Obituaries

Apr 24, 2014

Eric H. Entenmann, 80, of Meshoppen, died Thursday April 24th at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Helene Winkler Entenmann. He was born in Brooklyn, NY son of the late Frederick and Gertrude Housfeldt Entenmann. Eric was United States Army Veteran. “We will miss you and love you forever”. He was preceded in...

Apr 23, 2014

Joyce M. Herron, 77, of Tunkhannock, died April 23rd at the Golden Living Center East Mountain in Wilkes-Barre. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Herron. She was born on June 3, 1936 in Middlesex, NJ daughter of the late James and Dorothy Fogel Littell. Joyce was a volunteer at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock and will be deeply...

Apr 23, 2014

Gloria Eileen (Maxwell) Kulow died on April 23, 2014 after a long battle with declining health. She was born October 7, 1924 in Hackensack, New Jersey, the daughter of Gertrude and William Maxwell. She was predeceased in death in 2005 by her beloved husband of 60 years, Aaron (Ronnie) Kulow. Her marriage took place during World War II when Aaron...

Apr 22, 2014

Ralph M. Grossarth Jr., 86, of South Abington Twp., died Tuesday morning at Commonwealth Hospice of Northeast PA in Scranton. His wife is the former Ruth Mary Nyhart. The couple had been married for 32 years. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Ralph M. and Edith Fjellman Grossarth, he was a proud Army veteran, serving in Germany, and...

Apr 22, 2014

William "Rex" Lynady, 85, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, Ruth Lee Lynady, died July 6, 2010. Born in Carbondale, son of late Paul and Marion Cox Lynady, he was a devout Catholic and a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church. He was a proud veteran of the Army and a...

Apr 21, 2014

Merton G. Roberts 86, of Tunkhannock died Monday morning peacefully at his residence. He is survived by his wife Dorothy M. Rosengrant Roberts. He was born on August 29, 1927 in Tunkhannock, Pa, son of the late Leslie and Louise Wall Roberts. Merton was a United States Army veteran serving in WW II. He was preceded in death by sons...

Apr 19, 2014

Loren Miller, 87, of Newton Twp., died Saturday at Geisinger Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. He was the husband of Eleanor LaCoe Miller. The couple celebrated 66 years of marriage in January. Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late Anson and Lorraine Antoine Miller. In advance of his 1945 graduation from Newton-Ransom High School, he enlisted in the...

Apr 18, 2014

Charlot Houser of Dalton died Friday morning at the Allied Services Skilled Nursing Facility. Born in Newton Twp., daughter of the late Daniel and Belle Winters, she will always be remembered for her love of the arts. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are two daughters, Kathleen Bonadies, Tolland, Mass.; and Karen Houser, Seattle; a son, Kristopher Houser;...

Apr 17, 2014

Nancy Cadwalder, 72, of Lake Winola, died Thursday evening at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Her husband is Leon Cadwalder. Born December 1, 1941, in Lordsburg, New Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Bill Rogers and Stella Rogers. She was a graduate of Las Cruces High School. She retired from Cities of Gold Casino. She served as a Deaconess...

Apr 16, 2014

Ruth Race, South Abington Twp., died Wednesday at her home. She was the widow of Willis Eugene Race, who died in August 2013. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Frank and Mary Guiliana Ciocca, she attended Clarks Green Assembly of God. She is survived by her son, the Rev. Eugene W. Race and his wife, Carlene, Endicott, N.Y.; two...

Apr 16, 2014

Helen L. Coolbaugh, Clarks Green died Wednesday morning after a brief illness at the VNA Hospice Unit in the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.

Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Archie and Ida Gleason Coolbaugh.  She was a 1943 graduate of Central High School and earned her business degree from Lackawanna College...

Apr 15, 2014

Charles A. Marcy of Tunkhannock died at his home on Tuesday April 15, 2014. He was born in Tunkhannock on November 24, 1935 son of the late Charles O and Ada Allen Marcy. Chuck was a 1953 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. He was a member of IBEW local 1319 and for several years he worked as a lineman for...

Apr 15, 2014

Mary T. Costello, 78, Newton Twp., died Tuesday morning at Abington Manor, after an illness. She was the widow of the late Jerome J. Costello Sr. who died in 2001.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Benedict and Anna Yadouga Lawrynas.  She attended Scranton Central High School.  She was employed in the garment...

Apr 15, 2014

Patricia Ann Kipp, Dickson City died Tuesday morning at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA in Scranton.   She was married to Robert F. Kipp, the couple had been married for 20 years.

Born in Scranton she is the late Aloysius and Shirley E. Phillips Coggins.  Prior to her illness she was a server for the Villa Rosa and Casa...

Apr 13, 2014

Judith E. Engel Percival, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday afternoon at her home in Scranton.

Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George and Emily V. Lotz Engel Perry.

She was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She was employed as a nurse and prior to...

Apr 10, 2014

Edward M.(Rocky) Soja of Factoryville died at his residence on Thursday, April 10, 2014. He was born in Carbondale on March 28, 1953 son of the late Edward R. and Mary Randosh Soja. Rocky was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and a Marine Veteran. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded...

Apr 10, 2014

Elaine P. Lee, 47, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2014, surrounded by her family. Elaine is survived by her husband, John F. Lee, with whom she recently celebrated her 21st wedding anniversary. She was born October 10, 1966 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. Daughter of the late, Joseph and Eileen (Flanagan) Lawville. Elaine graduated from College Misericordia with...

Apr 9, 2014

Raymond M. Mercado, 62, of Dalton, died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He was the husband of Nancy Beemer Mercado.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of Raymond Mercado, Ramona, CA and the late Eleanor Shoemaker Mercado. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam. He was the owner-operator of A-1 Gold and...

Apr 7, 2014

MaryAnn J. O’ Neill MaryAnn J. O’Neil 79, of Factoryville died Monday morning April 7th at VNA Hospice in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband William R. O’Neill. She was born on May 6, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY daughter of the late John Joseph and Katherine Marie Holmes Stickevers. She was very socially active in her community,...

Apr 7, 2014

Wanda B. Hanas died Monday evening at Allied Services Skilled Nursing, Scranton.  she was the widow of the late Stephen L. Hanas. Born in Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Kolenda Zybort. She is survivied by a son Stephen Hanas, and three daughters, Marianne and Susan Hanas and Robyn Hoban. Arrangements were private at the...