George Petrishin
Monday, September 06, 2004 Page: 6A
September 3, 2004
George Petrishin, 80, of Marsh Creek Road, Shickshinny, died Friday, Sept.
Born Feb. 6, 1924, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Peter and Eva
(Slotta) Petrishin. He was a member of St. Martha’s Church, Stillwater. He was
a self-employed in farming.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, the former Lorraine Zapusek; daughter,
Linda Leftwich, Shickshinny; son, Ronald, Shickshinny; grandson, Austin
Leftwich; sister, Helen Schuett, Maryland; brother, Nick, of Hunlock Creek.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Anna, Mary Johnson; brothers,
Simon, Michael, John, Peter and William.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Martha’s
Church, Stillwater, with the Rev. Joseph Kakareka officiating. Interment will
be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Harveyville.
Arrangements by the Clarke Piatt Funeral Home Inc., 6 Sunset Lake Road,
Hunlock Creek. There will be no calling hours.
