Obituaries
Mona Irene Burtsell Durso
Feb 22, 2015
Mona Irene Burtsell Durso, 83, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of the late Anthony Durso, who passed away in 2004; the couple had celebrated 51 years of marriage. Born in Fort Fairfield, ME, on April 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Lowell and Miria Burtsell. Prior...
John J Pasternak
Feb 22, 2015
John J. Pasternak 79, of Lake Carey died Sunday February 22, 2015, at Sacred Heart Hospice in Dunmore. He is survived by his wife of 37 years Gloria Wagenhoffer Haran Pasternak. John was born in Wilkes-Barre Township on August 4, 1935, son of the late John Bernard and Mary Hedwig Papciak Pasternak. John graduated from Wilkes-Barre Township High School in...
Mary Ruth Mccann
Feb 19, 2015
Mary Ruth McCann, of Pittston, died Thursday evening at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Capt. John D. McCann, who died in 2011. Prior to her marriage to John McCann, she was the wife of Derwood H. Davis, who died in 2004. Born in Laceyville, Aug 16 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harold...
Herbert Andrew Grayek Sr.
Feb 18, 2015
Herbert Andrew Grayek Sr., 88, of Scott Twp., died Wednesday at his home. Born in Scranton, son of the late Bernard and Susanne Huczyk Grayek, he was a graduate of West Scranton High School, and was a staff sergeant in the Army, serving in World War II. He was the owner and operator of Grayek Construction Co., and built many...
Ethel M. Pinnock
Feb 18, 2015
Ethel M. Pinnock, 88, of Justus, died Wednesday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was the widow of the late Ernest Earl Pinnock, who died on March 7, 1995. Born in Boston, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Lillian Worthington Davis. Before retirement, she was a supervisor at Allied Services. She had...
Charlotte Rueger Woodley
Feb 17, 2015
Charlotte Rueger Woodley, 88 of Saint Marys , PA died Feb. 17,2015 in Scranton. She was born January 29, 1927 in Lucerne, Switzerland, daughter of the late Ernst and Anna Bucher Rueger. On November 25, 1949 in Ridgeway Presbyterian Church, she was married to Clarence George Woodley. He preceded her in death on June 30, 2011. She graduated from the...
Patricia J. Gillis
Feb 16, 2015
TUNKHANNOCK — Patricia Joyce Novak Gillis, 73, of Tunkhannock, passed away at home, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 29, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Novak. Over the years Patricia was employed at the Wyoming County Courthouse, Bennie's Nursery and the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. Family members will...
Lydia Dorothy Ross
Feb 16, 2015
Lydia Dorothy Ross, 90, of Dalton, died Monday afternoon at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She was the widow of William H. Ross, who died in 1987. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Kathryn Morris Artfitch. Before her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress for Irene Sports Wear and Smart Styles in Clarks Summit...
Frederick J. Kintner
Feb 13, 2015
Frederick “Fred” J. Kintner 90 of Mehoopany died Friday evening at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Mehoopany on September 12, 1924, son of the late Fred J. and Lucy Bloom Kintner. He was a devoted husband to his wife of 68 years, Jeanne Furman Kintner. She was the love of...
Kenneth R. Wintermute
Feb 12, 2015
Kenneth R. Wintermute, 82, of Mehoopany died Thursday, February 12th at the VNA Hospice in Scranton. He was born in Forkston, PA on February 10, 1933 son of the late Roy and Beatrice Decker Wintermute. He retired from Penelec after 40 years. He was a member of the Tunkhannock Ambulance Association, Towanda Ambulance Association, Antique Truck Club, The Franklin Lodge...
Nancy Lynn Hannon
Feb 12, 2015
Nancy Lynn Hannon, 61, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at her home after a lengthy illness. Born in Hazelton, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Dorthy Woodring Eisenhower. She was a graduate from Hazelton High School and prior to her illness worked as a beautician. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Clarks...
Elizabeth M. Sickler
Feb 11, 2015
Elizabeth M. Sickler, of Tunkhannock went home to be with the Lord Wednesday February 11, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventy years Harold C. Sickler. Elizabeth was born on March 20, 1926 in Eaton Township daughter of the late Sidney and Nellie Allshouse Greenley. She was a lady...
Bernice McCain
Feb 9, 2015
Bernice McCain of Tunkhannock died Monday in Geisinger Wyoming Valley. She was born in Arizona on June 22, 1916. During her life time she worked on the family farm. Bernice was extremely active in the Missionary program of Tunkhannock Pilgrim Holiness Church and taught Sunday school for a number of years. Prior to her retirement she worked as a seamstress...
Dorothy M. Jacoby
Feb 8, 2015
Dorothy M. Jacoby went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. She was born on Feb. 26, 1920, in Newton, Pa., She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Emily Maunder Jacoby. Dorothy worked as a seamstress at Abington Manufacturing Co. for 45 years and for Smart Styles for five years before retirement. She was a...
W.Adam "Abi" Holley
Feb 8, 2015
W. Adam Holley, 32, Clarks Summit, peacefully left his mother's loving arms and entered the Lord's beautiful kingdom into the waiting arms of Jesus on Feb. 8.Adam was born in Scranton on Aug. 4, 1982. He was the remarkable son of Sandee (Wrobel) and Jerry Phillips of Clarks Summit and Bill and Hope Holley of Dade City, Fla. Adam, known...
Donald Evans
Feb 7, 2015
Donald Evans, 65, of Clarks Summit, died unexpectedly at home Saturday morning. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late James H. and Victoria Demboski Evans. He was a 1968 graduate of Abington Heights High School. Don was a proud Army Reserve veteran. Prior to his retirement he was employed by Poly Hi Corporation in Moosic. He was...
Edith Shells Bitchko
Feb 6, 2015
Edith Shells Bitchko, 90, affectionately known as "Nana" to her family, of Dalton, died Friday evening at her home. She was the widow of the late Eugene J. Bitchko, who died in 2010. Born in Glenburn, daughter of the late Harry and Nellie Wilmarth Shells, she was a 1942 graduate of Waverly High School, and in her early years was...
Karen Unley
Feb 5, 2015
Karen Unley, Fl, formerly of Dalton died on Feb 5th , 2015 in Florida. Born in Scranton on March 30, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elisabeth Close Unley. She was a 1966 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School, and then earned her LPN degree at Presbyterian Nursing School. Karen was a sweet, generous and compassionate...
Paula M. Zenger
Feb 5, 2015
Paula Custer Zenger passed away peacefully on February 5th surrounded by her loving family after a long fight with cancer. Born in Kingston on June 27, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Norma Becker Custer. Paula graduated from Tunkhannock High School class of 1965 and lived in Tunkhannock all her life. Prior to her retirement she...
Richard M. Dixon
Feb 3, 2015
Richard M. Dixon Richard M. Dixon 87 of Tunkhannock died early Tuesday morning in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Tunkhannock on November 4, 1928. He and his late wife Mary lived and worked in New Jersey moving back to Tunkhannock after his retirement in 1989. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Prior...
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