Wilton S. Tifft, 73, of Milan, PA, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 9, 2015. He was born on October 28, 1941, in Buffalo, NY the son of the late Bela and Ellen Sayles Tifft. Mr. Tifft was the Chief of Derrick City Fire Department. He was a Veteran of the US Marine Corps. He enjoyed spending time with his animals. Wilton S. Tifft was raised in Elmira, NY and attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn (Class of 1965). He served apprenticeships with noted photographers Arnold Newman and Paulus Leeser, later setting up his own studio loft in New York City's Chelsea area. Mr. Tifft's principal work is in architectural, interior, and documentary photography. He has published three books. His most recent, published in September 1990, is a historical documentary entitled Ellis Island which has been granted the official seal from the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and includes an introduction by Lee Iacocca. His work has received prestigious recognition, including the New York City Art Directors Club Award, the Publication Designers Award and the Lowell Thomas Journalism Award. Mr. Tifft's images are in many galleries and private collections and appear as wall murals in the Smithsonian Institution. Six of his images are murals in the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on the newly restored Ellis Island in New York Harbor. His painstaking portrayls of Ellis Island span more than three decades, from the abandoned state through renovation and restoration to the completed memorial of today. After Ellis Island, Mr. Tifft has been working in cooperation with the National Park Service documenting the formation and development of Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA and several of his photographs are wall murals on display in the museum there. Over a period of five years, he documented the Ukrainian nation and its people in the aftermath of the collapse of the former Soviet Union. His work in Ukraine was featured as an American Embassy photographic exhibition which toured throughout Ukraine for two years. His work in Ukraine has been the subject of five separate documentary television films which have been aired throughout Ukraine and Europe. Among his photographic credits are Time-life Books, the B.B.C., American Heritage, Americana Magazine, Psychology Today, Travel Holiday Magazine, Archaeology Magazine, and The New York Times to mention a few. You may view Mr. Tifft's work on the Internet at http://www.tifft.com Mr. Tifft is survived by his wife of 18 years Iryna at home, children Ehrich and Sonya Tifft of Williamstown, PA and Dustin Tifft of Crossville, TN, and step-son Maxim Denisov; grandchildren Jaimie, Timothy, and Kristie, siblings and in-laws John and Rosemond Tifft of Delmare, NY and Nicole and Pamela Tifft of ME, and several nieces and cousins. By following Wilton's wishes, there will be no calling hours or services. The family is being assisted by Jay E. Lowery Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Athens, PA. Memorial donations may be made in Mr. Tifft's memory to: Animal Care Sanctuary, 353 Sanctuary Hill Lane, East Smithfield, PA 18817.