Dorothy M. Marchlinski, 90 of the Hudson section of Plains Township, passed away Monday evening, November 23, 2020 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Born in Hudson, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Mahalick) Walkowiak.

Dorothy was a graduate of Plains Memorial High School, Class of 1948, and was a homemaker all of her life. She was a member of St. Josephs’ Church, Hudson, until its closure and merger, and currently a member of Saints Peter & Paul Church, Plains.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Carl Cylvick on May 14, 1964, her second husband Walter Marchlinski on December 5, 1982, daughter Cheryll Hoyes on August 6, 2008, brothers Joseph, Anthony, and Clement Walkowiak, sisters Helen Keil, Josephine Pignatone, Margaret Zanta, and Sophie Griglock.

Surviving are her daughter Carla Woods and her husband Paul, Plains, Son Rick Marchlinski, Hudson, Grandchildren Tim and Ryan Woods, James, Dana, and Luke Hoyes, 3 great-granddaughters, son-in-law James E. Hoyes, Hanover, Massachusetts, sister Florence Burton, Hudson, nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 9:30 am at Saints Peter & Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains, PA 18705, with Father John C. Lambert, Pastor, officiating. Family and friends may call Saturday morning at the church from 9:00 to 9:30 am. Masks and/or face coverings are required at all times at church and/or cemetery and please practice social distancing while paying your respects. Interment will be held in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton section of Wyoming. Arrangements entrusted to the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains, PA 18705.

Memorial donations may be made to Saints Peter & Paul Church Food Pantry, 13 Hudson Road, Plains, PA 18705 in Dorothy’s memory.