James H. Perrins Jr.

James H. Perrins, Jr., 64, of Conwell Street in Wilkes-Barre died Thursday at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia as a result of complications from a bone marrow transplant he had during his battle with leukemia.

Born October 13, 1945 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late James H. and Nellie Newberry Perrins.

Jim was a 1963 graduate of James M. Coughlin High School.

A Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era, he served in Vietnam aboard the USS Sacramento.

Jim had a thirty-five year career as a pressman beginning with Mebane Printing in 1972. The company merged with Blasi Printing where he remained until retiring in 2007.

Jim was a member of Ducks Unlimited, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.

Jim enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and gardening, and had a true love for animals, especially his dogs. He was enthusiastic when it came to fishing, hunting and riding his quad at his campsite in Mehoopany.

Surviving are his wife, the former Maribeth Carroll; daughters, Cheryl and her husband William Smith of Wilkes-Barre, Michele and her husband Keith Garren of Mountain Top and Jamie and her husband Roger Tredinnick, Jr. of Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, Brianna and James Smith, Keith, Jr. and Christopher Garren, and Kaitlyn and Daniel Tredinnick; a sister, Janice and her husband Edward Harfman of Parsons; and his dogs, Tyler and Lucy.

Celebration of Jim’s Life will be held Monday at 9:30 AM at McLaughlin's Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. Interment will be in Memorial Shrine Park in Wyoming.

Visitation will be held at McLaughlin’s on Sunday from 5 to 8 PM

Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to Friends of Pep Border Collie Rescue, RR1 Box 1223, Gouldsboro, PA 18424

To see Jim’s Life Story, get directions, leave a message, share memories, photos and more go to www.celebratehislife.com