Obituaries
William Peoples
Nov 28, 2013
William Peoples, 72, of Factoryville, passed away Thanksgiving Day at River Run Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Kingston. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Mary L. Thomas. Born in Newton on December 13, 1940, he was the son of the late Francis and Margaret Lubeck Peoples. He started his own business, Peoples Mobile Home Transportation,...
Christopher J. Davies
Nov 20, 2013
Christopher J. Davies, 63, of Dunmore, died Wednesday evening at Moses Taylor Hospital following an illness. Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late Stuart and Delphine Recupero Davies. He graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1968 and attended Keystone College and Temple University. For a large portion of his life Chris was a corporate meeting...
Melba Reba Capwell
Nov 17, 2013
Melba Reba Rozelle Capwell, died Sunday evening at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. She was the wife of Donald Capwell. The couple has been married for 63 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Leona Sayre Rozelle. She was a graduate of Fleetville High School. Prior to her retirement she was a cafeteria...
Lois Stark
Nov 14, 2013
Lois F. Stark Lois F. Stark of Tunkhannock died Thursday November 14, 2013 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Meshoppen on May 24, 1914 daughter of the late Lewis F. and Freda Fay French. Lois was a graduate of Meshoppen High School class of 1932, former treasure of the Dennis Strong American Legion Auxiliary, Women’s Christian...
Howard T. Miller
Nov 13, 2013
Howard T. Miller Howard T. Miller of Tunkhannock a guest at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas died on Wednesday November 13, 2013 with his daughter Leona Miller at his side. He was born in Tunkhannock on August 8, 1925 son of the late Thomas and Harriet Carpenter Miller. He was an army veteran. Prior to his retirement he was...
Romanye Elizabeth Veety
Nov 13, 2013
Romanye Elizabeth Veety, 97, of Falls, died Wednesday morning at Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was the wife of Carl Veety, who died in July 1996. Born in Brinktown, daughter of the late Morris and Mildred Sivis Swartwood, she was a member of the Tyler Hospital Ladies Auxillary for more than 20 years and a member of Falls United...
William Rowlands, Jr.
Nov 9, 2013
William H. Rowlands Jr. 77, of 285 Mountain Valley Rd., Hallstead; passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness. His wife of 16 years is the former Linda Searfoss. Born May 13, 1936 in Scranton, he was the son of the late William and Romayne Wilcox Rowlands. Bill worked as a truck driver for 43 years with Onieda Freight Inc., Syracuse;...
Barbara J. Dworshock
Nov 8, 2013
Barbara J. Dworshock of South Abington Township died Friday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Dworshock Jr. Born in Nanticoke, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Bertha Zima Lupco. Prior to retirement she was an telephone operator for the former Community Medical Center...
Dolly Merritt
Nov 7, 2013
Dolly Merritt, 84, of Nicholson, died Tuesday morning at home after a long term of Dementia. She was the wife of Wesley Merritt, the couple had been married for 66 years. Born in Lenox, PA she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothy Maas Compton. Prior to retirement Dolly was a piano teacher and secretary. She was a...
E. Carolyn Sanders
Nov 6, 2013
E. Carolyn Sanders, 85, of Fleetville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA. She was the widow of the late John W. Sanders of Allentown, PA. Carolyn lived in Northeastern Pennsylvania for over 70 years where she had numerous friends and family. She was an extremely active volunteer for various...
Howard H. Kinney
Nov 4, 2013
Howard H. Kinney Howard H. Kinney of Lake Winola a guest at Abington Manor Clarks Summit died Monday November 4th in the nursing home. He was born March 9, 1934 in Indianapolis, IN, son of the late Lloyd and Hester L. Van Sickle Kinney. Prior to his retirement he was employed in the Construction Trade. Preceding him in death was...
Robert Christopher Leister
Nov 2, 2013
Robert Christopher Leister, 50, of South Abington Twp., died Saturday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of the former Cathy Jo Ferrara. The couple had been married for more than 20 years. Born in Kearny, N.J., son of Richard Leister, New Jersey, and the late Marilyn Egbert, he was a supervisor for the New Jersey Turnpike...
Todd Walter Winters
Nov 2, 2013
Todd Walter Winters, of Scott Twp., age 53, died peacefully at home on Saturday, November 2, after a year-long battle with stage 4 colon cancer. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Doris Huggler Winters. He grew up in Ransom, PA where he was very athletic and loved physical sports including football and basketball with...
Nancy Clark
Oct 31, 2013
Nancy Clark, 96, of Factoryville, died Thursday morning at Abington Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of Glenn Clark. The couple would have been married for 74 years on Nov. 1. Born in Lysander, N.Y., daughter of the late Ezra and Viola Coville Baker, Nancy was a graduate of Lysander High School and before retirement worked as an L.P.N....
Jesse Micah Smith
Oct 28, 2013
Jesse Micah Smith, 33, of Waverly, slipped into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus on Monday October 28th 2013 after a courageous battle with heart disease. Born in Scranton he was the son of Kay Rosencrance . Jesse was a 2000 graduate of Abington Heights High School. Prior to his illness, Jesse was a passionate auto mechanic....
Helena Rusinko
Oct 28, 2013
Helena Rusinko, 95, formerly of Clarks Green, died Monday evening at the Frederick Living Community, Frederick, PA. She was the widow of Michael Rusinko who died in 2008, the couple had been married for over 60 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Archie Bambach and the late Anna Noldy. She was a member of Trinity...
Ronnie Barber
Oct 28, 2013
EATON TWP. — Ronnie Barber of Eaton Township died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. He was born in Meshoppen on Jan. 23, 1941. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a truck driver at Meshoppen Stone. He loved mechanical work, fishing and especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ronnie always had...
Joan Ruth Reiner
Oct 28, 2013
Joan Ruth Cook Died Monday October 28 2013, at Abington Manor Nursing Home in Clarks Summit, PA. She was the wife of the late Harold E. Reiner, who died in 2011. Born in New Rochelle NY, she was the daughter of the late Richard Finlay and Marion Henderson Cook. Surviving are two sons Timothy and his wife Vicki, and Douglas...
L. A. Lawrence Ashley Kennenwood
Oct 27, 2013
L. A. Kennenwood, 50, died Sunday morning at the Forest City Nursing Home & Rehab Center. He was the widower of the former Joyce Watkins Kopec. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Joel Sr. and Dorothy Thompson Ashley. He was a chef at local restaurants and an Armed Forces veteran. He is survived by three...
Christopher Scott Mckeon
Oct 26, 2013
Christopher Scott McKeon, 33, of Greenville, So. Carolina, died Saturday at his home. Born in Jacksonville, FL, on January 18, 1980, he was the son of Elizabeth Dolphin and Harold McKeon, Jr. He was a graduate of Bishop Kenny High School, and he earned an Associate's Degree from Florida State College . Chris enjoyed his time traveling around the country...
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