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May 5, 2009

Peter Serratore, 76, of Pittston, died May 5, 2009 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, Township.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Peter and Anna (Ciraco) Serratore. He was employed in the garment industry as a foreman and spreader and was a member of the International Garment Workers Union. He was a member of St. Mary, Help of Christians Church, Pittston.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Joan Palo; his second wife, the former Rosemarie Sentigar; sisters Victoria Chimock and Jennie Hudock; brothers Joseph and James Serratore.
Surviving are his son, Peter Serratore, and his wife, Pam, Wyoming; daughter Barbara Richards and her husband, James, Connecticut; grandchildren Gabrielle Serratore, Shannon Richards and Joshua Richards; sisters Laura Nasser and Catherine Contorsi, both of Wilkes-Barre, and Elizabeth Tonte, Pittston; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was May 8 from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Plains Township, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Pittston. Interment Good Shepherd Cemetery, Plains Township.
Memorial donations may be made to the SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 E. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18702. Online condolences may be made at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com .