April Resident of the Month
Heritage Hill Senior Community is pleased to announce Clement Smar has been named as resident of the month for April 2021.
Clem was born on July 29, 1929 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hazleton, to Michael and Mary (Maemi) Smar of Treskow. He has two older brothers, Benedict, and Michael, who are now deceased.
He graduated from Hazleton Area High School in 1947. He later married Mary Turick on June 28, 1957 at Holy Trinity Slovak Church in Hazleton. They were happily married for 55 years before she passed in 2012. The couple had two children Gregory (wife Mary Ann) and Vincent (wife Melissa) and two grandchildren Ashley and Brittany.
Clem was a Korean War Veteran and worked for PP&L in the Customer Service Group for 20 years. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, gardening and fishing.
