WALTER C. AVERY (1936-2020)
Obituary - Published in the Scranton Times-Tribune, December 26, 2020
Walter C. Avery, 84, formerly of Jermyn, passed away at The Pines Senior Living in Clarks Summit on Friday, Dec. 25. He was the son of the late Charles W. Avery and Mildred Battenberg Avery.
Walter was a graduate of Jermyn High School. He then received a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, a teacher's certificate from Kutztown State Teachers College and a master's degree from Bloomsburg.
He taught art for 30 years in the Shamokin Middle School. He also founded a DeMoley chapter while in Shamokin.
He was an active member of Jermyn Lions Club, Aurora Masonic Lodge 523, Jermyn Historical Society and St. James St. George Episcopal Church.
Walter is survived by a sister, Susin Shay and a niece, Kelley Shay of Fairfax, Va.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Battenberg Funeral Home, Jermyn.
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GUEST BOOK
December 26, 2020
Dear friend, thank you for your friendship and your dedication to a better community that you helped create in so many ways. Always a part of everything positive. A true gentleman, a true friend, a model of citizenship, and a face that I will always see at Saint James.
Jerry Williams, Carbondale, PA
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FUNERAL SERVICE
Walter C. Avery, Jermyn, died Dec. 25, 2020. A funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. George/St. James Episcopal Church. Masonic service, 9:30. Interment, Jermyn Cemetery.
Published by Scranton Times on Mar. 23, 2022.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
Obituary - Published in the Scranton Times-Tribune, December 26, 2020
Walter C. Avery, 84, formerly of Jermyn, passed away at The Pines Senior Living in Clarks Summit on Friday, Dec. 25. He was the son of the late Charles W. Avery and Mildred Battenberg Avery.
Walter was a graduate of Jermyn High School. He then received a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, a teacher's certificate from Kutztown State Teachers College and a master's degree from Bloomsburg.
He taught art for 30 years in the Shamokin Middle School. He also founded a DeMoley chapter while in Shamokin.
He was an active member of Jermyn Lions Club, Aurora Masonic Lodge 523, Jermyn Historical Society and St. James St. George Episcopal Church.
Walter is survived by a sister, Susin Shay and a niece, Kelley Shay of Fairfax, Va.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Battenberg Funeral Home, Jermyn.
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GUEST BOOK
December 26, 2020
Dear friend, thank you for your friendship and your dedication to a better community that you helped create in so many ways. Always a part of everything positive. A true gentleman, a true friend, a model of citizenship, and a face that I will always see at Saint James.
Jerry Williams, Carbondale, PA
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FUNERAL SERVICE
Walter C. Avery, Jermyn, died Dec. 25, 2020. A funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. George/St. James Episcopal Church. Masonic service, 9:30. Interment, Jermyn Cemetery.
Published by Scranton Times on Mar. 23, 2022.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
WALTER C. AVERY (1936-2020)
Obituary - Published in the Scranton Times-Tribune, December 26, 2020
Walter C. Avery, 84, formerly of Jermyn, passed away at The Pines Senior Living in Clarks Summit on Friday, Dec. 25. He was the son of the late Charles W. Avery and Mildred Battenberg Avery.
Walter was a graduate of Jermyn High School. He then received a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, a teacher's certificate from Kutztown State Teachers College and a master's degree from Bloomsburg.
He taught art for 30 years in the Shamokin Middle School. He also founded a DeMoley chapter while in Shamokin.
He was an active member of Jermyn Lions Club, Aurora Masonic Lodge 523, Jermyn Historical Society and St. James St. George Episcopal Church.
Walter is survived by a sister, Susin Shay and a niece, Kelley Shay of Fairfax, Va.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Battenberg Funeral Home, Jermyn.
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GUEST BOOK
December 26, 2020
Dear friend, thank you for your friendship and your dedication to a better community that you helped create in so many ways. Always a part of everything positive. A true gentleman, a true friend, a model of citizenship, and a face that I will always see at Saint James.
Jerry Williams, Carbondale, PA
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FUNERAL SERVICE
Walter C. Avery, Jermyn, died Dec. 25, 2020. A funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. George/St. James Episcopal Church. Masonic service, 9:30. Interment, Jermyn Cemetery.
Published by Scranton Times on Mar. 23, 2022.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
Obituary - Published in the Scranton Times-Tribune, December 26, 2020
Walter C. Avery, 84, formerly of Jermyn, passed away at The Pines Senior Living in Clarks Summit on Friday, Dec. 25. He was the son of the late Charles W. Avery and Mildred Battenberg Avery.
Walter was a graduate of Jermyn High School. He then received a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, a teacher's certificate from Kutztown State Teachers College and a master's degree from Bloomsburg.
He taught art for 30 years in the Shamokin Middle School. He also founded a DeMoley chapter while in Shamokin.
He was an active member of Jermyn Lions Club, Aurora Masonic Lodge 523, Jermyn Historical Society and St. James St. George Episcopal Church.
Walter is survived by a sister, Susin Shay and a niece, Kelley Shay of Fairfax, Va.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Battenberg Funeral Home, Jermyn.
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GUEST BOOK
December 26, 2020
Dear friend, thank you for your friendship and your dedication to a better community that you helped create in so many ways. Always a part of everything positive. A true gentleman, a true friend, a model of citizenship, and a face that I will always see at Saint James.
Jerry Williams, Carbondale, PA
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FUNERAL SERVICE
Walter C. Avery, Jermyn, died Dec. 25, 2020. A funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. George/St. James Episcopal Church. Masonic service, 9:30. Interment, Jermyn Cemetery.
Published by Scranton Times on Mar. 23, 2022.
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU;
May the LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you;
May the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.
Numbers 6:22-27
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. He who believes in Me, though he may die, shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.
John 11:25-28
