Obituaries

Cora W. Rosengrant

Cora W. Rosengrant

Apr 26, 2016

Cora J. Rosengrant, 86, of West St. Tunkhannock entered into Eternal Rest on Tuesday April 26, 2016 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. Born in Tunkhannock on September 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Jessie Henry Wagner. After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1947 she worked at Bendix and Linear...

Virginia Gairens Thompson

Virginia Gairens Thompson

Apr 25, 2016

Virginia Gairens Thompson, 97, of Clarks Summit, died Monday evening at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She was the wife of Roy Thompson, who died in 2002. Born in Clarks Summit, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Ann Murphy Gairens, she was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School and was co-owner, along with her husband, of Thompson Farms. She...

John H. Scholz

John H. Scholz

Apr 25, 2016

John H. Scholz Sr, 70, of Mehoopany passed away at his home on Monday, April 25th. He was born December 16, 1945, in Norfolk, MA son of the late Frank and Evangeline Scholz. Prior to his retirement he had been employed at Ertley Motorworld working in its various locations as the parts and service manager. He left Motorworld to return...

Phyllis M. Price

Phyllis M. Price

Apr 25, 2016

Phyllis Price, of Scranton, Pa. died April 25, 2016 at the age of 91. She was born in Scranton, Pa., on August 25, 1924 and was preceded in death by her husband of 18 years, Ralph Price, son, Jack Jenkins, and longtime companion, Hank Kern. Upon the death of her sister, Betty, and brother in law, Gomer, Phyllis and Ralph...

Margaret A. Sweet

Margaret A. Sweet

Apr 23, 2016

Margaret A. Sweet, 68, of Clarks Summit, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Lester W. and Dorothy M. Cohen Hunt. She was a 1965 graduate from Abington Heights High School. Margaret worked for various companies in sale and customer service. Peg struggled with controlling her diabetes the past several years, which in...

Timothy J. Gray

Timothy J. Gray

Apr 22, 2016

It is with great sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Timothy Gray, 35, of Scranton, Friday , April 22, at home. Born on Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, he was the son of John Gray, Augusta, GA, and Terry [Northup] English and her husband Mark English, Westfield, PA. Tim enjoyed volunteering for Friends of the Poor Scranton, cycling, cooking,...

Eleanor Unwin

Eleanor Unwin

Apr 21, 2016

Eleanor A. (Plonski) Unwin, 89, of Kensington, Conn., passed away peacefully Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Scranton, Pa. She was the widow of Robert J. Unwin. Born in Shickshinny, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Francis and Josephine (Mieczkowski) Plonski. Eleanor attended local schools in the area and graduated from High School in Harford, Pa. She then moved...

Laura L. Klimas

Laura L. Klimas

Apr 17, 2016

Laura L. Klimas of Tunkhannock died Sunday April 17th under Hospice Care in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Laura was born in Meshoppen on May 18, 1946 daughter of the late Charles E. and Emma Craig Klimas. She was a 1964 graduate of Tunkhannock and prior to her retirement she had worked for Sire Power Inc. in Tunkhannock and...

Eleanor Kilgore

Eleanor Kilgore

Apr 16, 2016

Obituary not available.

Linda A. Zalewski

Linda A. Zalewski

Apr 14, 2016

Linda A. Zalewski, age 66, of Eaton Township died Thursday, April 14, 2016 at home in Tunkhannock. Born on November 29, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre, PA she was the daughter of the late William Robert and Lula (Pembleton) Mock. Linda was a devoted wife, mother, sister, friend, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved...

Edward Mizenko

Edward Mizenko

Apr 13, 2016

Edward Mizenko, 71, of Tunkhannock, died unexpectedly at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was the husband of Eleanore Miles Mizenko. The couple has been married for over forty five years. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Tillie Redmerski Mizenko. He worked for many years at Miles Foundry and prior to his retirement he...

Louise Saxe

Louise Saxe

Apr 11, 2016

E. Louise Saxe, of Milwaukee, died April 11, at the Regional Hospital in Scranton. She was the widow of the late Charles Irving Saxe Sr. who died in 2006. Born Scranton, she was the daughter of the late A.J. and Mary Migliorino Ferraro. She was a graduate of West Scranton High School and was employed for many years at the...

Donna Lee Pecellak

Donna Lee Pecellak

Apr 6, 2016

Donna Lee Pecellak of Eaton Hills, Tunkhannock died Wednesday, April 6 at her home. She was born in Newton New Jersey on August 8, 1948. Donna is the daughter of Adelaide Parr of Tunkhannock and the late Robert E. Parr. She was a graduate of North Hunterdon Regional High School class of 1966. She retired from Tunkhannock Auto Mart where...

Katherine M. Troutman

Katherine M. Troutman

Apr 3, 2016

Katherine M. Troutman, 78, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday afternoon at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. She was the wife of the late Harry Edwin Troutman who died in 1992. Born in New Bedford Mass, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Josephine Zak Johnson. She graduated High School in Massachusetts and was employed as a meat wrapper for...

Joseph B. Holub

Joseph B. Holub

Apr 3, 2016

Obituary not available.

William J. Clarke

William J. Clarke

Apr 3, 2016

William J. Clarke, 79, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Patricia Brzostek. The couple had celebrated their 56th anniversary on Aug. 1. Born in Dalton, he was the son of the late Edward J. Clarke Sr. and Teresa Cadden Clarke. He graduated from Dalton High School in 1954. After serving...

Byron Hricenak

Byron Hricenak

Apr 3, 2016

Byron Hricenak, 54, of Mill City, died suddenly Sunday evening at his home. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Michael and Virginia Snyder Hricenak. He was a graduate of Abington Heights High School. He worked at Scranton Label Co. for the last 25 years. He was a member of Peter Williamson Lodge No. 323 F &...

Philip L. Whitbeck

Philip L. Whitbeck

Mar 31, 2016

Philip L. Whitbeck, 70, of Waverly, died Thursday evening at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore after a courageous 6 year battle with Multiple Myeloma. His wife is the former Margaret T. Yerabek. The couple married on January 10, 1970. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Norman F. and Ruth Evans Whitbeck, Sr. He...

Dennis A, Kile

Dennis A, Kile

Mar 31, 2016

Dennis Arthur Kile, 68, of Clarks Summit passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at his home. Denny was born April 25, 1947 in Berwick, PA and lived in Clarks Summit for the past 60 years. He was the son of the late Reynold and Grace (Zimmerman) Kile. He was a 1965 graduate of Abington Heights High School. He...

Hiram R. Stevens

Hiram R. Stevens

Mar 30, 2016

Hiram R. Stevens, 74, of Jenningsville, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Martin Stevens. He was born on January 20, 1942. Hiram was the son of Evelyn R. Stevens, of Jenningsville and the late Richard B. Stevens, grandson of the late Hiram and...