April 25, 2011
Regina Petrasek, 78, of Luzerne, passed away at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Monday, April 25, 2011. Born in Wilkes-Barre, February 22, 1933, Regina or Jean, as she was known, was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Flaherty Laux. She was a graduate of Coughlin High School, class of 1950. Jean was a member and officer of the Mother's Club of the former St. John's Grade School, Luzerne, and the Central Catholic/Bishop O'Reilly Mother's Clubs. She was a member of Holy Family Parish, Luzerne, and its Altar and Rosary Society. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Gerald.
Regina is survived by her husband, Joseph, whom she married November 21, 1953; her daughter, Maureen, Martinsburg, W.Va.; sons, Joseph, and wife, Rosemary, Martinsburg, W.Va., Ronald, and wife, Carla, Garland, Texas; and grandchildren Alyssa, Meredith, John, Julie, and Jill. She is also survived by a brother, Edward Laux, Wilkes-Barre; and sisters, Eleanor Verazin, Nanticoke, and Carmella Cunningham, Wilkes-Barre; as well as many nieces; nephews; and cousins. Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Thursday from the Metcalfe & Shaver Funeral Home, 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Family Parish, Bennett Street, Luzerne.
Interment will be in St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery, Pringle. Family and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society , in memory of Regina Petrasek, 712 South Keyser Ave., Taylor, PA 18517 or online at www.cancersociety.com
