Obituaries

Dec 4, 2016

Beulah Grace Swartwood Klipple, 96, of Milwaukee, died Sunday morning at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Klipple who died in 2000.

Born in Falls, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Mildred Sives Swartwood. She was a 1938 graduate of Falls Overfield High School. Beulah devoted...

Nov 30, 2016

Dorras Altherr Cain, 92, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at Linwood Nursing & Rehab Center in Scranton. She was the wife of the late J. Howard Cain who died in 1976. Born in Ironton, Ohio on October 29, 1924, she was the daughter of Norbert and Josephine Wilson Altherr. She was raised in Woodlawn Beach, NY and graduated...

Nov 25, 2016

Patricia Dartnell, 78, of Clarks Summit, died Friday evening at home with her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Robert Dartnell who died in 2013.

Born in Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Alexina Nolan Barry. She attended school in England and then served in the Women's...

Nov 25, 2016

Clarence Keiper, 84, of Scranton died Friday evening at Lackawanna Health Care Center in Olyphant. He was married to Dorothy Nockein and his former wife, the late Joan Schmidt.

Born in Scranton August 25th 1932,  he was the son of the late Clarence and Susan Rosky Keiper. He proudly served his country in the US Army during...

Nov 22, 2016

Patricia A. Whitaker, 75, of Oneonta NY and Green Valley AZ died Tuesday afternoon, November 22, at the home of her daughter Tricia and husband Brian.

Born in Oneonta, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Dolly Marino Angellotti.    Prior to her retirement she was employed by Wilber National Bank.

She attended...

Nov 21, 2016

"The world lost a super hero today," his brother said Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 when David Lincoln Krewson died at his home in Clarks Summit. His family and friends said Dave was "One of kindest people I ever met," "Positive," "Courageous." Dave is most remembered for his wonderful stories and corny jokes. "I live to make people smile," he summed...

Nov 18, 2016

Joan Surman, 83, of Centermoreland, formerly of Woodbury NJ, died Friday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. She was the wife of the late Frank D. Surman who died on December 10th, 2013. Born in Camden NJ, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Jennie Chiemento Harris. She was a graduate of Camden High School....

Nov 18, 2016

Carol E. Mayeski of Tunkhannock passed away on Friday November 18, 2016 at The Pines in Clarks Summit. She was born in Forty Fort on April 29, 1943. Daughter of the late William and Alice Johnston Kishbaugh. She was a 1951 graduate of Forty Fort High School. Surviving is her husband of 51 years, Leo Mayeski. Sons and daughter-in-laws, Leo...

Nov 14, 2016

It is with deep sadness that the family of David Paul Strumski announce his passing in the early hours of November 14th. David was born in Tunkhannock Pa in 1943, the third of four children born to Francis Strumski Sr and Rose Thomas Strumski. David was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School in 1962. He was active in school athletics...

Nov 12, 2016

Debra M. Redmond 63, of Tunkhannock died Saturday November 12th at her residence. Born in Johnson City New York, daughter of the late John and Harriet Weaver Redmond. She was a 1971 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School, and worked as a Nurses Aid. She was the member of the Mill City Assembly of God Church. Funeral Services will...

Nov 9, 2016

Carl William Smith, Sr. made his final journey home on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Always an active, energetic fellow, Carl never fully recovered from a lawn tractor accident on September 4th. Born on April, 10, 1926, Carl was raised on his family’s dairy farm near Beaumont. The son of the late Charles and Jennie Hess Smith, he was educated in...

Nov 9, 2016

John "Jack" Lange, 60, of S. Abington Twp., died Wednesday morning at his home surrounded by family. He and his wife Amy were married for 30 years. Born in Allentown, he was the son of Eileen Durkin Lange and the late Oscar C. Lange. He was a graduate of William Allen High School and went on to receive his bachelor's...

Nov 6, 2016

Donna Rene Pregmon, 52, of So. Abington Twp., died Sunday evening at her home. Her husband of 34 years is Mark Pregmon. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Douglas and Lillian Battenberg Judge of Scranton. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School, class of 1981. Donna faced a long, losing battle with an illness and fought...

Nov 6, 2016

John J. McHugh, Jr., 69, of Scranton, died Sunday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. His wife was the late Cathy J. McHugh who died in 2012. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John J. Sr. and Marie McColligan McHugh. Prior to retirement he was a plumber with Local 524 for 47 years. John...

Nov 3, 2016

After a life well lived and surrounded by love, Winnie Muller, 93, of Lake Winola, PA, passed away on Nov. 3, 2016 . She was the beloved wife of the late, Wesley B Muller, RPh. Born in Fleetwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Irene Rhoads and sister of the late Jean Ream. Winnie was a...

Nov 2, 2016

Jeffrey Thomas Rowe of Duryea died suddenly November 2, 2016. He was the son of Elmer and Judy Earl Rowe of Tunkhannock. He is survived by his children and several family members. Funeral services will be held Saturday November 5, 2016 at 3pm from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc. 73 W. Tioga St. Tunkhannock, PA. With Pastor Lori Robinson presiding....

Oct 31, 2016

Lois A. Stoeckel, 83, formerly of Clarks Summit, died peacefully Monday at home in East Greenwich, RI surrounded by her family. Her husband was the late Emil Carl Stoeckel who died in 2013. The couple had been married for 58 years. Born in Madisonville,she was the daughter of the late James and Jennie Catherine Miller Hopes. She grew up in...

Oct 28, 2016

Jean L. Savitts, 89, Hazelton, died Friday afternoon at Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Savitts who died in 1964. Born in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Schuster Carey. She was a graduate of St. Patrick High School. She was employed at Mercy Hospital for...

Oct 27, 2016

Jane J. Whittaker OConnor, Waverly, died Thursday evening in her home surrounded by family. Born in Mahanoy City, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Frances Holzenthaler Whittaker. She was a woman of Catholic faith who attended both St. Gregory's Parish and Our Lady of the Snows Church. Prior to her retirement at the age of 83, she...

Oct 24, 2016

Arthur Andrew Johnson Sr., 68, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24th. He was born on November 29, 1947 in Scranton, son of Rosella Yurksza Johnson and the late Arthur E. Johnson. Arthur grew up in Tunkhannock and graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 1966. Art worked at the Endicott Johnson Shoe factory in Tunkhannock for 23...