Obituaries
Mary Ann Carroll
Feb 12, 2014
Mary Ann Carroll, professor emeritus, Clarks Summit, died peacefully Wednesday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her first husband was Joseph M. Butler Jr., who died in 1968, and she later was married to Eugene R. Carroll, who died in 2012. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Berge Sheehan. Prior to retirement, she...
Rollin C. William Jr.
Feb 8, 2014
Rollin C. Williams Jr. went home to be with the Lord suddenly on Feb. 8 in Sebring, Fla. He was married to the former Alice Wells for nearly 65 years. Born in Scranton, Pa., on March 10, 1928, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Chorley and the late Rollin C. Williams of Thompson, Pa. Rollin graduated from Scranton...
Henry R. Ross
Feb 8, 2014
Henry R. "Hank" Ross, Dalton, died Saturday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Born in Scranton, son of Lydia D. Artfitch Ross of Dalton and the late William H. Ross, Hank was loved throughout Clarks Summit, as he would do several odd jobs for the town merchants. He will always be remembered as kind and gentle soul who would do...
Stanley H. Cook
Feb 8, 2014
Stanley H. Cook, 85, of Monroe Township, Tunkhannock passed away Saturday February 8th surrounded by his children at Community Hospice in Scranton. He was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Louise Sickler Cook. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and was the owner and operator of Cooks Gas Station and Excavating, Bowman’s Creek, the...
Kaye C. Roote
Feb 7, 2014
Kaye C. Roote of Tunkhannock died Friday February 7, 2014 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Kaye was born in Valparaiso, Ind. on December 25, 1942, daughter of the late Edison and Ruth Hatton Parker. She held numerous jobs during her working years, working as a CNA nursing care, Chiropractic Assistant and for 6 years she was employed at Greenly’s...
Jack B. Stephens
Feb 6, 2014
Jack B Stephens Jack B. Stephens, 88, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away Thursday, February 6th at Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center, Scranton. Jack’s wife is the former Edith Hontz. Last August they celebrated 56 years of marriage. Born January 26, 1927, in Nicholson, son of the late John and Olive Beebe Stephens, Jack was a graduate of Nicholson High School...
Richard J. Spencer
Feb 5, 2014
Richard J. Spencer, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at his home surrounded by his family. He was the widower of the former Lois Spitzer Spencer who died on December 7, 1994. Born in Clarks Summit he was the son of the late Harry and Anna Yarosz Spencer. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was a brick layer in the...
Jennie Bartron
Feb 4, 2014
Jennie Jenkins Bartron, 93, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Born in Washington Twp. on July 3, 1920, she was the second of ten children born to the late George and Stella Winnie Jenkins. Jennie, with her husband, Stark, founded Bartron Supply in 1948. She was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, Tunkhannock Women’s Club...
Gerald W. Marish
Feb 2, 2014
Gerald W. Marish Died Sunday, February 2nd, at Regional Hospital in Scranton after a lengthy illness. He was born in Scranton, PA on November 9, 1957. He was the son of the late Sally Matylewicz Palmer and the late Milton “Jeff” Marish. Jerry grew up on the Matylewicz farm in Lake Winola with his mom, grandparents (Adam & Helen Matylewicz),...
Anthony M. Paznonski Jr.
Feb 1, 2014
Anthony Michael PaznonÂski Jr., died peacefully Saturday at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the former Ruth Vasky. The couple had been married for 40 years. Born in Pittston, he was the son of the late Anthony Michael and Ann Shatinsky Paznonski Sr. He was a graduate of Jenkins Twp. High School. He was a...
Dennis Van Fleet
Feb 1, 2014
Dennis Lee Van Fleet, 70, of Waverly, died Saturday afternoon in the Inpatient Hospice Unit in Dunmore, with his soulmate of more than 22 years, Shirley Rosencrance, by his side as his long courageous journey ended quietly. Dennis and his walks and treats will be sadly missed by his buddy, "Hambone," and his furry feline friend, "Patches." Born in Scranton,...
Sterling R. Colborn, Jr.
Jan 30, 2014
Sterling R. Colborn Jr., S. Abington Township died Thursday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Sterling R. Colborn Sr. and Louise Davis Colborn. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and proudly served his country during WW II, he was a lifetime member of the Abington VFW Post 7069...
Thomas R. Houghton
Jan 28, 2014
Thomas R. Houghton, 80, formerly of Blakely died on January 28, 2014 in Ferndale, MI. He was the husband of the former Susan McAlpine. The couple was married for 36 years. He was born on March 17, 1933, son of the late Reginald A. and Edna Hull Houghton. He was a 1951 graduate of Blakely High School and 1956 of...
William J. Felker
Jan 26, 2014
William “Bill” Jacob Felker, 53 of Hoch Road, Marion, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday morning January 26, 2014. Bill was untied in marriage with his wife of nineteen years Bonnie Perrego Felker on April 1, 1994. Bill was a 1979 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and after graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy, where...
Mark P. Melvin
Jan 25, 2014
Mark Patrick Melvin, Clarks Summit, Pa., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Born in Scranton, Mark was the son of Thomas R. Melvin and the late Anne Tolan Melvin. Mark was a graduate of Central High School and the University of Scranton.Mark worked at DeFazio Express as office manager until its closing. He then began working in the...
William L. Koepke
Jan 24, 2014
William L. Koepke Jr. 40, of Tunkhannock died Friday, January 21 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 10 ½ years Renee McCaffery Koepke. He was born on September 1, 1973 in Tunkhannock son of William L. and Dolores Gurdak Koepke, of Tunkhannock. William is a 1993 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School and...
Robert F. Duguay
Jan 23, 2014
Robert Frederick Duguay, 82, of Waverly, died Thursday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former E. Sieglinde Geigis. The couple had been married for 57 years. Born in Waterbury, Conn., son of the late Stephen Robert and Rose Marie Schultz Duguay, he was a graduate of King School in Stamford, Conn. He received his BS degree...
Dorothy "Dot" May Oakes
Jan 23, 2014
Dorothy May "Dot" Oakes died Thursday afternoon at the Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of John Oakes Jr. who died in 2006. The couple was married for over 52 years. Born in Scranton she was the daughter of Walter and Edna May Kime. She was a 1943 graduate of the Clarks Summit-Clarks Green Joint High School. She...
Robert G. Faraday
Jan 21, 2014
Robert G. Faraday, 81, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday afternoon at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife was the former Arlene Richter, who died in 2004. Born in Newton Twp., son of the late Arthur and Emma Schuman Faraday, he attended Newton-Ransom High School and before retirement, he was employed by Potlatch Paper Co. as a mechanic. He was an avid...
John J. Smith Jr.
Jan 19, 2014
John J. Smith Jr. of Wilkes-Barre died Sunday afternoon at Little Flower Manor in Wilkes-Barre. Born in Scranton, son of the late John J. Sr. and Shirley Shiffer Smith, he was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and employed as a union pipefitter with Local 524. He was of the Catholic faith. He was a member of the Parsons...
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