Obituaries

C. Garrison

C. Garrison

Jan 24, 2013

Charles “Clark “Garrison of Aldovin Road Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Abington Manor in Clark Summit. He was born in Lemon Twp., Wyoming County on October 15, 1930 son of the late Archie and Hazel Clark Garrison. Clark was a 1948 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was the owner of Garrlark Farms in Lemon Township. He was a school...

Frederich J. Dietrich

Frederich J. Dietrich

Jan 22, 2013

Frederick John Dietrich, 86, of South Abington Twp., died Tuesday morning at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton. His wife of 54 years is the former Betty Williams. Born in Scranton, son of the late Fred E. and Mae Perwein Dietrich, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Penn State University. He was a Navy...

David William Nuss

David William Nuss

Jan 16, 2013

David William Nuss of Tunkhannock, formerly of Bolton, Connecticut, died at his residence on Wednesday January 16th. He was born in New Britain, Connecticut on July 7, 1947 son of the late George Peter and Jessie Viola Locke Nuss. He was a 1965 graduate of New Britain High School and a 1970 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a...

Stanley L. Carter

Stanley L. Carter

Jan 16, 2013

Stanley L. Carter, age 91, of Tunkhannock PA and St. Albans Bay VT, formerly of Barre VT, passed away peacefully at home on January 16, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death October 2009 by his wife of 64 years, Bernardine Gomez Carter. Stanley was born August 23, 1921 in St Albans VT, the son of...

Mary "Betty" E. Whalen

Mary "Betty" E. Whalen

Jan 16, 2013

Mary E. McDonald Whalen, 84, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at the Jewish Home in Scranton. Born in Scranton on March 15, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen McDonald. She was employed at McDonald Pharmacy, Gadabout Women's Clothing and several other local retail stores. Additionally, Betty also enjoyed her time as the operator of...

Mary C. Rozelle

Mary C. Rozelle

Jan 15, 2013

Mary C. Rozelle of Clarks Summit died Tuesday, Jan. 15, at St. Mary's Villa in Elmhurst, two weeks before her 103rd birthday. Her husband, Arthur F. Rozelle, died in 1992. Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late David W. and Elizabeth Richards Carr. She was a graduate of Penn State University. Before retirement in 1965, she was...

William F. Mcnally

William F. Mcnally

Jan 15, 2013

William F. McNally, 51, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Barbara Hoover. Born in North Carolina, son of Frank T. and Lorraine E. Bligh McNally, he was the founder and president of Noble Bio Materials and the inventor of Silver Technology for anti-bacterial infections, for which he holds several patents....

Sayre Shulman

Sayre Shulman

Jan 13, 2013

Sayre Roger Shulman was born February 18, 1948 in New York City to proud parents David Byron (Doc) Shulman and Leah (Jill) Sugarman Shulman of Hickory Valley Farm, Stroudsburg, Pa. The parents were older and both had well earned their place in the world. Doc as a NY cardiologist, owner of a meat packing company and restaurateur, Jill, born in...

Mary Learn

Mary Learn

Jan 12, 2013

Mary Learn of Ransom Twp. died Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She was the wife of Brian A. Learn, who died in 2002. Born in Pittston, daughter of the late Lawrence and Antoinette Canonico Toro, she was a graduate of Pittston Area High School and was employed as a secretary for the Ransom Convalescent Home. Mary was a...

Robert Lee Major Sr

Robert Lee Major Sr

Jan 12, 2013

Robert L. Major Sr., 66, of Kissimmee, Fla., died Saturday in Easton. His wife is the former Nancy Appleby. The couple had been married for 47 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Robert and Gloria Driesbaugh Major, he attended Abington Heights High School. Before retirement, he was employed as a concrete mason. Robert was a very hard- working...

Jeffrey J. Guyette

Jeffrey J. Guyette

Jan 12, 2013

Jeffrey J. Guyette 23, of Mehoopany died in Dunmore at the Hospice Community Care on Saturday January 12th. He was born August 15, 1989 son of James Guyette, of Mehoopany and Faye Headley, of Throop. Jeffrey lost a long battle with cancer on Saturday evening, but it didn’t stop him from enjoying life and having future dreams. He enjoyed taking...

Eugene E. Wilson

Eugene E. Wilson

Jan 7, 2013

Eugene E. Wilson, Jr. of 1243 Blue Berry Rd., Falls died on Monday in the Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. He was born in Philadelphia, PA. on March 11, 1955, son of Fannie Palmer Wilson of Brooklyn NY and the late Eugene E. Wilson Sr. Surviving is his wife Christina M Wilson of Falls and five sons: Nathan and Nicholas...

William David Ball

William David Ball

Jan 5, 2013

William David Ball, 63, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on January 5, 2013 at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte PA. Born on December 17, 1949, he was a son of the late Joseph William and Elizabeth Hamblin Ball. Bill was a graduate of Airline High School of Bossier City LA graduating in 1968 at which time he attended Devry...

Nora Dickinson

Nora Dickinson

Jan 4, 2013

Nora Dickinson, Dalton, died on January 4, her 100th birthday. She passed into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Clare Dickinson, who died in 1983. Born in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Dan and Belle Avery Winters. She was a member of the former Schultzville United Methodist Church and attended...

Helen Esther Lewis

Helen Esther Lewis

Jan 3, 2013

Helen Esther Thomas Lewis, Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Cyril E. Lewis who died in 1965. Born in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Weldon and Esther Howells Thomas. A graduate of Scranton Central High School, she attended Keystone College. She was a member of the...

Ruth Helen Norton

Ruth Helen Norton

Jan 2, 2013

Ruth H. Norton, nee Jackson, passed away Wednesday after a lengthy illness. She was one of five children born to the late Howard and Evelyn Gibbs Jackson. She was a graduate of Wellsboro high school. Surviving is her loving son Marc, for whom she worked tirelessly to give the best possible life, and his wife Anita; a brother Russell and...

Ada Thomas

Ada Thomas

Dec 30, 2012

Ada K. Thomas, 89, of Clarks Summit , died Sunday morning at her home. She was the wife of the late Rev. Thomas A. Thomas, who died in 1999. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Sophie Olessker Kayte. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church of Scranton, and was a graduate of Wheaton...

Jean Romanini

Jean Romanini

Dec 29, 2012

Jean Romanini, Glenburn, died Saturday morning at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Frank Romanini, who died in 1981. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Dominick and Italia Cenci. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church and, before retirement, she was a seamstress at Smart Styles in Clarks...

Patricia J. Wilson

Patricia J. Wilson

Dec 28, 2012

Patricia J. Wilson, 93, of Nicholson, died Friday morning at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was the widow of Gene R. Wilson, who died in 1993. Born in Kaukakee, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Porter E. and Myrtle Duncan Miner. She spent her early years as an R.N. in Chicago. She is survived by a...

Joyce Lillie Truesdale

Joyce Lillie Truesdale

Dec 28, 2012

Joyce K. Truesdale, 69, of Tunkhannock died surrounded by her family on Friday in Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 30 years, Bob Truesdale. Joyce, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Othella Farr Lillie, was born in Tunkhannock on January 31, 1943. After 10 years of dedicate service, Joyce retired...