Edwin "Ted" King, age 76 of the Village at Greenbriar, Dallas, formerly of Kunkle, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Lakeside Nursing Center, Harveys Lake.

Mr. King was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 8, 1938 and was the son of the late Wayne and Esther Mae Ruggles King.

Ted was raised in Meeker and graduated from Lake-Noxen High School in 1956. He began his career working for the former Natona Mills, and later retiring after 33 years of service at the former Commonwealth Telephone Company.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, John, Donald, Roy, and Lyle.

Ted is survived by his wife of 47 years, the former Lorraine Yonkoski; son, Jason King and his companion Stacey Fritsky of Beaumont; daughters, Cindy King and her companion Joe Dwojewski of Shavertown and Brenda Kaiser and her husband Neil of Lehman; brother, Richard King of Exeter Twp.; sister, Dorothy Wadas of Shavertown; grandchildren, A.J. King, Cole and Evan Kaiser; numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends may call 1:00 - 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 15 at the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek.

Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to be made to the donor's choice.