Obituaries
Jean Welch
Nov 13, 2011
Jean Welch, of Tunkhannock, passed away November 13, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Born in Centermoreland in 1929, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Helen Stanley Goble. She was preceded in death by her sisters Helen Foglia and Ella Mikulski, a sister-in-law Loretta Goble, and a nephew David Goble. Jean is survived by her...
Howard E. Detty
Nov 12, 2011
Howard E. Detty, 98, of Scott Twp., died Saturday afternoon at the VNA Hospice unit at Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Scott Twp., he was the son of the late Eugene and Julia Govner Detty. Before retirement, he was a self-employed contractor, building many custom homes, and was also a part-time school bus driver. Surviving is a dear...
Edith M. Miller
Nov 8, 2011
Edith M. Miller, 70, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday evening at Northeast Regional Hospital. Her husband of more than 50 years is Richard E. Miller Sr. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Harold and Edith O'Connor, she was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church, Clarks Summit, and a loyal supporter of the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter....
Kathleen Burton
Nov 7, 2011
Kathleen M. Burton, 58, of Dickson City, died on Nov. 7 at home. Born in Maryland, daughter of the late James and Isabelle Brown, she was a very caring and giving person who enjoyed helping others, and there was nothing more important to her than spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving are four sons, Alex Duffield and wife, Tami, Clarks...
Robert M. Owens
Nov 6, 2011
Robert M. Owens, 85, of Lake Winola, formerly of Clarks Green, died Sunday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice Unit. His wife of more than 65 years is Doris L. Siegfried Owens. Born in Shoemakersville, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Annabelle Evelyn Carnes Owens. Before retirement, he worked for Bell Telephone Co. as a...
Evelyn K. Comstock
Nov 6, 2011
Evelyn Kiesinger Comstock of Mehoopany passed away November 6th at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. Born January 15, 1926, on Golden Hill in Laceyville, she was the daughter of Corey and Ruth Smith Kiesinger. Evelyn worked with her late husband Howard for many years in their business, Comstock’s Garage, in Mehoopany. She also worked for the USPS in Mehoopany and...
Charlotte A. Giardina
Nov 5, 2011
Charlotte A. Giardina died peacefully Saturday night at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, after an extended illness. Her husband of 53 years is Vincent J. Giardina Sr. Born April 19, 1936, in Jersey City, N.J., daughter of the late James H. and Edna Quigley Sloan, she was a graduate of Harrison High School. She was a resident of Dalton and member...
David Hepplewhite
Nov 4, 2011
David Hepplewhite, Nicholson, died Friday evening at the VNA Hospice Unit at the Community Medical Center. His wife, Arlene Hepplewhite, died in 2005. Born in Scranton, son of the late Robert and Mary Davies Hepplewhite, he was an Air Force veteran. Before retirement, he was an ironworker for McGregor Iron and a member of Iron Workers Union Local 489. He...
Raymond L. Sands
Nov 3, 2011
Raymond L. Sands of Mehoopany died Thursday at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Mehoopany on August 18, 1931 son of the late Gilbert R. and Ruth French Sands. Raymond was a 1948 graduate of Mehoopany High School and had been employed by Sproul Construction in Scranton as a truck driver for over 31 years. Raymond...
Sonia Dragon Zoka
Nov 3, 2011
Sonia Dragon Zoka, 78, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday at the Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice Unit. She was the widow of Casimir "Cappy" Peter Zoka who died in 2006. Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Olga and Stephen Dragon. A graduate of Lackawanna Junior College, she worked as an executive assistant in Philadelphia. Upon her...
Margaret Ross Roberts
Oct 29, 2011
Margaret Ross Roberts, 98, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday in the Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Ross, whom she married in 1928, and her second husband, Carlton "Bill" Roberts. Margaret was born in Tunkhannock, on April 22, 1913, daughter of the late Abraham and Laura Reynolds Matthews. Margaret's life was...
William C. Graff
Oct 28, 2011
William C. Graff Visit Guest Book William C. Graff of South Abington Twp. died Friday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice Unit. He and his wife, the former Elaine Green, celebrated 36 years of marriage April 5. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Aileen Mentz Graff. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late...
Robert Ross Jr.
Oct 28, 2011
Robert Ross Jr., 45, of Falls Twp., died Friday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was preceded in death by his fiancée, Donna Wassil, in 2007. Born in Falls, son of Robert and Dorothy Ross of Falls Twp., he attended Tunkhannock Area High School. He loved working on his cars and spending time with his family. He enjoyed watching...
Mary Lou Clark
Oct 27, 2011
Mary Lou Clark of Springville died Thursday in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Her husband of 15 years is Gerald "Mark" Clark. Born in Meshoppen on June 2, 1963, she was the daughter of the late John and Valeda I. Stang Boner. She attended Elk Lake High School and was employed at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Also surviving are two sons,...
Irene M. Gallagher
Oct 26, 2011
Irene M. Gallagher, 91, of Clarks Summit, formerly of South Scranton, died Wednesday morning at Abington Manor. She was the widow of John Gallagher, who died in 1950. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Szmurkowski Neach (Nercz). Before retiring, she was a seamstress in the local garment industry and a health care worker...
Leonard W. Vincenti
Oct 23, 2011
Dr. Leonard W. Vincenti of West St. Tunkhannock died peacefully on Sunday in the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. Born in Glen Lyon on August 2, 1932, he was a son of the late Celestino and Olga Ottaviani Vincenti. Dr. Vincenti was a graduate of Newport Twp. H.S., received a B.S from Elizabethtown University, and completed his education...
Gladys Jones Yarasavage
Oct 19, 2011
Gladys Jones Yarasavage 88, of Tunkhannock died Wednesday morning at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Edward Yarasavage. Gladys was born in Osterhout on July 18, 1923 daughter of the late Garfield and Ina Inman Jones. She was a graduate of the Falls -Overfield High School class of 1941. After high school...
Barbara Christian
Oct 18, 2011
Barbara Christian, Scranton, formerly of Clarks Summit died Tuesday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the widow of Gerard Christian who died in 1992. Born in Montrose, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Anna Thorton Chamberlin. Prior to retirement she was a seamstress employed in the local garment industry, and...
Helen C. Forte
Oct 16, 2011
Helen C. Forte of Tunkhannock died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at her home. She was born in Hazelton on December 1, 1917 daughter of the late Zigmont and Valeria Kubitsky Letowt. Helen was a graduate of Hazelton High School and the Hazelton General Hospital School of Nursing. Prior to her retirement she was employed by Clark Summit State hospital for...
Nancy B. Shepulski
Oct 12, 2011
Nancy B. Shepulski of Whites Ferry Rd, Falls died Wednesday evening in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 27, 1950 daughter of the late John and Elizabeth McGinley Dunbar. Nancy was a graduate of Myers High School class of 1968 and a member of St Mary’s of the Lake Catholic Church. In 1988...
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