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<b>First Posted:</b> 9/2/2007<br><br>Lawrence A. Curran, 67, of Jenkins Township, died August 24, 2007 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. 
Born in Augusta, Georgia, he was a son of the late James and Dorothy Wells Curran. 
He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the Plains American Legion, Joseph E. Conlon Post 558. 
He was employed as a mechanical engineer until his retirement. 
Surviving are his wife, Patricia Rieman Curran, of Jenkins Township, with whom he celebrated his first wedding anniversary on Friday; daughters Rebecca Sharp, Kansas City, Kansas; Amy Curran, Aurora, Colorado; five grandchildren; step daughters Carol Canfield, Kingsley, Pa.; Connie Murphy, Noxen; Bobby Jo Pratt, Kingsley, Pa.; Lisa Redlick, Bridgeville, Delaware; Candy Drake, Tunkhannock; and Sandra Hallock, Green Bay, Wisconsin; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; adopted brothers Darrell and Paul Lester; and adopted sister Beverly Hoon. 
Funeral services were held at the convenience of the family. 
Memorial donations if desired may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association. Arrangements are by the Corcoran Funeral Home, Plains.