Obituary of Anna M. Sears

Anna Margaret Sears, 66, of Pittston, passed peacefully on Thursday, December 1, 2022, while in the comforting care of the Commonwealth Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, in the company of her family. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 29, 1956, Anna was one of seven children of the late Henry and Helen Doyle Sears. Anna grew up in the Baltimore area and as a teenager moved to Philadelphia with her family where she completed her education. Anna was employed by the Social Security Administration for fifteen years and then started a new career path of helping to raise young children by working in a few children daycare centers in the Wyoming Valley until her retirement. Joyce Clark, wife of 30 years, and Anna built a loving home together. as they raised three of their grandsons, Joshua SR, William, and Cody Neal. Anna joins in heaven her loving parents, her son Ronald Hubbs, and brother Lewis Sears. Surviving are her wife Joyce Clark, Pittston; daughter Tracey Neal, Pittston; grandchildren Joshua: William: and Cody Neal, all of Pittston; great grandchildren Joshua Near Jr.; Alexander Neal; Lilianna George; Grayson Noble; Rowann and Stella Neal; sisters Agnes Oxford, Alabama; Helen Irene Barns, Maryland; Doris Sears, Philadelphia; Patty McGregor, Philadelphia; Mitzy Sears, Colorado; and Anna’s earth angels Marie Holland, Seattle, Washington, and Alexandra Clark, Kansas; along with several nieces and nephews. Services will be held in the near future at the convenience of her family during a celebration of Anna’s life. The date has yet to be determined. A future announcement will appear when the event is finalized. Arrangements have been placed in the care of the Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc., Plains Twp.