Chad Christopher Eddinger Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Chad C. Eddinger (Nescopeck, Pennsylvania), born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, who passed away at the age of 49, on April 29, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Chad C. Eddinger.

Chad C. Eddinger, 49, of Mountaintop, formerly of Nescopeck, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. He was a COVID 19 warrior.

Born in Berwick on January 2, 1971, he was the son of Mary Ellen (Chaban) Ravis and husband Samuel of Nescopeck, and the late Jeb L. Eddinger. He graduated from Berwick High School in 1989 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps where he served for 4 years and was deployed during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In 1996, he enlisted in the US Navy and served for over 8 years where he served several tours overseas. After an honorable discharge, Chad attended Bloomsburg University where he received a bachelor’s degree in mass communications. He worked at 97.9X radio where he embraced his love for music and had the opportunity to meet many music stars. Most recently he was employed at the VA Medical center, Wilkes-Barre.

Chad was a member of various military associations. He was an avid reader, liked hunting and was a gun collector. He was fond of animals and was charitable to the SPCA. He greatly enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his nieces and nephews whom he spent many hours playing video games and having Nerf gun wars. He had a great sense of humor and loved joking around to make people laugh.

He was preceded in death by: his Father, Jeb L. Eddinger; his maternal grandparents by whom he was raised, Andrew Chaban Jr. and Siree M. (Mackert) Chaban; as well as his paternal grandparents, Jounior L. Eddinger and Blanche M (McHenry) Eddinger and paternal aunt, Melissa A. Eddinger, with whom he spent many weekends with.

In addition to his mother Mary Ellen and husband Sam, he will be greatly missed by his son, Brentt Eddinger and fiancé Melissa Bailey, NC; his sisters, Shannon (Eddinger) Heimbach Ferrara and husband Billy, Berwick; Denise Whitmire, Berwick; Tonya (Whitmire) Bobersky and husband Jonathan, Berwick ; Nicole (Ravis) Heinz, Shelton, CT; Jennifer Ravis, Norwalk, CT; Kiersten Hyman and husband Lee, Harrisburg; Tarrah Whitmire, Buckhorn; a brother, Donnie Whitmire, Berwick; beloved nieces, Morgan Heimbach, Jordan Heimbach and Kaitlyn Heinz; nephews Chase Wilson, Liam Bobersky and Ryan Heinz; stepfather, Donald Whitmire; and numerous cousins.

Due to the current restrictions, immediate services will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later time.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the wounded warrior project Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or by going online to http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

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