Obituaries

Mar 20, 2017

Francis E. Cunion, 78, of Clarks Summit, passed away Monday morning at his home after an illness. He was the husband of Barbara Latone Cunion. The couple had been married for 21 years.

Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Eugene and Anna Domanish Cunion and the step-son of the late Peter Sheptock. He was a...

Mar 20, 2017

Evelyn Kahle Kapp, 93, of Kemmertown, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Monday evening at Gluco Lodge Assisted Living in Kemmertown Pa. She was the wife of the late Glenn W. Kapp, who died in 2001.

Born in Venus Pa, she was the daughter of the late Harry P. and Olive Detar Kahle. She was a graduate of...

Mar 18, 2017

Peter Robert Chapla 92, died March 18th at the Gardens in Tunkhannock. He was born in Lackawanna County on June 21, 1924 son of the late Peter and Mary Paloskey Chapla. He was a World War II Veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by sons Peter W. and William, Brother Joseph, and one granddaughter. Interment will be...

Mar 18, 2017

Paul "Kato" Dougherty, 52, of Chinchilla died Saturday morning after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born April 27 th 1964 in Scranton, son of Joseph A. Dougherty, Chinchilla, with whom he resided and the late Ann M. Morgan Dougherty.  He was a 1982 graduate of Abington Heights High School and attended Penn State University.  Kato was a...

Mar 13, 2017

Catherine J. Hammerman, died Monday at Clarks Summit Senior Living.  Her husband was the late Willard Hammerman.

She was the daughter of the late John T. and Dorothy Ann Evans Jones.  A Scranton native, she spent most of her senior years in the Abington area.  She was a graduate of Keystone Junior College, Bucknell University and Smith...

Mar 12, 2017

Benjamin M. Stone, 88, of Waverly, died Sunday morning, March 12, at Allied Skilled Nursing Unit in Scranton. He was the husband of Naoma Leasure Stone.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Dr. Edward Stanley and Margaret Elizabeth Carpenter Stone. He was a graduate of Waverly High School and went on to receive...

Mar 10, 2017

George "Butch" Whalen Jr., 64, of Dalton passed away on the afternoon on Friday 10 March 2017 at Regional Hospital in Scranton. He is survived by his wife Donna Vitcavage Whalen, whom he was married to for 30 years.

Born in Scranton, PA on 11 June 1952, he was the son of the late George B. and...

Mar 10, 2017

Anna May Way Bartels, 99 of Tunkhannock died Friday March 10, 2017 at the Gardens in Tunkhannock. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware on June 8, 1917, daughter of the late Louis and Anna Louise Lightcap Way. She was a member of the Springville Baptist Church, a loving mother, and grandmother who enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family....

Mar 9, 2017

Robert  Crews Lipscomb, Jr., 84, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at the Gardens of Green Ridge in Scranton.  His wife is the former Lonnie Kollarik.

Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Robert Crews Sr. and Ruth Canning Lipscomb.  He graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, and Moravian Preparatory School, as well...

Mar 8, 2017

Thomas Charles Schneider III, 53, of Dalton, died Wednesday March 8th at Regional Hospital of Scranton.

Born at Fort Bragg North Carolina, he was the son of Thomas C. Schneider Jr. and Dee Ann Cleeland Stephens. He attended Butler Community College and prior to his illness he was employed as a steam engine locomotive restoration specialist.

Mar 7, 2017

Arthur Joseph Namiotka, 8o, of Newton Twp., died Tuesday evening at his home. He was the husband of Lenore Winkler Namiotka. The couple had been married for 63 years this past February.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stanley and Victoria Juliano Namiotka. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High...

Mar 6, 2017

Mary Janet (Moses) Heise, 73, of Falls, PA died March 6 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA following a lengthy illness.   She was the wife of Cecil (Skip) Heise Born March 8, 1943 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mae (Britton) Moses.  She graduated in 1961 from Clarks Summit (Abington) High School...

Mar 6, 2017

Jess J. Hinkley Sr. passed away peacefully Monday surrounded by his family in his great game room at his home in New Milford. He was the husband of Barbara Tallman Hinkley. The couple have been married for 47 years. Born in Newton, N.J., he was the son of the late Larry and Florence Osborne Hink-ley. He attended Scranton High School....

Mar 6, 2017

Joan Elizabeth Sinclair Davies died Monday morning at Scranton's Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Evan, who died on October 8, 2011.  They had been married for 57 years. Joan was born in Scranton on December 13, 1932. The daughter of the late John and Mary Krigger Sinclair, she attended West Side High School and...

Mar 4, 2017

William T. Laird, 66, of Dalton, died Saturday afternoon at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. He was the husband of the former Bonnie Carter. The couple had been married for 40 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Bruce and Marion Brennan Laird, he was a graduate of Holy Rosary High School in Scranton and went on to receive...

Mar 3, 2017

Joy Kimble Kropiewnicki, Mount Pocono died Friday morning, March 3 at the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was the wife of Dr. Robert Kropiewnicki Jr.

Formerly of Clarks Green she was born in Scranton the daughter of Faith Jones Kimble and the late Paul Williams. Joy was a 1984 graduate of Abington Heights High School,...

Mar 2, 2017

Kathryn (Kathy) V. Potts died tragically early Wednesday morning, March 2, in a house fire at her Dalton home. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the only child of the late Chester (Sam) Potts (born in Scranton) and Lorraine Davis Potts.

Her late maternal grandfather Joseph (Joe) Davis was a sergeant with the Newark, NJ, police...

Feb 24, 2017

Sidney Neal Eccles 82, of Dalton died February 24th at the Abington Manor in Clark Summit. He is survived by his wife Carol McLaughlin Eccles. He was born on April 13, 1934 son of the late George Thomas and Ida May Schoeneweis . He is a retired veteran of the United States Army serving in Korea and Vietnam. He was...

Feb 24, 2017

Audrey Hyde Lockhart, 84, of Dallas passed away on February 24th at Celtic Hospice Wilkes-Barre. Born on 4/22/1932 in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Sarah Cleaver Hyde. Audrey was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas, PA. Mrs. Lockhart was active in her church serving as a deacon for several years and...

Feb 22, 2017

Peter J. Brozusky Jr. of Tunkhannock, died February 22nd at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born on July 6, 1934 in Kingston, he was a son of the late Peter J. and Anna Yasenchak Brozusky. He was married to Mary Ann Magda Brozusky of Larksville and Edwardsville, PA. They would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary of March...