John W. "Hillbilly" Schandel Jr.

John "Hillbilly" Schandel Jr., 57, of Derry, lost his courageous fight with cancer and died at home Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in the presence of his loving mother and sister Carla. He was born Sept. 22, 1959, in Latrobe. He was a retired laborer for Sun Star, and a Catholic by faith, who attended St. Joseph Church in Derry. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Robert and Lois (Anderson) Miller; paternal grandparents, Edwin and Margaret (Sagan) Schandel; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Adamczyk) Guskiewicz; a brother, Jeffrey Mark Guskiewicz; two brothers-in-law, Richard R. Stahl and Bradley Moak; and a nephew, Garrett Stahl. He is survived by his mother, Nettie (Miller) Guskiewicz, and his father, Tim Guskiewicz; three sisters, Terri Moak, of Fort Myers, Fla., Carla (Jeff) Laird, of Latrobe, and Tina Stahl, of North Huntingdon; two sons, Sgt.1st Class William (Andrea) O'Neal, of Georgia, and Timothy (Becca) Schandel, of Norvelt; two granddaughters, Neva Tara Schandel and Jacklyn Kayton Schandel; his former wife and friend, Jan Schandel; two nephews, Craig Stahl and Bryce (Keirsten) Nicely, and their daughters, Dacey Alora and Reagan Isabella. There will be no visitation. A private graveside inurnment service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in St. Mary Cemetery in Latrobe, with Father Rogelio I. Rodriguez officiating. John's family would like to thank 2 East (IMU) and especially Stephanie Kern, Anthony Speeney and Lois Wozny for their compassion, help, strength and for being such great friends to John through all of his illness. To send condolences, visit www.FrederickFuneralHome.com.