Obituaries
Dorothy A. Gilroy
Nov 26, 2012
Dorothy A. Gilroy of Morio Drive Tunkhannock passed away on Monday at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 21, 1944 daughter of the late Louis and Lucy Cilvick Kinsley. She was employed in housekeeping at Tyler Memorial Hospital Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by a brother Gerald. Surviving are sons; Michael and wife Hope...
Georgette E. Piper
Nov 26, 2012
Georgette (Parry) Piper a guest at the United Methodist Home in Tunkhannock died there on Monday November 26th. She was born in Chester on May 3, 1920 daughter of John Francis Parry and Juliette (Perrey) Parry Ebright of Chester, PA. She was the step-daughter of Harvey Ebright. Georgette was married to the late Francis Howard Piper for 54 years when...
Andrew J. Jurista
Nov 22, 2012
Andrew J. Jurista Andrew J. Jurista of Tunkhannock died Thursday, November 22 in the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South in Wilkes Barre. Andy was born in Eaton Twp. on August 8, 1930 son of the late Edward and Mary Gajdica Jurista. At the age of 17 Andy enlisted with the army and served during the Korean Conflict. Prior to his...
Kevin Ostrowski
Nov 20, 2012
Kevin Ostrowsky Kevin Ostrowsky of York, formerly of Tunkhannock died Tuesday in York Hospital. He was born in Tunkhannock on September 12, 1967 son of George Ostrowsky of Lancaster and Mary Bell Ostrowsky of Tunkhannock. Kevin was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1986 and a graduate of Wilkes University. During his high school years he obtained the...
Naomi E. Arthur
Nov 19, 2012
Naomi E. Arthur Naomi E. Arthur 91, of Tunkhannock formerly of Bond Brook, NJ where she lived for 40 years died Monday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years David Arthur Sr. She was born in Dalton on March 31, 1921 daughter of the late Ivan and Mary Welch...
Leonard W. Steenburg
Nov 17, 2012
Leonard William Steenburg - Clarks Summit, PA. Leonard Steenburg, 90, a resident of Clarks Summit since 2006, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 17th, 2012 after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Leonard was born in Cherry Valley, N.Y. on April 14, 1922 to Jesse and Helen (Morton) Steenburg. He attended Cherry Valley school excelling in sports, particularly baseball. Leonard married...
Katherine Van Fleet
Nov 14, 2012
Katherine Van Fleet, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at Abington Manor. She was the widow of Lloyd Van Fleet, who died in 2004. Born in Glenburn Twp., daughter of the late Maurice H. and Helena Fritz Hall, she was a self-employed housekeeper before retirement. For many years, she and her husband operated a farm in Newton Twp. She...
Jane Swarts
Nov 12, 2012
Jane Swarts of Clarks Summit died Monday morning at Dunmore Health Care Center. She was the widow of Julius Swarts, who died in 2005. Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Woelkers. She had been a resident of the Clarks Summit area for more than 40 years. She graduated from the University of Scranton...
Edmund W. Buntrock
Nov 11, 2012
Edmund W. Buntrock of Clarks Summit died Sunday afternoon at home. His wife of 58 years, Shirley Buntrock, died in February. The couple had a son Edmund Jr. Born in Ottertail, Minn., son of the late Richard and Minnie Marie Bartels Buntrock, he was a graduate of Ottertail High School and served in the Navy. Before retirement, he worked in...
Dale "Buddy" Baldwin
Nov 11, 2012
Dale "Buddy" Baldwin, 88, of Dalton, died Sunday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is Winnie James Baldwin. Born in Providence, R.I., son of the late John and Amy Pickering Baldwin, he was a graduate of Factoryville High School and served in the Army on the front lines in World War II. He was a livestock dealer and...
Lawrence K. Beaupre
Nov 11, 2012
Lawrence K. Beaupre, 68, of Clarks Summit, a consummate journalist whose last assignment was Managing Editor of The Times- Tribune, died Sunday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Laurie De Gregorie. Born in Kankakee, Ill., he was the son of the late Kenneth and Rita Blanchette Beaupre. He was...
Elaine F. Kliamovich
Nov 9, 2012
Elaine F. Kliamovich of Binghamton formerly of Conklin died Friday evening in Bridgewater Nursing Center in Binghamton. She was born in Mehoopany on April 25, 1933 daughter of the late Roy and Loretta Talada Howell. Elaine was preceded in death by sons William and Anthony Kliamovich. Surviving is her husband of 59 years William, son Larry Kliamovich of Punta Gorda,...
Rev. Robert M. Hoag
Nov 9, 2012
The Reverend Robert M. Hoag, 88, former Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Clarks Summit, PA and at Abington Presbyterian Church of Abington, PA died Friday, November 9, at Abington Memorial Hospital, after battling Parkinson's disease and stroke-related issues for the past 10 years. Reverend Hoag was born on May 7, 1924 in Shortsville, NY to Margaret M. Moore and...
Brian P. Williams
Nov 7, 2012
Brian P. Williams Brian P. Williams, 42, of Lake Winola died Wednesday November 7th. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on October 18, 1970 son of Paul F. and Shirley Stage Williams of Lake Winola. Brian was a 1989 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and was employed by Mountain Energy in Tunkhannock as a truck driver. He was a member...
Edith Ida Borgia
Nov 3, 2012
Edith "Ida" Borgia, 99, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David and Adina Materazzi Allegrucci. Before retirement, she worked in the garment industry in Scranton for many years. She was a member of the Church of St. Benedict. She loved to play cards...
Emmaline Martha Griggs
Nov 2, 2012
Emmaline Martha Griggs died Friday at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger CMC. She was the widow of Howard G. Griggs Sr., who died September 3, 2011. Born in Scranton on May 12, 1915, she was one of the 13 children of Anna J. Bartlow Rodney and Alpheus A. Rodney of Court Street, Scranton. Although not the youngest, she was...
Elizabeth H. Ball
Oct 30, 2012
Elizabeth H. Ball Elizabeth H. Ball 89, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday evening at the Golden Living Personal Care Center in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Joseph William Ball. She was born Tunkhannock on October 1, 1923 daughter of the late George and Nettie Plank Hamblin. Betty was a retired Registered Nurse graduating from...
Florence Bonnema
Oct 29, 2012
Florence Bonnema Florence Bonnema of Factoryville formerly of Warwick NY died Monday October 29 in the Lithia Valley Manor, Factoryville. She was born in the Netherlands on February 5, 1919 daughter of the late Roelof and Jeltje DeVries Falkena. Florence was preceded in death by her husband of 50 plus years Nicholas Bonnema. Surviving are sons Ralph of Warwick, NY,...
Paul Cosner
Oct 28, 2012
Paul L. Cosner, Sr., 73 of Clarks Summit, passed Sunday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. His wife is the former Diane Dunlap of Scranton. The couple had been married for 35 years on August 18th. A lifelong resident of Clarks Summit he was the son of the late Lawrence and Madeline Teil...
Katherine Dunn
Oct 24, 2012
Katherine Dunn, 76, of Dalton passed away Wednesday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. She was the widow of the late William E. Dunn who died in 2001. Born on May 2nd, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elisabeth Unley. She graduated from Dalton High School and attended Syracuse University. Kathy was an...
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