Paul Kokora

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Paul H. Kokora, 78, of Nanticoke, passed away Thursday morning, November 11, 2021, a patient at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born April 26, 1943 in Berwick, he was a son of the late Michael and Clementine (Bloshinski) Kokora. Paul graduated from Northwest Area High School and served his country from 1961 to 1965 in Italy with the U.S. Air Force. He married the former Stella Grzymski on October 30, 1965 and shared 38 years of marriage until her passing on August 8, 2004. Paul was employed by the State Department of the Federal Government as a telecommunications operator in embassies all over the world. He retired in 2003 after 20 years of service. He was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska parish, Nanticoke. In addition to his wife, Stella, he was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Kokora Jr. Surviving are a son, Christopher Kokora and wife, Shelly of Little Elm, Texas; a daughter, Michele Samara of Falls Church, VA; a grandson, Freddie Williams; a sister, Bernie Kokora of Hanover Township as well as a niece and two nephews. Funeral services will begin 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad Street, Nanticoke with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, 520 S. Hanover Street, Nanticoke. Interment will follow in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Sheatown. Viewing and visitation hours will be Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Mr. Kokora’s memory to the American Heart Association, or to the Wounded Warriors Project.
Monday
15
November

Viewing sand Visitation hours

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday, November 15, 2021
Davis Dinelli Funeral Home
170 East Broad Street
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States
(570) 735-5370
Tuesday
16
November

Mass of Christian Burial

10:00 am - 10:50 am
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
St. Faustina Kowalska Parish
520 South Hanover Street
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States
(570) 735-4833
Tuesday
16
November

Interment with Rite of Committal

11:10 am - 11:20 am
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Old Newport Street, Sheatown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States
(570) 735-4833
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