Peter D. Northup

Peter D. Northup, Dalton, 54, died Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Donald and Catherine "Joan" Dale Northup.  He was a 1984 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and became a welder for Interstate Safety in Clarks Summit.

He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman and a lifetime member of the Factoryville Sportsmen's Club.

Surviving are sons Sam, South Abington Township, and Bradley, Birmingham, Alabama;  daughter Shelby Northup, Cleveland, Ohio; brother Clark Northup, Rosharon, Texas; sister Elizabeth Lampo, Bryan, Texas; one grandson, Jude Northup; nieces and nephews.

Peter's family would like to thank the Colombo family and Matt Baldwin for their continuous and compassionate care. They would also like to show their appreciation to Allied Services Hospice for the wonderful and dignified care given to Peter.

The funeral will be on Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit with services by Ginger Daubenhauser. Interment will follow in Shoemaker Cemetery, Dalton.  Friends may call on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Allied Services Hospice Center, 511 Morgan Highway, Scranton, PA  18501.