Obituaries

Audrey F. Thomas

Audrey F. Thomas

Mar 30, 2016

Audrey F. Thomas, Clarks Summit died Wednesday in her home, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Joseph Thomas who died in 1992. Born in Dunmore she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Mildred Franc Patterson. She was a very active member of the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church where she was involved in various committees...

Richard Meyer

Richard Meyer

Mar 29, 2016

Richard Meyer, 86, of South Abington, formerly of Yonkers, N.Y., died peacefully Tuesday afternoon at VNA Hospice. He was the husband of Corinne Harder, who passed away in 2006. The couple had been married for 47 years. Born March 18, 1930 in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Edward and Verna Rogler Meyer. He was a graduate...

Paul C. Ryan

Paul C. Ryan

Mar 28, 2016

Paul C. Ryan March 28, 2016 Paul Ryan, 77, of Clarks Summit ended his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday at Mountain View Care Center. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Mary Ryan. Born December 30, 1938 in New York City, NY he was the son of the late Edward J. and Mary Cassidy Ryan....

Catherine A. Ryan

Catherine A. Ryan

Mar 24, 2016

Catherine Ryan died peacefully from brain cancer on March 24, 2016 at her Waverly home surrounded by her loved ones. Her husband of 35 years is Donald Ryan. Cathy was born in 1951 in Jersey City, NJ and lived in New Jersey until moving to Waverly in 1994. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Anne Fedash Angowski....

Karen Ann Mcintyre

Karen Ann Mcintyre

Mar 24, 2016

Karen Ann McIntyre, 56, of Waverly, died Thursday morning at her home. She was the wife of Dr. John McIntyre. The couple celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this March. Born in Manchester Conn., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Alice Stabinsky Heidcavage. She was a 1977 graduate of Manchester High School and went on to receive her...

Nettie Grace Ball Altoonian

Nettie Grace Ball Altoonian

Mar 22, 2016

Nettie Grace Ball Altoonian, 86, of Clarks Summit died Tuesday Mar. 22, 2016 at the Jewish Home in Scranton. Her husband was the late Isaac Altoonian. Nettie was born on Dec. 14, 1929 in Clarks Summit, to the late Vernon W. and Mary "Mae" (Williams) Ball. She was a1947 graduate of Clarks Summit High School. After graduation, she attended Lackawanna...

Lawrence M. Shepulski, Sr.

Lawrence M. Shepulski, Sr.

Mar 22, 2016

Lawrence M. Shepulski Sr., 74, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday night at the University of Penn Hospital in Philadelphia. Born in Duryea, he was the son of the late John A. and Mildred Knitowski Shepulski. He was a 1958 graduate of Duryea High School and went on to serve his country in the United States Air Force where he played...

Tricia Kreidler

Tricia Kreidler

Mar 19, 2016

Tricia Kreidler, 37, of Shickshinny, formerly of Clarks Summit, died early Saturday morning at Berwick Hospital Center. She is survived by her three children, Nicholas, 19; Courtney, 16; and Theressa, 12. Born in Scranton, on March 29, 1978, she was the daughter of Patricia Kreidler Kopp and the late Jack C. Kreidler. Tricia will be missed by so many. She...

Alyssa Nichole Harvey

Alyssa Nichole Harvey

Mar 19, 2016

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Joseph T. Ware

Joseph T. Ware

Mar 19, 2016

Joseph T. Ware, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning in his home. His first wife was the former Louise Moneyheffer, who died in 1980; and his current wife is the former Sally Hopkins King, whom he married in 1990. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Arthur and Phoebe Walker Ware. Before retirement, he owned the...

Robert A. Johnson

Robert A. Johnson

Mar 17, 2016

Robert” Bob” A. Johnson 77, died Thursday, March 17th at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 34 years Kay Place Johnson. He was born in Lemon Twp. on June 17, 1938 son of the late Norton and Jeanne Stark Johnson. He was a 1957 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School, and worked for...

Nancy Jackson Pios Matthews

Nancy Jackson Pios Matthews

Mar 17, 2016

Nancy Jackson Matthews passed away March 17th, 2016. She was predeceased by her mother, Gertrude Hamer Jackson, her first husband, George Pios and her second husband, James Matthews. Nancy was a graduate of Wilkes University. She began her career teaching French in Tunkhannock Area Schools. She became a job recruiter in 1970 and became owner and President of her own...

Joanne Hemmings

Joanne Hemmings

Mar 16, 2016

Joanne Hemmings, 77, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully Wednesday evening at her home. Before her retirement, she was employed at Prudential Insurance as an Asset Manager. Joanne enjoyed making and selling her own jewelry to area businesses. The family would like to thank Dr. Nicholas Dodge and his nurse, Sandy, for their wonderful care they gave to Joanne over the...

Joseph Marchukitis Iii

Joseph Marchukitis Iii

Mar 15, 2016

Joseph (Jazz) Marchukitis of Scranton, PA went to be with the Lord on March 15, 2016 after a recent illness. He was born on July 10th, 1942 and was the son of Joseph and Ann Marchukitis. Joe was married to Nancy Marchukitis (Kashmer) on January 18th, 1964. They recently celebrated 52 years of marriage. Nancy remained a devoted and loving...

Betty W. Dietrich

Betty W. Dietrich

Mar 14, 2016

Betty W. Dietrich, 91, formerly of So. Abington Twp., died Monday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility in Scranton. She was the widow of Frederich J. Dietrich who died in 2013. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Edith M. Jones Williams. She was a 1942 graduate of Central High School and attended the Powell...

John Stracham, Jr.

John Stracham, Jr.

Mar 13, 2016

John Stracham Jr., Clarks Summit, died Sunday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife and best friend of 62 years is the former Nora Parlanti. Born in Dickson City, he was the son of the late John and Mary Ganczarski Stracham. He was a graduate of Scott High School and served in the National Guard. Before retirement, he was...

Patricia "Pat" L. Vanderveken

Patricia "Pat" L. Vanderveken

Mar 12, 2016

Patricia Vanderveken "Pat" 71 of Lake Winola entered into Eternal Life on Saturday March, 12 2016 Born on September, 30 1944 to the late John and Louise Anderson of German Hill, Tunkhannock. She was a 1964 Graduate of Tunkhannock High School and also a Graduate of Empire Beauty School. She had her own beauty salon in Lake Winola for many...

James R. Robinson

James R. Robinson

Mar 10, 2016

James R. Robinson James R. Robinson 89, of Washington Twp. died Thursday, March 10th. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Ruby E. Teel. He was born in Mehoopany on March 31, 1926 son of the late Lloyd and Ellen Atkinson Robinson. He was a 1944 graduate of Mehoopany high school, a veteran of the United...

Joan V. Betts

Joan V. Betts

Mar 10, 2016

Joan V. Betts Joan V. Betts, 84, of Tunkhannock, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, March 10th, in St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home, Elmhurst. Born on Staten Island, New York, on February 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Albert Stanley and Sheila (Redmond) Janin. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was a long time member of...

Frank A. Ambrutis

Frank A. Ambrutis

Mar 10, 2016

Frank A. “Fritz” Ambrutis of Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Duryea, Pa on July 17, 1917 son of the late Frank Ambrutis and Margaret Kristunas Ambrutis Egliskis, and step son of the late Andrew Egliskis. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1938. Fritz was a Navy veteran...