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Tuesday, March 04, 2003 Page: 7A
Ann McGuirk
March 1, 2003
Ann L. McGuirk, 69, of Newark, Del., and formerly of Jessup, died Saturday
at Christiana Care Hospital.
Born in Jessup, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Gavenda)
Skovira. She graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park and
also attended the D. T. Watson School of Physiatrics, Pittsburgh. She worked
as a staff physical therapist with the Lackawanna County Society for Crippled
Children and Adults and also as chief physical therapist at Pocono Medical
Center, White Haven Medical Center, and Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She
also provided home health care services to numerous disabled patients. She was
an avid music fan and enjoyed cooking, sewing, spending time with her family
and traveling within the United States and throughout Europe.
Surviving are her husband, Francis R. Sr.; daughters, Dr. Barbara McGuirk
and Nadine Shaw, both of Newark, Del.; Judy Clements, Hanover Township; Noreen
Hecmanczuk, Arlington, Va.; son, Francis R. Jr., Wyoming; 13 grandchildren;
and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held Thursday from the Louis M. Margotta Funeral Home,
511 Church St., Jessup, with a traditional solemn Latin Mass at 10 a.m. in St.
Michael’s Church, Scranton. Interment parish cemetery, Jessup.
Friends may call Thursday 6 to 9 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wyoming
Valley Children’s Association, Wilkes-Barre.