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Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Page: 12A
Josephok A. Donnelly, 78, of Gateway Manor, Edwardsville, formerly of
Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday at Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born Dec. 2,
1922, in Kingston, he was a son of the late Thomas and Ella (Casey) Donnelly.
He was educated in Wilkes-Barre public schools and completed various college
courses in police work. An Army veteran of World War II, he served as a
military policeman and later participated in the Central European battles and
campaigns, earning several decorations and citations, including the Bronze
Star and Purple Heart. In 1948, he became a member of the Wilkes-Barre Police
Department, serving in various capacities, retiring in 1974 as a detective. He
was also a school bus driver for Williams Bus Line. Mr. Donnelly was a member
of Blessed Sacrament Church, Miners Mills, Fraternal Order of Police, American
Legion Post 558 and was a former Boy Scoutmaster. His first wife, Sarah Jane
(Roberts) Donnelly, R.N.; a sister, Helene Bonavina; and a brother, John P.,
preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife of 25 years, the former Grace
(McGroarty) Carden; sons, Joseph, Edwardsville, Pa.; Robert, Bethlehem, Pa.;
and Richard, Fort Collins, Colo.; daughters, Sally Donnelly, Wilkes-Barre,
Pa.; and Molly Donnelly, Indiana; stepdaughters, Mary Jo Carden, Washington,
D.C.; and Eileen Carden, Baltimore, Md.; granddaughter, Sarah Lynn Donnelly,
Bethlehem, Pa.; brothers, Thomas, Yucca Valley, Calif.; Francis, Tuscola,
Ill.; and Paul, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews and
great-nieces and nephews. A private funeral Mass will be celebrated at the
convenience of the family in Blessed Sacrament Church, Miners Mills.
Entombment will be in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Hanover Township. Arrangements are
by McLaughlin Funeral Service. FRPd.