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Kelichner 50th Anniversary
SYKESVILLE - Mr. and Mrs. Allison "Jack" Kelichner (Shirley Jacobs) of Sykesville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday.
They were married Aug. 27, 1955, at Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church in Sykesville with the Rev. Fr. John Bobby officiating.
He is a truck driver with MIF, Inc. of Brockway. She is a homemaker.
They have two daughters, Pam Young of Sykesville and Paula Stine of Winnemucca, Nev., and two grandchildren.
An anniversary Mass to celebrate the occasion was held at Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church in Sykesville followed by a family dinner.
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(Obituary of Allison Kelichner: "Allison “Jack” Kelichner Jr., 81, of Sykesville died Monday, March 13, 2017 at Penn Highlands DuBois. Born July 11, 1935 in DuBois, he was the son of the late Allison J. Kelichner Sr. and Barbara E. (Shaffer) Kelichner. On Aug. 27, 1955, he married Shirley J. (Jacobs) Kelichner. She survives. They were married for 62 years. He retired from MIF Inc. in Brockway after 14 years of service. Prior to that, he worked for Shaw Mack Trucking for more than 25 years. He was a member of Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church in Sykesville, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society and a past trustee. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as reading and watching westerns. He is survived by two daughters, Pamela Young and her husband, Chuck of Sykesville and Paula Stine and her husband, Patrick of DuBois; two grandchildren, Rebecca Bush and Scott Young; and five great-grandchildren, Kaden and Ryleigh Bush, Maddox and Ciana Young and Makayla Dyer. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Kelichner. Friends will be received from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday at the Goble-Baronick Funeral Home Inc. A Parastas service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. A Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church with Fr. Vasyl Banyk as celebrant. Burial will follow in Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be placed with the Gateway Humane Society, 1211 Airport Rd., Falls Creek, PA 15840, and or Christ the King Manor Home Services, 1100 W. Long Ave., DuBois, PA 15801.")
(Obituary of Shirley Kelichner: "Shirley J. Kelichner, age 80, Sykes Street Extension, Sykesville, Pa., died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Penn Highlands DuBois. Born July 4, 1936, in DuBois, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Steven and Mary (Pinchok) Jacobs. On Aug. 27, 1955, she married Allison J. "Jack" Kelichner Jr. They were married for 62 years. He preceded her in death on March 13, 2017. Shirley retired as a bookkeeper from Kovalchick Salvage Co. in Sykesville after over 25 years of service. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church where she worked on the bereavement lunch team. She loved to watch television murder mysteries, but most of all she loved to take care of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Shirley is survived by two daughters, Pamela Young and her husband, Chuck of Sykesville, Pa., and Paula Stine and her husband, Patrick of DuBois, Pa.; two grandchildren, Rebecca Bush and Scott Young; and five great-grandchildren: Kaden and Ryleigh Bush, Maddox and Ciana Young and Makayla Dyer. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Baronick Funeral Home and Crematorium, Inc., DuBois. A Parastas service will be held on Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. from the funeral home. A Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. from Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church with Fr. Vasyl Banyk as celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be placed with the Gateway Humane Society, 1211 Airport Road, Falls Creek, PA 15840 and/or the Kidney Transplant of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.")
