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Barbara Janiszeski Obituary
SCRANTON — Barbara H. Janiszeski, 95, of South Scranton, passed peacefully on Friday evening, Sept. 15, 2023, at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton.
She was the widow of retired USAF CMSGT Norbert D. Janiszeski, who passed in 1970. Born in Japan, she was the daughter of the late Kaichiro and Tsuchi Yamamoto. Educated in Japan, she had been employed at Penn Furniture and Decorations Unlimited as a seamstress, working with interior designers. Barbara was a member of St. Paul of The Cross Parish, Scranton.
She is survived by her son, Norbert D. Janiszeski Jr., San Antonio, Texas; and her three loving daughters: Ruth Janiszeski, Scranton; Elaine Carlino and husband Leonard, Doylestown; Susan Allan and husband John, Shavertown; and two granddaughters: Alana and Nicole Allan. She was predeceased by her parents and two siblings.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Sept. 22, at 12 noon, by the Rev. Mark DeCelles, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton. The family will receive friends in the church from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Barbara's name to St. Paul of the Cross Parish, 1217 Prospect Ave., Scranton, PA 18505. Interment will follow in Sacred Hearts Cemetery, Davis Street, Scranton.
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