Obituaries

Olga VanLuvender, age 85, of Moosic, died Wednesday morning under the care of the VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She is survived by her beloved husband, Paul VanLuvender, Sr. Wed on August 28, 1948, the couple were married for over 65 years.
Born in West Scranton on February 25, 1929, daughter of the late Alex and Julia Hnatew Pavluchuk, Olga was educated in West Scranton Schools. She had worked at Preferred Meals in Moosic before serving as longtime lunch lady at West Scranton Intermediate School prior to her retirement. Her husband and her attended Elm Park United Methodist Church in Scranton. An avid traveler, she had fond memories of taking several cruises and trips to Florida. She speant a lot of time at her camper on Lake Moc-a-tek, as well as boating on her boat at Lake Wallenpaupack. She also never missed a show of a local Beatles Tribute band. Olga was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister who will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her children, her daughter, Debbie VanLuvender Swingle of Moosic, and her son, Bruce VanLuvender and wife Nicole of Old Forge; her brother, Leo Pavluchuk of Buffalo, New York; her six grandchildren, Paul, III, and Tracy VanLuvender, Dan Butler and companion Angela Chouinard, Aiden, Avery and Olivia VanLuvender.
A son, Paul VanLuvender; siblings, Joseph Pavluchuk and Irene Bird; and a granddaughter, Colleen Butler, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at 10:00AM in the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc., 517 North Main Street, Old Forge. Interment will follow in the Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Relatives and friends may pay their respects on Friday between 5-8:00PM at the funeral home.
With gratitude for the wonderful care given to both Olga and her family, memorial contributions are asked to be made to the Visiting Nurse’s Association’s Memorial Fund, 301 Delaware Ave, Olyphant, 18447.