George F. Zisk

August 8, 1926 - May 11, 2017

George F. Zisk, age 90 of Conshohocken, died on Thursday May 11th, 2017. George was born in Conshohocken on August 8, 1926 son of the late Valentine and Alice (Rykowski) Zisk. He was the beloved husband of Anna (Nolan) Zisk for 62 years. George was raised on Elm Street in Conshohocken attending Conshohocken High School. He enlisted in the Merchant Marines at the age of 17; where he took part in many perilous journeys at sea, in waters laden with enemy ships and submarines, to resupply the WWII Allied war machine. After 6 years of courageous service in the Merchant Marines, he was called upon once again by the United States Army Draft Board to serve his country in the Korean War. After the wars, he supported his family working at Simpson Paper and Weyerhauser Corporation as an operations engineer in charge of the vast networks of machines that keep the paper production going round the clock. Beside his wife, Anna; he is survived by: a son, George F. Zisk (Donna Jean) of Hatfield, PA and Patricia Ann Adamson (Brian) of Vorhees, NJ; a sister, Rita Siwik of Plymouth Township; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a daughter, Baby Sheila; and a brother, Alfred. Relatives and friends may pay respects on Wednesday morning, May 17th, from 8:30-10am at the William A. Moore Funeral Home, 708 Fayette Street, Conshohocken. A funeral mass will commence at 10:30am in St. Matthew RC Church, 3rd Ave. & Fayette St., Conshohocken, PA 19428. Interment, Calvary Cemetery in West Conshohocken. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to St. Matthew Church at the aforementioned address.