Obituaries

Sep 30, 2018

Shirley R. Norsen of Factoryville died Sunday afternoon at Allied Services Hospice Unit, surrounded by her family. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Evelyn Brown Rennie. She graduated from Central High School in 1947 and Lackawanna Business College in 1948. She was a retired employee of Aetna Life and Casualty and Akzo Salt...

Sep 27, 2018

Neil Jay Smith, 67, of Tunkhannock Township died September 27, 2018 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Patricia Ann.

Born February 3, 1951 he was the son of the Howard C. and Carolyn Werley Smith.

A graduate of Northern Leigh Neil enjoyed gardening and bird watching.

Neil is survived by daughter; Sylinda Smith and companion Joel Charron of...

Sep 25, 2018

Susan L. Kamarauskas, 69, of Montrose died September 25, 2018 at The Gardens, Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 29 years Stephen Kamarauskas.

Born February 26, 1949 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Doris Ives Wiggins. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and worked for Endless Mountain Health Systems until her retirement.

In addition to...

Sep 24, 2018

Owen Spencer Henning, 76, of Laceyville went to be with his lord after a battle with cancer on September 24, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Janice Meyer Henning.

Born in Kingston, PA on August 25, 1942 he was the son of the late Frank Owen and Naome Vastine Henning of Mehoopany.

Owen was a graduate of Tunkhannock...

Sep 19, 2018

Janet Mosier Dempsey, 87, of Tunkhannock died September 19, 2018 at the United Methodist Home, Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Robert James Dempsey, Jr.

Born on November 6, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Pauline Capwell Mosier.

Janet was a member of Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church and graduated from Wyalusing High School,...

Sep 17, 2018

Louis Tucci, of Clarks Summit, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018, at Regional Medical Center, Scranton.  Born in Shenandoah, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mildred Kaminski Tucci.  He was the devoted husband of Jean Sinkovich Tucci for over 53 years. In addition to being a wonderful husband, Lou will be remembered as an amazing father...

Sep 14, 2018

Raymond Zabawa 68, of Johnson City, NY died Friday Sept. 14 at home. He was the widower of the former Marie O'Connell.

Born in Scranton he was the son of the late John and Irene Narsavage Zabawa. He was a graduate of North Pocono High School and achieved his Bachelor's degree in secondary education from Bethel College...

Sep 12, 2018

Loretta R. Thompson, 89, Clarks Summit, passed away Wednesday morning at the Allied Services Hospice Unit surrounded by family .  She was the widow of Richard Thompson who passed away in 2010. Born in Ransom Twp., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Schultheis.   Prior to her retirement,she was employed by Sears and Roebuck in the catalog...

Sep 10, 2018

Betty Thomas, South Abington Twp., passed away at Allied Hospice on Monday.  She was the widow of Edward Thomas Jr., who died November 17, 1981. Born in Scranton on December 18, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Blanche and Frank Bailey. Prior to retirement she was employed by Sears as the in-store decorator.  She was a member of...

Sep 6, 2018

Timothy Michael Foley, 67, of Clarks Summit, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018, at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Margaret Foley and the late Thomas Foley.

Surviving are his three children: Norah Foley, Durham, NC; Conor Foley, Bonita Springs, FL; and Cuinn Foley, Pittsburgh, PA. He was also survived by siblings: Thomas Foley,...

Sep 5, 2018

Anna Gerrity, 89, passed away suddenly, on September 5, 2018.  She was a resident of Clarks Summit, PA for 65 years. .  She was preceeded in death by her husband of 47 years, Joseph Gerrity

Born on May 23, 1929, in Milwaukee, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Marchak. After graduating from...

Aug 31, 2018

Mary "Molly" Reid Farinola, South Abington Twp., died Friday evening at her home. She was the wife of Conrad Farinola. The couple married on Aug. 1, 1987. From Olyphant, the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Early Reid, Molly graduated Bishop O'Hara High School in Dunmore and earned a master's degree from Marywood University in early childhood education. She...

Aug 30, 2018

William F. Noblejas, 74, Scranton, died Thursday at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Brookyln, N.Y., the son of the late Herman and Florence Hall Bacer, he worked in carpet cleaning and as a car service driver, but his favorite job was working the fishing boat concession. He loved to fish and always believed that any day fishing...

Aug 29, 2018

Mark W. Cikovic, 90, of Clarks Summit died Wednesday Evening at Allied Skilled Nursing Home in Scranton. He was the widow of the late Louise M. Cikovic who died in 2007. The couple had been married 59 years.

Born in Lebanon, PA he was the son of the late Vit and Helen Posta Cikovic. Mark was employed...

Aug 27, 2018

Steven G. Shields, age 64, died on Monday, August 27, 2018 at his Clarks Summit home. Born in Plainfield, NJ to Donald and Ruth Day Shields, he was the eldest of three sons. Raised in Scotch Plains, NJ, he was a graduate of North Plainfield High School and the nursing program at Somerset County Community College. Steven was a volunteer...

Aug 27, 2018

Florence Mulak, 90, of Springfield, MA, died Monday August 27 at the Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA.. She was the wife of the late Edwin Mulak. Florence was born in Springfield, MA. on January 17, 1928, and was the daughter of Zygmont and Stella (Lemanski) Pawlowski.

Florence was known as an excellent cook and an...

Aug 26, 2018

Elizabeth Schweitzer, 95, of Fleetville, died Sunday evening at Forest City Nursing Center.  Her husband of 53 years was the late Thomas G. Schweitzer who died March 16, 1995.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Caroline Alexander Armbrust.  She was a graduate of Central High School and member of The ...

Aug 26, 2018

Ann Marie Altenhain 69, of Tunkhannock died Saturday, August 25th at the Gardens in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 46 years Richard F. Altenhain.

She was born in Scranton on January 20, 1949, daughter of the late Carl and Lusetta Bohr Lesh.

Ann Marie was a member of the Church of Nativity BVM, enjoyed traveling and spending time with...

Aug 23, 2018

Richard “Dick” Sands, 64, of Tunkhannock died on August 23 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital after open heart surgery. He was preceded in death by his wife of 13 years Karen A. Jacobsen Sands on January 23, 2018.

He was born on January 7, 1954 at Tyler Hospital, Meshoppen, son of the late Harold W. Sands and Elizabeth M. White Sands.

After...

Aug 22, 2018

Josephine Guzzi, 78, of So. Abington Twp. died Wednesday afternoon at home. She was the wife of the late Angelo Guzzi, Sr. who died August 9, 2017. The couple had been married 58 years.

Born in Blakely on October 20, 1939, she was the daughter of the late John and Bridget Yantas Wallinger. She was...