Paul "P.J." Kane

Paul "P.J." Kane, 71, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday evening, Aug. 18, 2018, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Paul A. and Regina Mundy Kane.

P.J. was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1965, and Wilkes University, earning his master's degree in education.

While at Wilkes, P.J. played linebacker for the football team known as The Golden Horde. Between 1965 and 1969, The Golden Horde posted 32 straight victories, three Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, three straight 8-0 seasons, two Lambert Cup Trophies, and was the MAC Century Team.

P.J. was employed by Hanover Area High School as a social studies teacher for 33 years, retiring in 2003. While at Hanover Area, he was the assistant football coach. He was also the assistant football coach at his Alma mater, Wilkes University, and was the assistant wrestling coach at West Side Central Catholic High School, Kingston.

P.J. was an avid Notre Dame football fan and New York Yankee fan. He and his wife, Marion, attended the Yankee's spring training in Florida for 15 years in a row after his retirement from teaching. He was also a youth soccer coach for the Parsons Rowdies.

Surviving are his wife of 45 years, the former Marion A. Thomas; daughters, Kelley Brozena and her husband, Jason, Alpharetta, Ga.; and Tracey McCormick and her husband, Matthew, Fort Mill, S.C.; grandchildren, Brandon, Aidan and Dylan Brozena, Colin, Caitlyn, and Camryn McCormick; and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Twp., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., with the Rev. John C. Lambert, pastor, officiating.

Interment will be held in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to Ss. Peter and Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., PA 18705.

For information or to leave P.J.'s family a message of condolence, please visit www.corcoranfuneralhome.com.