John Sabatini

John J. Sabatini of Pace Street in Larksville died Wednesday at his home.

Born February 24, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late Oliver and Catherine Alles Sabatini.

John was a graduate of Saint Leo's High School in Ashley and Wilkes-Barre Business College.

An Army veteran, he served during the Vietnam Era.

John was an assistant manager for Weiss Markets in Dallas for twenty-five years. He later worked as a corrections officer at the state correctional institutions at Mahanoy City, Retreat and Dallas before retiring.

He will be missed by his wife, the former Margaret Mitchell; sons, Joseph John Sabatini of Larksville and Michael John and his wife Sandi Sabatini of Trussville, Alabama; grandsons, Joseph, Jacob and Matthew Sabatini

Celebration of John’s Life will be held Tuesday at 8:30 AM from McLaughlin’s, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 9 AM in the Church of Saint Ignatius. Entombment will be in Saint Mary's Mausoleum in Hanover Township.

Visitation will be held at McLaughlin's on Monday from 4 to 7 PM.

Memorial donations are preferred and may be made to Medical Oncology Associates Prescription Assistance Fund, 382 Pierce Street, Kingston, 18704-5535, or Hospice Care of the VNA, 486 Northampton Street, Edwardsville, 18704-4599

Permanent messages and memories can be shared with John’s family at www.celebratehislife.com