Obituary of Chester Bielski

Chester W. Bielski, 70, of Pocono Lake, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 22 at home. He was the husband of Nancy (Starr) Bielski. Born in Kearny, NJ, he was the son of Mary (Davis) Bielski and the late Chester M. Bielski. He received his masters from Rutgers University in 1978. Chester was police officer for the Kearny Police Department. He worked through the ranks to Chief, and retired in 1995. A Navy veteran, he was a third class fire control technician who served on the USS DesMoines, USS Glacier, and the USS Denebola. He was a member of St. Mark's Church in Thornhurst, the Benevolent Order of the Elks #754, and the Moose Club in Danville. Chester was an avid hunter and fisherman. In addition to his wife, Nancy, he is survived by two daughters, Linda Bielski of Lime, CT and Susan Moynihan and her husband, Timothy of Ocean Side, CA; two brothers, Robert Bielski and his wife, Mary Ann of Greendell, NJ and James Bielski and his wife Joan of Forked River, NJ; two grandchildren, Timothy Jacob Moynihan and Andrew Patrick Moynihan; mother-in-law, Arlene Starr; two nieces; one nephew; and a large extended family. There will be a viewing on Wednesday, January 25 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Bolock Funeral Home in Cresco. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 26 at St. Mark's Church in Thornhurst. Burial of ashes will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Timothy Jacob and Andrew Patrick Moynihan College Education Fund, HC88, Box 655, Pocono Lake, Pa. 18347-9605