Edward J. Haraczkiewicz, 70, of Jefferson Twp., formerly of Connecticut, died Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife of 21 years is the former Margaret DePaulo. Born in the Bronx, he was a son of the late SGT. Jozef and Salomea Haraczkiewicz. He was a member of St. Thomas More and St. Mary's Parish in Lake Ariel.
Prior to retirement, Ed was a Senior Business Analyst at Pfizer, combining scientific expertise with analytical business skills. Having published predoctoral work at St. Luke's Hospital in New York he contributed to technical and analytical projects with long-term impact, authoring or co-authoring numerous studies. His research on diet, physiology, behavior, and nutrition has been cited in later scientific reviews.
Ed enjoyed numerous cruises and vacationing in Florida. He loved gardening, cooking, golfing, traveling around the world, camping at Rocky Neck, football, baseball, the rifle range, horse racing, and specially smoking ribs and brisket for all to share. Since his first job as a sweeper at Yankee Stadium, he was a devout fan of New York sports teams, especially the Yankees and Giants. Most of all, Ed was a people person, and enjoyed the company of others. For Ed, every friend was his best friend and as close as family. He will be deeply missed but fondly remembered by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Haraczkiewicz, who died in 2018; sisters Joan Rush and Brenda Craig; and brother in-law Don Parker, and nephew FIRST SGT Carmen DePaulo, United States Army, Special Forces.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by brother in-law Michael DePaulo and wife, Cindy, sister in-law Lisa Dency and husband Eric, sister in-law Barbara Parker, brother in-law Carmen DePaulo and wife Tonya, brother in-law Donald Craig, and brother in-law Paul Rush, and father in-law and mother in-law Michael and Jackie DePaulo, who loved him like their own son; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Lady of the Sacred Heart, 100 Broad Street, Hilltown, PA 18927 on Saturday, January 3, 2026. A viewing will take place at the church from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and mass to follow immediately at 11;30 a.m. Interment, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa Cemetery, immediately following mass.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to Tunnels To Towers Foundation.
Arrangements, Neil W. Regan Funeral Home, Inc. To email condolences visit the funeral home website.