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Mary Ellen “Luck” Pokorney, 82, of Avoca, passed away peacefully June 4, 2021, at her Avoca home while listening to Elvis Presley and surrounded by her loving family. She was born and raised in Duryea on January 25, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Esther Shotwell. Mary Ellen was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Parish Church, Duryea. She was a 1956 graduate of Duryea High School. Luck retired from the Family Affair Restaurant, Taylor after many years of em

A memorial mass for Pamela (Pokorney) Suwinsky, who passed away in April in California, will be held Saturday, June 3rd at 10:30am in Queen of the Apostles Church, Hawthorne St. Avoca with Fr. Phillip Sladicka officiating. She was born August 28th 1954 and was the daughter of the late Sophie and Walter Pokorney of Pittston Junction. Pam was a member of St. Anthony’s Parish in California. She was a graduate of Pittston Area High School, Penn State University, and the Universi