Martin J. "Marty" Meehan

Martin "Marty" J. Meehan, 77, of Tunkhannock, Pa., (formerly of Wyalusing, Pa., and Washington, D.C.) passed away Friday, March 30, 2018, at his home with his family by his side.

Marty was born on Jan. 29, 1941 in Olyphant, Pa., son of the late Joseph Edward (d. October 1960) and Catherine Rita (Grant) Meehan (d. December 1980).

He attended St. Patrick's High School in Olyphant, and graduated from the Metropolitan Police Academy in Washington, D.C. Marty was a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department for 20 years. After retirement from the police department he was employed with the National Zoological Park Police, the Red Rock Job Corps Center and the Bradford County Correctional Facility. Marty also served his country in the United States Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis with the Fire and Rescue Division.

Marty was a very faithful man and was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church and the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. He was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Association of Retired Police the Rought Hall American Legion Post 510, life member of the Beirne-Webster VFW Post 1568, the Tunkhannock Moose Lodge 1276 and the NRA. He loved to care for and ride horses, listen to music and do carpentry work. He was huge a Washington Redskins fan. Most of all, he loved to spend time with his family.

Marty is survived by his wife, Wendy Taylor Meehan, who he married on Oct. 10, 1970; his children, Joe Meehan (Janet), of Meshoppen, Pa.; Philip Meehan (Tonya), of Kingsport, Tenn.; Thomas Meehan, of Tunkhannock; Edward Meehan (Kim), of Olyphant; Rachel Chavers (Thomas), of Buffalo, N.Y.; John Meehan, of Tunkhannock; and Mary Meehan of Seattle, WA; his grandchildren, Marty, Max, Katie, Rodger, James, Carrie, Billy, Katy, Devin, Patrick, Cullen, Jenifer, Viktoria, Adam and Jackson; his brothers, Joseph Patrick Meehan (Pat), of Baltimore, Md.; and John "Jack" Meehan, of Houston, Texas; as well as many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, James Meehan, Mary Brogan and Rita Fontini; and his brother-in-law, Philip Taylor.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. from St. Mary of the Assumption Church with the Rev. Joseph Manarchuck officiating.

Family and friends may call at the Sheldon Funeral Home, 155 Church St., Wyalusing, Pa., on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A military honor service will be held at 10:30 with the members of the Rought Hall American Legion Post 510, the Beirne-Webster VFW Post 1568, the Dennis Strong American Legion Post 457, the Endless Mountains VFW Post 3583 and the Wyalusing American Legion Post 534. Interment will take place at a later date at Sunnyside Cemetery in Tunkhannock.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Marty's name to the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge, 110 W. Laurel Ave., Cheltenham, PA 19012; or to the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 245 State St., Wyalusing, PA 18853.

Online condolences may be made at www.sheldonfuneralhomes.com.