Edward J. Mylet

Edward J. Mylet Sr., 82, of Sugarloaf, passed away early Saturday morning at his residence following a lengthy illness. 

Born in Sugarloaf on January 22, 1933, he was the son of the late Michael C. and Anna (Maylath) Mylet.  He resided in the Sugarloaf area his entire life and was a self employed dairy farmer until the farm closed in 1988.  He then went to work for Valley Seeding Inc. until he retired.   

Edward was a member of St. John Bosco RC Church, Sugarloaf, and the PA Farm Bureau.  Edward loved farming, mowing grass, cutting wood, and spending time with his grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death, in addition to his parents, by his first wife, the former Dolores DiSabella who passed away in 1962; three brothers Joseph, Andrew “Butch”, and Raymond, and a sister Frances Kapuschinsky and her husband Anthony.

Surviving are his wife, the former Sally Smith, with whom he had been married for 43 years, eight children, Theresa Marie Mylet, Allentown; Patricia Ann Walters and her husband Stephen, Greencastle; Monica Ann Mylet and her husband Timothy Wilkinson, Rockford, MI; Edward J. Jr. and his wife Pamela, Mt. Top; Tammy Lynn Brobst and her husband Sean, Hometown; Susan Michele Wagner and her husband William, McAdoo; Jeffery Michael Mylet and his wife Joanna, Berwick; and Nancy Fegley and her companion Donald Fisher Jr., Sugarloaf; 21 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister Gertrude Ulshafer and her husband James, Tresckow; a brother Martin Mylet and his wife Carol, Hazleton; a sister Theresa Mary Mylet, Sugarloaf; and three sister in-laws, Josephine Mylet, Lansdale; Louise Mylet, West Hazleton; Rosemarie Mylet, Sugarloaf; and many nieces and nephews. 

All services are private and will take place at the convenience of the family.  Memorial donations may be made Maylath Valley Hospice PO BOX 103, 750 State Rt. 93 Sybertsville, PA 18251.  Harman Funeral Homes and Crematory (East) 669 W. Butler Dr. Drums, is assisting the family with arrangements.  More information is available and online condolences may be entered at www.harmanfuneral.com

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