Obituaries
Shirley Stefanko
Jun 13, 2012
Shirley B. Stefanko Shirley B. Stefanko of Hollow Lane, Tunkhannock died Wednesday June 13 in the Lithia Valley Personal Care Home. She was born in Sugar Hollow, Eaton Twp. on January 18, 1936 daughter of the late Solomon and Evelyn Weed Boice Shirley was a 1954 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to her retirement she worked at the...
John Godlewski, Jr.
Jun 13, 2012
John Godlewski Jr., 52, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Patricia DonVito. Born in Scranton, son of the late John Sr. and Carol Jones Godlewski, he had previously worked at Halsey Inc. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and shooting pool. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his grandchildren, Mychal...
Leroy W. Janson
Jun 12, 2012
Leroy W. Janson, P.E., of Wesley Village United Methodist Homes, Brooks Estate, Pittston, formerly of Clarks Green, died Tuesday evening at Wilkes Barre General Hospital. He was the husband of Joyce H. Janson. They have celebrated 67 years of marriage. Born in Stoughton, Mass., he was the son of Carl Eric Janson and Florence Canning Janson. He attended high school...
Catherine Starkey Hartung
Jun 10, 2012
Catherine Starkey Hartung, 60, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday evening at her home. Her husband is David C. Hartung. They were married on March 13, 1998. Born in Shenandoah, daughter of Catherine Starkey, Nanticoke, and the late Francis Starkey, she was previously employed at Schott Glass and a past member of the Ransom Lions Club. She enjoyed fishing, painting wildlife...
Jeanne K. Morgan
Jun 10, 2012
Jeanne K. Morgan, Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Clarks Summit, died June 10 at home. Her husband is William D. Morgan. Also surviving are two sons, Sterling Colborn III and wife, Susan, Clarks Summit; and David Morgan, Massachusetts; two daughters, Linda Morgan and Cynthia Morgan, both of Connecticut; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday at...
Peter Vellis
Jun 7, 2012
Peter Vellis, Clarks Summit, died Thursday in the VNA Hospice Unit of Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Olivia Spilios. Born in New York City, he was an Army Air Guard veteran of WWII. He was an inventor, creating the first masking tape and served as vice president of Tuck Tape prior to his retirement. Also...
May M. Mackey
Jun 7, 2012
May M. Mackey May M. Mackey of Mehoopany formerly of North Bergen, NJ , died Thursday evening in the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. May was born in Hudson, NJ on May 22, 1914 daughter of the late John and Lena Garibaldi Dwyer. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a secretory typist. She was a member of the...
Marjorie Marie Albee Doss, Rn
Jun 7, 2012
Marjorie Marie Albee Doss,R.N., Clarks Summit, died Thursday at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton. Her husband was the late Alfred Smith Doss, Jr. Born and raised in Orange, MA, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Myron and Georgetta Miller Schmid Albee. Marjorie graduated from Orange High School in 1938. From the time she was a young girl she...
Fred E. Jackson
Jun 6, 2012
Fred E. Jackson, of Tunkhannock died Wednesday June 6th at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 28 years Kathleen Ford. He was born October 31, 1948 son of the late George and Alice Blaisure. Fred enjoyed yard sales, fishing and hunting and most of all attending POW WOW’s to celebrate his Native American heritage. He was preceded...
William James Battaglia
Jun 6, 2012
William J. Battaglia, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Mary Spinelli, the couple had been married for 59 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late James and Elizabeth Dietrich Battaglia. He was a graduate of West Scranton High School, and attended the University of Scranton. Prior to retirement...
Curtis W. Rozelle
Jun 6, 2012
Curtis W. Rozelle of Tunkhannock, PA went to be with the Lord on June 6, 2012 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA after a brief bout with cancer. Born March 1, 1945 in Whangarei, New Zealand, the son of Edward Curtis Rozelle, a US Marine, and Dulcie May Squires Rozelle. As a war bride, Dulcie brought infant Curtis and...
Chester Wikoski
Jun 4, 2012
Chester Wikoski of Harrison St. Tunkhannock died Monday evening in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Tunkhannock on September 28, 1924 son of the late Walter and Bertha Cibulski Wikoski. Chet was an Army Air Corps veteran of WW2 and for 33 years he had been employed as a welder. He was a member of the...
Kathleen E. Ader
Jun 3, 2012
Kathleen E. Ader, of Forkston Township, died June 3, 2012 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was born in Bedford Maine on April 21, 1937 a daughter of the late Frank B. and Lulu Thompson Dow. Kathleen was a 1955 graduate of Bedford High School. She and her late husband, Vincent Ader owned the Bowman’s Creek Service Center for 26...
Aimee Rose Priddy
Jun 1, 2012
Aimee Rose Priddy of Tunkhannock and Weisner, Idaho died Friday evening in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident early in the evening. She was born in Weisner, ID on October 26, 1977 daughter of DeOle A. Priddy and Debra Fee Brock of Weisner, ID. Aimee was a 1995 graduate of New Meadow HS and attended...
Joan L. Burkhardt
May 27, 2012
Joan L. Burkhardt, Clarks Summit, died Sunday evening at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. Born in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Carl and Florence Burkhardt, she was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Wilkes-Barre and later, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md.,...
Martha M. Brack
May 26, 2012
Martha M. Brack passed away Saturday after a long, courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her husband was the late Edmund E. Brack, who died in 1992. Martha was born in Scranton and was the daughter of the late Adam and Martha Kederis Pachase. She attended Scranton Technical High School. Martha was employed by Williams Bakery, C & D Sportswear, and...
Phyllis Dorothy Dietrich
May 24, 2012
Phyllis Dorothy Dietrich of Clarks Green died Thursday night at her home. She was the widow of Herbert E. Dietrich, who died in 1977. Born in Susquehanna, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy Boyden Tompkins. She was a resident of Clarks Green since 1955 and, prior to retirement, worked with Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit as a...
Allan A. Atherholt
May 24, 2012
Allan A. Atherholt, Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. His wife is the former Deborah Lee Dymond. They were married for 32 years. Born in Dover, N.J., he was the son of Mary E. Crich Atherholt, West Wyoming; and the late Asa M. Atherholt Jr. He was employed by Diamond Manufacturing since 1997 as a...
Karen Ruth Hoyt
May 24, 2012
Karen Ruth Hoyt of South Abington Twp. died Thursday afternoon. Her husband is Jay Hoyt. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Ruth Hayden, Newton Twp., and the late Leroy Hayden. She was a 1979 graduate of Abington Heights High School and a 1981 graduate of Keystone Junior College, and she also attended the University of Scranton. She was...
Freda M. Brown
May 23, 2012
Freda M. Brown, Peckville, died Wednesday after a courageous battle with cancer at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband is John J. Brown. The couple was married on Jan. 9, 1965. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Tilden and Marjorie Walters. She was a 1959 graduate of Clarks Summit High School. Before her retirement, she worked...
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