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Albert Grula &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jan. 14, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Albert E. Grula, 71, of Wilkes-Barre, died Friday night at Mercy Hospital, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes-BarreBorn in Wilkes-Barre Township, June 4, 1922, he was the son of
the late Andrew and Veronica Fedor Grula Sr. He was a 1940 graduate of
Wilkes-Barre Township High School. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a resident of Wilkes-Barre for the past 47 years. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a lifelong resident of St. Joseph's Slovak Church, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a charter member of the Georgetown Friar's Club; and a member of the
Lithuanian Social Club, Wilkes-Barre Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Prior to his retirement, he was a co-founder and partner in the A&amp;J
Construction, and was later employed in the maintenance department of the Bon
Ton Department Store. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He and his wife, the former Mary J. Petyo, celebrated their 47th wedding
anniversary on May 18, 1993. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by brothers, Joseph I. and John; sister, Anna
Zaher. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughters, Donna Gosart,
Swoyersville; Ellen Grula, Wilkes-Barre; Karen Strellish, West Pittston; son,
Alan, Wilkes-Barre Township; four grandchildren; sister, Catherine Zdancewicz,
Sugar Notch; brothers, Andrew, Wilkes-Barre; Joseph Grula II, Sugar Notch;
several nieces and nephews. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday from the Nat &amp; Gawlas Funeral
Home, Park Avenue and South Street, Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 9:30
a.m. in St. Joseph's Church. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Dallas. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Albert Grula Jan. 14, 1994 Albert E. Grula, 71, Of Wilkes-barre, Died Friday Night At Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.