Obituaries

Carol Fritsch

Carol Fritsch

Sep 30, 2014

Carol A. Fritsch, Dalton, died Tuesday evening in her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Robert Fritsch Sr. The couple had been married since June 13, 1969. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Jean Waterman Purdy. She was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School and a member of Lake...

Thomas J. Roberts

Thomas J. Roberts

Sep 30, 2014

Thomas J. Roberts, 73, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He was the husband of Betty Wharton Roberts. The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past year. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Robert P. and Letitia M. Roberts. He was a 1959 graduate of Scranton Central High School...

David Roy Williams

David Roy Williams

Sep 30, 2014

David Roy Williams, 67, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday evening at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Born in Scranton, son of the late Ralph N. and Mildred Smalley Williams, he was an Army veteran and was employed as a carpenter. David enjoyed hunting and fishing, as well as black powder guns. He will be dearly missed by all who knew...

John W. Gallagher

John W. Gallagher

Sep 28, 2014

John W. Gallagher, age 77, of Lake Winola, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at home. His late wife was Margaret Lancaster Gallagher who died in 2012. Born March 15, 1937 in Scranton, he was the son of the late John A. and Louise (Mullaney) Gallagher. He was a proud Army veteran, and prior to his retirement, he was employed by...

Lynn Y. Clark

Lynn Y. Clark

Sep 28, 2014

Lynn Y. Clark of the White Haven Center, died on Sunday September 28th in the White Haven Center. She was born in Meshoppen on April 5, 1954, daughter of the late Fred and Donna Navle Clark. Most recently and for many years, Lynn lived at the White Haven Center in White Haven, PA. She was described as determined and willful...

David Comly

David Comly

Sep 28, 2014

David Comly, 74, of Springville Twp. died unexpectedly on Sunday September 28th at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Jeanne MacMillan Comly. He was born in Philadelphia on April 22, 1940, son of the late John and Alice Starkey Comly. David served in the United States Air Force and was Mathematics teacher...

John Joseph Mikush

John Joseph Mikush

Sep 23, 2014

John J. Mikush, 83, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on September 23, 2014. Jack is survived by his wife, Dottie Mikush, with whom he recently celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary. Jack was born February 8, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Son of the late John and Helen Mikush. Jack served his country honorably during...

Lucille Jane Heckman

Lucille Jane Heckman

Sep 23, 2014

Lucille Jane Heckman, Clarks Summit, entered the church triumphant on September 23, 2014. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Franklin and Alice Foss Heckman. She was a graduate of the Clarks Summit Senior High School, Keystone Junior College and received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Temple University. She also completed a Medical...

William D. Loveless

William D. Loveless

Sep 22, 2014

William D. Loveless, 57, Chinchilla, died Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, after he lost a courageous battle to ALS. His wife is the former Gerry Oakes. Born in Scranton, son of the late William and Doris White Loveless, he was a transportation supervisor for PennDOT. He was a member of Clarks Green United Methodist Church, where he...

Elizabeth Ann Jackson

Elizabeth Ann Jackson

Sep 21, 2014

Elizabeth Ann Jackson, 66, of Chinchilla, died Sunday evening at Commonwealth Hospice of Northeast PA, Scranton. She was the widow of James Jackson, who died in 2005. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Thomas Jones, she received her MASTER'S DEGREE from the University of Scranton. Before retirement, she was a professor at Keystone College, where she...

John G. Cech

John G. Cech

Sep 20, 2014

John G. Cech, 87, of Clarks Summit, formerly of Bethlehem, died Saturday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was the husband of the late Margaret M. Moconyi, who died in 1974, and the late Eleanor Spisak, who died in 1989. Born in Bethlehem, son of the late George S. and Agnes Bednarik Cech, he was a 1945...

Glenn Bohlander

Glenn Bohlander

Sep 19, 2014

Glenn William Bohlander, 49, of Scranton Pennsylvania, passed from this world to heaven on September 18, 2014. Glenn was born on April 10, 1965 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Glenn lived a full life despite his affliction with Muscular Dystrophy. Glenn was a 16 year resident of Allied Skilled Nursing Center, in Scranton where he lived a life surrounded by a...

Harold C. Sickler

Harold C. Sickler

Sep 19, 2014

Harold C. Sickler, 90 of Tunkhannock Went home to be with the Lord Friday September 19 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Greenley Sickler; they would have celebrated seventy years of marriage on September 23rd. He was born on Corby Hill Eaton Twp., on August 5, 1924 son of the late Chester...

Ann Marie Walsh

Ann Marie Walsh

Sep 17, 2014

Ann Marie Walsh, 87, of West Scranton, died Wednesday evening at Holy Family Residence in Dunmore. She was the widow of Thomas N. Walsh, who died in 1968. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Vincent James and Victoria Forsette Colosimo, she attended West Scranton High School, and before her retirement she was an elevator operator and custodian for West...

Ronald "Reggie" J. Rosenkrans

Ronald "Reggie" J. Rosenkrans

Sep 16, 2014

Ronald "Reggie" Rosenkrans, Factoryville, died Tuesday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Leslie Karin Naumann. The couple were married for 41 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Norvison and Charlotte Allen Rosenkrans, he was a 1965 graduate of Abington Heights High School a was an Army veteran serving in Vietnam. Before his retirement,...

Joseph A. Badamo

Joseph A. Badamo

Sep 16, 2014

Joseph A. Badamo, 58, of South Abington Township, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died suddenly Tuesday morning at home. He was the husband of Loretta Gaffney Badamo. The couple has been married for 26 years. Born June 12, 1956, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of Matt (Mariano) Badamo and the late Mary Paladino Badamo of Staten Island,...

Jeanette C. Richard

Jeanette C. Richard

Sep 15, 2014

Jeanette C. Richard of Hop Bottom, formerly of Paterson, N.J., died Monday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. She was the widow of Robert J. Perini. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed needlepoint, cross stitching, reading and watching movies about the Bible. Surviving are three sons, Robert Perini and his wife, Brenda, Hop...

Betty F. Simmons

Betty F. Simmons

Sep 15, 2014

Betty Simmons of Tunkhannock, formerly of Kingston, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 15th at home. Born in Kingston on July 22, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel Harding Partington. She was a life Member of VFW Auxiliary #283, Kingston and the Immanuel Baptist Church in Edwardsville. Betty will be greatly...

Ann D. Zeibig

Ann D. Zeibig

Sep 13, 2014

Mrs. Ann Zeibig of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Born February 20, 1934 in Brooklyn NY. She was a daughter of John and Bertha DeWald Summers. She was a loving wife to Ronald Zeibig, a loving mother to Laura Frisvold, Susan Gaynor, and Ron and Angela Zeibig. She was dedicated to her...

Mildred (Midge) Jean Kulp

Mildred (Midge) Jean Kulp

Sep 12, 2014

Mildred (Midge) Jean Kulp, 81, of Clarks Summit, PA, died Friday at her home surrounded by members of her family. She was the wife of Robert E. Kulp, Sr. The couple has been married for 63 years. Born in King of Prussia, PA, Midge was the daughter of the late Atwood R. and Elizabeth M. Rafferty Griffin. She attended Glen-Nor...