Mrs. Ethel A. (Menconi) McLaughlin, age 91, of West Palm Beach, Fla.,died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Palm Beach Garden Hospice in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was the wife of James J. McLaughlin who died in 1994.
Born in Coaldale, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles & Anna(Barry) Menconi.
She was a member of St. Jerome's Catholic Church in Tamaqua, PA.
She was an avid bingo player.
She is survived by her Daughter,Patricia wife of Girard "Gerry" Palermo of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Three Sisters:
Eleanor A. Moneta of Tamaqua, Pa.
Miss. Patricia Menconi of Tamaqua, Pa.
Annette Shamus of Gainesville, Va.
One Brother:Robert Menconi of Bremerton, WA.
Seven grandchildren
Thirteen great-grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her parents, son James J. Mclauglin Jr. who died in 1997, Brothers James and John"Jack" Menconi and Sisters Catherine Williams, Phyllis Dunsavage,Virginia Call and Elizabeth Menconi.
Calling Hours: Tuesday (December 30, 2008) from St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church 266 West Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA from 10-11 am.
Mass of Christian Burial at 11am.
Interment: St. Jerome's Cemetery, Tamaqua, PA.
Guestbook may be signed at:
www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
Arrangements are being handled by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home,Inc., 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pa.