Thomas E. Nahill

December 30, 2011

Thomas E. Nahill, Staff Sergeant, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, (Retired), of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Hospice Care of the Visiting Nurses Association Inpatient Unit at St. Luke's Villa, Wilkes-Barre. He was born September 21, 1939, in Philadelphia, a son of the late Edward and Margaret Sullivan Nahill. He formerly resided in Bear Creek and was a 1958 graduate of Coughlin High School. For 28 years he was a member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 109th Service Battery and retired with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Mr. Nahill was employed for 32 years for A. Danchek Inc., and was a coach for the Parsons Cardinals and Miners Mills Pirates Little League teams. He belonged to the Miners Mills Community Club and Plains Senior Citizens. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Margery German and brother, Stanley Nahill. Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Nancy Howe Nahill; sons, Thomas P. Nahill, Robert Nahill, Kevin Nahill and his wife, Renee; grandson, Christopher; several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Joseph Kearney, pastor of St. Benedict's Church, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Memorial Shrine Park, Carverton. Friends may call Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Care of the VNA, 80 East Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.eblakecollins.com .