Obituaries
Mark Burti
Apr 30, 2013
Mark Burti, 56, of Deer Lake, Fleetville died unexpectedly Tuesday. His wife of 22 years is the former Nannette Anderson Burti. Born in Taylor he was the son of Lorretta Salerno Burti and Caesar Burti of Taylor. Mark graduated from Riverside High School, Johnson College, and summa cum laude from the University of Scranton. He was a well respected employee...
Mary C. Collins
Apr 29, 2013
Mary C. Collins of Scranton and Glenburn, died Monday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the widow of Russell E. Collins Jr., who died April 15, 2008. The couple had been married more than 50 years. Born in Scranton on July 22, 1924, daughter of the late Michael and Theresa Kingdom Connerton, she was a member of Our Lady...
Dayle Hemingway Swisher
Apr 27, 2013
Dayle Hemingway Swisher, Clarks Summit, died Saturday at Region Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 38 years is Charles L. Swisher, M.D. Born in Kingston on November 9, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Robert Hemingway and Esther Banks Parkinson. Dayle graduated from Kingston High School, received her diploma in Nursing from Nesbitt Hospital School of Nursing, and...
Violet Donowski
Apr 25, 2013
Violet Donowski, 90, of Tunkhannock formerly of Warrior Run Luzerne Co. died Thursday April 25, 2013 in the Golden Living Center Tunkhannock. She was born in Hanover, Luzerne Co. on December 9, 1922 daughter of the late Frank and Anna Kuprionus Kupinewicz . Violet traveled the world with her late husband Stanley W. Donowski as an Army wife as he...
James A. Lyman
Apr 25, 2013
James A. Lyman of Concord Ave, Factoryville, died Thursday April 25th at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. He was born in Scranton January 30, 1943 son of the late Raymond and Margaret James Lyman. Jim was a graduate of Dickson City High School. After school Jim enlisted in the United States Army where he was a Staff Sargent and...
Dorothy A. Eckel
Apr 24, 2013
Dorothy A. Eckel, Newton Twp., died Wednesday evening at her home. Her husband of 55 years was the late Fred W. Eckel, who died in 1992. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Stevens Boettger. She worked for over 47 years for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , retiring as manager of the Scranton Office,...
Jane M. Evans
Apr 23, 2013
Jane Mable Evans of Falls died April 23 in Geisinger Community Center in Scranton. She was born in Tunkhannock on April 10, 1945 daughter of the late William F. and Emily Baker Strumski. Jane was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School class of 1963. For many fears she was a leader and active member of the Falls 4-H Club...
Helen M. Krupovich
Apr 23, 2013
Helen M. Krupovich, Washington, D.C., formerly of Scranton, died Tuesday at the Georgetown Residence, Washington, D.C. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Kardick Krupovich. Before retirement in 2003, she was employed for 64 years by the federal government, starting two days before World War II. Through her long and distinguished career, she had...
James L. Astolfi
Apr 22, 2013
James L. Astolfi, 72, of Dalton, died Monday morning at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton. He and his wife, the former Beryl? Nafus, would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October. Born in Eynon, he was the son of the late Louis Anthony and Clara Calibani Astolfi. He was a 1958 graduate of Old Forge High School...
Robert Lee Sweimler
Apr 22, 2013
Robert Lee Sweimler, South Abington Twp., died Monday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His widow is the former Janice Spease. The couple married in 1951. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Elmer Charles and Bertha Beula Hettinger Sweimler. Before retirement, he was a sales representative and trouble- shooter for Buffalo...
Florence Mae Denmon
Apr 22, 2013
Florence Mae Denmon of Beaumont passed away on Monday April 22nd at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. She was born in Alderson, PA on October 30, 1913 daughter of the late P. William and Rachael Hobbs Long. She was preceded in death by her husband Irvin H. Denmon, brothers Boyd and Mervin Long, and a sister Adealine Eppley. Surviving...
Margaret Sheridan
Apr 22, 2013
Margaret Sheridan of Dark Hollow Rd, Tunkhannock, passed away on Monday, April 22nd in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Newark, NJ on January 27, 1937 daughter of the late Frank and Marie (Serafin) Dziejma. She was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM Tunkhannock and in 1999 retired from Clark Summit State Hospital...
Richard H. Holton
Apr 21, 2013
Richard H. Holton of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday evening in Geisinger Community Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born in Tunkhannock, May 31, 1921 son of the late Edward Haulton and Alice Baker Holton. Dick was a 1939 graduate of Tunkhannock High School; a proud Navy veteran of World War II, and prior to his retirement in 1983 had been...
Robert Dartnell
Apr 20, 2013
Robert Charles Dartnell,81, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday April 20 at his home with his family by his side. His wife of 51 years is the former Patricia Barry. Born in the County of Sussex, England, he was the son of late Frederick and Eva Pretoria Dartnell. After his education, apprenticeships, and national service in the Royal Air Force, he...
Marion Degraw
Apr 20, 2013
Marion DeGraw, a resident of Tunkhannock Manor, formerly of Brinktown, died Saturday afternoon. She was the widow of Stewart DeGraw who passed away on May 8, 1990. Born in Dymond Hollow on December 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Dana and Harriet Dymond. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist church. Prior to retirement, she...
Blair E. Caboot
Apr 18, 2013
Blair E. Caboot, Clarks Summit, was stricken ill on Thursday morning while doing what he loved best — teaching his students. After being transferred to the Regional Hospital of Scranton, he died unexpectedly. His widow is the former Betty Reitz. The couple had been married for 41 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and...
James Elliot Estes
Apr 18, 2013
James Elliot Estes of Nicholson died April 18 in Tusten, N.Y., while hiking at 10 Mile on the Upper Delaware River. His wife is the former Lucina Martha Dingee. Born Aug. 15, 1956, in Great Barrington, Mass., he was the son of the late Rev. William and Patricia Sinclair Estes. He was a proud Army veteran, serving four years while...
Debra Ann Sherwood
Apr 16, 2013
Debra Ann Sherwood of Hunter Lane, Factoryville died Tuesday April 16th in the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South in Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Meshoppen on January 13, 1957 daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Henry Hallock and Step Daughter of Patricia Allen of Canton. Debra attended Tunkhannock High School and worked as a clerk in Brick’s Market in...
Paul A. Kinney
Apr 15, 2013
Paul A. Kinney Paul A. Kinney of Scranton died Monday April 15 in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was born in Scranton on May 25, 1954 son of the late Kenneth and Betty Harris Kinney Sr. He was preceded in death by brothers John Kinney, James Kinney, Randy Kinney Sr., and Carl Kinney. Surviving are brothers Kenneth Kinney Jr.,...
Sarah E. Howell
Apr 14, 2013
Sarah E. Howell of Tunkhannock died Sunday April 14th at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Northmoreland Twp Wyoming County on December 12, 1918, daughter of the late George and Minnie Weaver Hicks Crone. She was a member of the Osterhout Bible Church, the Wyoming County Senior Citizens, and the Children’s Evangelist Fellowship of Wyoming County....
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