Obituaries
Richard F. Dixon
Oct 2, 2016
Richard F. Dixon, 84, of Clarks Summit passed away Sunday in Regional Hospital after an illness. He had been married for almost 53 years to the late Catherine A. Kowalchuk Dixon who died in November 2008. Richard was born in Factoryville as one of six sons and two daughters of the late Cecil Alison and Hazel Aten Dixon. He resided...
Donald L. Cook
Oct 1, 2016
Donald L. Cook 86, of Tunkhannock died October 1st at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Leona E. Traver Cook. He was born in Eatonville on May 20, 1930 son of the late Ray and Hazel Wilsey Cook. Donald was employed by American Asphalt where he worked as a heavy equipment...
Elizabeth "Betty" Brooks
Oct 1, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" Baird Brooks, 82, of Glenburn Township, died Saturday morning, October 1 in her home. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Cody H. Brooks. Born on July 26, 1934 in New Brunswick, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Reba Skillman Baird. She was a graduate of New Brunswick High School...
Ralph T. Brunori
Sep 30, 2016
Ralph T. Brunori, 81, of Clarks Summit, died Friday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre. His wife is the former Joanne Marchese. The couple had been married for 57 years. Born in Jessup, he was the son of the late Carlo P. and Josephine Agostini Brunori. He was a graduate of Jessup High School and attended the...
James K. Strunk
Sep 29, 2016
James K. Strunk Jr. of Tunkhannock died Thursday shortly after admission at Regional Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Scranton on April 26, 1942 son of the late James K. and Ruth Wagner Strunk. Jim was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1959. He served with the Navy in the Naval Air Corp. For many years he...
Ruth M. Greenley
Sep 29, 2016
Ruth M. Greenley, of Tunkhannock, died at her home on Thursday, September 29th. She was born in Dallas on February 1, 1924, daughter of the late Floyd B. and Ruth Maude Terry Corby. Prior to her retirement, she was a housewife and farmer alongside her husband of 70 years, Roy R. Greenley, achieving the “Dairy of Distinction” award. She loved...
Kathleen Koerner
Sep 25, 2016
Kathaleen M. Koerner of Tunkhannock died Friday September 25th in the Tunkhannock United Methodist Home. She was born in Tunkhannock on January 26, 1921 daughter of the late Allison and Emily Mosier. She was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years Elwood B. Koerner who died on May...
John R. Odgers
Sep 24, 2016
John R. Odgers, 87, Tunkhannock, PA, known as “Jack” to his family and friends, died peacefully at home the morning of September 24, 2016. He was surrounded by his children and loved ones. Jack was born on April 26, 1929, in Moosic, PA. He is a graduate of Moosic High School. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed...
Charles A. Holton
Sep 23, 2016
Charles Aaron Holton, 55, of Tunkhannock died Friday September 23, 2016. He was born in Meshoppen, PA on September 16, 1961, son of the late Richard H. and Elizabeth Larkin Holton. He was a 1979 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School. As a baseball fan, Charlie dedicated many hours to the Tunkhannock Baseball Association – umpiring games, assisting in...
Jean M Mislevy
Sep 23, 2016
Jean M. Mislevy of Tunkhannock died Friday September 23rd at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Bradford County on March 29, 1925 daughter of the late William and Virginia Cook Shiffer. Prior to her retirement she worked for over 20 years at Bocar Manufacturing in Tunkhannock. She was a member of the Eatonville United Methodist Church,...
Pamela Curtis Wolsiffer
Sep 23, 2016
Pamela A. Curtis Wolsiffer, 48, of Clarks Summit, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at her home. She was the wife of the late David Wolsiffer, who died this past June. They were married on April 23, 1999, and were married for 17 years. Born in New Jersey, on June 19, 1968, she was the daughter of Robert and Ann...
Kevin Slowey
Sep 22, 2016
Kevin Slowey, 49, of Falls Twp. died Thursday evening at the Regional Hospital of Scranton after being stricken at home. His wife is the former Sandra Lane and the couple has been married for 18 years. Born in Scranton, he was the youngest child of the late Paul and MaryLou Delmar Slowey. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High...
John E Newhart
Sep 22, 2016
John Ernest Newhart Sr. of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at his residence on September 22, 2016. He precedes his wife of 35 years Joan Severcool Newhart. Son of the late Frank and Helen Goodwin Newhart, John was born April 24, 1950 in West Auburn. John loved singing and playing his guitar for his family. He spent his time fixing John...
Robert Stewart
Sep 20, 2016
Robert "Buzz" Stewart of Meshoppen, PA passed away unexpectedly at his residence on September 20, 2016. Buzz is survived by; his wife Cheryl Stewart; his children Nicole (Bryan) Huyck of Meshoppen, PA, Clint (Anne) Stewart of Mohton, PA, Avis Malcom of Meshoppen, PA, Kyle (Sierra) Malcom of Camptown, PA and Justin Stewart of Meshoppen, PA as well as 6 grandchildren....
Linda A. Donovan
Sep 18, 2016
Linda A. Donovan of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2016. She was a tremendous fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, she will forever be loved and missed. She is preceded in death by Granddaughters Britny Kabic and Jameson Donovan Laney. Surviving are husband Joseph Donovan of 47 years, children Michael and Brenda Donovan of Connecticut, Kelly Donovan of Tunkhannock,...
Donald S. Nesbitt
Sep 16, 2016
Donald S. Nesbitt, 90, of Clarks Summit died Friday afternoon at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility, Scranton. His wife was the late Wilma Jean Jourdan Nesbitt who died in 2012. The couple had been married for 57 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Clarence Sherman and Anna Burns Nesbitt. He was a graduate of Clarks Summit...
Frank T. Adams
Sep 15, 2016
Frank T. Adams, 70, of Scranton, died Thursday at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and Veronica Shaeffer Adams. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and worked as a self-employed welder most of his life. Frank was an avid fisherman and enjoyed his trips to Canada. Surviving are two sisters, Carolyn...
Eugene Bernard Kasper
Sep 13, 2016
Eugene Bernard Kasper, 78, of Factoryville died Tuesday morning at his home. He was the husband of Eleanor Skiba Kasper. The couple has been married for 53years. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Frances Succoloski Kasperkoske. He was a graduate of Old Forge High school and went on to attend Fairleigh Dickinson and Scranton...
Barbara Jean Jones
Sep 11, 2016
Barbara Jean Jones 65, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly on September 11th, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital due to complications from diabetes. She is survived by her husband of 44 years Richard Jones. Barbara was born on January 19, 1951 in Wilkes-Barre, PA the daughter of Dorothy Rampola, of Dallas, Pa and the late Edward Kozloski. Barbara attended Coughlin High School...
Philip L. Furiosi
Sep 10, 2016
Philip Lyle Furiosi, 27, of Clarks Summit died unexpectedly Saturday at his home. Born in Scranton he was the son of Philip W. and Anne McGraw Furiosi of Clarks Summit. He was a 2007 graduate of Abington Heights High School and earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2011. He was employed as a Transportation...


