Joanie Markert

January 14, 2012

Joanie Markert, 76, of Duryea, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 in Hospice Community Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre. Born in Pittston, on October 23, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Timothy and Mary Horan Connors. She was a graduate of Jenkins Township High School. Joanie was an avid reader and enjoyed playing bingo with friends at the Crossin Towers. She was very proud of her Irish heritage. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Don Connors, and a sister, Rosemary Fee. Surviving are her husband, Fred Markert, Pittston; sons, Greg Markert and his wife, Sheree, Pittston; Brian Markert and his fiancee, Deborah, Exeter; James Markert, Watertown, N.Y.; daughters, Maureen Olisewski, Pittston; and Donna Kaczmarczyk, Pittston; brothers Joseph Connors and his wife, Peg, Pittston; James Connors and his wife, Della, Maryland; and her twin brother, Timothy Connors, Dunmore. Joanie was a loving Nanny to her 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 9 a.m. from the Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251 William Street, Pittston with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Pittston. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.peterjadoniziofuneralhome.com .