Mary T. Naylor

Mary T. Naylor, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Monday morning at Commonwealth Home Health Hospice, Scranton. She was the widow of Peter Naylor who died in 1994.

Born in the Minooka section of Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Monica Swietnicki. For a time, she was a shoemaker for Endicott Johnson Shoe Co. and, before retirement, was employed as a nurse's aide at Clarks Summit State Hospital and Allied Services. She was a member of Holy Redeemer Church, Harding.

Mary loved polka music and enjoyed polka dancing, and always looked forward to her trips to the Dollar Store.

Mary's family would like to thank the staff members at Mercy Hospital, Abington Manor and Commonwealth Home Health Hospice for the compassionate care and attention they showed during her illness. They would especially like to thank her nurse, Tatyana Likhova, whom Mary liked so much, she wanted to "take her home."

Surviving are two sons, Robert and wife, Jean, Clarks Summit; and Joseph and wife, Deane, Arroyo Grande, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

She was also preceded in death by a son, Raymond; brothers, Frank and Stanley; and sisters, Laura, Josephine and Ceil.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Those attending are asked to go directly to the church. Interment will be private in Mountain View Cemetery, Harding.

Friends may call Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lawrence E. Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Commonwealth Home Health Hospice, 746 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, PA 18510.