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Joan M. Ksiazek
June 26, 2019

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Joan M. Ksiazek of Waverly died on Wednesday at Abington Manor. She was the widow of Thomas C. Ksiazek, Sr.
Born in Scranton, daughter of Michael P. and Barbara E. Glinsky, she was a graduate of St. Patrick High School, class of 1956 and Scranton State Hospital School of Nursing.
She is survived by a daughter, Leanne Ksiazek, V.M.D., Westhampton, Mass, and partner, Sandra; two sons, Thomas C. Jr. and wife, Leigh Ann, South Abington Township; and Gregory and wife, Ellen, Olyphant; four grandsons, Jamie and wife Michelle, Nicholas, Tyler and James; a granddaughter, Cassandra; a great-granddaughter, Evelyn; a sister, Barbara Sochovka, Taylor; a brother, Michael and wife, Patricia, Olyphant; brother-in-law, Raymond and wife Ann, Colorado; a sister-in-law, Christine, Colorado; many nieces and nephews.
She was a member of the Church of St. Gregory, Clarks Green. She was also a member of the Pennsylvania State Nurse’s Association. Before retiring, she worked at Clarks Summit State Hospital, where she was a Nursing Supervisor.
The funeral will be Tuesday with Mass at 9:30 am. in St. Gregory’s Church, Clarks Green, to be celebrated by Rev. John M. Lapera. Friends attending the Mass are asked to proceed directly to the church. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Scott Township.
Friends may call Monday 4 to 8 p.m at the Michael P. Glinsky Funeral Home, 129 Grant St., Olyphant, PA 18447.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may go to the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411, griffinpondanimalshelter.com or to Penn Transplant Institute c/o Penn Medicine Development & Alumni Relations, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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Michael P. Glinsky Funeral Home
129 Grant Street
Olyphant, PA 18447
570-489-5661