{"id":136204,"date":"2026-03-12T07:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/136204\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:32:18","slug":"ann-catherine-kobierecki-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/136204\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Catherine Kobierecki \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\t\t\tAnn Catherine Kobierecki \t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Ann Kobierecki, 94, of Dickson City, passed away peacefully at home on March 7, 2026, surrounded by her devoted family.<\/p>\n<p>\nBorn on July 17, 1931 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Albin and Helen Galazin Zawacki. As one of nine children, she grew up surrounded by a large and loving family. She graduated from Throop High School.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnn\u2019s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were her pride and purpose. She will be remembered for her kindness, unwavering love for and dedication to her family, countless home-cooked meals, and her famous pierogi.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe will be missed most by those who had the privilege to call her Mommy, Babci, and Ciocci.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnn is survived by her children: Stanley Kobierecki, Fort Walton Beach, FL., Cathy Stepkovitch and husband Allan, Scott Township, and Helene Castellano, Dickson City; granddaughters: Kristen Castellano, Jessica Kobierecki, Crystal Seeuwen and husband Matt, and Jillian Dwyer and husband Richard; great-grandchildren: Rocco, Olivia, Cory, Myla, Liam, Sierra, and Leo; sisters: Genevieve Legenza, Cleveland, OH., Joanne Polanichka, Hershey, and Theresa Shamro, Uniondale; and many nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n<p>\nShe was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Kobierecki Sr.; longtime companion, Henry Piechota; son-in-law, Raymond Castellano; four brothers; and one sister.<\/p>\n<p>\nA Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, March 13, at 10:00 a.m. In the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 1090 Carmalt St., Dickson City, PA. A viewing will be held Friday before Mass from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the John F. Glinsky Funeral Home, Inc., 445 Sanderson St., Throop. Interment will follow at Visitation of Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery, Dickson City, PA.<\/p>\n<p>\nAll those attending Mass please go directly to church.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks for donations to be made to Griffin Pond Animal Shelter.<\/p>\n<p>\nPlease visit the funeral home website to leave condolences.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnn Catherine Kobierecki<\/p>\n<p>\nMarch 7, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ann Catherine Kobierecki OBITUARY Ann Kobierecki, 94, of Dickson City, passed away peacefully at home on March 7,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-136204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}