Jean F. Paulukonis

Jean F. Paulukonis , 84, lifelong resident of Girardville, passed away peacefully Saturday April 22, 2017 at Schuylkill Manor "Genesis," Pottsville.

Born in Girardville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Mae Colihan Brown (Simononis). She raised three sons and worked and retired as a LPN at the former Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville.

Jean was a graduate of Girardville High School. She was a member of the Girardville United Methodist Church, the Mahanoy City Golden Age Club and the Frackville Area Senior Citizens. She was an avid reader, enjoyed playing bingo and traveling with the GAC, taking trips to the casino and loved cooking for her family.

In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Paulukonis Sr. in 2013 and a brother Robert Guy Brown.

She is survived by her three sons: Robert Paulukonis, Eugene Jr. and his wife Janet Paulukonis and Brian Paulukonis, all of Girardville; Five grandchildren: Christine, Robert Jr., Laura Jean, James Douglas and Lydia Marie and her great-granddaughter Ava.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 am from the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home, Girardville with Rev. Peggy Reed officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. until time of service. Interment will be held at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Frackville.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made, in Jean's name, to the Girardville United Methodist Church at 314 Germanville Road Ashland, PA 17921.