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- Raymond W. Slovinski
Times Leader, The (Wilkes-Barre, PA) (Published as Times Leader, The (Wilkes Barre, PA)) - January 8, 2012Browse Issues
Raymond W. Slovinski, 83, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Saturday morning in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, following a brief illness.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, on October 24, 1928, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Januszko Slovinski. He was a graduate of Coughlin High School, Class of 1947, and was a lifelong resident of Wilkes-Barre.
Ray took over his father's business, which is Slovinski Plumbing and Heating, in 1962. He passed the business to his son Brian in 1992 and still remained active on everyday jobs up to just a few weeks ago.
He was a dedicated member of the former St. John the Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre, until it closed.
He was preceded in death by a brother Valerian, March 24, 1952 and by a sister Loretta L. Slovinski on June 1, 2005.
Ray and his beloved wife, the former Pearl Kraftician, had been married for over 40 years.
Surviving, in addition to his wife Pearl, are a son Brian and his wife Ellen, Plains Township; stepsons John Witkosky, Forty Fort; David Witkosky and his wife, Bonnie, Wilkes-Barre; granddaughter Sara Witkosky, Wilkes-Barre; sister Jean Ornoski and her husband Chuck, Plains Township, and several nieces and nephews.
Raymond's funeral will be conducted on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark Street, Plains Township, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict Church, Wilkes-Barre. Interment will follow in Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville. Friends may call Monday at the funeral home, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Online condolences may be sent or directions accessed at www.yanaitisfuneralhome.com.</
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1928 - 2012 (83 years)