Obituaries
Emil Granquist
Nov 29, 2015
Emil Granquist, 89, Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at the VNA Hospice unit at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. His wife is the former Margaret Ann Robinson. The couple had been married for 60 years. Born in Marinette, WI, he was the son of the late Emil Olaf and Agusta Gravstrom Granquist. Emil was a proud Army veteran of WW II,...
Denis A. Ide
Nov 24, 2015
Denis A. Ide, 81 of Tunkhannock died Tuesday November 24th at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years Jean A. Sabatino Ide. He was born in Kingston, Pa on August 28, 1934 son of the late Donovan A. and Eleanor Sowerby Ide. Denis was a graduate of the...
Tammi R Nawrocki
Nov 23, 2015
Tammi R. Nawrocki, Dunmore passed away in her home on Monday. Born in Norristown PA, she was the daughter of Lynda Dees, Arizona and the late Gary Nawrocki. She was a Specialist of Medical Affairs for the Merck Corporation. She was a 1985 graduate of North Penn High School , later earning her bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona....
Rose Aikman
Nov 21, 2015
Rose Aikman, 93, of Dalton, died peacefully in the loving embrace of her family, Saturday morning at The Pines at Clarks Summit Senior Living. She was the widow of the late Charles D. Aikman who died in 1994. The couple had been married for 50 years at the time of his death. Born in Galloway, West Virginia, she was the...
Robert Hice
Nov 20, 2015
Robert Hice, 65, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Friday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center in Peckville. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Kenneth Burson and Marilyn Ruth Lesh Hice. He was 1968 graduate of Abington Heights High School where he was a member of the Wrestling team. He earned a Bachelor Degree from Drexel...
Ruth Kneisel
Nov 19, 2015
Ruth I. Kneisel of Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born in Decater, Ill on November 10, 1925 daughter of the late John and Marie Duddek. She was educated in North Scranton Schools, a member of the Tunkhannock Pilgrim Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene who died in 1959, brothers...
Vivian Mayo
Nov 15, 2015
Vivian White Mayo, 87, passed away Nov. 15, 2015, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born Nov. 21, 1927, in Clarks Summit, the daughter of Eber and Letha Wheeler White. On Dec. 29, 1956, she married Alvin H. Mayo, at Clarks Green United Methodist Church. Mrs. Mayo was retired from Faxton Hospital, Utica, N.Y., where she worked in the...
Joy Louise Matteson
Nov 14, 2015
Joy Louise Matteson, 92, of Chinchilla PA, went to be with the Lord Saturday November 14th at her daughter's home in Annapolis MD. She was the beloved wife of Bernhardt Farischon Matteson who went to the Lord in 1979. Born in Ridgely TN, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Clyde Boswell and Lizzie Belle Argo Boswell. After graduation...
Glenn W. Custer
Nov 14, 2015
Glenn William Custer Glenn W. Custer of Tunkhannock died at his home on Saturday, November 14th. He was born in Tunkhannock on December 12, 1926 son of the late Theodore and Ethel Potter Williams Custer. He was a 1945 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and an Army Veteran of WW2. Glenn worked as a self-employed contractor before going to work...
Matilda " Til " Choyka
Nov 14, 2015
Matilda (Til) Choyka, 91, of Clarks Summit, passed peacefully with family at her side Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2015, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. She was the widow of John S. Choyka, who preceded her in death in 1994. They were married for 46 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Alexandre and...
Phillip J. Dettore Jr.
Nov 13, 2015
Philip J. Dettore Jr., 86, of Clarks Summit, died unexpectedly at his home Friday morning. He was the husband of Lois Woodyatt Dettore. The couple had been married for 55 years. Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late Philip J. Dettore Sr. and Janette Gabriel Dettore. He was a 1948 graduate of Clarks Summit High School,...
Jean (Gerina) Merollini Mcmahon
Nov 13, 2015
Jean (Gerina) Merollini McMahon, Peckville, died in the company of her family on Friday at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania. She was the wife of the late Henry A. McMahon, who died in 1997. They had been married for 57 years at the time of his death. Born in Gubbio, Italy, on Feb. 3, 1922, daughter of the late...
Valerie Evans Coleburn
Nov 11, 2015
Valerie Evans Coleburn, Limerick, passed away Wednesday at the Penn Hospice in Philadelphia. Born in Baltimore MD, she was the daughter of George Wallace and Suzanne Evans Coleburn of Berlin, MD. Worked as a chemist in research and development for PPD Research. She attended Garnet Valley High School and then graduated from Ursinus College. She was an avid animal lover...
Donald W. Capwell
Nov 10, 2015
Donald W. Capwell, 91, of Clarks Summit died Tuesday evening At Neighborhood Hospice Unit in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Melba Rozelle Capwell who died in 2013. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Glenn and Ethel Barnes Capwell. He was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School and was a proud Army...
Walter M. Peregrim, Sr.
Nov 10, 2015
Walter M. Peregrim Sr., 90, of Scott Twp., died Tuesday morning at Abington Manor Nursing Center in S. Abington Twp. He was the husband of the late Vera Miller Peregrim who died this past September. Born in Blakely, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Peregrim. He was a graduate of Blakely High School and prior to...
Vincent D. Breen
Nov 9, 2015
Vincent D. Breen of Marco Island, FL., currently residing in Tunkhannock, PA, died Monday evening, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was the widow of the former Sarah E. Aldrich Breen, who passed away in 2010. The couple had been married 57 years. Born July 2, 1929 in New York City,...
James Rosengrant
Nov 6, 2015
Life Legacy James Rosengrant of Mehoopany died Friday in the Hospice Unit at CMC Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Hatfield, Pa. on April 9, 1943 son of the late Lloyd and Jackie Gable Rosengrant. Jim worked all his life as a carpenter and became well known for his bird carvings and Flintlock Rifles. He also enjoyed carving walking...
Joseph Norbert Lukus
Nov 5, 2015
"Perhaps there are not stars but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones shine down to let us know they are happy." Joseph Norbert Lukus,31, Newton Twp., entered Heaven's gate on Nov. 5, 2015. Born in Scranton, Pa., son of Marianne Elisabeth Lukus and the late Joseph Peter Lukus, who passed away in 2011, he was...
Ronald M. Clark
Nov 4, 2015
Ronald M. Clark, 58, of Clifford, died Wednesday afternoon at Moses Taylor Hospital. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Richard and Rachel Scone Clark. He was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School, and was employed as a carpet and floor installer. Surviving are three sisters Kimberly Fowler and her husband James, Clifford; Brenda Mennig and...
John W. Whytashek
Oct 31, 2015
John W. Whytashek of Tunkhannock died at his home on Saturday evening. He was born in Nanticoke on December 17, 1951 son of the late William “Ben” and Celia Barnes Whytashek. John was a 1969 graduate of Nanticoke High School. Prior to his retirement he was employed at the Procter and Gamble Plant in Mehoopany for 31 years and later...
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