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William Noble &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 December 26, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; William J. Noble, of West Main Street, Newport Township, died Friday at the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-BarreBorn in Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 2, 1927, he was
the son of the late James and Maria Burke Noble. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He attended Wilkes-Barre City schools and served with the U.S. Navy during
World War II. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was employed as a plumber working at Local Union Hall 24, Newark, N.J. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Pius X, Montville, N.J.;
and St. Aloysius Church, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Margaret Shannon, in 1996;
sisters Dorothy and Margaret; brother, Leonard. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are his daughters Sister Patricia, Bridgeport, Conn.; Mrs. Thomas
(Susan) Smallcomb, Wilkes-Barre; sons William, Parlin, N.J.; Timothy,
Wilkes-Barre; Brian, Hopatcong, N.J.; seven grandchildren; brothers James,
Hanover Township; Thomas, Buffalo, N.Y.; John, Kenilworth, N.J.; several
nieces and nephews. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Mamary-Durkin Funeral
Home Inc., 59 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at
9:30 a.m. in St. Aloysius Church. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

William Noble December 26, 1997 William J. Noble, Of West Main Street, Newport Township, Died Friday At The Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.