Obituaries
Robert James Lukaschunis
Jan 16, 2015
Robert J. Lukaschunis, Dickson City, died Friday. His surviving wife is the former Alice Owens. They recently celebrated their 47th anniversary. He was a truck driver and farmer all his life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing cards. He loved spending time with his family and his dog, Kelly. He will be deeply missed. Surviving are children: Robert Lukaschunis, Michael...
Lois Bailey Baker
Jan 14, 2015
Lois Bailey Baker, 68, of Lenox, died Wednesday evening at her home. Born in New Milford, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Vivian Williams Bailey. Lois devoted her life to caring for her family.She was a member of the VFW Post 8488 Ladies Auxiliary. Surviving is a son Kevin Thomas, New Milford; a daughter Dawn Thurston and...
Mary C. Kuffa
Jan 13, 2015
Mary C. (Jurista) Kuffa Mary Catherine Kuffa, 95, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 after a short stay at Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. She was born April 1, 1919 in Laflin, PA, one of ten children of the late Edward and Mary Gajdica Jurista. Her early life was spent growing up on their dairy farm in Eatonville,...
Romayne M. Koerner
Jan 13, 2015
Romayne M. Koerner of Newton Twp. died Tuesday evening in the VNA hospice unit of Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of George H. Koerner who died on Dec. 10, 2011. The couple married on January 26, 1952. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Emma Shultz Hydeck. She was a graduate of...
Lois K. Foley
Jan 13, 2015
Lois K. Foley, 48, of So. Abington Twp., died Tuesday morning in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her loving husband is Timothy D. Foley, the couple had been married for 21 years. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Helen (Farrell) Hawley. Lois earned her Bachelor's degree from...
Betsy A. Stemrich
Jan 11, 2015
Betsy Ann Stemrich, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday evening at Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton. She was the wife of Robert Stemrich, who died in 1981. Born in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Balas Kasper, she was a graduate of GAR High School in Wilkes-Barre. Betsy devoted her life to caring for her family. She...
Ronald Michael Evans
Jan 10, 2015
Ronald Michael Evans, 65, of Clarks Summit, died unexpectedly at home Saturday afternoon. 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. Ron went on to graduate from the Art Institute of Pittsburg in 1970. Prior to his retirement he was employed by...
Larry A. Wellard
Jan 10, 2015
Larry A. Wellard, 69 of Newton Twp. passed peacefully Saturday evening surrounded by his family at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He and his loving wife Leslie Luke Wellard recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary having been married since June 14, 1969. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Harold and Sarah Lanyon Wellard....
Faye Matthews
Jan 8, 2015
Faye Matthews, 87, of N. Abington Twp., died Thursday morning at Mountain View Care center in Scranton. She was the wife of the Late Clifford M. Matthews who died in 2002. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Marshal and Eunice Deats Smith. She was a graduate of Waverly High School. Faye was employed at various positions...
Michael J. Pivovarnick
Jan 7, 2015
Michael J. Pivovarnick, Scott Twp., died Wednesday night after a tragic fire in his home. His wife is Jane Jacquinot Pivovarnick; they were to celebrate 26 years of marriage in June 2015. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Mary Ann Dougherty Pivovarnick, Clarks Summit and the late Michael Nicholas Pivovarnick. He was a graduate of Scranton Central High...
Stephen Walsh Iii
Jan 6, 2015
Stephen Edward Walsh III, 49, of Clarks Summit, passed away Tuesday at home after an illness. He was the husband of Gail Sokoloski Walsh. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Ruth Williams Martinez and the late Stephen Edward Walsh Jr. He was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and was employed as a union carpenter Local 645....
Charles S. Ferguson
Jan 6, 2015
Charles S. Ferguson 98, formally of Lake Carey, died Tuesday January 6 at Wesley Village in Pittston. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Elizabeth Frank. He was born on February 20, 1916 in Kingston son of the late Robert and Ester Wood Ferguson. A humble man of great character, he lived his life doing for others and...
Thomas Joseph Kerns
Jan 2, 2015
Thomas Joseph Kerns, 59, died Friday afternoon. Tom was born and raised in Whitestone, Queens, N.Y. He graduated from Bishop Reilly High School, Queens. He was the son of the late Harold Charles Kerns and Margaret Flaherty Kerns. Tom, we will miss you dearly. Your life was filled and fulfilled as a husband, father, son, brother and uncle. "Progress not...
Aldy Ann Berquist
Jan 2, 2015
Aldy Ann Berquist, Clarks Summit, died Friday morning at the Linwood Nursing Home in Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Gerald Paul and Mary Phyllis Gowell. She was a 1968 graduate of Abington Heights High School and then attended Cedar Crest College, receiving her bachelor's degree in English and Education from the California State University...
Betty Furman
Jan 1, 2015
Betty Lou Furman of Wesley Village, Pittston Pa joined the heavenly chorus on January 1, 2015. Betty Lou was born in 1928 in Newport, Pa to the late Charles Daniel and Elsie Hutzley Henry. She moved to Mehoopany Pa with her parents and siblings in 1938 and graduated from Mehoopany High School in 1946. On January 10, 1947 she married...
Hannah Jane Beynon
Jan 1, 2015
Hannah Jane (Nan) Beynon, 101, Clarks Summit, died at home Thursday morning. She was the widow of the late Garfield Beynon Sr., who died in 1979. Born on June 13, 1913, in Ystradgynlais, South Wales, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Jenny Evans Reese. Nan was educated in South Wales, and came to this country in 1927,...
Barbara A. Bogdan
Jan 1, 2015
Barbara A. Bogdan of Tunkhannock died January 1st in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 1, 1942 daughter of the late Oliver and Cora Pritchard Murray. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a House mom at St. Michaels School for boys in Hoban Heights for over 35 years. Preceding her in death...
Ruth Elizabeth Fritsch
Dec 29, 2014
Ruth E. Fritsch, Friendsville died Monday evening at the Golden Living Center in Scranton. She was the widow of Alfred H. Fritsch who died in 1970. Born in Endicott NY she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Place Striley. She was a charter member of the South Vestal Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter Marlene Fritsch, Scranton;...
Robert H. Hahn
Dec 21, 2014
Robert H. Hahn Jr. of Tunkhannock died Sunday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Kingston on June 17, 1930 son of the late Robert H. and Ruth Weed Hahn. Bob as he was liked to be called was a 1948 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. He served in the US Army from 1949 to 1953...
Arthur J. Mchale Iii
Dec 17, 2014
Arthur J. McHale III, 51, Waverly, died Wednesday December 17 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, he was the son of the late Arthur J. McHale, Jr. who died on November 21, and Margaret Clements McHale. Arthur graduated from Scranton Preparatory School in 1981 then attended Delhi University where he earned a Mechanical Engineering degree. He...
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