Marie E. Hayek

Marie E. Hayek , 100, of Frackville, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 13th.  Born in Shenandoah, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Elizabeth (Haddad) Nahas.

She attended St. Joseph's Elementary School, was a 1936 graduate of Immaculate Heart Academy and McCann School of business.  She worked at various offices in Frackville, before leaving for Washington DC, where she worked in the Signal Corps at the Pentagon during WWII.  Married to Jack Hayek in 1945, she moved to Paterson, NJ, before relocating back to Frackville in 1960.  She worked at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Medical Records Department, Pottsville from 1961 to 1983.

Marie was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Parish, past-member of the Catholic Daughters, and a champion bowler with the Paterson bowling league.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband John J. Hayek in 1959; her siblings: James Nahas, Sara Welikonich, Dorothy Rader, Adele Matern and Joan Griffin.

Marie is survived by her four loving children: John and his wife Barbara Hayek, Mechanicsville, VA; Diane Hayek, Frackville; William and his wife Joann Hayek, Lancaster; Richard and his wife Karen Hayek, King of Prussia; her brother Robert Nahas, New York City, NY; her sisters; Rose Matthews, Syracuse, NY and Helene Nahas, Frackville; 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law Bernadette Nahas, Frackville; her two brother-in-laws, Charles Matern, Frackville and Michael Massood, Wayne, NJ; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 19 ^th at 11 a.m. from Annunciation BVM Church, Frackville with Rev. Brian Miller, pastor, as the celebrant. Friends are invited to call at Annunciation BVM Church on Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Thursday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of mass. Interment will follow mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Englewood, Frackville.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made, in Marie's name, to the St. Bernard Project at 2645 Toulouse St. New Orleans, LA 70119 or to the charity of your choice.