Beth Ann Dougherty Devine

Beth Ann Dougherty Devine, 32, of Blakely, died Satruday night at Commonwealth Hospice inpatient unit at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a courageous battle with melanoma.  She was married to Stephen R. Devine on May 28, 2006 .Born January 23, 1981, in Scranton, she is the daughter of Thomas J., Sr. and Ethel Honney Dougherty.  She was a 1999 graduate of Valley View High School.  Beth spent most of her career as a certified nurse’s aide at the Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Peckville.Beth was the most loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend who will be missed by all.  Beth loved taking family vacations, spending quality time with her children and relaxing with trips to the casino.Beth’s family would like to thank everyone who supported the benefit for Beth in November and the staff at Regional Hospital inpatient hospice unit for their care of Beth and her family.She is also survived by: three children, Maddison, 11, Carson, 6 and Jackson, 2; two brothers, Thomas J. Dougherty, Lake Ariel, and LT Patrick J. Dougherty, Ph.D., Corpus Christi, TX; one sister, Kelly A. Dougherty, Scranton; maternal grandfather, Joseph Honney, Scranton; two nephews, Collin and Alexander Dougherty; father-in-law and mother-in-law, COL. Patrick, USA Ret. and Catherine A. Devine, Columbia, SC; brother-in-law, Christopher S. Devine and wife, Jennifer, San Antonio, TX and sister-in-law, Jennifer L. Devine, Columbia, SC;  and many aunts, uncles and cousins.She is preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Ethel F. Wormuth Honney, paternal grandparents, James F. and Harriet Ann Schoonover Dougherty and cousin, Kaitlyn Dougherty.Funeral Eucharist will be held on Wednesday at 9:30AM at Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River St., Carbondale.  Fr. Donald Shaible will preside.  Interment will follow in Union Cemetery, Gino Merli Drive, Peckville.Friends may call on Tuesday from 2 to 6pm at Hudak-O’Shea Funeral Home, 115 Garfield Avenue, Olyphant.Friends are asked to go directly to the church on Wednesday morning.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Beth’s memory to: The Ladies in Pink, C\O Wendy Mitchko 131 Basalyga St. Jessup, PA 18434 or Trinity Episcopal Church, 58 River St. Carbondale, PA 18407.For directions or on-line condolences, please visit: www.hudak-osheafuneralhome.com