Theresa Evans

Theresa (Alaimo) Evans, 71, formerly of West Pittston, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020 following an illness at her home in West Wyoming. A funeral mass will be held at 9am, Tuesday, November 10th at Corpus Christi Parish, West Pittston. Attendees must adhere to CDC guidelines due to COVID. Funeral Arrangements are entrusted to the Betz-Jastremski Funeral Home Inc., Luzerne. Theresa was born in Pittston on August 17, 1949 and she was among the first graduating class from Wyoming Area High School in 1967. Theresa is preceded in death, by her husband John R Evans, Jr. who passed away in 2018,and her parents Ross V. and Stella Alaimo. Theresa worked as a nursing assistant for Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for over 20 years. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cooking for her family, and listening to local bands. Theresa is survived by her children, daughters Lorraine Byer, of Philadelphia, and Julia Jacien and husband Myron, of West Wyoming; son Roderick Evans, of Wyoming; grandchildren, Aidan, Andrew and Hailey Evans, Emily Jacien and Cameron Byer; and her siblings, Ross Alaimo, Magdalene Pugh, the late Stephen Alaimo, Angela Miles, William Alaimo, Louis Alaimo, Victor Alaimo, Roberta Clark and John Phillip Alaimo and other family and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to Autism Speaks - https://tinyurl.com/AutismSpeaksLoveForAidan The family wishes to thank everyone who was supportive through her illness.