Obituaries
Gertrude H. Smith
Jun 23, 2013
Gertrude H. Smith, age 104, of Vestal, NY (formerly of Springville, PA) passed away Sunday morning, June 23, 2013 at the UHS Senior Living at Ideal in Endicott, NY. She was born on December 17, 1908 the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Etta Mae Sutton Hadsall. Gertrude was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1928. She...
Edith Ziesemer
Jun 22, 2013
Edith Ziesemer, 94, of Scott Twp., died Saturday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was the wife of the late Willard Ziesemer, who died in 1975. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Edith Jones Regan. She was a graduate of Central High School in Scranton. She was...
Roger C. Betts
Jun 22, 2013
Roger C. Betts, 77, of Tunkhannock, passed away on June 22nd at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 8, 1935, in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of the late Walter and Hazel Jacobs Betts. Roger was a graduate of Knox College in Galesburg, IL and a Navy veteran. He was a Procter and Gamble retiree...
Susan L. Duncan
Jun 17, 2013
Susan L. (Burkey) Duncan, 57, of Scranton, died Monday in a tragic auto accident in Clarks Summit. Born in Honolulu, HI, she was the daughter of Donald R. and Denise J. (McMurtrie) Burkey, of Elyria, OH, where she spent her formative years. A long-time editor and journalist until becoming disabled by illness in 1995, she had previously served as a...
Dorothy M. Greene
Jun 17, 2013
Dorothy M. Greene, 81, of Scranton, died Monday evening at Green Ridge Care Center in Scranton. She was the wife of the late Milton G. Greene, who died in 1977. Born in Newton Twp., she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Johanna M. Schoen Schick. She was a graduate of Newton-Ransom High School. She worked for many...
Madeline G. Snyder
Jun 13, 2013
Madeline G. Snyder, Clarks Summit, died Thursday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Her husband was the late William J. Snyder. Born in Lake Winola, daughter of the late John and Fay Van Auken Clark, she was the valedictorian of Overfield High School, class of 1944. Madeline was the strongest, most understanding, caring and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, daughter...
Theodora Teddie Malara
Jun 13, 2013
Theodora "Teddie" Malara, 74, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Kathyrn Mercuri Malara, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School, where she excelled as a cheerleader. Throughout her life she held numerous employment positions. She served as a paralegal for various law firms...
Walter T. Foley
Jun 13, 2013
Walter Thomas Foley, 98, of Clarks Summit, died June 13, 2013 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice. He was the husband of the late Pauline Yaremchak Foley who died in 2012. The couple had been married for 75 wonderful years. Walter and his wife raised six children and assured that they all achieved college degrees. Born in Dickson City...
Matthew David Mackie Jr
Jun 7, 2013
Matthew David Mackie, Jr., 81, of Clarks Summit, died Friday afternoon at Geisenger Community Medical Center in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, the former Dorothy DeWitt. Born in Scranton, he was the son of attorney Matthew D. Mackie and Evalyn (Hendrickson) Axelrod. He graduated from Clarks Summit High School, Class of 1949, and went on...
Regina Manci
Jun 6, 2013
Regina Manci of Scranton died Thursday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center surrounded by her family. Regina and her husband, Louis Manci, celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on April 2 of this year. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Rose Polito Trunzo. She attended North Scranton Junior High School and was a member of...
Kristy Wood
Jun 4, 2013
Kristy Wood, 54, of Hop Bottom, died Tuesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was the wife of John Wood. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Theda James Knott. She was a 1976 graduate of Abington Heights High School and received her Nursing degree from Luzerne County Community College. Kristy lived...
Anthony Shumbres
May 31, 2013
Anthony Shumbres, Newton Twp., died Friday afternoon at home in the loving arms of his wife, the former Kathy Holden Shumbres. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Analavitch Shumbres. He was a 1950 graduate of Scranton Tech and worked for UGI Gas Company as a master mechanic. He served our great nation in...
Donald M. Scudder
May 30, 2013
Donald Morgan Scudder, of Harrison St. Tunkhannock, died Thursday, May 30th at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was born in Deposit, NY on September 19, 1928 son of the late Reid and Blodwin Morgan Scudder. Donald was employed by Bendix in South Montrose for 40 years and retired in 1992. He was a member of the Assembly of God...
Margaret Mayer
May 28, 2013
Margaret Mayer of Dalton died Tuesday evening at Abington Manor, South Abington Twp. She was the widow of Edward Mayer, who died in 2004. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Ignatz Gula. She was a loving mother and grandmother who was an avid baker. She enjoyed cooking for and entertaining family and friends....
Carmen Marina Rinkunas
May 27, 2013
Carmen "Carmina" Marina Rinkunas, 48, of Clarks Summit, died Monday at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore surrounded by the love of her family and friends. She was the beloved wife of Joseph Rinkunas. Born in East Islip, New York, she was the daughter of Marina and Dr. German Salcedo, Great River, New York. Carmina had the distinction of being a part...
Jack B. Evans Jr.
May 27, 2013
John B. "Jack" Evans Jr., Bethlehem, formerly of Clarks Summit and Little River, S.C., died Monday morning at the Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. His wife is Janet Louise (Davis) Evans. The couple was married for 68 years. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of the late John B. Evans Sr. and Lucy Null Evans of Blakely. He...
Mary "Louise" Sullenberger
May 26, 2013
Mary "Louise" Sullenberger, Clarks Green, was surrounded by her loving family as she peacefully entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 26, 2013. She was the widow of William Sullenberger who died in 1981. Born in Edgewood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Julian Ciocca and attended West Scranton High...
Sarah E. Carichner
May 26, 2013
Sarah E. Carichner 83, of Mile Road Tunkhannock died at her home on Sunday May 26th, she was born in Noxen on April 8, 1930, daughter of the late Earle and Mildred Foote Ayers. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1948. For several years she was employed as wrapper in Daytona Mills. Sarah enjoyed the outdoors...
Ella Mobius
May 26, 2013
Mobius, Ella (nee: Griesel), age 89, of Clarks Summit, PA, on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Born and raised in Paterson, Ella had lived most of her life in Hawthorne before moving to Clarks Summit. She worked as a Bank Officer for Horizon Bank in Paterson and was a member of the Hawthorne United Methodist Church. Ella was a member of...
John Joseph Viola
May 25, 2013
John Joseph Viola, 75, of Hampton, S.C., and more recently of Dalton, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, May 25, while in the care of Geisinger Mountain View Care Center in Scranton. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Dorothy Griffin Viola. Growing up in Manayunk, he attended Roxborough High School, and...
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