Marilyn O´Callaghan passed away at St. Mary Medical Center on February 12th following a brief, non-COVID related illness. Marilyn was born on April 8th, 1937 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to parents Andrew Coar and Elizabeth (nee George) Coar. She was a hard-working woman who worked many jobs but eventually retired from Aydin Vector of Newtown, Pennsylvania after a lengthy employment.

Marilyn was a member of Emilie Methodist Church who enjoyed attending church activities but especially liked supporting those of the youth group. She enjoyed cooking and baking and meeting her friends for lunches and dinners. Marilyn was an avid reader who also enjoyed completing crossword puzzles and watching her favorite television shows especially those of true crime.

Marilyn was most recently preceded in death by her husband, David Patrick O´Callaghan, her son Robert Lanning, her grandaughter, Tarah Ausburn, and grandsons Russell Ausburn and Christopher Rosenau. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Ausburn and Shirley Rosenau, her son Kenneth Lanning (the baby, the favorite) and his wife, Crystal (nee Pascoe) and her daughter in law, Elizabeth ¨Liddy¨ Lanning, widow of Robert. Grandchildren Melissa Cotter (Timothy), Thomas Lanning, Kyle Lanning and Scott Rosenau, will miss her greatly as will her great-children, Layla and Nathan Cotter. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to a charity of your choice. Services and interment will be private. www.tomlinsonfh.com