Julia A. Buczko

December 13, 2011

Mrs. Julia A. (Amrich) Buczko, 81, of West Chestnut Street, in the North End/Brookside section of the city, passed into Eternal Life unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, December 13, 2011, in her residence. Born May 2, 1930, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter to the late Stephen and Bridget (Bednar) Amrich. Educated in the city schools, she attended the James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Buczko was a member of the Parish Community of Saint Andre Bessette, Northeast Wilkes-Barre, having previously attended Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church. She had been employed by the former Fowler, Dick & Walker, the Boston Store of Wilkes-Barre, previously by Wayne's Department Store of Edwardsville and prior to that, she worked with the local cigar manufacturing industry in the valley. She is remembered by her family for her most important position in life, that being a devoted mother and grandmother to her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Buczko in 1992; and by a brother, Mr. Stephen Amrich, in 2007. Surviving are her children and their spouses, Joseph J. Buczko Jr. and his wife, Marcia, North Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Janice Kivlen and her husband, Charles, Wilkes-Barre; Judith Belcastro and her husband, James, Plains Township; Joyce Hudak, and Jacqueline Grant and her husband, Brad, Pringle; grandchildren, Charles Kivlen, Joseph J. Buczko III, and Gerald Hudak III; sisters, Nancy Magdalinski, and Jean Amrich, both of North Wilkes-Barre; sister-in-law, Franciszka Amrich, Mountaintop; and numerous nieces and nephews. As per Julia's wishes , funeral services will be private and at the convenience of her family from the John V. Morris Funeral Home, 625 N. Main St., North Wilkes-Barre. Private family interment with Rite of Committal will be in Mount Olivet Diocesan Roman Catholic Cemetery, Carverton section of Kingston Township. There will be no public visitation. In lieu of floral tributes, memorial contributions may be made in Julia's name to the charity of the donor's choice. To send Mrs. Buczko's family online words of comfort and support, please visit our family's website at www.JohnVMorrisFuneralHomes.com .