Kathleen Novak, 91 of Plains Township, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2017, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Lutchko) Penksa.

Kathleen attended Wilkes-Barre Area schools and was employed as a seamstress in the garment industry until her retirement.

She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Novak on December 27, 1976, daughter Rita Murawski, Sisters Mary Annabelle and Alice Kumitis, Brother Joseph Penksa, and her step-sisters.

Surviving are her son Richard Novak, Kingston, son-in-law Robert Murawski, Plains, grandchildren Robert Murawski and his wife Jennifer, Michelle Regelski and her husband Ron, Jonathan Novak, and Tara Harrison, great-grandchildren Robert, Andrew, and Jocelyn, and Brian Regelski, step-sister Jean Grose.

Funeral Service for Kathleen will be held Friday, January 20, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, PA 18705, with Rev. Marty Garms, Pastor of the East End Primitive Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be held in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek. Family and friends may call Friday morning from 9:00 am till 10:00 am at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the East End Primitive Methodist Church, 79 Laurel Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702, in Kathleen’s memory.