John Mehalechko

John Mehalechko, 98, of Albemarle, passed away, peacefully, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Spring Arbor of Albemarle.

He was born to John and Mary Mehalechko on October 1, 1926 in Centralia, PA. He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings: Mary, Mike, Sylvia, Helen, Charlie and Mae and his loving wife, Bonnie to whom he was married for 68 years.

He is survived by his 2 children, daughter Sonja Scholl (Bob) and son John Mehalechko (Sue), 5 grandchildren Tara Denton, Brock Poniatowski, Cory Pickett (Chris), Lacey McCoy (Tyler) and Michael Mehalechko (Conie) and 11 great grandchildren Luke, Lauren, Gavin, Landon, Jack, Matilda, George, Emmitt, Kate, Roman and Hunter. He was blessed with two bonus grand children Heather Johnson and Andrea Scholl and 2 greats Eden and Eli.

John graduated from highschool and immediately joined the Navy. He was a proud WW2 Veteran. He used the GI bill to complete a degree in Civil Engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology in Ft Wayne, Indiana. It is there he met and married Bonnie Miller in 1950. His interests were so diverse. He loved golf (which he played into his 90’s) bowling, running and camping/fishing/canoeing in Canada. He played the saxophone, clarinet, organ and our favorite, the harmonica! In 2012, he moved to Albemarle. It didn’t take him long to integrate into the southern hospitality.

We are so grateful for the love and care he received at Spring Arbor. The Staff and Residents became family and Spring Arbor was his home. Finally, his life was abundantly blessed having his caregiver, Brenda Whitley, in his life for almost 6 years.

He was a man of God, a gentle soul and a true gentleman. His smile was infectious. Rest in eternal peace, Dad, Papa, Mr John, Pops!

We are asking that donations be made to Tillery Compassionate Care of Albemarle ( https://tillerycompassionatecare.org/) in memory of John Mehalechko. Because of their love and care, he thrived during the last few months of his life and he passed with dignity.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Mehalechko family.