Heather K. Atkinson of Lenoxville died Tuesday at home after a long illness.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Scottie Atkinson of Lenoxville and the late Jack Atkinson. Heather was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and attended Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. She loved movies and music, acted in local theater productions, and sang with the Scranton Singers Guild and the Wyoming County Chorale under Dr. Stephen Barton. She also sang with the Factoryville United Methodist Church choir for many years.
She worked at AT&T in Scranton and then AT&T Wireless in Oklahoma City, Okla., until 2010.
Her favorite thing to do was to help others. She worked with mission and outreach at Factoryville U.M. Church and was manager of the mobile food pantry that serves Wyoming County residents.
Heather's motto was: "Serving the last, lost and least of the world."
She is survived by three nephews and one niece: John William Montgomery, Neil Montgomery, Melina Petrini and Bobby Petrini.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Factoryville United Methodist Church, 162 College Ave., Factoryville, officiated by the Rev. Bill Townsend.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution in Heather's name to the Factoryville U.M. Church.
To share condolences with Heather's family, visit her book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.
Published in Scranton Times on June 8, 2017
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Scottie Atkinson of Lenoxville and the late Jack Atkinson. Heather was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and attended Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. She loved movies and music, acted in local theater productions, and sang with the Scranton Singers Guild and the Wyoming County Chorale under Dr. Stephen Barton. She also sang with the Factoryville United Methodist Church choir for many years.
She worked at AT&T in Scranton and then AT&T Wireless in Oklahoma City, Okla., until 2010.
Her favorite thing to do was to help others. She worked with mission and outreach at Factoryville U.M. Church and was manager of the mobile food pantry that serves Wyoming County residents.
Heather's motto was: "Serving the last, lost and least of the world."
She is survived by three nephews and one niece: John William Montgomery, Neil Montgomery, Melina Petrini and Bobby Petrini.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Factoryville United Methodist Church, 162 College Ave., Factoryville, officiated by the Rev. Bill Townsend.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution in Heather's name to the Factoryville U.M. Church.
To share condolences with Heather's family, visit her book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.
Published in Scranton Times on June 8, 2017
Heather K. Atkinson of Lenoxville died Tuesday at home after a long illness.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Scottie Atkinson of Lenoxville and the late Jack Atkinson. Heather was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and attended Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. She loved movies and music, acted in local theater productions, and sang with the Scranton Singers Guild and the Wyoming County Chorale under Dr. Stephen Barton. She also sang with the Factoryville United Methodist Church choir for many years.
She worked at AT&T in Scranton and then AT&T Wireless in Oklahoma City, Okla., until 2010.
Her favorite thing to do was to help others. She worked with mission and outreach at Factoryville U.M. Church and was manager of the mobile food pantry that serves Wyoming County residents.
Heather's motto was: "Serving the last, lost and least of the world."
She is survived by three nephews and one niece: John William Montgomery, Neil Montgomery, Melina Petrini and Bobby Petrini.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Factoryville United Methodist Church, 162 College Ave., Factoryville, officiated by the Rev. Bill Townsend.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution in Heather's name to the Factoryville U.M. Church.
To share condolences with Heather's family, visit her book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.
Published in Scranton Times on June 8, 2017
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Scottie Atkinson of Lenoxville and the late Jack Atkinson. Heather was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and attended Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. She loved movies and music, acted in local theater productions, and sang with the Scranton Singers Guild and the Wyoming County Chorale under Dr. Stephen Barton. She also sang with the Factoryville United Methodist Church choir for many years.
She worked at AT&T in Scranton and then AT&T Wireless in Oklahoma City, Okla., until 2010.
Her favorite thing to do was to help others. She worked with mission and outreach at Factoryville U.M. Church and was manager of the mobile food pantry that serves Wyoming County residents.
Heather's motto was: "Serving the last, lost and least of the world."
She is survived by three nephews and one niece: John William Montgomery, Neil Montgomery, Melina Petrini and Bobby Petrini.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Factoryville United Methodist Church, 162 College Ave., Factoryville, officiated by the Rev. Bill Townsend.
Friends may call Saturday from 10 to 11 at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Shifler-Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Clifford.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution in Heather's name to the Factoryville U.M. Church.
To share condolences with Heather's family, visit her book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.
Published in Scranton Times on June 8, 2017
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