Betty M. Moran
Died January 29, 2012

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Betty M. Moran, 90 of  Kingston, passed away Sunday evening at the inpatient unit of Northeast Hospice of Pennsylvania, Regional Hospital of  Scranton, Scranton, PA.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Schuler) Hoar.

She was a graduate of Elmer L. Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1942. Upon graduation, Betty volunteered in a chain link factory as a laborer during World War II to aid in the war effort.   She was later employed as a Car Saleswoman for Al John’s Pontiac of  Kingston, until her retirement.

Betty was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, and the Church Choir and the Women’s Club.  She was specially cared for by her granddaughter Lindsay Marie Stevenson, R.N.

She was preceded in death by her husband Harry J. Moran on June 9, 1976; sisters Audrey Joseph and Edna LaBell.

Surviving are her son Darryl Moran and his wife Jane, Roswell, GA; daughters Patricia Pupa and her husband John, Pittston, Twp., and Stephanie Stevenson and her husband John, Harvey’s Lake; 7 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces & nephews.

Funeral Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street  Plains.   There will be no calling hours.

Memorial donations may be made at  Lackawanna County Health & Rehab  1 Sturges Road  Olyphant, Pennsylvania 18447.

Mary Klogy
Died January 22, 2012

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Mary Klogy, 85 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday January 22, 2012 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia (Hludzik) Pazahanich.

Mary was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Miners Mills.

She was preceded in death by her husband Frank G. Klogy, Sister Helen Lokuta, Brothers Peter Pazahanich and Michael Balla.

Surviving is her daughter Frances Stacey Klogy-Deal, West Chester, Pa and Priscilla Klogy.

A Blessing Service was held with Rev. Joseph Kearney officiating.

Marie McHugh
Died January 21, 2012

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Marie McHugh, 99 of the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre, died Saturday morning at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late William and Agnes (Marion) Golden.

Marie was a graduate of West Pittston High School and completed a Post Graduate Course at St. John’s Business School, Pittston.  She was employed as a Librarian’s Aide for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District until her retirement.  Marie was a member of the Miners Mills Community Club, Wilkes-Barre Democratic Committee Woman, Past President of the Miners Mills American Legion Auxiliary and was the Honorary Grand Marshall of the Wilkes-Barre St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1998.  She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church, Miners Mills and the Altar and Rosary Society and was currently a member of St. Benedict’s Church,   Parsons.  

Marie will be dearly missed and remembered for her hospitality and friendship to her family and many friends whose lives she touched. 

She was preceded in death by her husband John (Jack) McHugh on July 31, 1955, brothers Richard and William Golden and Sister Josephine Spagnola.

Surviving are her six daughters and sons-in-law, Maureen Umphred and her husband Mark, Miners Mills, Anne Yale and her husband Earl, Millersville, MD, Mary Ellen Jordan and her husband David, Laflin, Patricia Crahall and her husband Adam, Dallas, Margaret Torbik and her husband Tom, Moosic and Jacqueline Boyle and her husband Michael, Miners Mills, 16 Grandchildren, 15 Great-Grandchildren, nephews and a niece. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am in St. Benedict’s Church, Parsons.   Friends are invited to go directly to Church.  Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Twp.

Friends may call Monday from 4 to 8 pm at the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc.20 South Main Street, Plains. 

Memorial donations may be made to Little Flower Manor, 200 South Meade Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, St. Benedict’s Church 155 Austin Ave, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705 or to the Luzerne County SPCA, 524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Elizabeth L. Crahall
Died January 19, 2012

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Elizabeth ‘Betty” L. Crahall, 88 formerly of Courtdale died Thursday morning at St. Luke’s Villa, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Pringle, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (Sapar) Hornack. 

She was a graduate of Pringle High School, Class of 1941 and was a homemaker all her life.

She was preceded in death by her husband Frank D. Crahall on July 22, 2005, sisters, Anna Figler, Mary Edford and Helen Hornack, Brothers Paul Hornack and Edward Hornack.

Surviving are her brothers Nicholas, Trucksville and John, Sister Margaret Christ, Prescott, Ariz., several Nieces and Nephews. 

In 2003, Frank and Betty established the Crahall Foundation.  The Foundation provides annual endowed scholarships to qualified students at Luzerne County Community College, King’s College, Wilkes University, Misericordia University and Penn State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus. 

Dorothy M. Gaiteri
Died January 16, 2012

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Dorothy M. Gaiteri, 87 of Plains, died Monday morning at Riverstreet Manor Nursing Center, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Michaels) Rehoski.

She was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School and was employed by Triangle Shoes, Edwardsville, Misericordia University, Dallas, and The Redevelopment Authority of Kingston after the Agnes Flood of 1972 and last as a Printer for the Times Leader until her retirement.

Dorothy was an avid New York Yankees fan; she enjoyed reading biographies, several daily newspapers and keeping up with current events. She loved all her family and was especially close with her Grandson Joseph.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Gaiteri on March 19, 1997, Brother Edward Rehoski, Sisters Theresa Radzville, Helen Wojick and Margaret Dziedzic

Surviving are her son Robert and his wife Denise, Plains, Grandson Joseph Gaiteri, North Carolina, several nephews and nieces.

Funeral will be held Friday at 9:00 am from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc. 20 South Main Street, Plains with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 am in SS. Peter & Paul Church, Plains. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, PA.

Friends may call Thursday from 6 to 8pm.

Memorial donations may be made to the SS. Peter & Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains, PA 18705.

Nicholas P. Cunningham
Died January 9, 2012

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Nicholas P. Cunningham, 69 of Huntington Mills, passed away Monday afternoon in the inpatient unit of Hospice Community Care, Geisinger South, Wilkes-Barre, surrounded by his family.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Frank and Evelyn (Whalen) Cunningham. 

Nick was employed in the construction field mainly as a house painter until his retirement.

He and his wife the former Anne L. Kay, would have celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary on Friday, January 13, 2012.

He was preceded in death by his brother Frank Cunningham, sisters Sue Granahan, Greta Robinson Hartman, and Rose Ammons.

Surviving in addition to his wife Anne Cunningham, are his children, James Cunningham, Colorado Springs, CO, Raymond Hudson, Gainesville, VA, Jeffrey Hudson, Tampa, FLA, Rose Holshouser, Hartselle, AL, Patricia Cunningham, Plains, Debbie McGlynn, Hanover Twp., and Diane Cunningham, Colorado Springs, CO, 12 Grandchildren, sisters Patricia Llovet, Springhill, FLA, and Evelyn Spencer, Larksville, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday evening at 7:00 pm at the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street  Plains, PA  18705.  Interment will be held at the convenience of the family.  Friends may call Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.  

Mary M. Patrick
Died January 7, 2012

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Mary M. Patrick, of Plains, Twp., and formerly of Inkerman, passed away Saturday morning at Cedarbrook Nursing Facility, Allentown.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Argonis) Labashousky.

She attended school in Jenkins, Twp., and was employed for Consolidated Cigar of West Pittston, until her retirement.  She was a member of St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin, the Friendship Club of Wyoming, and The Cosmopolitan of Exeter.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Frank Oley, her second husband Paul Patrick, daughter Nancy Alexis, sister Theresa Kosek, brothers Charles, Anthony, Joseph “Coal”, John, and Peter Labashousky.

Surviving are her daughters Elaine Beggs and her husband Joseph, Plains, and Marlene Steele, Mayfield Heights, OH, 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be held Thursday at 9:00 am from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street Plains, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 am in St. Maria Goretti, Church, 42 Redwood Drive Laflin, with Monsignor Neil Van Loon, Pastor, officiating. The Parish Rosary Group will recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary in the Church ½ hour before the funeral mass.  All are invited to join them.
 Interment will be held in St. Casmir’s Cemetery, Pittston, at the convenience of the family.   Friends may call Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 pm.

Memorial donations may be made to the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of The Alzheimer´s Association, 3544 North Progress Avenue Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17115. 

Natale “Barb” Barbacci
Died January 7, 2012

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Natale “Barb” Barbacci, 93 years old, died comfortably with his loving family at home in Dallas on January 7, 2012.

Barb, son of Dominick and Josephine (Brozzi) Barbacci, was born May 3, 1918 in Reynoldsville, PA. 

Barb in his early years, distinguished himself in the boxing ring with a record of 23 – 0, earning a shot at the Golden Gloves in Philadelphia.  Later he would be inducted into the Plains Sports Hall of Fame.  He enjoyed bowling in local leagues, having bowled several perfect games.  Barb, while employed by Okanite Corp. of Wilkes-Barre, in the early 1950’s, began the successful operation of “Barbacci Bottle Gas.” He served families for many years through the Wyoming Valley, eventually selling the business to Suburban Propane.  This gave him the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream of owning and operating “Barbacci’s Picnic Grove.”  Barbacci’s Grove provided many happy memories for residents of the valley on summer days. 

He was preceded in death by his wife the former Anna Mazzanti on January 10, 1999 after 59 years of marriage, brothers Herman, Julio, James, and Gino Barbacci, sisters Rosa Ragugini, Viola Donini, Orella Caparoni, and Irene Bechetti.

He is survived by his children Basil Barbacci and his wife Jane, Harvey’s Lake, Barbara Lussi and her husband Richard, Plains, Celestine Gesky and her husband Frank, Jody Pearson and her husband Dave, and  Robert Barbacci and his wife Barbara, all of Dallas, 15 Grandchildren, 21 Great-Grandchildren, sisters Clementine (Tillie) Cross, and Louise Yanoshak, both of Plains, brothers John Barbacci, North Carolina, and Orlando Barbacci, Ohio, many nieces and nephews.

The family would like to offer a special thanks to the Hospice of the Sacred Heart for their care and comfort of their father.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10:00 am in St. Francis Cabrini Church, Mount Olivet Road, Carverton.  Friends and family are asked to go directly to church Wednesday morning.   Interment will be held in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. 

Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 pm at the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street Plains, PA  18705.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive  Wilkes- Barre, PA  18702.

Jason E. Iams
Died January 4, 2012

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Jason E. Iams, 41, of Plains Twp, and formerly of Kansas, died Wednesday morning at his home.

Born in Topeka Kansas, he was the son of Frank Iams of Kansas and Pamela (Phillips) Iams of Atlanta,  Georgia.

He was a Navy Veteran of the Persian Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm, serving aboard USS Kauffman, and was self-employed as a carpet installer.

Surviving  in addition to his Parents are his brother David, Kansas; and companion Stephanie Duncan with whom he resided.

Funeral will be held at the convenience of the family.
There will be no calling hours.

Rose M. Florio
Died January 1, 2012

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Rose M. Florio, 88 of Plains, Twp., passed away Sunday evening at Riverstreet Manor Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Plains, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Clara (Siani) Florio.

Rose was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School, Class of 1941, and was employed as a seamstress for Plains Blouse.

She was a live long member of Sacred Heart Church, Plains, and a current member of SS. Peter & Paul Church, Plains, and the Plains Senior Citizen’s Organization.

She was preceded in death by her sisters Clara, Minnie, and Mary Florio, and Margaret Ciali, brothers James, Anthony, and Joseph Florio.

Surviving are her brothers John Florio and his wife Olga, Plains, and Robert Florio, Broomall, PA, several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral will be held Thursday at 9:00 am from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 am in SS. Peter & Paul Church, Plains.  Interment will be held in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plains.

Friends may call Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm.

Memorial donations may be made to SS. Peter & Paul Church 13 Hudson Road  Plains, PA  18705.