Obituaries

Oct 22, 2017

Carol Bell, 79, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday afternoon at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Richard Bell.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha Danielson Olson.  She was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, CT.  Carol was a member...

Oct 21, 2017

Thelma F. Organ (aka Sis), Nicholson, PA died Saturday morning, October 21, 2017, at Abington Manor in Clarks Summit. She was married April 28, 1956 to PFC Donald J. Organ who preceded her in death on May 28, 1989.

Born in Newark, NJ on August 13, 1935, Thelma was the daughter of the late Benjamin Edmund Jarvis,...

Oct 21, 2017

Louis Manci, 90, of Scranton, died Saturday evening at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. His wife was the late Regina Trunzo. The couple was married for 67 years at the time of her death in 2013. Born in Perugia, Italy, son of the late Joseph and Antionette Passeri Manci, he immigrated to the United States with his mom, following his father...

Oct 19, 2017

~~Gloria J. Opet

Gloria J. Opet 73, of Tunkhannock died October 19th at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 54 years David J. Opet Sr.

She was born in Wilkes-Barre on June 28, 1944 daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Haslewicz Nartowicz

She was preceded in death by her brother Edward, and Sister Lillian Harris.

She is survived...

Oct 17, 2017

Cameron Moore Klinkel, 66, of La Plume, PA died unexpectedly at home this past Tuesday. She is survived by her devoted husband of 42 years, Richard H. Klinkel.

Born in Lumberton, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick Moore and the late Rebecca Marley Moore. Cam was an alumna of Elizabeth City High School,...

Oct 16, 2017

Ann Elizabeth (Nancy) Judge Flannery, Clarks Summit, died Monday morning at Clarks Summit Senior Living.  Born in Scranton in 1937, she was the daughter of Myles Francis and Marie Agnes Foley Judge. Nancy was a 1958 graduate of Scranton State General Hospital of Nursing and served as a nurse in the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) as well as the...

Oct 15, 2017

Sophie Lonaberger, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday night in Spring Hill, Fla. She was the widow of Charles G. Lonaberger, who died in 2004. The couple celebrated 52 years of marriage. Born in Reading, daughter of the late John and Sophie Melnyk Dudyk, she attended the Church of Our Lady of Snows in Clarks Summit. She enjoyed cruising with...

Oct 15, 2017

Elizabeth Louise Jenkins Mecca (known by most as "Betty" or "Betty Lou"),84, S. Abington Twp., slipped away peacefully this past Sunday and returned to the arms of her loving husband of 52 years, Dominick Angelo Mecca, who passed in 2004.

Born in Scranton, Betty was the daughter of the late William and Ethel (Jones) Jenkins. She was...

Oct 13, 2017

William A. Lees Jr., Clarks Summit, died Friday afternoon at Willowbrook in South Abington Twp. His wife is the former Doris Bigelow. The couple was married more than 60 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late William A. Sr. and Helen Naumann Lees Sr. Before his retirement, he was the chief operating officer for PNC Bank...

Oct 12, 2017

Stanley B. Lane, age 89 of Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday October 12 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock

Stan was born on March 15, 1928 in Tunkhannock, son of the late William and Bethel Broadbent Lane. He proudly served in the US Army and was deployed to Korea. Stan was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School were played football which led...

Oct 11, 2017

George E. Hooker, Sr. of Springville PA, Frost Proof FLA and Hamilton OH, died on Wednesday in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore.  He was born in Hamilton Ohio on August 13, 1928, son of the late James Monroe and Hazel L. Johnson Hooker.

He was a graduate of Hamilton High school and received an Associate’s Degree from Ohio...

Oct 11, 2017

Joseph E. Drost Sr was called to heaven on October 11, 2017 passing away at home on his family farm.  He was born on March 19, 1926 in Larksville, Pa.  son of Frank and Sophie Nemchuk Drost.

Joe graduated May 1944 from Tunkhannock High School and was an Army Veteran of WW2 and attended Penn State College of agriculture. He returned...

Oct 10, 2017

Johanna Marie Jacoby, Falls Twp., died Tuesday evening at her home.  She was the widow of Kenneth E. Jacoby who died in 1983.  Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frederick W. and Johanna Schoen Schick.

Prior to retirement she was employed with Lackawanna County at the convalescent home in Ransom Township.  She was...

Oct 7, 2017

John “Yono” Jurista 92, of Eaton Twp. died Saturday October 7th. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years Alberta Avery Jurista.

He was born in Eaton Twp. on May 5, 1925 son of the late Edward and Mary Gajdiza Jurista.

He was a 1943 Graduate of the Tunkhannock High School, member of the Triton Hose Company, and the...

Oct 7, 2017

Rita B. McMillan, Washington Square Apartments in Wilkes-Barre, recently a resident of the Gardens Personal Care Home, Tunkhannock passed away peacefully with family members at her side on October 7, 2017.

Rita is survived by Daughter Marleen Butler and Son-In-Law Peter; Sister Loretta; Granddaughters Shawna Vargas, Attleboro, MA and Allison Zamerowski, Wikes-Barre, PA and their families. She was preceded in death...

Oct 6, 2017

Betty Thompson Scronce, age 82, of Crouse, North Carolina, passed away on October 6, 2017, after a brave battle with Parkinson's Disease.  She is survived by her loving spouse of 10 years, Bob Scronce; 2 daughters, Rita (James) Nolting of Frankfort, Illinois; Billie K.  (Stanley) Luttrell of Crete, Illinois; 1 son, Maury Thompson of Homestead, Florida; 1 step-daughter, Shari...

Oct 3, 2017

Clifton R. Furman 88, of Mehoopany Died Tuesday October 3, 2017 at The Gardens in Tunkhannock.

He was born in Mehoopany on May 7, 1929 son of the late Hobart and Frances Krewson Furman.

He was a member of the Forkston and Mehoopany United Methodist Church, Mehoopany Community Center, Mehoopany Grange, Mehoopany Water Shed, and Union Hill Cemetery Association. He also was...