\t\t\tThomas \u2018Tom\u2019 J. Walsh \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Thomas \u201cTom\u201d J. Walsh, a longtime Taylor resident, passed away on Friday at home following an illness. He was 87 years old.<\/p>\n
\nHe is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Margaret \u201cPeggy\u201d Walsh. The couple celebrated its 50th wedding anniversary on December 20th.<\/p>\n
\nBorn on September 22, 1938, and son of the late Joseph and Mary (Gallagher) Walsh, Tom was raised in the Minooka section of Scranton.<\/p>\n
\nWorking until the age of 83 years young, he worked for Brooks Manufacturing in Old Forge before ultimately retiring from the Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton.<\/p>\n
\nTo be remembered in so many ways, above all else, he was a man of strong Christian faith. An avid outdoorsman, he spent his time hunting, fishing, and kayaking. Some of his best memories were made while attempting to raft down the Susquehanna River with his nephews, Joe and Bob Walsh. Although great memories, the trio didn\u2019t make it too far. A former racer, Tom actually helped to build the former Moc-A-Tek Speedway in 1961. With a quick wit until the end, Tom was always telling jokes, whether appropriate or not. Leaving behind his loving family and lasting legacy, he will forever be missed.<\/p>\n
\nHe is survived by his children, Sharon Kline and husband Joseph of FL., Linda Aloe and husband Michael of S.C., Debora Yost and husband Larry AR., John Walsh and wife Kellie of Fl., Thomas Walsh, and wife Sarah of Dalton, Timothy Walsh of Taylor, Tina Walsh of Old Forge, and Troy Walsh and wife Briann of Taylor; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews; and a brother, Joseph Walsh of Tunkhannock. Sisters, Catherine Smith and Rose Wesley, also preceded in death.<\/p>\n
\nHis family would like to extended its gratitude to both Dr. Kenneth Sebastianelli and staff and Compassus Hospice for their care, kindness and genuine compassion.<\/p>\n
\nFuneral services are scheduled to begin on Thursday at 9:15 AM from the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge, with a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St., Scranton, to be celebrated by Rev. Paul McDonnell, Pastor. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Old Forge.<\/p>\n
\nFamily and friends may pay their respects on Wednesday between 4 \u2013 7:00 PM at the funeral home.<\/p>\n
\nPlease visit the funeral home\u2019s website for directions or to leave a condolence.<\/p>\n
\nThomas \u2018Tom\u2019 J. Walsh<\/p>\n
\nApril 10, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thomas \u2018Tom\u2019 J. Walsh OBITUARY Thomas \u201cTom\u201d J. Walsh, a longtime Taylor resident, passed away on Friday at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":165459,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-165458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}