First Posted: 11/16/2008

Anthony F. (Tony) Magda Jr., 69, of Dupont, died November 11, 2008 in the General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, following an illness.
Born in Dupont, he was a son of Celia Pivinski Magda of Kingston and the late Anthony Magda Sr. He was a graduate of St. John the Evangelist High School, Pittston, Class of 1957. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked as a counselor for Clear Brook, Inc., Wilkes-Barre Township, until his retirement and was the organist for St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilkes-Barre for many years, where he was a member. He was also a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 372, Pittston.
Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife of 47 years, the former Mary Anne Gola, at home; a sister, Geraldine Gulbish and her husband, Stanley, Lehman Township; nephew, Stanley A. Gulbish, Hudson; and a niece, Theresa M. Gulbish, Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral will be held Nov. 15 from the Yanaitis Funeral Home, Plains, with a funeral Mass in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Wilkes-Barre. Interment, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.