Obituary of Melanie Ann Petroski

Melanie A. Petroski, age 76 of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Roselle Park, NJ on April 7, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Nelson and Anna MacDonald. Melanie enjoyed gardening and baking, but her true passion was raising her children. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Joseph Petroski; daughter, Michelle Yantz; dog, Sugar Marie. Melanie is survived by daughters, Jennifer Yantz and Lisa Stern; grandchildren, Mariah Yantz, Sierra Horvath, Brody Yantz-Watkins, Chris Stern, Daniel Stern and Alexa Balma; great-grandchildren, Aiden and Damien. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 11:00 am from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Deacon John Jorda of the Our Lady of Victory Church, officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 am to 11:00 am prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Bethel Hill Cemetery, Fairmount Township. Memorial donations can be made to the Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasury, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110, Arlington, VA 22203. Online condolences can be made at clswansonfuneralhome.com