Obituaries

May 27, 2014

Dorothy Yckowski, 99, a resident of Willowbrook Assisted Living Community, formerly of Justus, died Tuesday at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Her husband of 67 years, John Yckowski, died March 20, 2009. Born July 1, 1914, in Justus, daughter of the late Stanley and Agnes Antoine White, she was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School. Surviving are...

May 24, 2014

Arlene Keyes of Falls passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon surrounded by family at the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late William and Nancy Wilbur Leshinsky. She graduated from Falls Overfield School in 1963. Prior to her retirement she was employed with Met Life in Chinchilla. Arlene was a member of...

May 24, 2014

Edwin George Herring, 90, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was the husband of the late Lorraine Friedman Herring who died in 1994. Born in Queens New York, he was the son of the late Edwin and Margaret Engel Herring. He was a graduate of John Adams...

May 19, 2014

Edward C. Schrickel Edward Chuck Schrickel of Forkston Twp. Wyoming county died at his home on Monday May 19, 2014. He was born in Huntington, New York on February 27, 1963 son of the late Guy C. Schrickel and Carol B. Heidtmann Schrickel Gault and step son of Edwin Gault of Ft. Myers, Fla.. Chuck had been employed as a...

May 18, 2014

Lois Schuler Rosenkrans, 78, of Scranton, died Sunday after noon at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA in Wilkes Barre. She was the widow of the late Norvison Rosenkrans who died in 1998. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Esther Walsh Schuler Rosenkrans. She attended high school in Scranton, and was employed as a part time...

May 18, 2014

Priscilla F. Sproul, 77, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Her husband is Robert A. Sproul. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late George F. and Grace O'Malley Fletcher, she attended Wyoming Day School, and graduated from Emma Willard School and Elmira College. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...

May 17, 2014

Emma G. Spence of Tunkhannock, formerly of Allentown, died on Saturday, May 17th in the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. She was born in Thompsontown, on August 12, 1923, daughter of the late Clair and Sarah Roland Spicher. She was an avid walker and participated in bowling leagues for many years before moving to Tunkhannock. Emma was preceded...

May 15, 2014

Geraldine “Gerry” V. Scranta of Tunkhannock died on Thursday evening in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Eaton Twp., Wyoming County on October 25, 1936 daughter of the Charles and Pearle Mock Kingston. Gerry was a 1954 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to her retirement she was employed by the Bendix Corporation in South...

May 15, 2014

Shirley Kelly Reeves 79, of Falls died Thursday evening at home with her family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald D. Reeves. She was born in Scranton on January 4, 1935 daughter of the late Joseph E. and Jessie A. Dixon Kelly. She and her late husband founded and owned Reeves Septic Services and...

May 10, 2014

Ronald P. Moyer of Tunkhannock died Saturday, May 10, 2014 in Geisinger South Wilkes Barre. He was born in Philadelphia on December 2, 1941 son of the late Harry and Evelyn Dacey Moyer. Ron was a graduate of Ocean City High School, Ocean City and a navy veteran, serving during the Cuban Crisis. He was employed as security guard at...

May 8, 2014

Harry L. Evans, 103, of Falls, died Thursday evening in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Care Center in Scranton. He was the husband of the late Ethel Gregory Evans who died in 2003. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Robert M. and Elizabeth Lloyd Evans. He was a self employed farmer and was a...

May 8, 2014

Robert H. Gercken Sr., 71, of Clarks Green died Thursday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was the husband of Elizabeth Polito Gercken. The couple would have celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary this June. Born in North Hempstead, NY., he was the son of the late Henry and Meta Becker Gercken. He was a graduate of Valley...

May 8, 2014

Carl Edward Lesh Jr., Scranton died Thursday afternoon at the Regional Hospital in Scranton. His wife is the former June Keeler Lesh, they would have celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary today. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Carl Edward and Lusetta Bohr Lesh Sr. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and entered the...

May 7, 2014

Michael Edward Nourse, 54, of Dalton died unexpectedly Wednesday. Born in Long Beach Ca., he was the son of Joan Patrick Nourse and the late Thomas E. Nourse. He was a 1977 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School. Mike enjoyed hunting, fishing, and hiking in the woods. He also loved wood working and had a ability to fix anything. But...

May 7, 2014

Louise R. Lewis of Forkston died Wednesday May 7th 2014 at the home of her son and daughter in law Wayne and Susan Lewis of Falls. She was born in Falls on July 17, 1929 daughter of the late Albert and Frema Mae Clark Sickler. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a head cashier at WT Grants, Woolworths...

May 5, 2014

Edith L. Bradley, 87, of Tunkhannock PA, died on Monday May 5th.. She was born in Factoryville on April 28, 1927, daughter of the late Morris and Florence Mitchell Shearer. Prior to retirement she worked for many years at the Bendix plant in South Montrose. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Grace Shearer and Jennie St. Clair. Surviving...

Apr 29, 2014

Gladys M. Klein of Clarks Summit, formerly of Scranton passed away Tuesday afternoon at Abington Manor.  She was the widow of Ira Comstock who was KIA in WWII.  She later married Robert Klein, a Korean War veteran and they were married for 43 years before he died in 1994.

Born in Scranton to William and Goldia Platt...

Apr 29, 2014

Mary Lou Perry, 72, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning in Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Isabelle Murray Perry. She was a graduate of Marywood Seminary High School, Scranton and earned her Nursing degree from Penn St. University. Mary Lou worked as a local realtor from...

Apr 27, 2014

Frank Zampella Sr., Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at the Dunmore Health Care Center surrounded by his family. Born in Italy, he was the son of the late Michael L. and Philomena Esposito Zampella. Before retirement, he was a produce buyer for many New York City restaurants. He was very proud of his heritage, but was full of pride to...

Apr 26, 2014

Peter P. Calabro Sr., 87, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at Abington Manor Nursing Facility, Clarks Summit. He was the husband of Patricia Cianflone Calabro. The couple has been married for 43 years. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Carmen and Mary Creo Calabro, he was a graduate of Carbondale Area High School and attended Rutgers University. He...