KRISTINA MELICHAREK

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN KRISTINA'S NAME TO: HOLY FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH 104 PARADISE ROAD OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 OR TO ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 501 ST. JUDE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38105-9959 VISITATION: FRIAY, APRIL 2, 2021 4PM TO 7PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME PRAYER SERVICE: SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 10AM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME INTERMENT: SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 FOLLOWING PRAYER SERVICE GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARK PARAMUS, NJ Kristina Melicharek, 84 years of age, of Hamburg, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was born on June 19, 1936 in Myjava, Czechoslovakia to Elizabeth (nee Kruzic) and John Bician. Kristina was a faithful parishioner for more than 47 years at Holy Faith Lutheran Church in Oak Ridge, NJ. She worked for many years at State Farm Insurance Company in Parsippany, NJ, retiring in 2004. She will best be remembered as a great cook and for her love of geography and history, prompting her numerous traveling trips. Kristina is survived by her loving children Paulette Competiello and her husband Frank, of Oak Ridge, NJ; Paul Melicharek and his wife Stephanie of Hackettstown, NJ and Christine Melicharek of Vermont; her cherished grandchildren Christine Anna Clouse, Michael Gaetano Competiello and Jessica Elizabeth Competiello; her adored great grandchildren Ashton Higgins, Melissa Lykens, and Kira Lykens; her dear niece Stephanie Gajar, and her dear sister Anna Gujar of State College, PA. The family will receive visitors on Friday, April 2, 2021 from 4pm to 7pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). A prayer service will take place on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 10am at the funeral home, followed by the interment at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Kristina’s name to: Holy Faith Lutheran Church, 104 Paradise Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos, as well as driving directions to the funeral home.

KRISTINA MELICHAREK

June 19, 1936 - March 28, 2021