Alma Rakich

Alma Rakich, age 94, formerly of Rakich Road, Benton, died at 10 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015 at Bonham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Stillwater, after a brief illness.

Born in Luzerne on November 8, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Benny and Clara (Fox) Baglioni. She had resided in Benton since 1946.

Alma was employed by the former Consolidated Cigar Factory in Berwick from 1959-1984, retiring when the factory shut down.

She was a member of the Red Hat Society, Central; Happy Homemakers, Benton and the Historical Society, Central.

Alma was preceded in death by her husband, John Rakich on July 18, 2000 and by three sisters: Kate, Benia and Louise.

Surviving are two sons: John S. Rakich, wife Carolyn and Charles Rakich, wife Beatrice, all of Benton; four grandchildren: Charlene, Carol, Lorie and Charles; seven great-grandchildren: Kay, R.J., Austin, Maddie, Ethan, John David and Evan; and by a great-great-grandson, Connor.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Dean W. Kriner, Inc. Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 30 Two and A Half Street, Benton, with Pastor Scott L. Lyons, of Stillwater Christian Church, officiating. Interment in St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, Benton. Visitation at the funeral home on Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1111 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 or to Bonham Nursing’s Activity Department, 477 Bonnieville Road, Stillwater, PA 17878.