Margaret Ross Roberts

Margaret Ross Roberts, 98, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday in the Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Ross, whom she married in 1928, and her second husband, Carlton "Bill" Roberts. Margaret was born in Tunkhannock, on April 22, 1913, daughter of the late Abraham and Laura Reynolds Matthews. Margaret's life was centered in Tunkhannock, where she lived many years on Winola Avenue. Prior to retirement, she was employed at the Murray plant in Scranton, where she riveted on B-29s. In the 1950s, she was employed by the Bendix Corp. in South Montrose, where one of her suggestions became an accepted idea, and she was paid a bonus. In 2006, Margaret retired to the United Methodist Manor, Tunkhannock. She celebrated several birthdays there, and her last birthday was observed by family and close friends at Allied Services. Surviving are a son, Gerald Ross, Tunkhannock; a stepson, Richard Roberts, Springville; a daughter, Loretta Ayers, Spring Mills, W.Va.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many great-great-grandchildren on the way. Margaret was able to see her family span five generations. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jack Ross; a daughter, Ellie Visneski; an infant son, James; two brothers, John Matthews and James "Plug" Matthews; and a sister, Eleanor Woodruff. The family would like to thank Allied Skilled Nursing and Hospice for all their concern and care. A special thank you to her great-granddaughter, Wendy. Margaret will be dearly missed and warmly remembered. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Friends may call Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m