Emily Misha Tylutki

Emily Misha Tylutki, 47, passed away on May 24th at her home in North Abington Township where she resided with her mother, Patricia Suscavage Tylutki.

Until her senior year, Emily attended Lackawanna Trail High School, where she was a member of the Lions marching band. She then graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1991.  She went to Penn State, worked as a cook and manager at restaurants in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and was caretaker for her grandfather in his final years.

Emily was kind, intelligent, silly, loquacious, and intensely curious. In what she called her eternal quest for knowledge, she asked an astounding number of questions about everything. She had a reciprocal affinity for creatures wild and tame including the family puppies and kitties.  She worried about the bees and wouldn't squash a bug without an apology. She was genuinely glad to be helpful and was good at it. She beheld small things with wonder. In the midst of a terrible day, Emily would abruptly tell you to look at how beautiful the clouds were. She told you she loved you upon parting, because you never know.

She is also survived by her sister Jennifer Tylutki and nephew Brody, Glenburn; niece Misha Howell, Scranton; father George and stepmother Laurie Tylutki, Hop Bottom; aunt Lynne Kreinberg Suscavage and family, Hawaii; cousin Susan Link, Tunkhannock; and extended family in several states.

She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents Peter and Winifred Davies Suscavage and paternal grandparents Edward and Isabella Rodney Tylutki.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit.