Alberta L. Kolojejchick, 73, a lifelong resident of Swoyersville, passed into eternal life surrounded by her loving family on Sunday evening, May 21, 2017, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, following a brief illness.

Her beloved husband was the late John A. Kolojejchick Sr., who passed away on May 24, 1987. Together, John and Alberta shared nearly 19 beautiful years of marriage.

Born on May 22, 1943, in Swoyersville, Alberta was one of six children born to the late Stanley and Helen (Swaboski) Romanowski.

Alberta was a graduate of the former West Side Central Catholic High School, Class of 1961. She went on to attend Empire Beauty School, Wilkes-Barre, where she received her professional certification in cosmetology.

Prior to her retirement, Alberta was employed for many years by the former Valley Crest Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre, where she worked as both a beautician and certified nurses’ assistant.

Alberta was a lifelong member of the former Saint Mary of Czestochowa Church, Swoyersville, where she served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, taught CCD, and was actively involved in the church’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) program.

Following the consolidation of her church, Alberta became a member of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Swoyersville, where she served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, and faithfully visited the sick and homebound of the parish to administer the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Alberta was actively involved with her parish’s Social Concerns Committee; Pastoral Council; Seton Prayer Chain; core committee for “Call to Holiness and Mission”; and Altar Guild Pirohy Makers.

Alberta’s life was sustained by her deep faith, and her great devotion to the Divine Mercy.

A woman of many enjoyments, Alberta especially enjoyed spending time with her loved ones, helping those who were in need, cooking for her family, entertaining her family during the holidays, tending to her flower garden, and spending time with her beloved companions, her cats, Natasha and Abby.

In addition to her parents, Stanley and Helen Romanowski, and her husband, John Sr., Alberta was preceded in death by her brother, Stanley Romanowski; her sisters, Florence Davies, Frances Skiendziel, and Charlotte Romanowski; and her son-in-law, Joseph Backo.

Alberta is survived by her son, Andrew Kolojejchick and his wife, Diane, Forty Fort; her sister, Mary Ann Romanowski, Swoyersville; her step-son, John A. Kolojejchick Jr. and his wife, Evelyn, Oil City; her step-daughter, Lorraine Backo, Exeter; her four step-grandchildren; her three step-great-grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Leona Romanowski, Sinking Spring; and her many nieces, nephews, and friends.

The family wishes to extend their most sincere thanks to Alberta’s neighbors and the daily Mass attendees at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish for always being there for her. They wish to also thank her medical team, and kind nursing staff at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for the excellent care they bestowed upon her.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Friday, May 26, 2017, at 9:30 AM from the Wroblewski Funeral Home, Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 AM in Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, with the Reverend Joseph J. Pisaneschi, her Pastor, officiating.

Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cedar Street, Exeter.

Family and Friends are invited to call on Thursday, May 25, 2017, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, at the funeral home.

For additional information or to send Alberta’s Family an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home website at www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com.

Memorial Contributions may be made in Alberta’s memory to the S.P.C.A of Luzerne County, 524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702.