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Catherine McHugh Obituary

Catherine McHugh, 91, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday morning in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

She was born May 18, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, the daughter of the late Gregory and Sophia Kostak Snyder.

Catherine was a graduate of Hanover Township High School. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a waitress and bartender at the Oak Grove Club in Wilkes-Barre.

She was a life member of St. Robert of Bellarmine Parish at St. Aloysius Church. Catherine was a world class Rummy player who loved sharing time with her family.

Catherine was preceded in death by her son, Gerald McHugh, in 2001; sisters, Anna Carruth and Mary Brennan; and a brother, Stanley Snyder.

Surviving are her son, Jeffery McHugh, Wilkes-Barre; daughter, Patricia Creazzo, Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, Lisa Radcliffe, Joseph Creazzo, Catherine Renee Creazzo, Selina McHugh, Alessa McHugh; great-grandchildren, Jeron Radcliffe, Jordan Radcliffe, Talia McHugh, and Michael and David Jackiel; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday from Nat & Gawlas funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 9:30 a.m. in St. Robert of Bellarmine Parish, Barney & Division streets, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township.

Friends may call Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting Catherine's obituary at www.natandgawlas.com.

Published by Citizens Voice on Sep. 26, 2016.
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Goodbye Aunt Kate. Thank you for all the wonderful times of joy, laughter and love. We will all miss you eternally in our hearts and minds. Your memory will live on with love.
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