Edwin Edson Allen Sr.

Edwin Edson Allen Sr., 89, of Starlight, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2026, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale after an illness. Born on April 27, 1936, in Hancock, New York, he was the son of Edson E. and Clarabelle (Pobgee) Allen.

Edwin married Edna Gately on October 6, 1961. A U.S. Army veteran who served from 1958 to 1960, he drove a bulk milk tanker for Welch Farms and Emery Doyle for several years before working at Becton Dickinson in Hancock for a decade. He was highly skilled in auto and tractor mechanics, carpentry, reloading, and gardening. Edwin loved to hunt and fish, attend auctions, and participate in local turkey and trap shoots. A man of few words, he could share a good story and possessed a wonderful laugh that endeared him to those around him.

He is survived by his wife, Edna; their children, Edwin Jr. and Deborah (James) Lanfair; grandsons Paul (Brooke) Wilson and Tristan (Cassy) Lanfair; granddaughter Valerie (Eric) Wilcox; great-grandson Landon Lanfair; great-granddaughters Nevaeh and Natalie Lanfair; sisters Velma Graham and Audrey Turner; and many nieces and nephews, including a close nephew, Bob Allen.

Edwin was predeceased by his granddaughter Hilary Lanfair; sisters Ethlyn (Tom) Fry, Anna (Virgil) Smith, Emily (Bill) Hope, Martha (Pete) Overeem, Roberta Pope, and Leila Julia Allen; and brothers Garfield Allen, Norman (Gail) Allen, and Clair B. Allen.