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First Posted: 10/28/2012 Mrs. Irene V. (Paul) Sabol, 92, formerly of Sycamore St. in the North End section of Wilkes-Barre, passed into Eternal Life Friday evening, Oct. 19, 2012, in the Manor Care Nursing Center, Second Ave., Kingston, following an illness.
Born November 17, 1919, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter to the late John and Theresa (Talneck) Paul. She was educated in the Wilkes-Barre schools.
Mrs. Sabol was a member of the Parish Community of Saint Andre Bessette, having previously attended the former Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, where she was active in the Sacred Heart Altar and Rosary Society.
Until her retirement, Mrs. Sabol was employed by the former Central Slipper Company of Wilkes-Barre. Previously, she worked in the valley's garment industry as a seamstress.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Emil Sabol, on Jan. 19, 1988; by a sister, Thelma Norakus; and most recently by a grandson, Edward Drevitch.
Surviving, are daughters, Lorraine Healey of Naples, Fla.; Linda Drevtich and her husband, William, of North Wilkes-Barre. Grandsons, Marc Drevitch, Naples, Fla.; Seminarian Michael Drevitch of Baltimore, Md.; great-granddaughter, Haylee Lynn Drevitch, Naples; nephew, Ronald Norakus, and his wife, Frances, of Yatesville.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sabol were conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. in the Saint Stanislaus Kostka worship site of Saint Andre Bessette Parish Community. The Rev. Monsignor John J. Sempa, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish, West Pittston and Harding, was celebrant. Interment followed in Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Cemetery, Dorchester Drive, Dallas. 
In lieu of floral tributes, memorial contributions are requested in Irene's name to the Social Concerns Committee of Saint Andre Bessette Parish Community, 666 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705.