Kathleen Nolan Hines, 56, of Pittston, passed away on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at Moses Taylor Hospital following a brave fight with a brief illness. Born on October 17, 1953, Kathleen was a daughter of Grace Bianco Nolan and the late Robert Nolan. She was a member of St. Mary's Church, Avoca, attended Saint Mary's School in Avoca and Saint John the Evangelist High School in Pittston. She also attended Luzerne County Community College. She traveled throughout the country working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is when she met her husband, Gary Hines. They resided in Kentucky for 11 years before moving back to Northeastern Pennsylvania to be closer to her family in 1986. She was most recently employed as a supervisor of Purina Pet Care at Telerx in Wilkes-Barre, where she was known among her close circle of friends for her sense of humor. Kathleen had a passion for cooking, and recently took several cooking classes at Luzerne County Community College. She looked forward to trying new recipes and wowing her family with the presentation of her dishes at their frequent parties and cookouts. She loved life and loved to laugh. Her spirit and her excitement were contagious, and her friends and family cherished every minute they spent with her. Preceding her in death was her father, Robert Nolan. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Gary, at home; daughter, Jessica Hines Regis and her husband, Paul, Frederick, Md.; her son, Joseph Hines, Philadelphia; her mother, Grace Bianco Nolan; two sisters, Roberta Nolan Battista and her husband, Kenneth, of Duryea, and Geri Nolan Piemontese and her husband, Sam, of Duryea; a brother, Robert Nolan and his wife, Katy, of Boyertown; her uncle, Tony Bianco of Pittston; her sister-in-law, Phyllis Lampert and her husband, Ed, of Lebanon, Tenn.; and her mother-in-law, Thelma Hines, of Harford, Ky. She is also survived by five nieces, Jennifer Battista, of Lemoyne; Brianne Battista, of Scranton; Maria Piemontese, of Philadelphia; Lindsay Nolan, of Boyertown; Hannah Nolan Focht and her husband, Kurt, of Phoenixville; and five nephews, Daniel Piemontese, of Duryea; Bobby Nolan, of Boyertown; Kevin Hupp, of Simpsonville, Ky.; Kyle Lampert, of Nashville, Tenn.; and Josh Lampert of Richmond, Va. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from Kiesinger Funeral Services, 255 McAlpine St., Duryea, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Avoca, with Father Phillip Sladicka officiating. Friends may call Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. Interment will be held at the parish cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels, 190 S. Sprague Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. Published in Times Leader on January 24, 2010