Catherine Brislin
Catherine Brislin, 97, formerly of City Heights Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Valley Crest Nursing Home, where she had been a guest for the past several years.
Born August 28, 1910, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine McHugh Cosgrove.
She attended the Wilkes-Barre schools and was a lifelong resident of the area.
Formerly she was employed by King's College and the Children's Service Center.
Mrs. Brislin was a member of St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and making afghans.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Price and Joseph Brislin; grandson James Price Jr.; brothers John and James Cosgrove; sisters Helen and Regina Cosgrove. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Watson, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Lois Patton, of Las Vegas, Nev.; sons James Price, of Kingston, Robert Price, of Wilkes-Barre, and William Price, of Kingston; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, from the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences can be sent at www.eblakecollins.com.
(Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, 18 Jan 2008)
Catherine Brislin, 97, formerly of City Heights Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Valley Crest Nursing Home, where she had been a guest for the past several years.
Born August 28, 1910, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine McHugh Cosgrove.
She attended the Wilkes-Barre schools and was a lifelong resident of the area.
Formerly she was employed by King's College and the Children's Service Center.
Mrs. Brislin was a member of St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and making afghans.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Price and Joseph Brislin; grandson James Price Jr.; brothers John and James Cosgrove; sisters Helen and Regina Cosgrove. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Watson, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Lois Patton, of Las Vegas, Nev.; sons James Price, of Kingston, Robert Price, of Wilkes-Barre, and William Price, of Kingston; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, from the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences can be sent at www.eblakecollins.com.
(Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, 18 Jan 2008)
Catherine Brislin
Catherine Brislin, 97, formerly of City Heights Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Valley Crest Nursing Home, where she had been a guest for the past several years.
Born August 28, 1910, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine McHugh Cosgrove.
She attended the Wilkes-Barre schools and was a lifelong resident of the area.
Formerly she was employed by King's College and the Children's Service Center.
Mrs. Brislin was a member of St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and making afghans.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Price and Joseph Brislin; grandson James Price Jr.; brothers John and James Cosgrove; sisters Helen and Regina Cosgrove. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Watson, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Lois Patton, of Las Vegas, Nev.; sons James Price, of Kingston, Robert Price, of Wilkes-Barre, and William Price, of Kingston; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, from the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences can be sent at www.eblakecollins.com.
(Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, 18 Jan 2008)
Catherine Brislin, 97, formerly of City Heights Apartments, Wilkes-Barre, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2008, at Valley Crest Nursing Home, where she had been a guest for the past several years.
Born August 28, 1910, in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine McHugh Cosgrove.
She attended the Wilkes-Barre schools and was a lifelong resident of the area.
Formerly she was employed by King's College and the Children's Service Center.
Mrs. Brislin was a member of St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wilkes-Barre, and enjoyed knitting, crocheting and making afghans.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Price and Joseph Brislin; grandson James Price Jr.; brothers John and James Cosgrove; sisters Helen and Regina Cosgrove. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Watson, of Yonkers, N.Y., and Lois Patton, of Las Vegas, Nev.; sons James Price, of Kingston, Robert Price, of Wilkes-Barre, and William Price, of Kingston; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, from the E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with a funeral Mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Community Care, 601 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Condolences can be sent at www.eblakecollins.com.
(Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, 18 Jan 2008)
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