Michael J. Vino III

Michael J. Vino III, 73, of McLean Street, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Little Flower Manor in Wilkes-Barre.

He was born in Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 10, 1938, a son of the late Michael J. Jr. and Florence D. Sobers Vino.

Michael was a graduate of GAR Memorial High School, Class of 1957, and he served with the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

Prior to his retirement he owned and operated M&M Sweeper Service on Hazle Street in Wilkes-Barre.

Michael was a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.

He was a member of the GAR Football Booster Club. He loved football and was an avid fisherman.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara A. Whitecavage Vino, in 2006 and by a brother, Thomas Vino.

Surviving are daughters, Rita Vino, Wilkes-Barre, Anita Vino; sons, Michael Vino IV and his wife, Joyce, Landisville, Anthony Vino and his wife, Melissa, White Haven; grandchildren, Jason and Amanda Middleton, who Michael and Barbara raised as their own; grandchildren, Geoffrey Hodle, Hanover Township, Jessica Hodle, Kingston, Michael Vino, Washington, D.C., Christopher and Nicholas Vino, Landisville; great-grandchildren, Jason Middleton II, Taylor and Damian Eastman; brother, John Vino and his wife, Amelia, Drums; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 8:45 a.m. Monday from Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, followed by the Office of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, 695 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. The Rev. James G. Hayer will officiate. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Dallas.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Michael's children and family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Little Flower Manor for their loving and compassionate care.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Little Flower Manor, 200 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Online condolences may be sent at www.natandgawlasfuneralhome.com.