High School and served in the Air Force. He attended West Side Technical School for machine training and was employed for Atlas Chain and Cable and Kingston Metal Products. Ed was an early pioneer in the sport of weight lifting and body building. He enjoyed working on motorcycles and Ford Mustangs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita Mazeitis Gagatek. Surviving are his sons, David Gagatek and Michael Gagatek and his wife Michelle, both of Swoyersville; grandchildren, Michael and Mickayla; sisters, Margaret Swanson, Swoyersville, Marlene Danouski, Shavertown; brother Thomas Gagatek and his wife Carole, Wilkes-Barre, nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. from Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home, Ltd., 568 Bennett Street, Luzerne. Services will be conducted by Rev. Jarrod Waugh, Administrator of Holy Family Parish. Interment will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Dallas. Friends may call Monday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

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