Obituaries
C. Douglas Cooper
Aug 21, 2013
C . Douglas Cooper C. Douglas “Doug” Cooper, 71 of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly on August 21, 2013 at his home. Doug was born in Kingston on August 31, 1941 son of the late Clyde and Gladys Williams Cooper. He was a 1959 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and received a degree in Dairy Science from Penn State University. Doug...
Arthur E. Johnson
Aug 20, 2013
Arthur E. Johnson Arthur E. Johnson of Maple Ave. Tunkhannock died Tuesday August 20, 2013 in the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas. Art was born in Tunkhannock on January 31, 1927 son of the late Harry and Mable Fargo Johnson. He was an Army Veteran, member of the Tunkhannock Assembly of God Church serving as Sunday School Superintend....
Welles F. Megargel
Aug 16, 2013
Welles F. Megargel, age 87, died at home in Lake Ariel on Friday, August 16th 2013. He was married to the former Marilyn L. Burton of Bronxville NY. Born in Scranton on April 8th, 1926, he was the only son of the late Harold J. and Florence Goodall Megargel. He attended Scranton Central High School, Dunmore High School, and graduated...
Mary Kay Driesbaugh
Aug 16, 2013
Mary Kay Driesbaugh, 54, of Clarks Summit, died Friday evening at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore after a brief illness. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Martha Michalik Driesbaugh. She was a 1977 graduate of Abington Heights High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows and St. Benedict's Parish, Clarks...
Ida Watkins
Aug 15, 2013
Ida Watkins, 78, Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at home. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Catherine Jacoby Watkins. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at Parodi Cigar Co. for 36 years. She was a faithful member of Clarks Summit United Methodist Church. She is survived by her cousin Dorothy Jacoby with whom...
Donald S. Swerdoski
Aug 13, 2013
Donald S. Swerdoski, 75, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday afternoon at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was the husband of the former Regina Lysak. Born in Scranton on Nov. 30, 1937, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Zimnock Swerdoski. He was employed by the Viewmont Mall and before that, by Fisca Gas and Oil Co. Donald...
Lillian Marie Ewert
Aug 11, 2013
Lillian Marie Ewert, 77, of Scranton, died Sunday at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. She was the wife of David Ewert. The couple has been married for 56 years. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lillian Lugston Holtz. She was a graduate of Alden Central High School in Alden, N.Y., and received her...
Maryann R. Targett
Aug 5, 2013
Maryann R. Targett, of Lake Winola, passed away on August 5th at Regional Hospital in Scranton. Born in Shamokin, PA on March 10, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Anna Horoshak Cleaver. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Targett. Maryann lived at Lake Winola for 40 years and was a member of...
Donald Stanley Naglak
Aug 3, 2013
Donald Stanley Naglak, 88, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at the Commonwealth Hospice in Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Delores Basalaga. Born in Dickson City, son of the late John and Cecelia Rash Naglak, he was the owner-operator of Don's Market in Clarks Summit for 49 years. He was a proud Army veteran serving in...
Frederick Russell Lishman
Aug 3, 2013
Frederick Russell Lishman, 79, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Singer, who died in 2004. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son of the late Earl and E. Mildred Ulmer Lishman. Prior to retirement, he was employed with Bell Atlantic Telephone Co. He was a member of...
Helen Mcvay
Aug 3, 2013
Helen Irene McVay died Saturday evening at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Born July 8, 1924, in Clearfield, Pa., she was raised in Ehrenfield, Pa., by Richard and Margaret Smith Holdsworth. She married W. Norman McVay on Aug. 31, 1945. They were married more than 50 years before his death in 1996. Helen and Norman moved to Clarks Summit in...
Edith Gross
Aug 2, 2013
Edie Gross, 65, of Clarks Summit, died Friday evening at her home. She was the wife of Donald Gross. The couple has been married for 36 years. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Ella Mai Pfeninnger. Edie enjoyed gardening and cooking. She was always seen smiling and laughing. Also surviving is a son...
Michael F. Privuznak
Aug 1, 2013
Michael F. Privuznak Michael F. Privuznak of Tunkhannock passed away on Aug 1st at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. He was born in New York City, NY on August 8, 1932 son of the late John and Anna C. Mahala Privuznak. He was a 1950 graduate of St Anne’s Academy in New York City and served in the US...
Noah Robert Mckain Woodland
Jul 27, 2013
Noah Robert McKain Woodland, age 3, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, near Scranton as a result of a helicopter accident. Born May 27, 2010 in Leesburg, Va., he was the son of Crystal McKain of Leesburg and the late Carl Woodland who also died in the same accident. In addition to his mother, Noah is survived by maternal grandmother, Carolyn...
David E. Jenny
Jul 27, 2013
David Ernest Jenny Jr. of Kintnersville, Pa. died Saturday, July 27, 2013 while doing what he loved. He was 30. David was the beloved son of David E. Sr. and Linda Kay (Kemmerer) Jenny, and the treasured brother of Josh Jenny. David is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, students, and mentors, and will also be missed by...
Carl Robert Woodland
Jul 27, 2013
Carl Robert Woodland, 29, of Lovettsville, Virginia, died suddenly in a helicopter crash on Saturday July 27, 2013 in Noxen, Pennsylvania along with his son Noah Robert McKain Woodland, 3. Carl was born in Leesburg, Va on February 20, 1984. He graduated from Loudoun Valley High School and Monroe Technology Center in 2002, and continued his education with training courses...
Thomas Michael Holmes
Jul 26, 2013
Thomas Michael Holmes, 63, of Scranton, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 26, 2013. Born in Scranton on March 7, 1950, he was the son of June Lewis Holmes and the late Thomas M. Holmes Jr. Tom attended Scranton public schools, graduating from Scranton Central High School in 1968. He graduated from the University of Scranton in 1972 and from Temple...
Frank C. Lenivy
Jul 25, 2013
Frank C. Lenivy Jr. 62, of Tunkhannock died suddenly Thursday at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 35 years Mary Pat Jarosz. He was born on July 1, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland son of the late Frank C. and Marie Linthicum Lenivy Sr. He retired from Proctor and Gamble in Mehoopany after 31 years...
Wanda Lee D'Adamo
Jul 24, 2013
Wanda Lee D'Adamo, our beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Wednesday at her home after a long illness. She was the wife of Dennis D'Adamo. The couple has been married for 28 wonderful years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Dorothy Wesley Silfee. Before retirement, she was an outpatient registrar for Allied Services...
Mary Kislus
Jul 23, 2013
Mary Kislus of South Abington Twp. died on Tuesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital after being stricken ill at home. She was the widow of John Kislus, who died March 23, 1986. Born in Scranton on June 5, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Ditchkus Noreika. She grew up near Lake Winola and was a...
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