Richard A. Griffin

Richard A. Griffin

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Nov

20

Service

10:00 a.m.

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church

Linden Street at Mifflin Avenue, Scranton, PA

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Nov

20

Interment

Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery

Elmhurst Township, PA

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Richard Griffin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Edward J. Chomko Funeral Home & Cremation Services on Nov. 17, 2025.

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Richard A. Griffin, 77, of North Scranton, passed early Sunday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore. He is survived by his wife, Jo-Ann Griffin. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Joseph A. and Caroline Griffin. Rich was a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, a 1966 graduate of the former Scranton Technical High School, a US Navy veteran serving on the USS Dealey during the Vietnam War and retired from Fitchburg Coated Products. He is survived by his wife Jo-Ann, siblings, Barbara Dakin and husband Alan, Dunmore, Joseph A Griffin Jr. and wife Marie, Scranton and Paul Griffin, and wife Wanda, SC, along with nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Thursday, at 10 am by the Rev. Fr. Roman Vasylynka, at St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Linden Street at Mifflin Avenue, Scranton. Interment will follow with Military Honors at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery, Elmhurst Township. Arrangements under the care of the Edward J. Chomko Funeral Home & Cremation Services LLC, West Scranton.

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Upcoming Events

Nov

20

Service

10:00 a.m.

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church

Linden Street at Mifflin Avenue, Scranton, PA

Send Flowers

Nov

20

Interment

Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery

Elmhurst Township, PA

Send Flowers