Obituary of John H. Finkeldie Jr.

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of John Henry Finkeldie Junior of Milford, Pennsylvania on March 27, 2025 at the age of 85 years. He was surrounded by his family.

John is survived by his son, John Henry Finkeldie III and his wife, Valerie Finkedie (née Paich); his daughter, Nicole Michele Gerami (née Finkeldie, predeceased by her husband, Shahab Gerami); his grandchildren, Bijan ,  Arman, and Ava Gerami, Olivia and John Henry Finkeldie IV. John also had four step-children from his loving wife, Laura DeFlores Finkeldie, by whom he was predeceased. John will be dearly missed by his family and friends, especially those from the Matamoras R&G, Anglers, and philanthropic organizations he belonged to.

John was born on December 2, 1939 in Bayonne, N.J. to Mary Nahrebny and John Henry Finkeldie Sr., who were first generation Americans. John Jr.  was proud of his German-Ukrainian heritage and Ukrainian Orthodox religious upbringing.  He was a teacher in his early career having graduated from New Jersey State Teachers College in Jersey City, NJ. John married Ottilia Maria Caluori of Chur, Switzerland, in 1963 and started his family in Oak Ridge, NJ.  Later in life, John moved to Milford, PA and opened his own business, Pocono Perk and Design.

John was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved history and read many books on the Native American inhabitants of Pennsylvania and the battles fought there from the French Indian wars through the Civil War.  John was a champion of wildlife and always had a black labrador retriever by his side.

Visitation will be held at Stroyan Funeral Home, 405 W. Harford Street in  Milford, PA. on Friday,  April 4th, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A private funeral service for family will be held at Milford Cemetery on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. followed by a repast. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church at 141 Sarah Wells Trail, Campbell Hall, NY 10916.