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Genre 5 Examples (Obituary)

=Judy Maher=
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April 14, 2012 Judy Delong Maher, 65, of Wilkes-Barre, died unexpectedly on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born February 13, 1947, in Slocum Township, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Helen Fine Delong. Judy graduated with honors from Crestwood High School and later trained for her career in health care. Beginning at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital thirty-five years ago, Judy was a nurse technician and unit secretary in the Detoxification Department. She continued in this capacity at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following their merger. Judy truly loved her profession and will be missed by many whom she took care of on a daily basis. Mrs. Maher was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Parish and communicant at the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Judy enjoyed getting together with family and friends in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and loved her favorite dog, Kelly. She will be greatly missed by her husband, Paul J. Maher; daughters, Colleen Harris of Ashley and Angela and her husband Bill Talanca of Benton; her beloved grandchildren, Corey Kehoe, Kati McManus, Abbey, Sarah, Chelsea and Bella Goble and Jack Brecht; sister, Louise Catalogna of Wilkes-Barre; brother, Eugene and his wife Linda Delong of Mountain Top; nieces and nephews, including, Thomas Nolan of Seattle, Washington, Barbara Sheridan of Charlotte, North Carolina and Christopher Nolan of Conshohocken; and other family and friends. Celebration of Judy's Life will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. from McLaughlin's - The Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in the Church of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township. Visitation will be held at McLaughlin's on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-6911. Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Judy's family at www.celebrateherlife.com.

=Anna Pelak=
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April 13, 2012 Anna Pelak, 84, a resident of Wesley Village, Jenkins Township, and formerly of Pittston, died peacefully on April 13, 2012, surrounded by her loving family at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, on April 16, 1927, a daughter of the late Alexander and Catherine Kaluzny Dasheski. She was a graduate of Coughlin High School and had been employed for many years at King's College, Wilkes-Barre. Anna was a devoted member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Seneca Street in Wilkes-Barre where she was an active member of the church choir for most of her life. She was past president of the church Sisterhood and was a member of the parish Council. Anna, also known lovingly by all as "Nanna Anna," loved life and was filled with love for all who knew her. She loved to sing and dance whenever she had the opportunity to do so, especially at the nursing home. She was a member of the Pittston Senior Center, the American Legion Post 837 of Brookside and the Anthracite Social. Anna was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Stephen Pelak, in 1995; and by her oldest daughter, LaVerne Pelak, in 1994; sister, Anastasia Shanko, 1986, and by a nephew, Nicholas Shanko Jr. Surviving are her daughter; Katherine Dellarte and her son-in-law, Dr. Frank Colella, Harding; son, Stephen Pelak and his wife, Anne, New Rochelle, New York, and by three grandchildren, whom she adored and were her life, Myles Dellarte, Spencer Pelak and Danielle Colella; nephews, Gregory P. Shanko, funeral director, Wilkes-Barre, and Basil S. Kaczmarczyk, Plains Township; David S. Shanko, Elizabethtown, Pa.; great-nieces, Lisa Moore, Manheim, and Lori Shanko-Cavanaugh, Mount Laurel, New Jersey; great-great nephew Thomas Henry Moore. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Nicholas R.O. Church with the Rev. Fr. Adam R. Sexton as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Orthodox Lawn of Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas, PA. Viewing will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Parastas will be Monday at 7 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, 58 Seneca Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702. The family would like to thank the staff of Wesley Village and of the Intensive Care Unit at Geisinger Wyoming Valley for their devoted and excellent care of Anna. Condolonces may be sent online by visiting Anna's obituary at www.natandgawlasfuneralhome.com

=Ruth Ann Benoska=
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April 13, 2012 Ruth Ann Benoska, age 74, of Joppa, Md., passed away on April 13, 2012 at her home. Born in Larksville, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred Evan and Margaret Theresa Bryan Johns and wife, for 50 years, of the late Andrew Stephen Benoska. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and the Joppatowne Women's' Club. She loved boating, living on the water and playing bridge. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Benoska is survived by her children, Patrick T. Benoska of Aberdeen, Md.; Andrew M. Benoska and wife, Linda Ruth, of Delray, Fla.; Deborah A. Owings and husband, Ronald K., of Forest Hill, Md. and Stephen W. Benoska and wife, Tina, of Abingdon, Md.; sister, Claire Anderson of Murrells Inlet, S.C.; and grandchildren, Matthew T. and Katherine A. Owings of Forest Hill, Md. Visitation will be held at McComas Funeral Home, PA. in Abingdon, Md. on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass will be at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Joppa, Md. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph C. Simmons officiating. Pallbearers will be Stephen Benoska, Ronald Owings, Matthew Owings, Joseph Tino, Donald Mayers and Victor DeLuca. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Herman and Walter Samuelson Children's Hospital, c/o Life Bridge Health, Dept. of Development, 2401 W. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com

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