SHAMOKIN - Rita J. Varano, 88, of 400 N. Franklin St., passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday morning, Oct. 26, 2012, at Mountain View: A Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Coal Township, where she had been a guest since Aug. 2.
Born in Coal Township, Dec. 31, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Lucille (Lizzul) Kirsic.
She was a 1941 graduate of Coal Township High School.
On June 14, 1947, Rita was married in the former St. Joseph Church, Coal Township, by the late Rev. Msgr. Dennis P. Reardon to Vincent J. Varano, who survives.
She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was a lifelong member of the former St. Edward Church, now Mother Cabrini Church, Shamokin.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a son, Anthony J. Varano, of Elysburg, and his children, Angela and Christopher; a daughter, Andrea Phillips, of Cypress, Texas, and her children, Alea, Kayla and Christian.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Varano.
VARANO - Rita J. Varano, 88, of 400 N. Franklin St., Shamokin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mother Cabrini Church, Shamokin. Interment in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, will be private at the convenience of the family. Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, has charge of arrangements.