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These are our current obituaries as of
August
1, 2010
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Margaret Quick~August 4, 2010 |
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Margaret Quick, 94, of
761 James St., Hazleton, passed away Wednesday at St. Luke Pavilion.
Born in Pardeesville, she was the daughter of the late Neil and Maurina
(Ruggiero) Obert.
Margaret worked in the
local garment industry and was a member of the International Ladies
Garment Workers Union. She was a member of the Queen of Heaven Parish
at Our Lady of Grace Church, Hazleton, and was a member of the Christian
Women and the Madonna’s Seniors of that parish. She also worked the
parish’s St. Mauro’s Festival every year.
Preceding her in death,
in addition to her parents, were brothers Al, Mauro, and Pat Obert; and
sisters Agatha Zumar, Ann Obert, and Angeline Culp.
Surviving are her
daughters Monica Mindick and Maureen Generose, Hazleton; son Patrick
Quick and his wife Gayle, Hazleton; 10 grandchildren; 5 great
grandchildren; sisters Josephine and Susan Obert, Hazleton; brother Neil
Obert, Hazleton; and several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be held
on Monday at 9 A.m. from the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th
St., Hazleton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30
A.M. in Queen of Heaven Parish at Our Lady of Grace Church. Burial will
be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on
Sunday from 6-8 P.M.
Memorial donations may
be made to the Queen of Heaven Parish at Our Lady of Grace Church, 750
N. Vine St., Hazleton or the charity of one’s own choice. |
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Maria
Rose Correll~August 5, 2010 |
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Maria
Rose Correll went into eternal rest on Thursday at the age of 84. Born
in Hazleton, on July 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Dominic
and Carmella Sabia and was a member of Most Precious Blood Church,
Hazleton.
Preceding her in death,
in addition to her parents, were her sisters Dana Laposky and Margaret
Miller, and brothers Thomas, Martin, Michael, Jacob, and John Sabia.
Surviving are her sons
Samuel Correll and his wife Joanne, Hazleton, and Reverend Mark E.
Correll and his wife Sheryl, Birmingham, AL; daughter Kris Correll,
Hazleton; grandchildren Keith Correll, Hazleton, Samuel Correll and his
wife Shannon, Ashland, Dr. Tiffany Correll, CA, Mark Correll and his
wife Tiffany, Birmingham, AL, Cassie Correll, Trussville, AL, Bethany
Brewer and her husband Christopher, Trussville, AL, Mistilee Pasigos and
her husband Demetrios, Spotswood, NJ, Kyrie Labanoski, Hazleton, and
Stanley Carsia, Hazleton; great grandchildren Ava and Ethan Correll,
Ashland, Mark Wilder Correll, Birmingham, AL, and Juliette Pasigos,
Spotswood, NJ; sister Beatrice Hamilton, SC; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Her funeral will be held
on Tuesday at 10 A.M. from the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th
St., Hazleton. The Reverend Louis Grippe and the Reverend Mark Correll
will celebrated a con-celebrated Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 A.M.
in Most Precious Blood Church. Burial will be in Our Lady of Grace
Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday 7-9 P.M.
This loving mother and
friend will be missed by all that knew her. |
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Margaret Seymour~August 6, 2010 |
Margaret
Seymour, 93, of Zellwood Florida passed away peacefully August 6 at
the Life Care Center of Punta Gorda,
FL. She was born in Scranton, the daughter of the late Emil and
Augusta Schuman Schmitt. She was first
employed by Reeser Brothers Printing and
later at Scranton Baker Supply as office manager.
In
addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband
Robert, baby daughter Margaret Emily and brother
Wayland Schmitt. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Seymour,
New Jersey, Suzanne Moran and her husband Joseph, Hazleton,
granddaughters Marcella Russell and her husband Nicholas and Melissa
Moran Berlitz and her husband Daniel,
and two great grandsons Daniel and Derek
Berlitz.
Funeral
services were held in Florida. The Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home,
229 W. 12th Street, Hazleton is in charge of
arrangements.
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Anthony
Russo Jr.~August 16, 2010 |
Anthony Russo Jr., 85, formerly of
Tresckow passed away Monday at St. Luke
Manor. Born in Kelayres,
the son of the late Anthony and Catherine Fudge Russo. He
was a member of the All Saints Church of McAdoo. He worked for
Prestolite Corp. for 28 years and prior
to retirement worked in the maintenance department of the Hazleton
Area School District. He was a Navy veteran of WW II and
participated in the invasion of Normandy and was a PT109 tender
driver and was also stationed at Pearl Harbor.
He was preceded in death by his wife
the former Esther Caplo in 1994 and a
brother John. Surviving are daughters Cathy
Stratchko and husband Bernard, Kelayres
and Lisa Zablocki and husband William
with whom he resided in Tresckow,
grandchildren Christina Bugda, Amy
Volciak, Billy and Brandon
Zablocki, Rachael
Lonczynski, and Sara Fletcher, and three great grandchildren,
brothers Jerry and wife Lucy, Palmyra, Peter and wife Joan,
Kelayres, and sister Dolly Russo,
Kelayres, and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at
9:30 a.m. from the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th
Street, Hazleton, PA followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10
a.m. in All Saints Church, McAdoo. Interment will be in Our Lady of
Grace Cemetery in Hazleton. Friends may call today at the funeral
home from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Nancy L.
Johnson~August 15, 2010 |
Nancy L. Johnson, 62, of Harrisburg
passed away Sunday at the Community General Hospital in Harrisburg.
She was born in Hazleton, the daughter of the late Robert and Agnes
George Cawley. She was employed as a health data analyst for
Quality Insights of Pennsylvania. She is survived by her beloved
partner Vince Sitoski, daughter Jill Manna and husband James of
Harrisburg, and son James Johnson of Colorado, and granddaughter
Emily Nancy Manna.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in the Calvary Cemetery Chapel. Interment
will be in the Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday
morning at the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th
Street, Hazleton, PA from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service.
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Elizabeth M. Wydock~August 23, 2010 |
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Elizabeth “Betty” M.
Wydock, 79, of Freeland, passed away Monday at her
residence. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and
Mary (McNulty) DaGrosa and was a member of the Our Lady of the
Immaculate Conception Church, Freeland.
She was last employed by
MMI in the cafeteria, and was a member of the Ladies Axillary Freeland
VFW.
Surviving is her husband
of 57 years Leo Wydock; children Barbara, Patricia, and Leon Wydock, all
at home; brother Francis Pelot and his wife Sue, Freeland; and several
nieces and nephews.
Her funeral will be held
on Thursday at 9:30 A.M. from the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W.
12th St., Hazleton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated at 10 A.M. in Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Burial will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Freeland. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Wednesday from 6-8 P.M. |
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| Jule
Durso~April 8, 2010 |
Jule
Durso, formerly of Peace St., Hazleton,
passed away April 8th at her home in Washington D.C.
Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Emily
(DeLorenzo) Durso.
Preceding her in death, in addition to
her parents, are 4 sisters and 4 brothers.
Surviving is her sister Ann Mae
Salvador in NY and nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to
attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. in Queen
of Heaven Parish at Our Lady of Grace Church, Hazleton. Burial will
be in Calvary Cemetery, Drums.
The Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229
W. 12th St., Hazleton, is in charge of the arrangements.
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Douglas J. Dougherty~August 31, 2010 |
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Dougie Dougherty, 52,
passed away Tuesday at the Penn State Hershey Center where he had been a
patient for the past few months. Formally a resident of Hazleton, he
had resided in Harrisburg since 1989.
Doug graduated from
Hazleton High School class of 1975 and from the Art Institute of
Pittsburg in 1981. He worked for painting contractors in Harrisburg
including Lacour Painting, Hannahow Painting, and VJ Martin, Inc.
He was preceded in death
by his father John F. Dougherty, mother Irene (Lamont) Andreuzzi,
step-father Frank C. Andreuzzi, and infant sister Jacqueline Dougherty.
Surviving is his sister
Gail Ann Dougherty and uncles and aunts Al and Darlene Lamont, James and
Dolores Lamanna, Robert and Mary Lamanna, Joan Lamanna, Anna Formanowski,
Bette DeBelle, Margaret Matteo, Ruth Dougherty and numerous cousins. He
also left behind his beloved parrot, Jo.
His funeral will be held
on Friday on 9 A.M. from the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th
St., Hazleton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30
A.M. in Queen of Heaven Parish at Our Lady of Grace Church, Hazleton.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Drums. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 P.M.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial donations may be made to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Chaplains Office, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
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| Vivian
L. Piacenti~September 2, 2010 |
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Vivian L. Piacenti, 79,
a resident of Weatherwood, Weatherly, passed away Thursday at the
Hazleton General Hospital. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of
the late Wilbur and Myrtle (Neikum) Fisher.
She was a shipping
supervisor for RCA.
Preceding her in death,
in addition to her parents, was her husband James Piacenti Sr., in 1978;
son James Piacenti Jr.; 8 sisters and 3 brothers.
Surviving are her
daughters Tina Barasha and her husband Michael, Schwenksville, and
Kathleen Piacenti, Hazleton; 7 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren;
sister Rose Marie Burns, Tamaqua; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends are
invited to attend her funeral services on Tuesday at 11 A.M. at the
chapel in Calvary Cemetery, Drums with Reverend M. Jane Hess
officiating. The family will receive friends in the chapel on Tuesday
from 10:30 A.M. until the time of service.
The Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W. 12th St., Hazleton,
is in charge of the services. |
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