Emma Julia Keefe Correll, 88 of Plains Township, passed away Friday evening, September 8, 2017 at Little Flower Manor Nursing Home, Wilkes-Barre, where she had been a resident for the past three years.

Born in Larksville, Emma was the daughter of the late Gilbert & Ada (Simms) Keefe.

She was a graduate of Larksville High School, and was employed at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and Goldstein’s Deli, Kingston, until her retirement. Emma was a member of the Hudson and Parsons Primitive Methodist Churches. Most important to Emma are her Children, Grandchildren, and Great-Grandchildren. Everyone special and close to Emma knew her as Nana and she held a special place in the hearts of all who met and knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband Edwin M. Correll; sisters Marguerite Bochniak and her husband Thomas, Kathleen Eugley, and brother Gilbert Keefe.

Surviving are her daughter Kathleen Dunsmuir and her husband Thomas, Hudson section of Plains, son Edwin Keefe and his wife Laura, Lebanon, NJ; grandchildren Matthew Dunsmuir and his wife Nicole, Lindsay Dunsmuir and her partner Dan Roper, Jared Keefe, and Michael Senia; great-grandchildren Hayleigh, Blake, and Bryce Dunsmuir, and Landon Boisey; sister-in-law Viola Keefe, Allentown, PA; several nieces and nephews.

Emma’s family would like to thank the staff and Sisters at Little Flower Manor Nursing Home, and Dr. James Bruno for their wonderful care of Emma.

Funeral Services for Emma will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, PA 18705, with Rev. Andy Jerome, Pastor of the Parsons Primitive Methodist Church, Wilkes-Barre, officiating. Interment will be held in Maple Grove Cemetery, Sweet Valley. Family and friends may call Monday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, 1133 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, PA 18704.