Obituaries
July 21, 1941 - December 13, 2022 Service Date: December 21, 2022 Funeral Home Anthony P Litwin Jr Funeral Homes Inc Blessing Service will be Wednesday December 21, 2022 at 4pm from Anthony P. Litwin Jr. Funeral Homes, Inc. 33 Reynolds St. Factoryville with Rev. Arbogaste Satoun Presiding. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1pm to 4pm. Interment at Delavan Farm Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dalton Lions Club 2020 Maple Road Dalton PA 18414 or Dalton Fire Co. P.O. Box 684 Dalton PA 18414 Robert L. “Pete” Van Fleet 81, of Dalton died Tuesday morning December 13, 2022 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Scranton on July 21, 1941 the son of the late Robert and Betty Williams Van Fleet. His first and only true love and wife of 56 years is the former Carol Swaboski. He owned and operated Van Fleet Well Drilling. He was active in the Dalton little league in the 70’s and 80’s. He was a former Lackawanna Trail School Board Director. He was president of the Dalton Lions Club. He enjoyed helping run the Dalton Lions wrestling tournament, running their annual golf tournament and making his famous potato pancakes at the Dalton Carnival. He was a member of the Scranton Canoe Club. Always quick with a joke or one liner, he enjoyed taking Carol out for Friday dinners with Ed and Darlene, Saturday morning breakfast club with the guys, visiting with his longtime friends Terry and Carol Farr. He also cherished his adventures with Hiza and Charlie which almost always included a hilarious story. Preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda, and his brother Willard. Survived by Three sons Brian (Tammy), Brendan (Corinne) and Brett all of Dalton; brother Barry (Linda); 6 grandchildren that he adored- Alexis, Tyler, Emily, Nick, Bryce, and Nate, 4 great grandchildren- Harper, Luke, William and Luna, several nieces and nephews and cousins. Blessing Service will be Wednesday December 21, 2022 at 4pm from Anthony P. Litwin Jr. Funeral Homes, Inc. 33 Reynolds St. Factoryville with Rev. Arbogaste Satoun Presiding. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1pm to 4pm. Interment at Delavan Farm Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dalton Lions Club 2020 Maple Road Dalton PA 18414 or Dalton Fire Co. P.O. Box 684 Dalton PA 18414Robert L. Van Fleet
Anthony P Litwin Jr. Funeral Homes, Inc.
33 Reynolds St.
Factoryville, PA 18419
John F. Litwin FD
570-945-5646
Harding-Litwin Funeral Home
123 West Tioga St.
Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Collin K. Lunger Supervisor
570-836-2294