Desie Cerato

December 14, 2024

Desie Cerato, Scranton, passed away Saturday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. Her husband of 56 years was Michael Cerato.

Desie was born September 16, 1946, in Manhattan, New York and was the daughter of the late John and Anna Mayo Bakas. She was a graduate of the Plains Memorial High School. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the former Service Merchandise Store.

Desie will be missed by all who were blessed to have known her and was a loving caretaker to her entire family. She was a devoted and steadfast Green Bay Packers fan.

Also surviving are daughters Brenda McGuire and her husband William and Michelle Hughes and her husband Todd; grandchildren Billy McGuire, Brianna McGuire and Lainey Hughes; sister Diane Beckett and her husband Ted.

She was also preceded in death by her brother Joseph Duca.

Services are private.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the CMT Research Foundation by mailing checks to CMT Research Foundation, Inc.

4062 Peachtree Road | Suite A209

Atlanta GA, 30319

Or by visiting https://cmtrf.org/donate.

Donations could also be made to the donor’s favorite charity.