Stephen Francis Yuhas

November 11, 2009

Stephen Francis Yuhas, 82, of Swoyersville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was a son of the late Stephen and Anna Schlosser Yuhas. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Church, Swoyersville. Stephen was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Alderman. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 644, Swoyersville. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Intermetro Industries as a security guard. He was preceded in death by his brothers John and James. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Jule McAfee. They celebrated their 58th anniversary in July. He is also survived by sons Stephen, Douglasville, Pa., and James, Swoyersville; daughter Mary Kay Covert and her husband, Kevin, Dallas; son William and his wife, Josephine, Hughestown; daughter Susan Coulter and her husband, Michael, Swoyersville; daughter Joyce Latosek and her husband, Thomas, Torrington, Conn.; daughter Julie Lampman and her husband, Robert, West Wyoming; grandchildren Kimberly and Karen Yuhas, Kevin and Mark Covert, William, Angela, Stephen and Nicholas Yuhas, Marissa and Michael Coulter, Thomas and Timothy Latosek, and Allison Lampman; as well as sisters Betty Michaels, Swoyersville, Anna Mae Matory, Richboro, Pa., and Doris Sickler, Malvern, Pa. Funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bednarski Funeral Home, 168 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Pa., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, Swoyersville. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.