Irene J. Roth

March 18, 2012

Mrs. Irene J. Roth, 87, a resident of Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday, March 18, 2012 at The Meadows, Dallas, following an illness. She had been under the care of Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Roth was born in Forty Fort, daughter of the late William Reynolds and the late Marie Reister Reynolds Arnold. She was a graduate of GAR High School, Wilkes-Barre, and had been a homemaker most of her life. She was very active in her community and was a Girl Scout leader, member of the PTA, the Ladies of Wilkes-Barre Lions Club and the Blind Association. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Roth was preceded in death by her stepfather, Irving Arnold; her husband of 44 years, Robert A. Roth; daughter, Margie Smith and sisters, Evelyn Reynolds, Marguerite Kerge and Anita J. Sgarlat. Surviving are her daughters Joan Devans and her husband, Donald, Dallas; Traci Roth and her fiancé, Robby Lupole, Kingston; grandsons, Nicholas and Douglas Smith; Patrick Smith and his wife, Bernadette; great-granddaughter, Averie Grace Smith; nieces and nephew, Evelyn Smith, Suzanne Sgarlat and Frank Sgarlat. A Celebration of Irene's Life will be held Thursday at 7p.m. at the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home Inc., a Golden Rule Funeral Home, 451 North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Heather Williams, pastor, Immanuel United Methodist Church, Camillus, New York, and the Rev. Dr. Paul Amara, pastor, Central United Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre, officiating. Private interment will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may call Thursday from 5 p.m. until time of service. The family requests that flowers be omitted and that donations in Mrs. Roth's memory be made to Fernwood Manor, 5848 Main Road, Hunlock Creek, PA 18621 or to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.