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Peter Farrell

July 2, 1964 — April 15, 2011

John Peter Farrell, 46, of Lakeside Drive in Harvey's Lake died Friday.

Born July 2, 1964 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late John Patrick and Mary McCallick Farrell.

Peter was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School, Class of 1982 and Luzerne County Community College.

Employed by the Wilkes-Barre Area School District for twenty-five years, Peter was head custodian at the district administration building.

Peter served as vice-president of the Lake-Lehman School Board and as a member of the Joint Operating Committee of the West Side Career and Technology Center. He was first vice-president of the Harvey's Lake Lions Club, Chaplain of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 967, PSEA Union Shop Steward and a communicant at Our Lady of Victory Church.

He will be missed by his wife, the former Lorraine Schriver; son, Christopher; sister, Mary Bridget Farrell Michael and her husband Captain Frank Michael, USN, and their children, John, Mary and Elizabeth of San Diego, California; mother-in-law, Mary Lou Schriver of Pittston. Peter's infectious smile and willingness to help anyone in need will be sadly missed by his many friends and colleagues whom he considered to be members of his extended family.

Celebration of Peter’s Life will be held Wednesday at 10 AM from McLaughlin's Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 11 AM in the Church of Saint Aloysius. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township.

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

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