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Thursday, February 03, 2000 Page: 5A
February 2, 2000 ohn C. Rother Jr., of Bear Creek Township, died Wednesday at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in
Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late John and Helen (McKenna) Rother. A U.S.
Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War, he was employed as a heavy equipment
operator for Transcontinental Pipe Line for many years. He was a member of St.
Christopher’s Church, Bear Creek. He was preceded in death by his brother,
William. Surviving are his wife of 42 years, the former Amelia Baloga;
daughter, Mary Jo Chupka, White Haven; son, Joseph, Bear Creek; five
grandchildren; and sister, Ann Rother, Wilkes-Barre. A funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Elizabeth’s Church, Bear Creek. Interment
will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek. Friends may call from 6 to 8
this evening at the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen,
Wilkes-Barre.