Services will be held Saturday for Viola Rose Deane who died suddenly at her peaceful home by the lake on Friday, May 15, 2009.

Born in Paupack, on September 24, 1926, to the late Charles and Esther Singer Gumble, she was always proud of her family’s history and heritage as founding families of Gumbletown, PA.  Being a Singer-Gumble and a life-long resident of the Paupack-Hawley area, she knew and was loved by many extended family members and friends.

After marrying the boy next door, William J. Bomba, raising two girls (Gail Winterbottom and Karen Nori) and helping run the family business, she was widowed at age 45. She went onto a successful career in sales for Equitable Life Assurance Company. She retired after marrying Robert Deane, a retired Philadelphia business well-known in the area as a summer resident. They continued to reside in the Paupack-Hawley area.

Her love of antique glassware, love of family and dear friends fulfilled her life. And she never lacked for places to go and things to do. She also loved to travel and took many family vacations with her daughter, Gail and husband, Jim, James and Keelyn across the country and Canada.

Surviving are her daughter: Gail Winterbottom and her husband James of Catonsville, MD, and most recently Langhorne; a grandson: James Winterbottom of Catonsville, MD; a granddaughter: Keelyn Nori of Rochester, NY; her one remaining sister: Esther Balanovich of Liberty, NY; a stepson: Robert F. Deane Jr. and his wife Verna; a step-daughter: Pat Deane Fitzpatrick; and four stepgrandchildren.

Mrs. Deane was predeceased by her husbands: William J. Bomba and Robert F. Deane; her daughter: Karen Bomba Nori; three sisters: Florence Gumble, June Schroeder and Lois Wilmot; and three brothers: Charles, Donald and Richard Gumble.

Calling hours will be Friday, May 22, from 7 to 9 pm at Teeters’ East Chapel, 505 Church St, Hawley. The funeral will be Saturday, May 23, at 2 pm at the funeral home with Rev. Martin L. Cox, Jr., Pastor of Hawley United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in B.V.M. Queen Of Peace Cemetery, Hawley.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Wayne Unit, 110 4th St., Suite 9-12, Honesdale, PA 18431-1869 or The Jefferson Foundation of Thomas Jefferson Hospital, 925 Chestnut Street, Suite 110, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

For further information, directions or to leave a Memorial Remembrance (Candle) visit www.TeetersFuneralChapel.com.

Arrangements made by Teeters Funeral Chapel, 505 Church St., Hawley, PA 18428.