Thomas R. Williams Jr.

Thomas R. Williams Jr., of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born March 18, 1945, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Thomas and Ann Yankoski Williams Sr.

Tom was a 1963 graduate of G.A.R. Memorial High School, Wilkes-Barre, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed for many years as a barber at Provential Towers, Wilkes-Barre, and later worked at James O. Brown, Food Broker, Pittston, until retiring.

Thomas was a member of SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Stella Beth Williams. Surviving is his wife of 55 years, Stella Haliszik Williams; daughters, Chantel Williams-Ziomek of Wilkes-Barre, and Anne McDermott of Wilkes-Barre; granddaughter, Aubrey Ziomek-Fernandes and her husband, Tyler; and sister, Barbara Guvitose of Laflin, PA.

Family and friends may attend funeral services on Saturday at 11:00am at the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, 21 North Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre. Interment in Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery will be at the convenience of the family.