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March 13, 2007
John A. Conrad, 71, of Francis Street, Wilkes-Barre Township, passed away on March 13, 2007, after a prolonged illness.
He was born on June 13, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre Township. and was a son of the late William and Helen Conrad. He graduated from Wilkes-Barre Township High School in 1952. He was employed by the Federal Aviation Administration for 34 years.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a first class radio operator and is a veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 815, Catholic War Veterans Post 274, National Association of Retired Federal Employees and the American Bowling Congress. He was also a member of Holy Trinity Church, Wilkes-Barre.
John was preceded in death by his brother William.
Surviving are his daughter Karen Ann Conrad, Wilkes-Barre Township; sister Marguerite Yatsko and her husband Carl; sister Dorothy Laux and her husband, Harold, Trenton, N.J.; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held from the Robert Bednarski Funeral Home, 27 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, at 10 a.m. Friday. The funeral Mass will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church, 416 South St., with the Rev. Theodore L. Obaza officiating.
Interment will be at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek Township. Friends may call Friday morning at 9 to 10 a.m.