Wade William John Whetstone
March 21, 2009
Wade William John
Whetstone, 44, a resident of Jermyn, a former resident of South Scranton, died
Saturday in the Moses Taylor Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic
cancer. He and his wife, the former
Elizabeth Reitz, would have celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary
on July 3, 2009.
He was born in Wilmington,
DE, the son of Irvin Whetstone, FL, and Joan Kilvitis Whetstone, Scranton.
He was a member of United Methodist
Church, Jermyn and a graduate of Scranton Technical High School, Class of 1982.
He was instrumental in the creation of
Step in Time Dance Studio, Newton Ransom. Prior
to his illness he worked for 26 years at Allied Fence Company which became
Master Halco Fence Company, he enjoyed his work and was “Mr. Fix it all” at
Master Halco.
He was a loving and caring
husband, father, son, grandson, brother godfather and friend.
He enjoyed radio controlled car racing,
was an avid Harley Davidson rider and the proud owner of his 1980 Sportster and
1997 Low Rider.
The family would like to
thank the nurses and staff at the Moses Taylor Hospital for their love and
support.
Also surviving is a son,
Wade Whetstone Jr. and his fiancé Kara Zihala, Mayfield; a daughter, Nicole
Marie Whetstone, Jermyn; a maternal grandmother, Mary Kilvitis, Scranton; four
brothers, Michael Schmidt and his wife Jennifer, Acre Lake, Joseph Schmidt and
his wife Sandra, Acre Lake, Ricky Blanchard and his wife Derley, CA., Wicker
Whetstone and his wife Jessie, DE, two sisters, Lisa Kravitz and her husband
John, Taylor, Jessica Downing, FL; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces,
great nephews, sister and brother in laws.
The funeral services will
be held on Friday at 12 noon in the Miller Bean Funeral Home, Inc., 436 Cedar
Avenue, Scranton. There will be a motorcycle procession following the services to Wade’s
interment in the Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst.
