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Tuesday, February 01, 2000 Page: 5A
January 27, 2000 obert J. Yourren Jr., 58, of rear North Laurel Street,
Hazleton, died Thursday at home. Born June 21, 1941, in Ashley, he was the son
of the late Robert J. and Eleanor (McManaman) Yourren Sr. He spent the past 10
years in the Hazleton area. He graduated from Hanover High School and attended
King’s College. Until his retirement and disability, he was a dispatcher for
Northeast Express, Mountaintop, for more than 25 years. He attended Grace
Fellowship Church, West Hazleton. Surviving are his wife of 18 years, the
former Constance (Ervin) Kotsko; sons, Geno and Gregory Bartoli, both of
Mountaintop; stepson, David Lucian-Kotsko, Hazleton; stepdaughter, Leona
Petrustanz, Beach Mountain, Butler Township; nine stepgrandchildren; sisters,
Michelle Urban, Harding, Exeter Township; Lenore Dougherty, Stroudsburg; and
Mary Beth Yourren, Harding; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service
will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Grace Fellowship Church. The Rev. Tec
Vinatieri, pastor, will preside. Burial will be at the convenience of the
family in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. There will be no calling
hours. Memorial donations may be made to the Immanuel Christian School,
Hazleton. Arrangements are by the Krapf & Hughes Funeral Home, Inc., Hazleton.