Ernest R. Gerfin, Md

Ernest R. Gerfin, MD, 82, died on Saturday at his home in Lenox Township after a lengthy illness. His wife, Nancy Fletcher Gerfin, preceded him in death.

Born in Columbia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ernest and Jean Cover Gerfin. He was a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and completed medical school at George Washington University. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a physician and owner of Gerfin Medical Group in Clarks Summit. Prior to his work in bariatric medicine, Dr. Gerfin was a pathologist.  He was a mason and member of Waverly Lodge #301.

Dr. Gerfin loved woodworking, duck decoys, duck and goose hunting and was an avid reader of history. He could often be found doing physics problems with a bottle of wine.

Surviving is a son, Dale Gerfin and wife Nancy, of Lenox Township, and grandchildren Jesse and Rachael Gerfin. The family would like to thank Hospice of the Sacred Heart for their compassionate care along with Dr. Carl Birsigian of Hematology and Oncology Associates in Dunmore, the Moses Taylor outpatient infusion team and his caregivers.

A Masonic service will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. at Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 S. State Street, Clarks Summit. Friends and family may pay their respects from 5 p.m. until the time of the service.