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Home > Alumni > Alumni Society > Death Notices > 2022 > September > RICHARDS, JOHN A., Class of 1956

RICHARDS, JOHN A., Class of 1956

Date: Wednesday 09/07/22

RICHARDS, JOHN A., Class of 1956, Pittston, on September 8. The funeral will be Saturday, with Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, 535 N. Main St., Pittston, celebrated by the Rev. Michael Bryant. A viewing will be held Friday, Sept. 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Neil W. Regan Funeral Home Inc., 1900 Pittston Ave. For your safety and the safety of others, masks will be required at the viewing.

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