Peter G. Monseur

November 28, 2011

Peter George Monseur, of Wilkes-Barre, was taken by the angels on Monday, November 28, 2011, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born June 9, 1934, in Wilkes-Barre, a son of the late George and Wadded John Monseur. Peter attended GAR High School, Wilkes-Barre, and was self-employed as a salesman. He was a Navy veteran, serving honorably during the Korean War. Peter was a member of St. Anthony/St. George Maronite Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre. He was an avid horse racing enthusiast and poker player. Peter was a loving and caring Husband, Father, Pop Pop and Brother, and will be sadly missed by his entire family. He was preceded in death by brother Raymond Monseur of Ijamsville, Md. Surviving are his wife, the former Helen Cloer, with whom he was married 37 years on August 19, 2011; children, Teresa Kelly and her husband, Patrick, Nashville, Tenn.; Peter D. Monseur, Wilkes-Barre; Jean Marie Monseur, Wilkes-Barre; Jason and his wife, Kimberly, Atlanta, Ga.; Allyson Wielgopolski and her husband, Timothy, Forty Fort; grandchildren, Owen and John Kelly; Joshua and Jake Hopper; Anne, Mary and Neil Monseur; Destiny, Trystan and Naythan Wielgopolski; twin brother Paul and his wife, Louise, Parsons; brother Monroe and his wife, Dorothy, Wilkes-Barre; sister, Rose Mary Monseur, Wilkes-Barre. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 N. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. George Maronite Catholic Church, Loomis Street, Wilkes-Barre. The Reverend Hanna Karam, pastor, will be celebrant. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. Family and friends may call Wednesday at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. with vigil services at 6 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Peter's family to be used according to their wishes.