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John Sopp

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Nat-Gawlas-Jordan Funeral Home - East

89 Park Ave

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Visitation

Dec. 17, 2025

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home

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John Sopp Obituary

John Sopp, 74, of Kingston, passed away Nov. 14, 2025, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, in St. Nicholas-St. Mary Parish, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown. Those attending the Mass are asked to go directly to the church on Thursday.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to St. Nicholas-St. Mary Parish, 226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.

Condolences may be sent by visiting John's obituary at www.ngjfuneral.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Times Leader from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14, 2025.

Memorial Events
for John Sopp

Dec

17

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Nat Gawlas Jordan Funeral Home

89 Park Ave, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Dec

18

Mass of Christian Burial

11:30 a.m.

St. Nicholas-St. Mary Parish

226 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, PA

Funeral services provided by:

Nat-Gawlas-Jordan Funeral Home - East

89 Park Ave, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702

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