UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                            Date of Report: 09/09/05
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                     PENSECO FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    000-23777
                            (Commission File Number)

          PA                                                     23-2939222
(State or other jurisdiction                                (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


         150 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18503-1848
                (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

                                (570) 346 - 7741
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 8.01 Other Events

Penseco  Financial  Services  Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing  that D.  William  Hume,  who is  currently  a member of the Board of
Directors,  has been  elected to the position of  non-executive  Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Penn Security
Bank & Trust Company, Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  effective September 6, 2005. The
full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this current  Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c.) Exhibits

     The  following exhibit is included with this Report:

     99   Press release  issued by Penseco  Financial  Services  Corporation  on
          September 9, 2005  announcing D. William Hume as Chairman of the Board
          effective September 6, 2005.


                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                  By:  /s/ OTTO P. ROBINSON JR.
                                                       ________________________

                                                       Otto P. Robinson, Jr.
                                                       President

Date:    September 9, 2005