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December 28, 2011

Bernice G. Scavone, 85, Wilkes-Barre, passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Mercy Center, Dallas.

Born on March 28, 1926 in Larksville, she was a daughter of the late George and Margaret Bytosh Elko.

Bernice was a graduate of Larksville High School and had been a devoted member of St. Patrick’s Church of Wilkes-Barre.

Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the RCA Corporation in Mountain Top for 27 years.

She had been an active member of both the RCA Club and Senior Citizen’s Club of Plymouth.

She was an avid sports watcher and a die-hard New York Yankees fan to the end.

She enjoyed trips with her late husband, Patrick, to New York City, the Jersey Shore and Maryland.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick J. Scavone, who died on December 9, 1987; sister, Emma E. Williams, Plymouth; and brother, George Elko, Larksville.

Surviving are her close relatives, Bonnie Kalish and her husband, Bill, Monroe Township, and Lewis Williams and his wife, Nita, Forty Fort; and several other nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning in the Mercy Center Chapel, Dallas. Entombment will immediately follow in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Hanover Township. Friends may call from 8:45 a.m. until funeral time at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning in the Mercy Center Chapel, Dallas. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the S.J. Grontkowski Funeral Home, 530 W. Main St., Plymouth.

In lieu of flowers, contributions, if desired, may be made to the Mercy Center on Lake Street in Dallas. Please visit www.sjgrontkowskifuneralhome.com to submit online condolences to Bernice’s family.