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April 4, 2008
Joseph E. Byrne, 85, Clarks Summit, died Friday, April 4 in his home.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Mary Kelly Byrne. Upon graduating from college he worked in Publishing for Addison Wesley in Boston as an Acquisition Editor and also working for Benziger Brothers Secondary Textbook Publishers. Prior to retirement he was the proprietor of the former Three Tenses Home, Gift and Interior Design in Clarks Summit from 1972 through 1992. He was a veteran of World War II where he served as a cryptographer in the Army. He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church and a former member of the Abington Rotary Club. He was a graduate of Georgetown University. Joseph loved his books, traveling, the theater and his dachshunds.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Rev. Jack Byrne S. J. A Mass of Christian Burial was to be held on Tuesday from Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery, Dunmore.
Arrangements from Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to V.N.A. Hospice, 301 Delaware Ave., Olyphant, PA 18447. For directions or to sign the online guest book, visit www.lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com