Wilmer L. Faux

Wilmer L. Faux of Vernon, Northmoreland Twp. died at his home Friday afternoon March 4, 2011. He was born in Northmoreland Twp., Wyoming County on May 26, 1942 son of the late Joseph and Cloe Evans Faux. Wilmer was a 1960 graduate of Tunkhannock High Class of 1960 and a Navy Veteran. Prior to his retirement he was employed by the State of Pennsylvania as a Park Ranger for 31 years. He was an avid gardner and was the owner of Faux’s Greenhouse in Vernon. Wilmer was preceded in death by his wife Diane Saporito Faux and a brother Robert Faux. Surviving is a son and daughter in law Wilmer D. and Shannon M. Faux of Tunkhannock, daughter and son in law Judy and Toby Lyons of Pittston, brothers William, Arthur, and Joseph Faux all of Tunkhannock, David Faux of Chandler, Az., sisters Ethel Kidd and Donna Robinson both of Tunkhannock, grandchildren Zachery and Cloe Faux. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 am from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St, Tunkhannock with Pastor Glen Spencer Pastor of the Vernon Baptist Church. Interment will be in Perrins Marsh Cemetery, Centermoreland. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday 6 to 8. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr #7, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18702-7901.