Margaret Mayer of Dalton died Tuesday evening at Abington Manor, South Abington Twp. She was the widow of Edward Mayer, who died in 2004.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Ignatz Gula.
She was a loving mother and grandmother who was an avid baker. She enjoyed cooking for and entertaining family and friends. She also enjoyed sewing, gardening and playing bingo.
The family would like to thank the staff at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Allied Services and Abington Manor for the compassionate care extended to Margaret during her illness.
Surviving are three sons, David and Robert of Mill City; and Jim of Brownsville, Ore.; two daughters, Deborah Davidson, Falls; and Susan Wilson, Emmaus; two sisters, Evelyn Battle, Scranton; and Irene Mustage, Avoca; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Eddy, in 1970; three brothers, Michael, George and John Gula; and two sisters, Helen Topar and Mary Battista.
A blessing service will be Saturday at noon by Monsignor James McGarry, pastor, Our Lady of the Snows Church, from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment will follow in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton.
Friends may call on Saturday, from 10 until time of the service.