Joan Teresa Vinovrski Mazeitis Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joan Teresa Vinovrski Mazeitis of Luzerne, Pennsylvania, who passed away on November 19, 2025 at the age of 81. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Joan may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her husband James Mazeitis. She is survived by: her brother Bernard (Marcella); her daughters, Jamie Herndon (Brad) and Amy Dougan (Timothy); and her grandchildren, Dr. Stefan Knorr (Bethany), Allison Knorr, Ethan Knorr, Declan Dougan, Kathryn Knorr, Emily Knorr and Brody Dougan.
A funeral service was held on Sunday, November 23rd 2025 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Hughes B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home (1044 Wyoming Ave, Forty Fort, PA 18704). A Mass of Christian burial was held on Monday, November 24th 2025 at 10:00 AM at the St. Ignatius Church (339 N Maple Ave, Kingston, PA 18704).
