Water Flow Slows Firefighters 
No Injuries Reported In Regent Street Blaze

Accused Killer Says Victim Provoked Him

Friday, January 24, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 





Juliana Benkoski &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 January 23, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Juliana V. Benkoski, 80, of West Union Street, Nanticoke, died Thursday at
the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-BarreA lifelong resident of Nanticoke, she was the
daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Zaczkewicz Kovaleski. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She graduated from Nanticoke High School and was a member of Holy Trinity
Church, Nanticoke. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Before retiring at the age of 62, she was employed by Consolidated Cigar,
Kingston, for several years. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She was preceded in death by her husband, Cornelius, in 1963; brothers,
John Kovaleski, in 1940, Joseph Kovaleski, in 1983, and Henry Kovaleski, in
1993; sisters, Josephine Falandys, in 1981, and Regina Stadts, in 1985. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are three nephews. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday from the Grontkowski Funeral
Home P.C., 51-53 W. Green St., Nanticoke, with a Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, Nanticoke. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Nanticoke. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Rev. Joseph Kutch, assistant pastor of Holy Trinity Church, will recite the
Rosary at 2:30 p.m. today from the funeral home. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Juliana Benkoski January 23, 1997 Juliana V. Benkoski, 80, Of West Union Street, Nanticoke, Died Thursday At The Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.