Francis "Frank" Madigan, 82, of Duryea, formally of Avoca, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in his home. He was born in Avoca, January 11, 1930, and was a son of the late Edgar and Anna (Gardner) Madigan. He was a member of Queen of The Apostles Church, Avoca, an 1948 graduate of Avoca High School. Frank was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a lifelong union bricklayer and a member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 5. He was also employed as a bus driver for the Greyhound Bus Company, the Pittston Area School District, and worked part time for Hertz Rent-A-Car. Frank was a member of the VFW Post 8335 Avoca, the Avoca American Legion, the West Side Social Club, the Avoca Jolly Boys, and Pittston Senior Citizen Club. Frank was a dedicated mason for much of his life. He was a fine and meticulous bricklayer and derived much satisfaction from his work. He was kindhearted, enormously comical and good-natured. His strong family values were at the foundation of a full and treasured life. He will be enormously missed by family, friends and those touched by his humor, kindness and devotion. In addition to his parents, Frank is preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, the former Delores (Simmons) Madigan; son, Frank Jr.; brothers, Thomas, James, and John Madigan; sisters, Ann Marie Runyan, Eleanor Fahr and Catherine Sowa. He is survived by his daughter, Leslie, and her husband, James Butler, of Avoca; grandchildren, James Butler and Ian Madigan; daughter-in-law, Martha Madigan; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Kiesinger Funeral Services Inc., 255 McAlpine St., Duryea, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Queen of The Apostles Church, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca, with Fr. Phillip Sladicka officiating. Friends may call Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. The AM Vets Honor Guard of Dupont will provide Military Honors. Interment will be held St. Mary's Cemetery, Avoca. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association of Luzerne County, 63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701, or to the Avoca Ambulance Association, 740 Main St., Avoca, PA 18641.

Published in Times Leader on February 2, 2012