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Tuesday, March 18, 2003 Page: 7A
George M. Briggs Jr., of Wesley Village, Jenkins Township, and formerly of
Scranton, died Sunday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Born in New Jersey, he was the son of the late George M. Sr. and Anna E.
(Wazmer) Briggs. He was educated in Detroit public schools and graduated from
Cornell University, N.Y. He worked for U.S. Steel, Nivert Steel Co., Triple S
Steel Co. and Montgomery Ward. He was a member of St. Ann’s Basilica, West
Scranton. He enjoyed sporting events.
He was preceded in death by two wives, Sarah A. Doyle Briggs and Elizabeth
Jeffers Briggs.
Surviving are his wife, the former Betty Aleciene; daughter, Kathleen A.
Sperazza, Pittston; a grandson; and a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday from the Thomas J. Hughes
Funeral Home Inc., 1240 Saint Ann St., Scranton, with a funeral Mass at 10
a.m. in St. Ann’s Basilica. Interment will be in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.