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Mother & Son Killed in Lackawanna County Fire

Mother & Son Killed in Lackawanna County Fire - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 6:24PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010 @ 06:24pm EST
THORNHURST, LACKAWANNA COUNTY - A mother and her son are dead after a fire at their home in Lackawanna County.
The blaze broke out just before 11:30 PM Monday night at a home on Pine Grove Road in Thornhurst.

The victims have been identified as Rose Kasulis, 87, and her 46-year-old son John Kasulis.

Family members say John Kasulis originally made it out of the burning home but when back inside to try and save his mother who was confined to a wheelchair.

"The fire started in the basement. John went upstairs to go ahead and save his mother and he didn't make it out. Neither one of them made it out," cousin Joe Kasulaitis said.

Kasulaitis, like many other family members, lives on the same road.

"They were great people. Everybody knew them in town and they'll be missed," Kasulaitis said.

Rose Kasulis was the founding member of the Thornhurst Volunteer and Rescue Company Ladies Auxillary. That made the deadly blaze even more difficult for fire crews. Kasulis was known to everyone for her volunteer efforts.

"For probably close to 20 years she'd be down here cooking or cleaning in the kitchen or doing something," Jim Howely said. Howely is a fire company trustee.

For neighbors like Alice Repholz, who knew Rose Kasulis for 30 years, the deadly blaze was shocking. She had to come and see the scene for herself.

"Her personality was very, very nice, she would probably help anyone," Repholz said.

A state police fire marshal is investigating the deadly fire. The cause has not yet been identified.
 


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