Zachary A. Karenchak – Camp Hill, Pa.
Zachary A. Karenchak, 33, of Camp Hill, Pa., passed away June 17, 2022, at Har-risburg Hospital. He was born May 4, 1989, in St. Marys, Pa., son of Eton “Buster” Karenchak and Crystal Heckel Karenchak. Zachary was a graduate of St. Marys Area School District and the University of Pittsburgh. Zack was employed at National Government Services and was a founding member and board treasurer for Foster Strong. Zack was also a founding member of Youth Move PA, a youth, young adult and ally organization. He was a former member of the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Mental Health Planning Council, an Advocate for Mental Health, a trainer for Youth and Young Adult Roadmap and Question Persuade and Refer and a former member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Zack had a passion for history and politics and worked on several political campaigns, all Pittsburgh sports teams and loved baseball. Zack enjoyed re-enacting and favored Civil War re-enacting and visiting civil war battle sites. Zack leaves behind a family of national and international gaming communities among them Ingress, Politics and War, ORNA and Live Action Role Playing. Zack is Survived by his mother, Crystal Heckel Karenchak; brothers, Bryan (Bethany) Cannella and Gregg Cannella; two nephews, Xavier and Caleb Cannella; aunts and uncles, Ruth and Vernon Holmes, Mark and Lisa Karenchak, Dawn Scott, Pam (Brian) Heckel Mohr, Marlene and (Daryl) Wilson; great-aunts Lila Howarth and Kitty Schaffer; many cousins; a much-loved goddaughter, Grace Pontious; and a very special person Zack had in his life, Avery McDonald. Zack was preceded in death by his father, Eton “Buster” Karenchak; paternal grandparents, Alex and Betty Karenchak; maternal grandparents, Ralph and Lillian Heckel; and uncles, Anderson Karenchak and Mark Heckel. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 6, 2022, at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 118 State St., Harrisburg, PA 17101.The service can also be viewed on St. Michael’s YouTube Channel, https://youtu.be/u-eRG0cNtJs. Contributions in Zack’s memory can be made to Foster Strong, (www.fosterstrong.org/) 118 Houston Ave., Glenside PA 19038.
