Obituaries
Josephine V. Offshack
Jul 2, 2014
Josephine V. Offshack Josephine V. Offshack of North Wilkes-Barre died July 2nd in the Riverside Manor in Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 20, 1923 daughter of the late George and Mary Montville Offshack. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the former Motor Twins in Wilkes Barre and Kingston for over 35 retiring as office manager...
Charles Major
Jul 1, 2014
Charles Major, Hop Bottom, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday afternoon at Geisinger Community Medical Center from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. His wife is the former Doris Woodruff, the couple married on April 5, 1986. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Fred Charles and Alma Jean Ardoline Major. He was currently employed as a...
Tammy Brotzman
Jul 1, 2014
Tammy Brotzman Tammy Brotzman of Tunkhannock died Tuesday evening in the Celtic Care Hospice Unit in Geisinger South Wilkes Barre. She was born in Tunkhannock on February 10, 1969 daughter of the late Julia Ann Rau and Ray Brotzman of Tunkhannock. A 1988 graduate, of Elk Lake High School. She was employed as retail Clerk at several local Businesses. She...
Carol J. Lennox
Jun 30, 2014
Carol J. Lennox, 73, of So. Abington Twp., died Monday afternoon at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the widow of the late Phillip Lennox who died in 2008. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Hills. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. Prior to her retirement she did clerical work...
Dr. Carl C. Reynolds
Jun 29, 2014
Dr. Carl C. Reynolds, 81, of Tunkhannock, died Sunday at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Reynolds; son, Charles; son, Peter and his wife, Renee. He was born at home in Dalton Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children. Dr. Reynolds was the valedictorian of the last graduating class of Waverly High School. He graduated...
Virgil J. Colavitti
Jun 29, 2014
Virgil J. Colavitti, 84, of Tunkhannock died Sunday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on April 9, 1930, son of the late Oswald and Mary Krines Colavitti. He was an Air Force Veteran. Virgil retired from the Procter and Gamble Co. in 1995 after 43 years of service. He currently was working with South Central Engineering...
Catherine M. Kukucka
Jun 28, 2014
Catherine M. Kukucka Catherine M.(Kate) Kukucka of Tunkhannock died Saturday June 28th in Community Medical Center in Scranton She was born on March 28, 1920 in Lake Winola daughter of the late John and Anna Thomas Mikulski. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a chef for Governor William Scranton and as head chef at Keystone Jr. College. Kate...
Dorothy M. Hunt
Jun 28, 2014
Dorothy Cohen Hunt, 90, of Clarks Summit, passed away on June 28, at Abington Manor in South Abington Township. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester W. Hunt, on August 8, 1989. They were married on February 14, 1944. Dorothy is survived by her three children, Margaret Sweet of Moosic, Thomas Hunt of Clarks Summit and James Hunt...
Lillian K. Greenwald
Jun 28, 2014
Lillian Kosser Greenwald passed away June 28. She was born April 12, 1923 in Spring Valley, N.Y. to her late parents Herman and Rae Kosser. Always an excellent student she graduated from Brooklyn College summa cum laude. She also received a graduate degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She married Henry Philip Greenwald who she knew since Spring Valley and University...
John P. Phillips
Jun 27, 2014
John P. Phillips, 40, of Clarks Summit died Friday afternoon after a courageous battle with cancer. His widow is the former Cindy A. Moylan. The couple married in 2002. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Neil Phillips, Newton Twp., and the late Ruth Isabelle Seymour Phillips. Before his illness, he was a driver for the Ryder Corporation and...
Marilyn Melliand
Jun 24, 2014
Marilyn Louise Melliand, 76, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday afternoon surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter. She was the wife of the late Francis Melliand, who died in 2005. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Edna Payne Lutz. She was a 1955 graduate of Scranton Central High School. She was...
Douglas M. Shook, Jr.
Jun 18, 2014
Douglas M. Shook Jr., 54, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at the VNA Hospice Unit in Scranton. The husband of Molly Zezeski Shook, they had been married for nineteen years. Born in Stroudsburg, Doug was the son of the late Douglas and Roseanne Conway Shook Sr., and a United States Marine Corp Veteran. Doug was an avid St. Louis Rams...
Elaine B. Corey
Jun 16, 2014
Elaine Blye Corey 84, of Montrose, PA, a faithful servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, died Monday at home June 16'th with her family at her side. Elaine attended Springside Academy, Randolph-Macon, and Cornell University. She was a cradle to grave Episcopalian who attended St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Tunkhannock for 18 years, and most recently, transferred her membership...
Romayne Jacoby Bedell
Jun 12, 2014
Romayne Jacoby Bedell of Newton died Thursday evening, just two weeks before her 92nd birthday, which would have been June 26. She was the wife of Gene Bedell. The couple was married for over 72 years. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Eva Krenitsky Jacoby. She was a graduate of Newton High School. Prior...
Shirley Verespy
Jun 9, 2014
Shirley Verespy went to be in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday evening, June 9, at Abington Manor. She was the widow of John J. Verespy, the love of her life. She and her husband John were long time residents of Dalton, Pa. Born in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and...
Gerald T Jenkins
Jun 7, 2014
Gerald Thomas Jenkins passed away suddenly on June 7, 2014. He was born in 1939 on Russell Hill to George and Stella Winnie Jenkins. Jerry spent much of his life on the family farm, always joking that because he was the youngest of ten children he couldn’t run away as fast as the rest. In addition to farming, Jerry also...
Wilma L. Fulcomer
Jun 6, 2014
Wilma L. Fulcomer of Tunkhannock formerly of Pitcairn, Pa. died Friday, June 06, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock were she had been a guest for several years. She was born in Pitcairn, Pa. on December 31, 1926 daughter of the late James S. and Martha K. Weight Fulcomer. She was a graduate of Pitcairn High School and...
Gary R. Hopfer
Jun 1, 2014
Gary R. Hopfer 68, of Tannery St., Noxen died Sunday morning June 1, 2014 in St. Luke’s Hospice Villa in Wilkes-Barre, He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years Wilma M. Rifenbery Hopfer. Gary was born on October 27, 1945 in Kingston, PA son of the late Melvin and Mary Denmon Hopfer. He was a graduate of...
Orson A. Hendershot
May 31, 2014
Orson A. "Budd" Hendershot of Harleysville, PA formerly of Springville died Saturday May 31, 2014 in Grandview Hospital Sellersville, PA. Budd was born in Kingston on January 12, 1930 son of the late Orson S. and Ann Kolis Hendershot. He was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School and an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. Prior to his...
David P. Rowker
May 27, 2014
David P. Rowker David P Rowker of Laflin Jenkins Township and Boca Raton, FL passed away on Tuesday, May 27th at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA in Scranton. He was born in Laflin Jenkins Township on March 1, 1924 son of the late Peter and Anna Leck Rowker. He was a 1942 graduate of Jenkins Township High School and served in...
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