Salvatore J. "Sam" Conigliaro

Salvatore J. "Sam" Conigliaro, 78, of Laflin, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Twp., after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.

Sam is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Ann Marie Domenick Conigliaro.

Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Joseph Penner and Charlotte Meddleton Conigliaro.

Sam was a parishioner of St. Maria Goretti Parish, Laflin, and was a faithful attendee of St. Ann's Novena.

He was a 1961 graduate of Forest City High School. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in Japan and Vietnam.

He spent his entire career in government service, initially with the Department of Army and retired from the U.S. Postal Service Data Processing Center, Wilkes-Barre.

In his childhood, he was a great fan of the New York Yankees, in particular Mickey Mantle and in later years the Philadelphia Phillies and Penn State football. Sam was a very good skier, became proficient at golf and belong to a bowling league for the comradery that it brought. He and Ann Marie loved to travel and he particularly loved Italy. Sam loved to dance, had a great sense of humor and lived life to the fullest.

Written in the book of Sam's life will be his love and devotion to Ann Marie, his daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of whom he was very proud. The hallmark of his life was that his illness did not define him. He carried on and set the bar very high for those who will follow him.

He was predeceased by a nephew, William "Billy" Conigliaro.

In addition to his wife Ann Marie, he is survived by his daughters, Susan Cunderi (Jeffrey); Sandra Zdanavage (Stacy); Sharon Baddick; and Catherine Lipo (Matt); brothers, Thomas Conigliaro (Jean Marie); Joseph Conigliaro (Maureen); brother-in-law, Ellio Domenick (Josette); sister-in-law, Addie Manley (Bill); grandchildren, Cassandra, Cullen, Addison, Noah, Julia, Dean and Samantha; great grandchildren, Jace and Jacob.

He is also survived by dear nephews, nieces and cousins.

A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Maria Goretti Church, 42 Redwood Drive, Laflin.

Friends may call from 9 until 10 a.m. in the church. Military honors will be conducted following the Mass.

Interment and committal will be conducted in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville.

Arrangements are from Duffy & Snowdon Funeral Homes, Scranton and Moscow.