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Michael Berish
November 13, 2002
ichael Berish, Jr., 78, of Larksville, died Wednesday at the Hospice
Community Care Inpatient Unit at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Plymouth, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna (Balog)
Berish. He was a graduate of Larksville High School. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was employed as a diesel
mechanic by Sunshine Markets. He was a member of St. Mary’s Annunciation
Church, Kingston and the Larksville Senior Citizens.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine and brother Joseph.
Surviving are daughters, Sharon Garmize, Mountain Top; Michaline Swiryna,
Dallas; Geri Page, Edwardsville; sons, Michael J., Pringle; Christopher,
Dallas; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday from the Kopicki Funeral Home,
263 Zerbey Ave., Kingston, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at St.
Mary’s Annunciation Church. Interment will be in St. Stephen’s Cemetery,
Lehman Township.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Community
Care, Kingston.