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Norma Garren Obituary
Norma Jean Whytoshek Garren, 85, passed away in Geisinger Hospital after a brief illness Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Born in Nanticoke, the daughter of Albert and Mary Whytoshek, Norma married the late Edmund Garren in 1955 and together they raised two daughters, Cynthia Garren, Avon Park, Fla.; and Donna O'Donohue, Hunlock Creek.
Norma was a lifelong member of St. Faustina Parish, where she volunteered making pierogis and frying potato pancakes for the annual church bazaar. She was a retired garment worker and a former caterer at the 400 Club where she cooked for hundreds of weddings, graduations and other events.
She was grandmother to Thomasina Watson, California; Hunter Watson, Florida; and Madeline O'Donohue, Virginia. She is survived by brothers, John Motika, West Nanticoke; and Albert Whytoshek, Nanticoke.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. Friday in St. Faustina Church, Hanover Street, Nanticoke. Visitation and a memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday from Stegura Funeral Home, Nanticoke.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the South Florida State College Foundation, 13 E. Main St., Avon Park, FL 33825 for student scholarships is appreciated.
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Theresa Yankoski Wyzinski
May 19, 2022
My Deepest Sympathy to Albert Whytoshek on the loss of his sister. I lived next door years ago to Al's mother-in-law Helen Mikolaicik at 341 E. Washington St. And I was friends with Al's daughter Cheryl when we were young. Norma's husband might of been related to my Uncle Stanley's wife, Frances Garren Jankowski. We all lived in Nanticoke.
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