Obituary of Joan S. Booth

Joan S. Booth, age 82 of Lake Township, was mercifully released from the grip of Alzheimer's disease and allowed to join her beloved husband and family in Heaven with her Lord and Savior, on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Mrs. Booth was born February 25, 1930 in Plymouth, PA, and was the daughter of the late Gordon and Mabel Obitz Shafer. She graduated from Harter High School, West Nanticoke in 1948. Joan was a dedicated homemaker who was a devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was an avid reader, especially of the Bible and was member of the Outlet Bible Tabernacle. Her husband, Rev. Kenneth E. Booth died in 1995. She was also preceded in death by a brother, James Gordon Shafer and sisters; Ruth (Toni) Blackwell, Jeri Shafer and Tillie Calvert. She is survived by her son: Gary E. Booth and his wife, Peggy of Harveys Lake; Lynn Browning and her husband, Rick of West Salem, OH; Carol Glass and her husband, Roy of Blacksburg, VA; Beth Sufrinko and her husband, Mark of Wapwallopen; Jennifer Acquisto and her husband, Sal of Mountain Top; 8 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren. Friends and family are invited to attend Joan's funeral service on Wednesday at 10:00 am from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 & 118, Pikes Creek, with Rev. William Stritzinger officiating. Interment will be in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Loyalville. Friends may call 6:00-8:00 PM on Tuesday. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Assoc. Northeastern PA Chapter, 63 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701