She was born in Scranton, the daughter of Mildred Seeley Staff, Scranton and the late Douglas Staff. She was a graduate of Dunmore High School Class of 1981.

    She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and aunt who enjoyed photography and learning about computers. She also enjoyed making crafts and selling them for others to enjoy.

    Also surviving is a daughter, Jessica A. Ross, Scranton; three brothers, Douglas Robert Staff and his wife Marybeth, West Nicholson, Thomas E. Staff, Scranton, Kenneth Staff and his wife Roseann, Dalton; two sisters, Rosemary M. Yackobovicz and her husband Mark Sauers, Lake Ariel, Linda J. Grado and her husband Paul, Lake Ariel; aunts, uncles, several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

    She was preceded in death by two sisters, Deborah Fay Staff in 1960 and Doreen Nancy Osborn in 1996; a brother Keith W. Staff in 2005.

    The Funeral will be Saturday with Services at 9:30 a.m. in the Miller Bean Funeral Home, Inc., by the Rev. Arthur W. Davis, Pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church, Scranton. Interment, Dalton Shoemaker Cemetery, Dalton.

    Friends may call Friday 6 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 425 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503-1227.