Obituaries

Arlene Luce LaBar

Arlene Luce LaBar

Oct 26, 2013

Arlene Luce LaBar of Lakeville, MN, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, October 26th . Born on November 12, 1919 in Jenks, PA she was the daughter of the late George D. and Ethel Harding Luce. She was a 1936 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, received her BA in 1940 from Bucknell University and in 1945 received her master’s degree from...

Mabel L. Miller

Mabel L. Miller

Oct 25, 2013

Mabel Miller, 83, of Clarks Summit formerly of Dalton, died Friday morning at Mountain View Care Center in Scranton. Born in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Beatrice Miller. She was a 1950 graduate of Dalton High School. She was a girl scout Leader for ten years and prior to her retirement she was employed by...

Terry C. Garrison

Terry C. Garrison

Oct 23, 2013

Terry C. Garrison 51, of Lemon died Wednesday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital surrounded by his family and some of his closest friends. He is survived by his wife of 8 years Julie Johnson Garrison. Terry was born in Meshoppen on October 12, 1962 son of the late Clark and Helen C. Lange Garrison. He was a 1981 graduate...

Lt. Albina Gustaitis

Lt. Albina Gustaitis

Oct 23, 2013

Lt. Albina B. Gustaitis, 88, U.S.N. retired, passed away of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Petronella Zabelskis Gustaitis. Prior to her retirement, she was an American Red Cross nurse. She was proud of her Catholic faith and Lithuanian heritage. She was a former member of St....

Marie Washo

Marie Washo

Oct 21, 2013

Marie Washo, 91, of Throop, died Monday morning at Lackawanna Health Care Center in Olyphant. She was the wife of the late Michael Washo, who died in 1991. Born in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Cecelia Filipek. She was a graduate of Dickson City High School and prior to her retirement she was a...

Julia M. Wiernusz

Julia M. Wiernusz

Oct 21, 2013

Julia M. (Ciprich) Wiernusz 92 of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on October 21, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Edmund on April 8, 1998. She was born in Laceyville on August 16, 1921, daughter of the late Ignatz and Frances Kuffa Ciprich. She was a graduate of Laceyville High...

David L. White

David L. White

Oct 20, 2013

David Lawrence White, 76, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at his home. Born in Newton Twp.,he was the son of the late Lawrence and Rose Hunt White. He was a US Army veteran and was a self-employed truck driver who hauled for many companies over the years ."Whitey", as he was known by his friends, enjoyed dining with his...

Bradford N Barnes

Bradford N Barnes

Oct 19, 2013

Brad Neal Barnes 71, of Mehoopany died Saturday morning October 19 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 25 years Lisa Perrin Barnes from Luzerne. Brad was born, on August 7, 1942 in Meshoppen son of Emily Lane Barnes, of Towanda and the late Frank Barns. After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1960 Brad...

Katrina A. Smith

Katrina A. Smith

Oct 15, 2013

Katrina A. Smith 41, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday October 15th at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband Douglas E. Smith of Tunkhannock. She is was born on July 3, 1972 in Binghamton, NY daughter of Thomas W. Docalavich, of Kirkwood, New York and mother Judy A. Stallman, of Tunkhannock. She was a 1990 Graduate of the...

Charles Thomas

Charles Thomas

Oct 14, 2013

Charles Thomas, 70, of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at home. His wife of 29 years is the former Virginia Richards. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Franklin and Catherine Adamitis Thomas. Before retirement, he was self-employed in the logging business. He was also a lifelong craftsman in woodworking and an avid hunter who loved and...

Russell C. Bichler

Russell C. Bichler

Oct 12, 2013

Russell C. Bichler, 56, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday after being stricken ill. His wife of 34 years is Kimberly Fetzer Bichler. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late David and Virginia Mae Byrd Bichler. He was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and was employed as a parts clerk for Stadium International. He was a...

Henrietta Hantz Sepesi

Henrietta Hantz Sepesi

Oct 11, 2013

Henrietta Hantz Sepesi, 90, of Moscow, died Friday morning at the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel. She was the widow of Emre Sepesi. Born in Newton Twp., daughter of the late Casimer and Elizabeth Werenko Hantz, before retirement, she was a baker at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey. She enjoyed baking for her family including potato...

Patrick J. Morgan

Patrick J. Morgan

Oct 11, 2013

Patrick J. Morgan of Falls passed away Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Pat was born in Bronx, N.Y., on Sept. 28, 1944. He was the son of the late Ed and Marion (Costello) Morgan and married Mary Ann (Voda) Morgan on Oct. 16, 1976, in Meshoppen, Pa. He had moved to Falls as a...

Robert J. Skoronski

Robert J. Skoronski

Oct 6, 2013

Robert John Skoronski, 70, of Vernon PA. passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre on Sunday afternoon on October 6 2013. “Bob” was the son of the late Edward and Mary Skoronski. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 8, 1942. He was married to Marie Zuba on May 23, 1964. He lived in California for 12 years....

John E. Targett

John E. Targett

Oct 5, 2013

John E. Targett of Lake Winola passed away Saturday October 5th at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Flagstaff, Maine on January 15, 1942 he was the son of the late Erwin and Annette (Murray) Targett. John lived in Lake Winola for 40 years. He loved to fish and hunt and always looked forward to...

Marie Martin

Marie Martin

Oct 4, 2013

Marie Martin (Nee: Gaydos), 94, of Roselle Park, NJ passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Funeral is from the Mastapeter Funeral Home, 400 Faitoute Avenue, Roselle Park on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. Relatives and friends kindly meet for the Office of Christian Burial service at St. George Byzantine Catholic Church, 417 McCandless Street, Linden at 10am. Interment will...

Carol S. Kelly

Carol S. Kelly

Oct 1, 2013

Carol S. Kelly, 78, of Tunkhannock Pennsylvania, died Tuesday October 1st at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on July 8, 1935, daughter of the late John and Helen Lambert Schweinsberg. Carol graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh in 1953, the University of Pittsburgh in 1957, and taught in several school districts before...

Paul Reed

Paul Reed

Oct 1, 2013

Paul Reed 58, of Tunkhannock died October 1, 2013 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He was born Meshoppen on May 15, 1955 son of the late Giles Reed and survived by his mother Rebecca Stark Reed, of Clark Summit. He was preceded in death by his brother Delraine Reed. He is survived by brothers Rick, of Tunkhannock, Harold, of Mahanoy...

John Paul Kronmuller

John Paul Kronmuller

Sep 30, 2013

John Paul Kronmuller, 75, of Clarks Summit, died Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He was the husband of Jacqueline Nattle Kronmuller. The couple had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past March. Born in Phoenixville, Pa., he was the son of the late William Eugene and Louise Simon Kronmuller, the eighth child of nine siblings. He was...

Thomas G. Schweitzer, Jr.

Thomas G. Schweitzer, Jr.

Sep 30, 2013

Thomas G. Schweitzer Jr., 69, of Dalton, died Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Elizabeth Armbrust Schweitzer and the late Thomas G. Schweitzer. He was a graduate of Benton High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Pennsylvania State University. Tom served as a commissioned officer...