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Marita Gedrich Shearer, 85, of Avoca, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at Geisinger CMC Hospital, Scranton. She was born in Avoca on October 1, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Fredrick “Fritz” and Rita (Allen) Gedrich. Marita was a member of Queen of The Apostles Parish Church, Avoca. She was a graduate of St. John’s High School. Rita was a member of the Red Hat Society. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, and will be dee

Gilbert Shearer, 83, of Avoca passed away into eternal peace Thursday, April 19 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in Winchester, Kentucky on October 4, 1934 and was the son of Walter and Sallie. Gil was a veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War. In the 1960’s, he was computer operations manager of the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA, Bethesda MD and finished his working career at the age of 74, retiring from the Tobyhanna Army De