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Martha Pikaitis &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jan. 8, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Martha Pikaitis, 79, of Keating Street, Wilkes-Barre Township, died
Saturday at Summit Nursing Home, Wilkes-BarreBorn in Wilkes-Barre, she was the
daughter of the late Joseph and Tessie Kashuba. She moved to Detroit in 1937,
returning to Wilkes-Barre in 1985. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was a member of Holy Trinity Church, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1985. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are a daughter, Lorraine Foster, Wilkes-Barre Township; son,
Charles, Detroit; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Joseph,
Wilkes-Barre Township; sisters, Jean Draus, Nuangola; Sophie Piscarcik,
Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday from the John W. Frank Funeral
Home, 124 S. Grant St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30
a.m. in Holy Trinity Church. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Bear Creek. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Christian Wake Services will be this afternoon between 2 and 5 p.m., with
Monsignor Anthony Norkunas officiating.

Martha Pikaitis Jan. 8, 1994 Martha Pikaitis, 79, Of Keating Street, Wilkes-barre Township, Died Saturday At Summit Nursing Home, Wilkes-barre.