Kathleen Jane Gracely, 93 of Harvey’s Lake, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains, PA.

Born in the North End section of Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Helen (Brice) Youngblood.

Kathleen was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre, Class of 1945, a graduate of Wilkes-Barre Business College and attended Luzerne County Community College.

She was employed as a secretary for Pioneer Manufacturing, and last for Fleetwood Air Flow, both of Wilkes-Barre, until her retirement.

She was a member of St. Theresa Church, Shavertown, and a former member of St. John the Evangelist Church, North Wilkes-Barre and the Church’s Women’s Guild.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, George F. Gracely on May 21, 2006, and her sister Frances McDade.

Surviving are her son George Gracely, III, Harvey’s Lake, daughters Maureen Jamieson and her husband Gil, Annandale, VA, Sharon Duddy and her husband Joseph, Harvey’s Lake, and Kathleen Branks and her husband Jason, Panama Beach, Florida, 8 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family from the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, PA 18705.

Memorial donations may be made to the Association of the Blind, 1825 Wyoming Avenue, Exeter, PA 18643.