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August 15, 2011

Mary M. (Collins) Sworen, 87, of Duryea, died August 15, 2011, at Little Flower Manor, Wilkes-Barre.

Born in Duryea, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Rose Brennan Collins. She attended Duryea High School and was a lifelong resident of Duryea. She was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea, formerly Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, where she was a former member of the Altar and Rosary Society.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter (Vodge) Sworen, who passed away on July 29, 2005; seven brothers Robert, Jerome, Charles, James, Gerald, Robert and John; and two sisters, Renie Collins and Shirley Webb.

Surviving are her son, Gary Sworen, and his wife, Corine, of Mountain Top; granddaughters, Nicki and Sammi; brother Francis Collins of Hughestown; nieces and nephews.

Funeral was held August 20 from the Piontek Funeral Home, Duryea, with the Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Duryea. Interment St. John’s Cemetery, Duryea.