Obituary of Evelyn Frutchey

Evelyn Mae Frutchey, 95, of Tobyhanna, died Saturday, December 26 at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. She was the wife of the late James H. Frutchey, Sr. Born in Tobyhanna, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Martha (Kohn) Huey. Evelyn graduated from the Coolbaugh Consolidated High School and was a member of the Tobyhanna United Methodist Church. She was an avid reader and also loved to do crossword puzzles and crochet. Evelyn was an excellent cook and baker. She always taught her grandchildren valuable lessons of life and was affectionately known as "Gramma of Keystone Lane". Evelyn is survived by one son: James H. Frutchey, Jr. and his wife Linda of Tobyhanna; one daughter: Suzanne Olechnicki and her husband Thomas of Enfield, CT.; one brother: Alfred M. Huey of Gouldsboro; one sister: Ruth Adkins of Fairfax, VA; four grandchildren: Lori Yocum and her fiancee Dennis Noonan of Tobyhanna, James Frutchey III and his wife Amy of Tobyhanna, Xan McGivney and her husband Raymond of MA, Kasia Frenette and her husband Drew of MA.; 11 great grandchildren: James and Rebekah Frutchey, Robert, Kaitlin and Allayna Yocum, Aelish, Rylin, and Malleigh McGivney, and Damon, Nathan and Addison Frenette; and her dearest and best friend Emily Pope of Tobyhanna. In addition to her husband, James and her parents, Evelyn was preceded in death by three brothers: Robert, Clarence and Arthur Huey and one sister: Dorothy Dower. Private funeral services will be conducted by Reverend Thomas Daniel and private cremation is entrusted to the Bolock Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Tobyhanna United Methodist Church, 302 Ross Road, Tobyhanna, Pa 18466 or to the Pocono Mountain Public Library, 5540 Memorial Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466-8942.