Ms. Rosemarie (Schimcott) Fiascki, 80, a life resident of Park Avenue in the city's Heights section, passed into Eternal Life Tuesday afternoon in the care of the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following an illness.

     Born May 7, 1937 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter to the late Carl and Rosallia (Yekel) Schimcott.  Educated in the city schools, she was a member of the 1955 graduating class of the G.A.R. Memorial High School, Wilkes-Barre.

     Ms. Fiascki was previously a member of the former Messiah Lutheran Church, South Main Street.

     Until her retirement, she served as administrative secretary to the Luzerne County Drug and Alcohol Program.

     She was preceded in death by sisters, Mrs. Bertha Ledford and Mrs. Doris Christie.

     Left to mourn her passing are daughters, Rosemarie R. Petrick and her husband William of Wilmington, Delaware, Carolyn M. Rhodes of Hanover, PA and Barbara A. Fiascki at home; Grandchildren Lauren Berger and Jesse Petrick; Several dear friends and neighbors.

     Memorial funeral services for Ms. Fiascki will be conducted on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Maple Hill Cemetery, 68 East Saint Mary's Road, Hanover Township.  The Reverend Mary Laufer of Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, will serve as celebrant.

     Interment with rite of committal will immediately follow in the family lot in Maple Hill Cemetery.

     Relatives and friends may join her daughters and family for visitation and remembrances Wednesday morning from 9:15 a.m. until the time of services at the cemetery chapel.

     The Wilkes-Barre Heights location of the John V. Morris Family Funeral Homes Inc. is honored to care for Ms. Fiascki and her family at this time. 

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