Judy L. Haggerty, 69, of Kingston, died in the company of her family on Monday evening, July 11, 2016, at Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Merwin and Gladys (Gessner) Treslar, who for many years owned and operated Treslar's Coffee Shop on Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Judy graduated from Kingston High School in 1965. She was married to the late James J. Haggerty for 45 years. Following the 1972 flood, Judy and Jim took over the coffee shop and operated it as Haggerty's Coffee Shop. The coffee shop was a noted Kingston gathering place where Judy and Jim made many good friends. Judy later worked as a waitress at The Nook in Pittston and Ollie's Restaurant in Edwardsville.
Judy took the greatest joy in life from her children and grandchildren and was known for her selfless devotion to those she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Haggerty, owner of Goodeal Transmissions, Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are her three children, Mayor Jim Haggerty, Kingston; Dr. Kelly Haggerty Ahuna and her husband, Kevin, Amherst, N.Y.; and Patricia Haggerty Lyle, Esq., and her husband, Tim, Amherst, N.Y.; grandchildren, Ethan and Emily Ahuna and Quinlan and Zoe Lyle; sisters, Jane McCabe, Wilkes-Barre; Lauren Benner, Sylvan Lake; and Ruth Sennett, Harveys Lake; as well as several nephews and nieces.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, where Judy was a member. Those attending the funeral are asked to go directly to the church on Friday morning.
Interment will be in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township.
In lieu of flowers, Judy asked that memorial donations be made to the Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704.
Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Merwin and Gladys (Gessner) Treslar, who for many years owned and operated Treslar's Coffee Shop on Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Judy graduated from Kingston High School in 1965. She was married to the late James J. Haggerty for 45 years. Following the 1972 flood, Judy and Jim took over the coffee shop and operated it as Haggerty's Coffee Shop. The coffee shop was a noted Kingston gathering place where Judy and Jim made many good friends. Judy later worked as a waitress at The Nook in Pittston and Ollie's Restaurant in Edwardsville.
Judy took the greatest joy in life from her children and grandchildren and was known for her selfless devotion to those she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Haggerty, owner of Goodeal Transmissions, Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are her three children, Mayor Jim Haggerty, Kingston; Dr. Kelly Haggerty Ahuna and her husband, Kevin, Amherst, N.Y.; and Patricia Haggerty Lyle, Esq., and her husband, Tim, Amherst, N.Y.; grandchildren, Ethan and Emily Ahuna and Quinlan and Zoe Lyle; sisters, Jane McCabe, Wilkes-Barre; Lauren Benner, Sylvan Lake; and Ruth Sennett, Harveys Lake; as well as several nephews and nieces.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, where Judy was a member. Those attending the funeral are asked to go directly to the church on Friday morning.
Interment will be in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township.
In lieu of flowers, Judy asked that memorial donations be made to the Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704.
Judy L. Haggerty, 69, of Kingston, died in the company of her family on Monday evening, July 11, 2016, at Hospice Buffalo in Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Merwin and Gladys (Gessner) Treslar, who for many years owned and operated Treslar's Coffee Shop on Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Judy graduated from Kingston High School in 1965. She was married to the late James J. Haggerty for 45 years. Following the 1972 flood, Judy and Jim took over the coffee shop and operated it as Haggerty's Coffee Shop. The coffee shop was a noted Kingston gathering place where Judy and Jim made many good friends. Judy later worked as a waitress at The Nook in Pittston and Ollie's Restaurant in Edwardsville.
Judy took the greatest joy in life from her children and grandchildren and was known for her selfless devotion to those she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Haggerty, owner of Goodeal Transmissions, Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are her three children, Mayor Jim Haggerty, Kingston; Dr. Kelly Haggerty Ahuna and her husband, Kevin, Amherst, N.Y.; and Patricia Haggerty Lyle, Esq., and her husband, Tim, Amherst, N.Y.; grandchildren, Ethan and Emily Ahuna and Quinlan and Zoe Lyle; sisters, Jane McCabe, Wilkes-Barre; Lauren Benner, Sylvan Lake; and Ruth Sennett, Harveys Lake; as well as several nephews and nieces.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, where Judy was a member. Those attending the funeral are asked to go directly to the church on Friday morning.
Interment will be in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township.
In lieu of flowers, Judy asked that memorial donations be made to the Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704.
Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Merwin and Gladys (Gessner) Treslar, who for many years owned and operated Treslar's Coffee Shop on Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Judy graduated from Kingston High School in 1965. She was married to the late James J. Haggerty for 45 years. Following the 1972 flood, Judy and Jim took over the coffee shop and operated it as Haggerty's Coffee Shop. The coffee shop was a noted Kingston gathering place where Judy and Jim made many good friends. Judy later worked as a waitress at The Nook in Pittston and Ollie's Restaurant in Edwardsville.
Judy took the greatest joy in life from her children and grandchildren and was known for her selfless devotion to those she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Haggerty, owner of Goodeal Transmissions, Wilkes-Barre.
Surviving are her three children, Mayor Jim Haggerty, Kingston; Dr. Kelly Haggerty Ahuna and her husband, Kevin, Amherst, N.Y.; and Patricia Haggerty Lyle, Esq., and her husband, Tim, Amherst, N.Y.; grandchildren, Ethan and Emily Ahuna and Quinlan and Zoe Lyle; sisters, Jane McCabe, Wilkes-Barre; Lauren Benner, Sylvan Lake; and Ruth Sennett, Harveys Lake; as well as several nephews and nieces.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, where Judy was a member. Those attending the funeral are asked to go directly to the church on Friday morning.
Interment will be in Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Corcoran Funeral Home Inc., 20 S. Main St., Plains Township.
In lieu of flowers, Judy asked that memorial donations be made to the Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704.
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