Obituaries
Madaline M Keeble
Jan 8, 2012
Madaline M. Keeble of Tunkhannock died Sunday evening in the Tunkhannock Methodist Manor in Tunkhannock. She was born in Meshoppen on April 20, 1924 daughter of the late Clarence and Susan Ellis Lee. She was a 1942 graduate of Towanda High School and prior to her retirement she had been employed for 38 years at the Endicott Shoe Company in...
Ronald "Ron" S. Galichinski
Jan 7, 2012
Ronald S. "Ron" Galichinski, 55, of Jackson, died Saturday at home. He is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years, Deborah Osowski Galichinski. Born in Philadelphia, son of Richard Galichinski and Charlotte Brenner Barron, Ron was a graduate of Abington High School in Abington, and was a self-employed building contractor, partnered with his sons. In addition, he traveled for...
Irene Bird
Jan 7, 2012
Irene Bird, 92, of Linden Crest Apartments in Clarks Summit, died Friday afternoon at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Julia Gnhataw Pavluchuk. Before retirement, she was employed as a housekeeper and nurse's aid at the Community Medical Center in Scranton. Surviving are a son, Rob Bird, Newton Twp.;...
Kimberly J. Owens Wagers
Jan 4, 2012
Kimberly J Owens. Wagers, Lake Winola, died Tuesday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born in Harrisburg she was the daughter of Doris L. Siegfried Owens of Lake Winola and the late Robert M. Owens who died in November of 2011. She was a Home Health Aide for several years and also enjoyed working with autistic children. Also surviving are a...
Minnie Maude Schultheis
Jan 3, 2012
Minnie "Maude" Armstrong Schultheis, 88, of Ransom, died Tuesday in hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Willard Armstrong, and second husband, Leo "Hap" Schultheis. Born in Lockville, Pa., Maude, also known as Naughty Maudey, lived her life to the fullest. She was known for her humor, faith in God and personal...
Audrey Welch
Jan 2, 2012
Audrey Shaffer Welch of Hobbs Road Tunkhannock passed away on Monday, January 2 in the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She was born in Shaffer Hollow Eaton Township on April 5, 1929 daughter of the late William and Katie Cleveland Shaffer. She was a 1946 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was preceded in death by brothers Frank and Homer Shaffer,...
Elsie E. Jones
Dec 31, 2011
Elsie E. Jones, 85, of Chinchilla, died Saturday afternoon at Lackawanna County Health Care , Blakely. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian Lynn Jones. She was a resident of the Chinchilla area since 1937. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Chinchilla Hose Company. Before...
Kevin Lee Eugene Malcom
Dec 28, 2011
Kevin Lee Eugene Malcom of Meshoppen, PA died suddenly, Wednesday December 28, 2011. He was born on November 27, 1984, son of Avis L. Malcom Jr. of Lebanon, PA and Cheryl Cook Stewart of Meshoppen, PA. Kevin was a graduate of Elk Lake High School Class of 2003 and was a self-employed contractor striving to build his own business, Exterior...
Charles St. Clair
Dec 28, 2011
Charles âChuckâ R. St. Clair of Tunkhannock died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Chuck was born in Eatonville, Wyoming County on January 4, 1926 son of the late Lester and Muriel Titman St. Clair. Prior to his retirement he was employed at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Mehoopany for over 18 years. After Chuckâs...
Agnes Warner
Dec 27, 2011
Agnes Mary Warner, 79, of Clarks Summit, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, December 27th, at Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of the late John Warner. Born in Hammond, IN on September 23rd, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Markward. Aggie, as she liked to be called by her friends, lived...
Thomas Bellucci
Dec 26, 2011
Thomas Bellucci of Factoryville formerly of Sparta, NJ died Monday evening in Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. Tom was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 28, 1944 son of the late Thomas and Helen DeCresci Bellucci. He was a graduate of St. Michaelâs High School and received a BS in Business Administration from Pace University. Prior to his Retirement...
Betty Wikoski
Dec 26, 2011
Betty Dymond Wikoski, 84 of Tunkhannock died Monday evening at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Born on September 5, 1927 daughter of the late Floyd and Madge Brown Dymond. She worked as a seamstress in several different dress factories in the area. She was a member of the church of Nativity B.V.M. in Tunkhannock and the Tunkhannock Moose Lodge....
Randolph Jay Stauffer
Dec 24, 2011
Randolph Jay Stauffer, 76, of Waverly, died Saturday at VNA Hospice, Community Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jeanette Nyce Stauffer. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William E. and Esther Gillette Stauffer and was a graduate of Boyertown High School, class of 1953. After earning his Bachelor of Architecture degree...
Leroy Shreffler
Dec 23, 2011
LeRoy H. Shreffler, 71, of Myerstown died Friday, 12/23/11 at the M. S. Hershey Medical Center. His widow is Wylie Shreffler. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of George and Anna Kawanski Shreffler. Prior to his retirement he was an Electrical Engineer for the former AMP Inc. He was a veteran of the United State Army. Lee's passions were...
James D. Pugh
Dec 21, 2011
James D. Pugh of Washington Park, Tunkhannock died at his home on Wednesday December 21, 2011. He was born in Edwardsville on June 19, 1939 son of the late James D. and Dorothy Elsie Broomfield Pugh. Jim was a graduate of Edwardsville high School class of 1957. He was a Navy Veteran of 20 years serving in Naval Aviation as...
Robert G. Whitlock
Dec 20, 2011
Robert âTugâ Whitlock Sr. of Jenningsville died unexpectedly Tuesday December 20, 2011 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley. He was born in Exeter, Pa. on March 31, 1936 son of the late Lawrence and Irene Matthews Whitlock. Tug worked for his Uncle Russell (Huck) Whitlock in the family greenhouses before moving on to various construction jobs in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania....
Gary L. Sutton
Dec 19, 2011
Gary L. Sutton, 63, of Nicholson died unexpectedly Monday at Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia. His wife of 43 wonderful years is the former Cheryl Birtch. Born in Scranton, son of the late Frances V. Holgate, he was a graduate of Abington Heights School District. He was employed by Charah Inc. Louisville, KY, designing many Landfills across the United States. He...
Dory J. Evans
Dec 15, 2011
Dory J. Evans, of Bridge Street, Tunkhannock, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 15th. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Kim Dymond-Evans, and daughter and grandson, Sheri Evans Dailey and Damian Dailey. He is also survived by his niece and goddaughter, Raven Evans. Dory was born August 16th, 1951 in Trenton, NJ, the son of...
Robert Baer
Dec 14, 2011
Robert E. Baer, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday evening at Community Medical Center. He was the widower of Ann (Nancy) Baer, who died in April. Born in New Bloomfield, he was the son of the late John W. and Anna Kniseley Baer. Before retirement, he was a bridge engineer for Reed and Coon Construction and later M.J. Spott Construction, Scranton. He...
Francis Scranta
Dec 11, 2011
Francis M. Scranta, Jr. of Thurston Hollow Tunkhannock died at his home on Sunday December 11, 2011. He was born in Meshoppen on June 13, 1950 son of Evelyn Giberson Scranta of Tunkhannock and the late Francis M. Scranta Sr. He had been employed as an automobile mechanic for 45 years working for LL Richardson in Dallas and retiring from...


