Nicholas Anthony “Nick” Fobia, 65 of 318 South Maple Street, Mount Carmel passed away on Wednesday night, October 28, 2020 at his residence.
Born at the former Ashland State Hospital , Fountain Springs on April 19, 1955 he was a son of the late Anthony Mario and Helen Anna (Pitts) Fobia.
He was a 1973 graduate of the former Phoenixville Area High School, Phoenixville.
Nick was of the Catholic faith.
He was a life member of the Clover Hose Company, Mount Carmel. He was also social member of the former Mount Carmel America Legion Post 91, the VFW Post 210, the Anthracite Steam Fire Company and the Lithuanian Social Club all of Mount Carmel.
He was musically gifted especially playing the guitar and singing. Earlier in life, he played locally in bands with his dad and uncles. He enjoyed playing shuffleboard and was team captain. He also enjoyed hunting and golfing. But above all, everyone who knew Nick was well aware that he had a “heart of gold” and never would turn his back on a family member or friend.
Surviving are one brother, John Ey and his wife Terry of Corsicana, Texas; two sisters, Helen Fast of Oregon and Gayle Burgess and her husband Vann of Nashville, NC; his stepmother, Sandra Fobia of Chester, VA; his companion of many years, Cynthia Savitski of Mount Carmel; nieces and nephews, Joseph Burgess, Anna Hedger and her husband Patrick, Kaitlyn Burgess, and Alyssa, Nathan and Vincent Ey; great nieces, Kahlan Hedger and Oakley Burgess; an additional nephew and many friends also survive.
Religious services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 11:00 am in the Joseph J. Stutz, Inc. Funeral Home, 40 South Market Street, Mount Carmel, Joseph J. Stutz, III, Supervisor. Rev. Francis J. Karwacki will officiate. Interment will follow in the United Protestant Cemetery, Wildcat Road, Girardville. A visitation will be held on Wednesday morning from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at the funeral home. All federal and state COVID-19 guidelines will be enforced; masks are required. To leave a condolence for the family, please sign the guestbook at www.stutzfuneralhome.com.
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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