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Obituaries » Barbara L. Washick (Hughes) January 3, 1946 - March 8, 2016 Service Date: March 12, 2016 Funeral Home Corcoran Funeral Home Inc Cemetery St. Patrick s Cemetery Church Living Hope Bible Church Barbara L. (Hughes) Washick, 70, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of late Clifton Sr. and Ada (Scheil) Hughes. Barbara graduated from GAR High School, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She was employed at the White Haven Center, where she was very active in the AFSME union, until she retired in 1999. Barbara was a very loving and caring mother, grandmother, and friend; but she was also a very strong woman – for she fought cancer for over 20 years. She resided with her children/caregivers, Eric M. Washick, Sr. and Bobbiejo Washick; and grandchildren, Victoria Washick and Eric M. Washick, Jr. She would like to give special thanks to them and the following: Dr. Bruce Saidman, Dr. Gregory Fino, Dr. John Citti; their staff; and to Pastor Mark DeSilva. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, John “Jack” Washick, White Haven, Pa; her parents; and her brother, Frederick Fassett, NJ. Surviving are her children: John L. Washick, Jr., Edwardsville, Pa.; Eric Washick and Bobbiejo Washick, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and Mark Washick, Mountain-Top, Pa; her siblings: Clifton E. Hughes, Jr and his wife Chung, Oklahoma; Jane Hergert, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Margaret Krout and her husband George, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and Annetta Rudeski and her husband John “Jack”, Hanover Township; sister-in-law: Thelma Fassett, NJ and Joan Pickett, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Living Hope Bible Church, 35 South Main Street Plains, PA, 18705, with Rev. Mark DeSilva, pastor, officiating. Her final resting place will be at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, White Haven, PA. Arrangements by the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street Plains, PA 18705. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation (in memory of Barbara) to the Medical Oncology Associates RX Fund, 382 Pierce St., Kingston, PA 18704.Barbara L. Washick (Hughes)