Connie Drasba Gable

Connie Drasba Gable of Taylor died Monday afternoon at Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for the past two weeks. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Leonard.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Pearl Petrosky Drasba and was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. Throughout her life, Connie worked in the garment industry, retiring from Vermont Clothing, Taylor. She was a parishioner of Divine Mercy Parish and a former parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church, Taylor, and a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.

Connie enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles but her family was the center of her life. Her flawless home cooking and stories about her younger days were cherished during family visits. She will be dearly missed.

Also surviving are two sons, Leonard and wife, Linda, North Abington Twp.; and John and wife, Marianne, Taylor; five grandchildren, James Kilonsky and wife, Elena; Jonathan Gable and wife, Meghan; Maria, Nicole and Marissa Gable; three great-grandchildren, Dakota Kilonsky, Lucy and Charley Gable; two brothers, Donald Drasba and wife, Angie; and Frank Drasba all of Scranton; nieces and nephews.

A son, Donald; and two sisters, Sylvia Kishbaugh and Arlene Pitts, also preceded her in death.

The funeral will be Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from the Semian Funeral Home, 704 Union St., Taylor, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St., Scranton, by the Rev. Francis Pauselli. Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Old Forge.

Friends may call Wednesday, 4 to 7. p.m.

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