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John Henry Connaghan

John H. Connaghan of Albrightsville, died peacefully on Saturday January 22, 2022 at Wilkes Barre Veterans Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, PA.  He was 77. 

Born in Philadelphia he was the son of the late Marion J Connaghan and James Hicks, brother of the late Anne, Bernard and Joseph L. Hicks and brother-in-law of the late William Kirner and Dave Moran.

John attended North Catholic High School, and being young and restless and had a love of music.  He felt the need to help his country, so he decided to join the United States Army and proudly served for over 10 years. After leaving the army he went to work for the US Department of Labor as a Subsistence agent in Philadelphia for over 20 years, after which he went to work for the Defense Supply Agency in Northeast Philadelphia for 8 years and eventually retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare as a senior case worker in 2009.


A man of many talents, he enjoyed music, old time TV shows, reading, listening to EWTN and taking long walks in the surrounding state and local parks.  To say that he was a creature of habit, well not a weekday night went by that between 7:00 and 8:00pm you would find John watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.

He will be sadly missed by his loving and devoted siblings and spouses:  Frank Hicks, James F. Hicks and his wife Betty, Christopher W. Hicks and his wife Dottie, Andrew J. Hicks and his wife Lisa, Catherine T. Moran, Maryann Luiso and her husband Joseph, Della M. Miller and her husband Gary, Patricia A. Pivarunas and her husband John, and Donna E. Kirner; and by his sister-in-law, Penny Hicks. John is also survived by many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great grand nieces and nephews.

John’s family will receive condolences on February 11, 2022 from 10:00 am until his Funeral Mass 11:30 at St. Andrew Catholic Church 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers contributions in his memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.

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Service/Memorial Information
  • Morning Visitation

    Friday, February 11th, 2022
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    St. Andrew Catholic Church
    81 Swamp Road
    Newtown, PA 18940

  • Funeral Mass

    Friday, February 11th, 2022
    11:30 AM

    St. Andrew Catholic Church
    81 Swamp Road
    Newtown, PA 18940

  • Cemetery

    Friday, February 11th, 2022
    1:00 PM

    Washington Crossing National Cemetery
    830 Highland Road
    Newtown, PA 18940

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