Valeria Yackshaw Genetti, 83, Hazleton
The wife of Gus Genetti Jr., Val had a witty sense of humor and an endearing smile. Her favorite things were family and traveling, but mostly it was combining the two â traveling with her family around the world. She loved Neil Diamond and ABBA, enjoyed playing pinochle, reading Danielle Steele books, watching detective-cop shows and enjoying coffee in her bedroom in the mornings. She was the vice president of the Genetti Hospitality Group of Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and Dickson City. She was a past board member of Kingâs College Century Club, past president of W-B Jaycettes, past president of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Auxiliary, past board of directors of CYC, member of the Slovak Heritage Society and a volunteer of NEPA Red Cross Blood Center. She died Dec. 22.
The bridge will become known as the George J. Dennis Jr. Memorial Bridge.
The bridge will be named after George Dennis Jr., who was killed while at work for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation on Feb. 11, 1972.
State Sen. John Yudichak, I-14, of Swoyersville, and state Rep. Aaron Kaufer, R-120, of Kingston, announced the bridge naming recently.
âOur community was blessed in having such a dedicated and hard-working man like George Dennis Jr.,â Kaufer said. âThe Dennis family has always been a well-known family through their heavy involvement in public service. Georgeâs death was a loss that was truly felt by all in our area . I urge the governor to please sign this bill into law.â
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Ambrose died Saturday at her home in Jenkins Twp., according to her obituary.
âAnita was dedicated to her parish and the people of Plymouth. Few are aware of how hard she worked, visiting parishioners in the hospital, officiating at funerals, and many other things,â the Rev. John Siberski, a Plymouth native, posted on Facebook. âA good woman, a good minister and a good life.â
Siberski said he met Ambrose years ago when he was a practicing doctor.
âI first met Anita in my medical offices where she was one of my patients along with her mother, a delightful woman with a very distinct Welsh accent. My doctor-patient relationship with Anita changed when I was ordained a priest in June 2007,â Siberski wrote. âShe called mom a few months later to ask if I would be interested in preaching at the annual Good Friday service. The service was an institution in Plymouth from my childhood. It moved to her church when the Methodist Church across the street clos