Martha M. Brack

Martha M. Brack passed away Saturday after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her husband was the late Edmund E. Brack, who died in 1992.

Martha was born in Scranton and was the daughter of the late Adam and Martha Kederis Pachase. She attended Scranton Technical High School. Martha was employed by Williams Bakery, C & D Sportswear, and then became a caregiver for her mother. She was very active in many organizations, including The Knights of Lithuania, Zonta Club, St. Joseph's Guild, Vasares Club, Polish Union and a Pinochle club, which was her favorite game. She was also a member of St. Joseph's Church in Scranton and attended Our Lady of the Snows Church in Clarks Summit.

Martha loved to laugh. Her beautiful smile and wonderful sense of humor will be missed by all who knew her.

Martha's family would like to thank Dr. Steven Eisner and the staff at the Jewish Home in Scranton for their wonderful care and compassion.

Surviving are two daughters, Arlene Brack, Scranton; and Jeanne B. Peffer and husband, Robert, Glenburn; two granddaughters, Susan Tassey and husband, William, Nicholson; and Denise Ubaldini and husband, Ronald, Blakely; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a wonderful family friend, Larry McAndrew, Scranton.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Ann Page and Helen Yacinek; and three brothers, Adam, Andrew and John Chase.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. from Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit, PA 18411. All those attending are asked to go directly to the church. Interment will be in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Scranton.

Friends may call Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, PA 18411.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Rd., S. Abington Twp. 18411; or to the Alzheimer's Association , 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago IL, 60601.