Robert Frank Crofchick, 60, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones on Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2019, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. 

His loving and supportive wife is Mary Anne (Shampack) Crofchick. Together, they just celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on August 07, 2019.

Born on May 31, 1959, in Kingston, Bob was the son of the late Frank and Julia (Galletti) Crofchick, and the grandson of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Crofchick.

Bob was a graduate of Holy Trinity Grade School and Bishop O’Reilly High School, Class of 1977.

Bob was a volunteer firefighter, and then became a police officer for the Borough of Swoyersville. He was a District Manager for Jack Williams Tire Co. prior to following his dream of purchasing Owen Street Bakery, which he ran with his family for 16 years up until his illness took over. 

Bob was a lifelong member of the former Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Swoyersville, where he served as an altar boy in his youth. With the consolidation of the church, Bob became a member of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Parish, Swoyersville. 

Bob was a true family man who would consistently boast that his family was his main purpose in life. He loved to wake everyone up early and talk over coffee, have cigars on the back deck with the boys, celebrating birthdays and holidays at the house, and having cookouts and family dinner on Sunday’s. Bob cherished every moment he had with his family and his main focus was to make sure they were all close to one another. He will forever be loved and missed, but never forgotten, and his light will continue to shine on through all the people he touched throughout his life. 

In addition to his parents, Frank and Julia Crofchick, Bob was preceded in death by his beloved grandparents, Frank and Elizabeth Crofchick; his mother-in-law, Marie Shampack; and his niece, Jennifer (Shampack) Durako.

In addition to his wife, Mary Anne, Bob is survived by his three children, Kimberly (Crofchick) Johnson and her husband, Michael; Erin Crofchick and her fiancé, Anthony Grzyboski; and Matthew Crofchick; his grandson, Ryan Johnson; his brother, Frank Crofchick and his wife, Karen; his father-in-law, Michael Shampack; his niece, Stephanie (Crofchick) McDermott; his nephew, Frank Crofchick; and countless friends.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Thursday, November 07, 2019, and 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, his Pastor, officiating. 

Interment with the Rite of Committal will follow in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery, Swoyersville.

Family and friends are invited to Bob’s viewing which will be held on Wednesday, November 06, 2019, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, at the funeral home. 

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

In lieu of flowers, the family would be honored if you would consider making a memorial contribution at the funeral home to assist with final expenses, or make a memorial donation in Bob’s memory to Saint Jude School, 422 South Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania 18707.