Joyce M. Malinauskas

Joyce M. Malinauskas, 63, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon at Geisinger Community Medical center in Scranton. She was the wife of Anthony R. Malinauskas. The couple had been married for 42 years.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Aloysius and Shirley Phillips Coggins, she was a 1966 graduate of Abington Heights High School and was employed by HarperCollins in Dunmore for 22 years when she retired so that she could care for her granddaughter, Alina. She was a member of Chinchilla United Methodist Church.

Joyce had a love for quilting and sewing. She was a kind and loving wife, mother and grandmother, and she will be missed by her family. Her main passion in life was spending time with them and doing projects with her granddaughter.

Also surviving are a daughter, Amy DeLuca and husband, Victor, Moosic; two sons, Michael, Clarks Summit; and Craig, Decatur, Ga.; a granddaughter, Alina DeLuca; four sisters, Linda Hill, Clarks Summit; Patricia Johnson, Dickson City; Allison Mariani, Miami; and Kathy Hoffman, Falls; several nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Karen Petrilak and Debra Wilbur.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment will follow at Abington Hills Cemetery, South Abington Twp.

Friends may call Monday, 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society , 712 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor 18517.