June Ann (Gluhanick) Swida

     June Ann (Gluhanick) Swida, age 89 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2026. Born on June 14, 1937, in Wilkes-Barre, She is the daughter of the late Michael (Shoemaker) Gluhanick and the late Cecilia Walsh Gluhanick.

     June is a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School and Wilkes-Barre Business College where she met and married her husband, Leonard. They are the proud parents of four children. Leonard Jr.; Kathryn (Tom) Madigan; Michele (Dr. James) BenKinney; and Mark. Grandchildren are, Thomas Madigan, Jacob BenKinney, Maverick and Lynese Swida, and Rayna (Alex) Kresge, Kaylie, and Melanie Swida. Also surviving is her sister, Peggy (Ray) McGlynn; sister in law, Marlene Gluhanick: brother in law and sister in law:  Robert and Bernadine Kerestes; and several nieces and nephews.

     June was a stay at home Mom until her youngest child became school age. She then re-entered the work force where she held several jobs before retiring from the former Community Counseling Services after 23 years.

     June had been an active member of Our Lady of Hope Parish, formerly St. Mary's Church of the Maternity, Wilkes-Barre. She was a member of the Christian Women's Organization where she held several offices. She also was involved with the Religious Education Program (CCD) for many years, and retired as Director.

     Besides her parents, June was preceded in death by her infant sister, Kathryn, and sisters, Rosemary Wargo Etzle, and Karen Clinton; brother, Michael Gluhanick.

     Celebration of her life will begin with visitation at Our Lady of Hope Parish on Monday, November 2nd, from 10:00am to the time of the Funeral Mass at 11:000am. Interment will be held privately at St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township.

     In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or a charity of your choice.

     Memories and condolences can be shared with her family at www.JendrzejewskiFuneralHome.com