Obituary of John Thomas Sloane Sr

John Thomas Sloane, Sr, age 84, Rowland, died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at the home of his son John. Mr. Sloane was born May 8, 1919 at Bronx, NY the son of the late Michael J. and the late Mary (Cassidy) Sloane. His wife was the former Florence Mickey Maguire. She predeceased him in March 1998. John was also predeceased by brothers James and Michael. He served in the Army from to during World War II and John served in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. He was a former President of the Holy Name Society at St. Margarets in Middle Village. Following his retirement in 1970, John tended bar at The Last Resort in Lackawaxen and The Cuckoos Nest, Bohemia, Hawley. While a Teamster, John was one of Santas helpers for the Irish-American Teamsters group. He also served as Grand Marshall the past 2 years for the Annual Sloanes St. Patricks Day Parade and could often be found singing Irish songs. He was famous as a great joke and story teller. He was retired from Associated Transport Trucking, Greenpoint, NY in 1970. Mr. Sloane was a member of Welcome Lake Social Club and Central Volunteer Fire Dept He served as an usher at Sacred Heart Church for many years. He is survived by one daughter: Veronica Dean of Middlebury, CT and one son: John T. Sloane, Jr. of -Hawley, PA Brother of four sisters: Marie O'Conner of Middle Village, NY, Kathleen Gartland of Garden City, NY, Helen Pfeifer of Uniondale, NY, Sister Mary Victoria (Aunt Betty) of Blauvelt, NY Daughter & son-in-law, Patricia & Ed Flynn of Smithtown, NY; daughter & son-in-law, Kathleen & Chris Walden of Bristol, RI; grandson, Jason & Jennifer Goldman of Long Island, NY; granddaughter, Elizabeth Goldman of VA; grandson, Danny Goldman of Long Island; granddaughter, Katrina Gil of Bristol; granddaughter, Kevin Gil of Bristol; granddaughter, Shannon Dean of Middlebury; granddaughter, Shawn Dean of Middlebury; grandson, John Michael Sloane of -Hawley, PA; granddaughter, Erin Elizabeth Sloane of -Hawley, PA Calling hours will be Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at TEETERS' Funeral Chapel, Inc., 505 Church St, Hawley, PA. The funeral will be Thursday at 10:00 at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Greeley where a Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated. Burial will be in Green Gates Cemetery, Hawley on Thursday. Memorials may be made to Hospice St. John, 1007 Oak St, Pittston Twp, PA 18640 American Heart Association NEPA District, 730 Pittston Ave., Scranton, PA 18505