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Mary Coniglio &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jan. 4, 1995 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mary L. Coniglio, 81, formerly of Forty Fort, died Wednesday at Mercy &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hospital, Wilkes-BarreBorn Feb. 9, 1913, in Pittston, she was a daughter of
the late Joseph and Maria Ficcarota Mirabile. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She had been a former resident of the Smith Convalescent Home, Mountaintop. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She attended Pittston schools and resided in Trucksville for a number of
years. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was employed as a seamstress for Ann-Will Garment for more than 20
years. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Church, Swoyersville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was a member of the Young at Hearts, Widows to Widows and Swoyersville
Senior Citizens. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She also was a member of the Forty Fort Senior Citizens and the
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip; sisters, Josephine Mauro
and Ann Seibenaler; brothers, Andrew, Jack, and Frank Mirabile. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are sons, Paul Coniglio, Mountaintop; Joseph Coniglio, Hutchison,
Kan.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Stephen
Mirabile, Long Island, N.Y.; Michael Mirabile, Long Island, N.Y. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday from the E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m.
in St. Mary's Czestochowa Church, Swoyersville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in the Italian Independent Cemetery, West Wyoming. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American
Heart Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 71 N. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre, 18702. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Mary Coniglio Jan. 4, 1995 Mary L. Coniglio, 81, Formerly Of Forty Fort, Died Wednesday At Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.