It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Lorraine Elias of Waymart, Pennsylvania, who passed away, on March 11, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her husband Charles Elias; her parents, Michael Salvatori and Mary Bakaysa; her son-in-law Michael Vaitkus; her sister-in-law Mary Starbuck; and her siblings, Madeline Salvatori, Shirley Houlihan and Manuel Salvatori.

She is survived by : her daughters, Debra Belch (Paul) of Thompson and Theresa Vaitkus of Scranton; her granddaughter Alicia Belch; her grandson-in-law Joshua Griffiths of Honesdale; her great grandchild Theodore Isaac Griffiths; and her siblings, Carol Gifford (Larry) of Uniondale, Gloria Burke (Patrick) of Scranton, Nicholas "Bobby" Beadle of Scranton and Jerry Beadle of Moosic. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Dr., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Solfanelli-Fiorillo Funeral Home Inc.