O. Jack Gaiser
O. Jack Gaiser, 94, of Kittanning Pike, Chicora, went to be with the Lord late Thursday afternoon in the Village of Valor at the VA Community Living Center in Butler.
Jack was born April 1, 1924, in Deegan, near Boyers. He was the son of the late Eli O. and Ina F. Rumbaugh Gaiser.
He was a 1941 graduate of Fairview Township Karns City High School and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, having earned the rank of corporal. Jack served in the Pacific Theater of Operations near the end of the war.
He was a longtime, active member of the Dierken Ritzert American Legion Post 642 in Chicora, and had served in various offices and was a well-known participant of the post's funeral honor guard.
Jack was an active member of the Karns City United Methodist Church and had served in many offices including trustee, finance committee, Sunday school superintendent and choir member.
He was an avid sports fan and talented bowler, golfer and baseball player. He enjoyed attending many of the Karns City High School sporting events.
Jack enjoyed southern gospel music and attending God's Country, a ministry of the First United Methodist Church in Butler. Jack enjoyed the company of his family, most especially his grandchildren and great- grandchildren.
Jack retired in 1986 as a brick layer at Witco Chemical in Petrolia, following more than 40 years of service.
Surviving are four children, the Rev. Thomas A. Gaiser and his wife, Charlene, of Cincinnati, Ohio, James J. Gaiser and his wife, Irene, of Bradys Bend, and Colin M. Gaiser and Kimberly S. Gaiser, both of Chicora; seven grandchildren, Ryan Gaiser and his wife, Stephanie, of Lexington, Ky., Erin Herking and her husband, Robert, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jennifer Gaiser of Bradys Bend, Jarrod Gaiser and his wife, Angie, of Chicora, Nathaniel Gaiser and his wife, Kasey, Daniel Gaiser and his wife, Alicia, all of Butler, and Meghan Serafine and her husband, Christopher, of Chicora; and eight great-grandchildren, Griffin, Finley and Quinnlyn Herking, Hemi Curry, Harlow Gaiser, Oliver and Abraham Serafine and Nora Gaiser. Jack was looking forward to the addition of a ninth great-grandchild soon.
He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Jeanette McCollough of Chicora; as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Gaiser was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie P. McCollough Gaiser, whom he married Sept. 16, 1944, in Karns City. In addition to his parents and wife, Jack was preceded in death by two brothers, Fisk and Donald Gaiser; a sister, Georgetta Kiser; as well as a number of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
GAISER — Friends of O. Jack Gaiser, who died Thursday, May 10, 2018, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hile Funeral Homeof Karns City, 128 Main St., Karns City.Additional visitation will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Karns City United Methodist Church, 117 Petrolia St., Karns City, where a funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Jim Lewis, church pastor, and Jack's son, the Rev. Thomas A. Gaiser, a retired Methodist pastor, officiating.Military honors will be accorded at the church by the Chicora, East Brady and Bradys Bend American Legion posts.Interment will be beside his wife at Old Annandale Cemetery near Boyers.Memorial contributions may be made to the Karns City United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 89, Karns City, PA 16041.For additional information or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.
