Regina E. Rhodes

Regina Ellen Rhodes, 78, Dunmore died Thursday morning at the Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She was the widow of James Robert Rhodes who died in 1992.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Edward and Veronica Ruane Fitzpatrick. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and attended Lackawanna Business College. She was employed in the offices of Canada Dry Bottling Co. for over 30 years and still went to work daily.


Her family was her world.


She loved singing and was involved with various choirs and theater groups. She loved Penn State football and adored her annual "birthday" trip to see them play. She had a great love of animals. She was kindhearted and compassionate for anyone or any creature in need. She will be deeply missed by all those blessed to have known her.


Surviving are sons, James and his wife Jennifer, Avoca and Kevin and his wife Paula, Wyoming; Stepsons, Jeffrey and his wife Delane, Taylor, Robert and his wife Kristine, Ransom and Stephen and his wife Beth, Coon Rapids, MN; She is also survived by her sister Alice Natale and her husband Frank, Endwell NY; Eight grandchildren, Emma, Tara, Adam, Robert, Jessica, Sarah, and Stephany Rhodes and Cassandra Rhodes Decker; a sister in law, Joan Fitzpatrick, Union City, NJ; many beloved nieces and nephews.


In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Edward, Robert, John and Joseph Fitzpatrick, and two sisters, Mary Nolan and Eleanor Fitzpatrick.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday at 9:30am from the St. Gregory Parish, 330 N. Abington Rd., Clarks Green. Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. John M. Lapera, pastor. Friends are asked to go directly to church. Interment will follow at St. Catherine's Cemetery in Moscow.

Friends may call Monday from 5-8pm at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home & Cremation Svc., 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.