Obituaries

Aug 1, 2025

Victor J. Kochmer, of Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully on August 1st at Allied Skilled Nursing following a long battle with dementia. He was born on November 10, 1944, to the late Victor Kochmer Sr. and Frances Cardone Kochmer.

Vic was predeceased by his beloved wife of nearly 53 years, Sheila Heffron Kochmer, and by his son...

Jul 28, 2025

Mary Galvin Magner, 72, of South Abington Township died on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. Her husband is Kevin Magner.

Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Mary Leone Galvin. Prior to retirement, she was the secretary at Clarks Summit United Methodist Church for fourteen years.

Mary was...

Jul 27, 2025

Macauley Rooney Kenia, 22, of Falls passed away Sunday, July 27, 2025, at home.

Born on July 2, 2003, in Scranton, he is the son of Michael and Colleen (Rooney) Kenia.

He was a 2021 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. He took shop classes during his time in high school, discovering a love for woodworking. He was a member of the varsity...

Jul 27, 2025

Walter Garey, 93, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Dolores (Driesbaugh) in 2005.

Born on April 7, 1932, in Mill City, he is the son of the late Walter and Mae (Reynolds) Garey.

He attended Falls-Overfield High School. Walter proudly served his country in...

Jul 24, 2025

Betty Lou Mann, 95, formerly of Evans Falls passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospice, Allentown, PA. She is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Kenneth Mann in 2017.

Born on June 8, 1930, in Evans Falls, she is the daughter of the late Alfred and Hilda (Wilson) Mock.

She was a 1948 graduate of Beaumont...

Jul 24, 2025

Anna Mae Pritchyk of Ransom Township, passed away Thursday evening.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph, with whom she shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Scranton on November 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Kolcun Savka. She was raised in Taylor and was a 1952 graduate of...

Jul 22, 2025

Charles Cannella, 59, of Falls Township, passed away surrounded by his family at Geisinger Hospital, Scranton, after a battle with cancer.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Martin D. and Gene Beauverd Cannella. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and, most recently, worked as a truck driver at Keller Crushing and...

Jul 20, 2025

Mildred (Millie) Getz-Coolbaugh, 89, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Regional Hospital of Scranton, surrounded by her children.

Born on January 8, 1936, in Washington Township, Wyoming County, PA, she is the daughter of the late Raymond and Marguarite (Dymond) Robinson.

Mildred was a 1954 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Her career spanned over three decades at the Tunkhannock...

Jul 17, 2025

Daniel N. Cassaro, 92, passed after a long courageous battle with cancer on July 17, 2025 at his home on Lake Winola.

He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey on January 28, 1933. He was predeceased by his parents, Helen Fedak and Daniel Cassaro.

Dan joined the Navy upon graduation from North Plainfield High School...

Jul 15, 2025

Genevieve Mullen, 84, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Scranton. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Mullen, in 1994.

Born on December 27, 1940, in Queens, NY, she is the daughter of the late John Battillo and Sophie (Kloszewski) Deebold.

Throughout her remarkable life, Jeannie called many places home, including...

Jul 14, 2025

Thomas R. Wilson, 70, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at the Embassy of Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Ameila (Corby) Wilson.

Born on September 1, 1954, in Wilkes-Barre, he is the son of the late Mason and Jane (English) Wilson.

He attended Tunkhannock High School. Thomas had a fulfilling career as a truck driver...

Jul 14, 2025

Barbara Frable, 83, of Newton Township, died on Monday evening at Regional Hospital, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ida Ross Tinsley. Prior to retirement, she was employed for 35 years by Community Medical Center (Scranton) and Allied Services (Scranton) for 10 years.

She is survived by her...

Jul 10, 2025

Forrest G. Wilcox, 96, formerly of Chinchilla, passed away on July 10th, surrounded by his family.

Born October 4, 1928, in Tunkhannock, he was the son of the late Forrest and Frances Pietrawskia Wilcox. He is survived by his loving and supportive wife of 71 years, the former Arlene Mayers.

He was a lineman for...

Jul 9, 2025

Gwenda Lynn Keller, 64, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Richard Keller.

Born on September 23, 1960, in Ephrata, PA, she is the daughter of Terry and Patricia (Finch) Griggs.

Wendy was a 1978 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. She took great pride...

Jul 7, 2025

Roger S. Williams, 92, of Meshoppen passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at Endless Mountain Health Systems. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Jean (Hall) Williams.

Born on March 28, 1933, he is the son of the late Leon and Alice (Avery) Williams.

He attended Dimock High School. Roger devoted 76 years of his life to farming, beginning his...

Jul 3, 2025

Iva "Ivy" M. Reshetar, Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon at Allied Hospice, Scranton.  She was the widow of George Reshetar who died in September of 2013.

Prior to her retirement, she worked as a nurse for various hospitals.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles.

She is survived by a stepdaughter, Brenda; nieces...

Jun 28, 2025

Donald B. Koznowsky "Klaws", 64, of Lake Winola passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at home.

Born on November 26, 1960, in Scranton, he is the son of the late John and Mildred (McAndrew) Koznowsky.

Donald earned his GED in 1976. He devoted many years of his life to his career at the Boat Doktor before entering retirement. His strong commitment to...

Jun 28, 2025

Max R. Wahren, 96, South Abington Township, died on Saturday at Abington Manor. His wife of over 64 years is the former Charlotte Moncofsky.

Born in Hawley, PA, he was the son of the late Hugo and Elisa Hanf Wahren. He was a graduate of Hawley High School. Max was a Veteran of the United States Army,...

Jun 25, 2025

Edward Smiles Wicks, OD, known to all as Ned, passed away at his home in Fort Myers, FL, on June 25, 2025.

Ned was born on March 26, 1940, to the late Edward B. Wicks, OD, and Helen Smiles Wicks. He grew up in West Pittston, PA.  In his youth, sports were Ned's passion, and he racked...

Jun 20, 2025

Mark Richard Kintner, 52, of Denver, CO, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Rose Medical Center in Denver.

Born in Tunkhannock, PA on October 17, 1972, Mark is the son of Richard Burke Kintner and Shryil Thompson; Ina Henning Hunter and Orville Hunter.

Mark served honorably in the US Army as an Armor Crewman belonging to the 2nd Infantry...