Obituaries
Nancy L. Goeringer
Feb 11, 2016
Nancy L. Davis Goeringer of Tunkhannock, PA passed peacefully at home on Thursday, February 11. She was born December 8, 1930, in Wilkes-Barre, the daughter of the late Dan B. and Mildred Tripp Space Davis. She grew up in Kingston and attended Wyoming Seminary until 1947 when her family moved to Hopewell, NJ. She graduated from Princeton High School in...
Roger L. Dow
Feb 10, 2016
Roger L. Dow, 94, of Clarks Summit peacefully passed away February 10, 2016, in Banner Baywood Hospice while wintering in Mesa, AZ. His wife of over 64 years was the late Norma Beatrice MacMillan Dow who passed away in 2012. Born in Corinth, VT, he was the son of the late Ernest and Eda Buzzi Dow. Prior to his retirement,...
Donald James Veater
Feb 6, 2016
Donald James Veater, 84, of South Abington Twp., died Saturday evening at home. His wife is the former Betty Richards. The couple had been married for 61 years. Born in Continental 3, Fayette County, he was the son of the late Martin S. and Violet Veater. He attended Georges Township High School in York Run, where he was a member...
Betty Jane Jenkins
Feb 5, 2016
Betty Jane Jenkins, 89, Scott Twp., died Friday morning in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. She was the widow of Thomas Jenkins who died in 2010. The couple had been married for 64 years. Born in Washington DC, she was the daughter of Bertram and Emma Kunz Bell. She was a graduate of Central High School...
John S. Gilroy
Feb 4, 2016
John S. Gilroy John S. “Jack” Gilroy 71, of Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday February 4, 2016 at his home in Tunkhannock. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 26, 1944 son of the late James L. and Lottie Nizio Gilroy. He was a graduate of Marymount High School in Wilkes Barre class of 1963. He joined the United States...
Augustus "Gus" Henry Steppacher, Jr.
Feb 3, 2016
Augustus Henry Steppacher Jr., a resident of Bedford Towers, Clarks Summit, Pa., passed away on February 3, 2016. He was known as "Gus" to friends and "Butch" to family. He was born in Scranton, Pa. on June 11, 1941, and was the son of the late Augustus Henry Steppacher and Mary Moessner Steppacher. Gus was a very personable and kind...
Robert Dygert
Feb 3, 2016
Robert Dygert, 87, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday evening at Abington Manor. His wife is the former Violet Wells. The couple would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on February 20th. Born in Ft. Plain, NY, he was the son of the late Lee and Lena Weigle Dygert. Bob graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Agriculture. Prior to retirement...
Evelyn M. Werkheiser
Feb 2, 2016
Evelyn Marie Werkheiser, 88 of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side Tuesday evening, February 2nd, 2016. Evelyn was born in Bath, Pa. on December 19, 1927, daughter of the late Henry and Maude West Laubach. She was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. Evelyn was the owner of Ev’s Cards and Gift...
Dorothy Antosh
Jan 31, 2016
Dorothy M. Antosh, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at her home. She was the wife of the late Frank R. Antosh, who died in 2002. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Nellie Gavalis. She was a graduate of West Scranton High School and prior to her retirement she was the owner and operator...
Doris "Pinky" Boyan
Jan 28, 2016
Doris "Pinky" Boyan, 89, of Spring Lake, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA. She was the widow of Billy Boyan who died in 1981. The couple had a marriage that many wanted to emulate. Born in Harrisburg, March 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Alice Orr...
Lenwood M. Van Orsdale, Jr.
Jan 27, 2016
Lenwood M. Van Orsdale Jr. died Wednesday afternoon at the VNA Hospice unit in Geisinger Community Center, Scranton. He was the husband of Sonja Petro Ruane Van Orsdale. The couple has been married for thirty one years. Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Lenwood and Arlene Moyer Van Orsdale Sr. he was a graduate of Wyoming...
Margie M. Jenkins
Jan 26, 2016
Margie M. Jenkins, 82, of Chinchilla died Tuesday peacefully at the Lackawanna rehabilitation Center in Olyphant. She was the wife of the late Edward C. Jenkins, who died in 2006. Born September 3, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Catherine Kacer Haberstroh. She was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School and prior to her retirement...
Tracey J. Terry
Jan 23, 2016
Tracey J. Terry Tracey J. Terry of Meshoppen, Auburn Twp. died Saturday January 23, 2016 in the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South. She was born in Port Jervis , NY on December 25, 1962 daughter of Elsie E. Elliott Terry Compton and step daughter of Robert Compton of Meshoppen, Auburn Twp., and daughter of the late Jesse Myles Terry. Tracey...
Phillips J. Butler
Jan 22, 2016
Phillips Butler, 88, of Clarks Green, died Friday evening at Geisinger Medical Center. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Odessa and Joseph Butler, a longtime sportswriter and editor for the Scranton Times. A 1945 graduate of Scranton Central High School, he served in the Army in Japan and later earned a degree in photography from the...
Sandra J. Coolbaugh
Jan 21, 2016
Sandra J. Coolbaugh Sandra J. Coolbaugh of Tunkhannock died Thursday January 21, 2016 in the Golden Living Center in Scranton. She was born in Illinois on March 18, 1945 daughter of the late Weley R. and Marcella Ewers Smith. Preceding her in death was her husband Olin Coolbaugh. Surviving is a son Harold “Jack” of Holmen, Wi., daughter Mable Sue...
Murray W. Fisk
Jan 21, 2016
Murray W. Fisk passed away very peacefully, on January 21st, surrounded by his loving family, in a home that he built with his own two hands. He was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania on January 31st 1921 to Harry H. and Myrtle Stroud Fisk. He was the third of four children, with an older brother Harold, and Sister Helen, and younger...
Robert Gorgas, Sr.
Jan 17, 2016
Robert M Gorgas, 90, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully on Sunday, January 17th at home. His wife of 65 years is Jill (Griffith) Gorgas. Born in Ashley, he was the son of the late William and Helen Gorgas. Bob was a decorated WWII Navy Veteran and attended Wilkes College. He spent his entire career working at Sprague & Henwood, Inc...
Robin L. Newhart
Jan 17, 2016
Robin L. Newhart Robin L. Newhart died at her home on Sunday January 17th. Born on January 18, 1966 in East Stroudsburg, she was the daughter of Henry C. Lattemann and stepdaughter of Sandra L. Freeman Lattemann of Tunkhannock; daughter of Loretta A. Gramberg Sickler and stepdaughter of Kenneth O Sickler of Zephyr Hills FL. She was a 1983 graduate...
Herman F. Lewis
Jan 16, 2016
Herman F. Lewis Herman F. Lewis of Forkston died Saturday evening, January 16th at the home of his son and daughter in law Wayne and Susan Lewis of Falls. He was born in Moosic on November 21, 1927 son of that late Jay and Anna Smerdon Lewis. Herman was an Army Air Corp Veteran of WW2 serving 18 months in...
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