Edward Patrick Carlin, 84, of Avoca, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Twp.
After years of suffering, God came to Ed on July 14, 2021, and said to him, âThrow away that walker and come walk with me.â
Born in the Pittston Junction, May 29, 1937, and raised in West Avoca, he was the son of the late Michael and Ann Mallarky Carlin.
Ed was a member of Queen of The Apostles Church, Avoca. He graduated from Avoca High School in 1957, and served honorably in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1961, then worked at Swanee Paper (Plainwell) in Ransom, retiring in 1999 after 36 years of employment.
Text scam preying on parishioners
Newswatch 16 s Chelsea Strub shows us why you need to think twice before you answer a text from your priest. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 5:44 PM EST February 25, 2021
AVOCA, Pa. A parish in Luzerne County seems to be the latest victim in a text scam that has been lingering in our area for a while.
Fr. Phillip Sladicka at Queen of Apostles Parish in Avoca says scammers are sending text messages to parishioners impersonating Fr. Sladicka and asking for iTunes gift cards to give to people battling cancer. It s distressing because people today don t have jobs there, but they would do charity, they would do acts of charity, even as sacrifice, you know? It s not a matter of whether they would even have the resources, but they would do me a favor, Fr. Sladicka said.