Andrew J. Krusinski OBITUARY
The Rev. Andrew J. Krusinski, pastor emeritus of Holy Rosary Parish, Williamsport, and a resident of Kingston Commons, died Friday.
Born Sept. 3, 1920, in West Hazleton, on of the late Roman Edward and Angela “Nellie” Korczykowski Krusinski, he received his early education in the West Hazleton public schools and graduated from West Hazleton High School. He graduated from Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, Md., with an artium baccalaureatus degree in 1942. He then completed his studies for the priesthood at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood Dec. 21, 1945, in St. Gabriel’s Church, Hazleton, by the Most Rev. William J. Hafey, D.D., late Bishop of Scranton.
He received his first assignment as an assistant pastor at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary parish, Scranton, Jan. 7, 1946. He also served as assistant pastor at St. Joseph’s, Wyoming; St. Thomas More, Lake Ariel; Holy Rosary, Duryea; Holy Trinity, Nanticoke, and St. Stanislaus, Nanticoke. He was then named administrator of St. Joseph’s parish, Forest City, where he was assigned to his first pastorate. He served at St. Joseph’s for 10 years before being assigned to St. Casimir’s parish, Freeland, where he also served for 10 years.
On Jan. 18, 1980, he was named pastor of Holy Rosary parish, Williamsport, where he remained until his retirement in 2004. He was then named pastor emeritus. He served the diocese faithfully in parish work for more than 58 years from his ordination at the age of 25 until his retirement at the age of 83.
Surviving are a sister, Anita Csulik, Sun City, Fla.; a cousin, Ann Grace Krusinski, who was his caregiver; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.
He was also preceded in death by a nephew.
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