Lawrence Yankosky

Lawrence Yankosky of Wilkes-Barre passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born May 21, 1936, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late James Yankosky and Pearl Carkhuff Yankosky Saraka.

Lawrence attended Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, and had served in the U.S. Army. He was self-employed in the area as a contractor and was a member of Our Lady of Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre.

Larry enjoyed hunting and bowling and was an avid NASCAR fan. He was a member of the Blue Ridge Gun Club for more than 40 years. He lived for bowling, and was a member of the Ralph Hamond Memorial Bowling League at Stanton Lanes, and also the Tuesday Morning Coffee Club League immediately followed by Pinacle in the Tuesday Morning Card Club. Lawrence was also a Cub Scout leader for several years with Pack 99, Wilkes-Barre.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Thomas; and sisters, Veronica Leco and Margaret Stuckey.

Surviving are his wife, the former Lois Reh, with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage on March 30, 2012; son, Lawrence, Wilkes-Barre; daughters, Lois Alba, Exeter; Brenda Dombek and her husband, David, Dallas; and Susan Phillips and her husband, Robert, Luzerne; grandchildren, Krysten and Katrina Alba, Nathan, Alyssah and Bethany Dombek, and Shannon and Gavin Phillips; brother, Bernard and his wife, Josephine, Wilkes-Barre; and sisters, Marion Hall and her husband, William, Hampton, Va.; and Theresa Haymond, Greenwood, Calif.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday from Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Hope Parish, Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. The Rev. Theodore L. Obaza will be the celebrant. Interment will be in Chapel Lawn Memorial Park, Dallas. Family and friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.