John A. Nat, 54, of Duryea, passed away on Friday, April, 13 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in the Austin Heights Section of Old Forge on January 27th 1964 and was the son of Andrew Nat, Jr. and the late Joan (Krafchak) Nat.
John was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea. He was a 1983 graduate of Old Forge High School. John was retired from the US Army National Guard. He served with the Guard for over 23 years. He was also an active life-time member of the Excelsior Hose Company, Duryea where he served for over 25 years. John worked for the Bronze and Powder Co., Taylor; David H. Jones, Moosic; Main Technologies, Old Forge; Precision Auto Glass, Duryea; Keystone Automations, Duryea; and most recently was employed by NEPA Auto Auctions of Scranton.
John was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend and he will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
In addition to his dad, he is survived by his wife of 29 years, Sandra (Skoranski) Nat; his son Christopher Nat, at home; brother Drew and his wife Jo Ann Nat of Exeter; and sister Maryann Orban and her husband Michael of Frederick, MD. Also surviving are his in-laws, Linda and Patrick Farrell; brother and sister-in law Frank Skoranski Jr. and his wife Lisa of Laporte; his nieces Megan Burke, Julianna Nat, Erin Wright, Samantha and Cassidy Skoranski; and his great-niece Zoe Wright.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 16 at 10:30am from Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea with services at 11:00am at the Langcliffe Presbyterian Church, 1001 Main St., Avoca with Rev. Alex Becker officiating. Friends may call on Sunday evening, April 15th from 5-8pm. Interment will be held at the Parish Cemetery. AMVETS Honor Guard of Greater Pittston will provide military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Gift of Life, 401 N 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19123.