KIESINGER FUNERAL SERVICES, Inc.

Catherine Bechtold Shimley Decker, 70, of Duryea, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Edenbrook on Second Avenue in Kingston. Born in Pittston on August 31, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Rugletic) Bechtold. Catherine was a graduate of Pittston Area High School, Class of 1974, and a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pittston. After high school, she graduated with a practical nursing degree from Wilkes-Barre Vo-Tech. She be