NANTICOKE, Pa. -- People in part of Luzerne County paid their final respects to a former mayor.
Nanticoke Mayor Rich Wiaterowski lost his battle with cancer over the weekend.
On Friday, the community came out for a public viewing at the Greater Nanticoke Area High School.
Wiaterowski, who was also a volunteer firefighter, was diagnosed last year.
A funeral will be held on Saturday.
Wiaterowski was 45 years old.