POWER OF ATTORNEY Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Carla Olenchak or Lorraine Shaffer, signing
individually,the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,in the undersigneds capacity
as an officer andor director of Peoples Financial Services Corp.
(the Company), Forms 3, 4, and in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Actof 1934 and the rules thereunder;  do and perform
any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary
or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete
and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and  take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on be half of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts
discretion.The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite,necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT THE ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, IN SERVING IN SUCH CAPACITY AT THE REQUEST OF
THE UNDERSIGNED, IS NOT ASSUMING,NOR IS THE COMPANY ASSUMING, ANY OF THE
UNDERSIGNEDs RESPONSIBILITIES TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 16 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.  IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this
3rd day of December, 2013.
\s\Richard S Lochen Jr. Signature Richard S Lochen Jr. Print Name