Obituary, The Rev. Paul R. Carlson

 

The Rev. Paul R. Carlson, St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Montrose, Pa., passed away Jan. 26, 2018, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, after a brief illness.

Born in 1928, the Rev. Carlson began his career in 1950 as a journalist for the Binghamton (N.Y.) Sun, radio station WNBH (New Bedford, Mass.) and the Pocono Record in Stroudsburg, Pa. He received his B.A. degree from Barrington (Rhode Island) College, his M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and his Ed.D. from New York University. Early in his ministerial career, he served churches in Harmony and Trafford, Pa. A stint with the World Council of Churches took him to Geneva, Switzerland, and New York City before he returned to parish ministry, serving churches in Pine Plains and Ancramdale, N.Y., Richmond Hill, N.Y., Edenton, N.C., Frankfort, Ohio and Scranton, Pa. After retiring to Montrose, he served as pastor of the Silver Lake Presbyterian Church. Long active in interfaith efforts, Dr. Carlson served on the National Leadership Conference for Israel and the Religion News Association. The Rev. Carlson wrote seven books on diverse topics including alcoholism, death and dying, Presbyterian history, ecumenism and interfaith relations. The Rev. Carlson was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, the former Myrtle Elizabeth Warner, of Montrose. He leaves behind a brother, Donald; sister-in-law, Anne Marie; two sons, Paul Jr. and Timothy; two daughters-in-law, Laura and Elizabeth; two grandsons, Daniel and Aaron; and a great-granddaughter, Eleonor.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church of Montrose, Pa., with the Rev. Jason Clapper officiating. Visitation will be on Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until time of the service. Instead of flowers, please consider memorial donations to Hospice of the Sacred Heart, 600 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702.

Author: Harlem Valley News