Arlene A. (Skiendziel) Skiengel, 86, a lifelong resident of Swoyersville, passed into eternal life on Tuesday evening, January 01, 2019, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her brother, sisters, and extended family.

Born on December 21, 1932, in Swoyersville, Arlene was one of fifteen children born to the late Victor and Victoria (Witek) Skiendziel.

Arlene was a graduate of the former Swoyersville High School, Class of 1950.

Prior to her retirement, Arlene was employed as a bookkeeper by the former Nelson Furniture Company, Kingston, and, in her earlier years, she was employed as a bookkeeper by the former Crown Nut Company, Kingston.

Arlene was a devout Catholic and a lifelong member of the former Saint Mary of Czestochowa Church, Swoyersville, where as a young woman she held membership with the church’s Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality. Following the consolidation of her church, she became a member of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Swoyersville.

A woman of many enjoyments, Arlene especially enjoyed gardening and watching game shows.  She was also an avid sports fan, who, in her younger years, belonged to a bowling league and a girl’s baseball team. She was always full of energy despite her small, “5 foot nothing”, stature.

Arlene will be fondly remembered as a loving, devoted, and caring sister, aunt, and friend. Although her presence will be deeply missed, there is much comfort in knowing that she has found peace with her Lord in Heaven and is reunited with all her loved ones and friends who have gone before her.

In addition to her parents, Victor and Victoria Skiendziel, Arlene was preceded in death by her brothers, infant Joseph Skiendziel, Frank Skiendziel, Joseph E. Skiendziel, and John Skiendziel; her sisters, Mary Gavlick, Amelia Granda, Stella Meckalavage Songaila, Victoria Golden, Genevieve Bonomo, and Helen Skiengel.

Arlene is survived by her brother, Walter Skiengel, Swoyersville; her sisters, Alice Skiengel, Swoyersville; Sister Cynthia Skiendziel O.S.F. and Sister Melita Skiendziel O.S.F., both of Saint Thomas More Convent, Allentown; as well as generations of nieces and nephews.

Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Saturday, January 05, 2019, 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 Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Swoyersville.

Family and Friends are invited to Arlene’s viewing which will be held on Friday, January 04, 2019, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, and again on Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, at the funeral home.

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

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Arlene’s memory to the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, 450 St. Bernardine Street, Reading, PA, 19607-1737; or to Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, Pennsylvania 18704.