Nancy Rothenbecker

Nancy R. Rothenbecker, 73, of South River Street in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday at Timber Ridge Health Care Center.

Born May 14, 1938 in New York she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Charlotte Koblyski Snopkoski.

Raised in Danbury, Connecticut and Duryea, Nancy was a graduate of Pittston High School.

Before retiring, Nancy was employed by Luzerne County for thirty years.

She was a member of the Parish of Saint Nicholas.

A son, Kevin, daughter, Margaret Mary, and brother, Charles Snopkoski preceded her in death.

Nancy will be missed by her husband, John J. ‘Jack’ Rothenbecker; children, Jack and his wife Sheila Rothenbecker, Susan Smith and Michelle and her husband Joel Vincent all of Wilkes-Barre; grandchildren, Brenda Carr, Janelle Behm, Jackson and Jessica Rothenbecker, Julia and Danny Smith, Lauren and Kalie Decker, Nadine Blihar, Melissa Frankiewicz; six great-grandchildren; and siblings, Robert and Steven Snopkoski and Beverly Norton all of Connecticut.

Celebration of Nancy’s Life was held Wednesday with a family visitation at McLaughlin’s followed by a Funeral Mass in the Church of Saint Nicholas. Interment was in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township.

Memorial donations may be made to SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 East Main Street, Fox Hill, Wilkes-Barre, 18702-6911.

Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Nancy’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com