Published in Times Leader from Sep. 11 to Sep. 12, 2019.
Wilkes-Barre, PA

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FORTY FORT — Harold "Hal" Kishbaugh, 85, of Shavertown, formerly of Forty
Fort, passed into eternal life Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Born in Swoyersville,
he was the son of William and Rose (Gray) Kishbaugh. He attended Forty Fort
schools and upon graduation from the high school in 1952, he entered the
U.S. Navy. After training at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida,
he served with the Naval Air Training Command in the Mediterranean with
the 7th Fleet. After an honorable discharge, he returned home, graduated
from Wilkes-Barre Business College and was employed a number of years in
the Lancaster and Allentown area. In 1977, he was elected to Forty Fort
Borough Council, serving as vice chairman and was instrumental, along with
others, in securing land along the river for youth sporting events. In 1998,
he retired from the Department of Corrections. He was a member of Dallas
Rotary. He is survived by his loving wife, Jane; son Curtis; stepdaughter
Laura Maturi-Soloman; sister Edith Bowman, of Swiftwater; granddaughter
Kaitlyn, his "pride and joy"; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding
him in death were siblings William, Charles, Lewis and Bertha; and his
stepson, Michael Maturi. Memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday,
Sept. 14, in Shavertown United Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave.,
Shavertown. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service. Funeral
arrangements are entrusted to the Hugh B. Hughes & Son Inc. Funeral Home,
Forty Fort. The family would like to thank Celtic Hospice for their
compassionate care.

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