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First Posted: 12/20/2013 GELB
WEST PITTSTON &#8212; Sandor Gelb, of West Pittston, died Dec. 20, 2013, at home. Funeral services were held Dec. 24 at the Rosenberg Funeral Chapel Inc., 348 S. River St., Wilkes-Barre.
PAPCIAK
EXETER &#8212; Stella A. Papciak, 96, a former resident of Exeter, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2013, at Manor Care Health and Rehabilitation Center, Kingston. Funeral was Dec. 27 from the Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 116 Hughes St., Swoyersville.
BURNS
EXETER &#8212; Kevin P. Burns, 53, of Exeter, died unexpectedly at home on Dec. 22, 2013. Funeral services were held Dec. 26 at the Anthony Recupero Funeral Home, 406 Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Anthony&#8217;s Church, St. Barbara&#8217;s Parish, Memorial Street, Exeter.
BRODA
PITTSTON &#8212; John Broda Jr., a resident of Pittston, passed away Dec. 24, 2013, in Wilkes-Barre. Funeral services were held Dec. 27 at Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. Mass of Christian Burial was held in St. Joseph Marello Parish, Pittston.
SPEICHER
WEST PITTSTON &#8212; Eric Joseph Speicher Jr., 14, passed away on Dec. 23, 2013, surrounded by his loving family at his home after a valiant 2-1/2 year fight with brain cancer. Memorial Mass was held Dec. 27 in Corpus Christi Parish, Immaculate Conception Church, Luzerne Avenue, West Pittston.
TWARDOWSKI
DUPONT &#8212; Edward J. Twardowski, 84, of Dupont, died Dec. 24, 2013, at the Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Funeral services were held Dec. 28 at the Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home, 200 Wyoming Ave., Dupont, with a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church, 215 Lackawanna Ave., Dupont.
GIAMBER
DURYEA &#8212; Ida T. Giamber, 94, of Duryea and formerly of Pittston, passed away Dec. 24, 2013, surrounded by her loving family in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, following a brief illness. All services will be private and held at the convenience of the family, with arrangements entrusted to Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township.
KELLY
PITTSTON &#8212; Michael D. Kelly, 57, of Pittston, passed away Dec. 25, 2013, in Commonwealth Hospice Inpatient Unit of St. Luke&#8217;s Villa, Wilkes-Barre. A blessing service was held Dec. 28 at Bednarski Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
ROSATO 
DUPONT &#8212; Louise I. Rosato, of Dupont, passed away Dec. 26, 2013, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral services were held Dec. 28 from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William St., Pittston, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Marello Parish, 237 William St., Pittston.
FUMANTI 
PLAINS TWP. &#8212; Alice (Roper) Fumanti, 83, a resident of the Hilldale section of Plains Township, passed away Dec. 26, 2013, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Her beloved husband was the late Joseph Fumanti, who passed away on Oct. 24, 2006. Together, Joseph and Alice shared 54 beautiful years of marriage. A funeral service will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in the Christian Apostolic Church of Hilldale, 757 N. Main St., Plains Township. Friends may call 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Wroblewski Funeral Home Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, and 9 a.m. to service Monday at the church.
MILLER
PITTSTON &#8212; Alberta T. Miller, 87, of Pittston, passed away Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2013, in the Golden Living Center East Mountain Manor, Plains Township. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. John the Evangelist Church, William Street, Pittston. Friends may call prior to the Mass from 9 to 9:45 a.m. in the church.

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