Richard Bell

Richard Bell, 82 of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife was Carol Olson Bell, who passed in 2017.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Loraine Rossman Bell.  Prior to his retirement, he was a Mechanical Engineer for RCA in Dunmore, Pa. He was an avid golfer, playing 2 to 3 times a week, and also loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.

Surviving are two sons, Rick Bell and his wife Marie of Jacksonville, FL, and Tom Bell and his wife Chandra of Clarks Summit; three daughters, Leile Saxe and her husband Charles of Clarks Summit; Loraine Bell of Harveys Lake, and Lynda Hall and her husband Greg of Tunkhannock; nine grandchildren, Daniel, Charles III, Christian, Lauren, Jessica, Ally, Dylan, Sadie and T.J.; one great grandchild, Ryan; brothers David of Alabaster, Alabama, Gilbert of Easton, Connecticut; and sister Susan Elumba of Danbury, Connecticut.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Bell.

A memorial service will be held on October 3 ^rd at 11 a.m. with services by Reverend George Matthews.  Interment will be in Clarks Green Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 418 South State Street, Clarks Summit.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.