Thomas "Tom" Maguire

1935 - 2023

Thomas "Tom" Maguire, 87, of West Wyoming, died peacefully following a short illness surrounded by family Monday, May 22, 2023, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Nov. 27, 1935, and was a graduate of St. Nicholas High School, Wilkes Barre.

Tom was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was employed in the food business and then retired from Sears after working there for 20 years.

He loved watching sports, especially the Yankees, Cowboys and Celtics. He enjoyed coaching his sons' Little League teams and being involved with the Cub Scouts. He spent summers at the cottage "up the river" with his extended family and enjoyed playing late-night pitch games with his bestie, Billy. He also liked playing darts and listening to concerts in the family game room with family and friends.

He and his late wife were very involved in raising their grandchildren. With his family, he loved telling jokes, singing songs and hanging out at the B.R.A.H.

In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Patricia.

Surviving are his sons, Thomas, West Wyoming, Mark and his wife, Deborah, Exeter; James and his wife, Karen, Sea Bright, N.J.; daughter, Diane Moran (late James Moran), North Huntingdon; sister, Mary Alice Hoffman (late William Hoffman), West Wyoming; and grandchildren, Kaitlin, Catherine, Michael, Morgan and Sydney.

Thank you to the hospital staff at Geisinger Wyoming Valley for their kind care over the past several weeks.

A blessing service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from Metcalfe Shaver Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, with the Rev. Paul McDonald, OSJ as  celebrant.

Interment will be in the Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Diabetes Association at diabetes.org. For information or to send condolences, please visit us at www.metcalfeshaver.com.