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Margaret deLeon Obituary
Margaret Raitter deLeon, 90, of the Buttonwood section of Hanover Twp., passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
Born Jan. 2, 1932, and raised in Larksville, she was a daughter of the late William and Agnes Forney Raitter. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School, Class of 1949, and continued her education, graduating from Empire Beauty School, Wilkes-Barre.
Margaret operated a beauty Shop in the Hanover section of Nanticoke for many years, and was employed as a pastry chef by the Woodlands Inn and Resort, Plains Twp., for 20 years. She resided in Arizona for nearly 30 years and was a pastry chef at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Following her retirement, she returned to the area, living in Buttonwood. Margaret loved art and painting and was an avid reader.
She was preceded in death by 13 brothers and sisters.
Surviving are her children, Mark Skipalis, Nanticoke; Ann King, Oxford, Ga.; Betsy Hanko, Nanticoke; Michael Skipalis and wife, Connie, Sacramento, Calif.; Anthony (Tony) Skipalis, Wilkes-Barre; and Rita Missigman and husband, John, Dallas; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Jean Opachinski, Hanover section of Nanticoke; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in Nebo Baptist Church, 75 S. Prospect St., Nanticoke, with the Rev. Timothy G. Hall, pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are in the care of Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, Nanticoke. To leave a message of condolence or expression of sympathy, please visit www.dinellifuneralhome.com.
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