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March 6, 2011
Arlene (Novobilski) Russo, of Pittston, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at the Hospice Unit of Heritage House, Wilkes-Barre. Born February 6, 1935, in Dupont, she was a daughter of the late Gertrude (Kuligowski) Novobilski and Andrew Novobilski. She was the wife of the late Philip Russo. Arlene was a former member of The Christian Mothers of St. Rocco’s R.C. Church.
She was preceded in death by infant brother Robert Novobilski and sister Phyllis Pierson.
Surviving are children, Pamela and husband Ron Karalunas, Jenkins Township; Mary Ann Yatko, Jenkins Township; Philip and wife Victoria Russo, Chicago, Ill.; Patricia Purcell, Avoca, and Joseph and wife Kimberly Russo, Collegeville, Pa.; grandchildren, Douglas Yatko, Dana Anderson, Kaitlin Karalunas, Philip and Renee Russo, and Jenna Russo; and great-grandchildren, A.J. Wickizer Jr. and Jack Pearson.
Funeral services will be handled by Graziano Funeral Home Inc., Pittston Township. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Rocco’s R.C. Church at 9:30 a.m. today (9 a.m. from funeral home). Interment services will follow at Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville.