Julia Ann Volack, 75, a resident of Owen Street, Swoyersville, went home to her Heavenly Father, on Wednesday morning, April 02, 2014, at Commonwealth Hospice, Inpatient Unit, Saint Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre.

Her beloved husband was the late Robert C. Volack, who passed away on June 28, 1994. Together, Robert and Julia shared 33 years of marriage.

Born on March 02, 1939, in Swoyersville, Julia was the daughter of the late George W. Hlavac and Julia (Dombroski) Hlavac.

A lifelong resident of Swoyersville, Julia was a graduate of the former Swoyersville High School, Class of 1957.

For many years, Julia was employed in the local garment industry working for some time at the former Flory Fashions, Swoyersville. After that, she worked for some time at Staple’s. Julia was currently enjoying her employment at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, working in their VIP Services and Marketing Departments.

Julia was a longtime member of the former Saint Mary of Czestochowa Church, Swoyersville. Following the consolidation of her church, she became a member of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Swoyersville.

Julia enjoyed spending time with her family. She especially enjoyed going to her grandchildren’s sporting events and traveling with them to the beach.  She was well known for her baking and was also known for being an avid Penn State football fan.   

In addition to her parents and her husband, Julia was preceded in death by her sister, Suzanne Hlavac.

Julia is survived by her sons and daughter-in-laws, Robert Charles Volack and his wife Jacqueline, North Stonington, Connecticut; Marc Volack and his wife Laura, Luzerne; Paul A. Volack and his wife Lisa, Edwardsville; her three grandchildren, Sarah Marie Volack, Adam Robert Volack and Marc Henry Volack; her sisters, Rosemary Merrill, Milton; Theresa Baseski, Wyoming; Larraine Shemo, Forty Fort, and Sandra Vensky, Duryea; her brothers, George Hlavac, Allentown, and Dennis Hlavac, Swoyersville; her grand-cats, Darth and Wookie; as well as several aunt, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Saturday, April 05, 2014, 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 Monsignor John J. Sempa, officiating.

Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Mount Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery, Carverton.

Family and Friends are invited to call on Friday, April 04, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, at the funeral home.

For additional information or to send the Volack Family an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home web-site www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com.

In Lieu of Flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made in Julia’s memory to Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.