Obituaries
Donald Duane Johnson
Oct 8, 2011
Donald Duane Johnson, 71, of Tunkhannock, formerly of Clifford, took his last flight to meet his Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 8th. He was under joint care with Forest City Nursing Home and Hospice of the Sacred Heart. He was the husband of Frances Machell Johnson. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late O. Duane Johnson...
Robert Evan Davies
Oct 8, 2011
Robert Evan Davies of Clarks Green died Saturday afternoon at the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. He and his wife, Joan Sinclair Davies, had been married for 57 wonderful years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Evan and Mabel Fagerlin Davies, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School, received a degree in economics from Muhlenberg College and a...
Russell O. Hons
Oct 4, 2011
Russell O. Hons, Carlisle, formerly a Falls resident for 48 years, died Tuesday evening at Green Ridge Village. His wife of 50 years is the former Jannette Veety. Born June 18, 1931 in Shavertown, he was the son of the late Earl and Mae Sorber Hons. A 1949 graduate of Kingston Twp., High School, he received his B.S. degree from...
Tyneil Phillips-Gable
Oct 3, 2011
Tyneil Phillips-Gable, Alexandria, VA, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Monday at home. She was the wife of William Gable, the couple married in February 2005. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Neil Phillips and the late Ruth Isabelle Seymour Phillips. A 1994 graduate of Abington Heights High School and a graduate of Marywood University, Scranton, she was a...
Frederick Getz
Oct 1, 2011
Frederick M. Getz Sr. of Forksville formerly of Tunkhannock died Saturday evening, October 1st, in the Highland Care Center in Laporte. Fred was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 9, 1932 son of the late Jack and Anna Mae Chesney Getz. He had been employed by Central Penn Construction, Latona Trucking and Excavation and retired from TRL Trucking as an over...
John Berkmann
Sep 30, 2011
John Berkmann, So. Abington Twp., died Friday evening at home. His wife is the former Kim Champion. Born in New York, he was the son of John and Carol Berkman. John was employed by Clarks Summit State Hospital as a custodian. Also are his children, Heather and Robert Berkmann, at home. Services will be private at the convenience of the...
Robert G. Leiser
Sep 27, 2011
Robert G. (Doc) Leiser of Ethel Park Lane, Tunkhannock died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in Grandview MO. He was born in Binghamton, NY on February 7, 1950 son of the late John and Marian Rose Carlin Leiser. He had been employed at the Procter and Gamble Plant in Mehoopany for 26 years and currently at the Pump and Pantry on...
Lois A. Talcott
Sep 26, 2011
Lois A. Talcott of Stark Rd Tunkhannock passed away on Monday September 26th at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She born in Endicott NY on October 9, 1933 daughter of the late DeWilton and Cecelia Kochmer Sweet. She was a 1951 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to her retirement she was employed as a secretary for the...
Caroline Hayden Kelch
Sep 26, 2011
Caroline Heydon Kelch of Lake Winola passed away on Monday September 26th at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock where she had been a guest for some time. She was born in Noxen on February 18, 1921 daughter of the late John M. and Ella V. Traver Dimmick. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a Linotype operator for...
Virginia F. Gabriel
Sep 26, 2011
Virginia F. Gabriel, Clarks Summit died Monday afternoon at the Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Stephen Gabriel who died in August of 1995. Born in Dickson City she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Rogers Schultz. Prior to her retirement she worked with her family at the Country Inn on the Morgan Highway. She...
Leland Robert Riker
Sep 24, 2011
Leland Robert Riker, 80 of Tunkhannock died Saturday at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Lee was born in Scranton on June 13, 1931 son of the late Leland J. and Beulah E. Trine Riker. Lee was a graduate of Hartford High School class of 1949 and was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the Signal Corp. He...
Delores Van Fleet
Sep 24, 2011
Delores Van Fleet joined her dearly departed husband and high school sweetheart, Vernon F. Van Fleet, in eternal rest on Saturday afternoon. Delores was a salutatorian graduate of Scott Township High School, Montdale, Pa. She resided in Mountain Top since 1967. Delores is survived by her son and his wife, Ron and Carol Van Fleet, Fleetville; her daughter and her...
John L. Zinicola
Sep 23, 2011
John L. Zinicola, Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully Friday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Ann Noto. The couple celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Sept. 6. Born in Scranton, son of the late Julius and Jenny Cavezza Zinicola, he was a 1943 graduate of Central High School, Scranton, and...
Marilyn D. Logan
Sep 21, 2011
Marilyn Logan of Digger Drive, Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at home. Born January 16, 1936 in Newton Ransom, she was a daughter of the late Albert Lucker and Bertha Lucker Lytle. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, John Logan. Marilyn graduated from Newton Ramson High School class of 1953 and worked as a Transportation Driver for the N.E.I.U....
Alfred F. Maletsky Sr.
Sep 21, 2011
Alfred F. Maletsky Sr., 95, died Wednesday at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton, where he had been a resident for eight years. His wife, the former Arlene Francis Inderelst, died June 3, 1997. Born Aug. 15, 1916, in Easton, son of Polish and German immigrants, the late Boleslaw Maletsky (Malecki) and Martha Rapko Maletsky, he was a graduate of Wilson...
Varley Lewis Birtch
Sep 17, 2011
Varley Lewis Birtch of South Abington Twp. died Saturday afternoon at Moses Taylor Hospital. His wife of 58 years is the former Margaret Jean Flynn. Born in Hamilton, N.Y., he was the son of the late Varley and Elsie Mott Birtch. Prior to his retirement, he served as a sergeant for the South Abington Police Department for 36 years. He...
Nettie P. Butchar
Sep 17, 2011
Nettie P. Butchar, Clarks Summit, died Saturday evening at her home. She was the widow of Stanley P. Butchar Sr. who died in August 2008. Born in Wadkimville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Inez Jane Potts. Prior to her retirement, she was a sales clerk for Powers Discount Store and also worked with Scranton Fabrics....
Helen M. Ludgate
Sep 16, 2011
Helen M. Ludgate, a longtime resident of Clarks Green and Port Charlotte, Fla., died on Friday in Danville. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joseph P. Ludgate. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Abington Heights School District. Helen was a beloved wife and mother. She is survived by eight children, Mary and husband, William...
Martha F. Lunger
Sep 11, 2011
Martha F. Lunger of Tunkhannock died Sunday in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Coudersport, Pa. on July 26, 1953 daughter of Murray and Trudy Trunk Fisk of Tunkhannock. Martha was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, 1975 graduate of Marywood College receiving a BS in Elementary Education. Prior to her retirement she taught 5th grade...
Casimer F. Remus
Sep 11, 2011
Casimer F. Remus of Tunkhannock died Sunday at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. He was born in Pittston on September 12, 1920 son of the late Frank and Catherine Remus. He was a 1938 graduate of Pittston High School, an army veteran of WWII, a graduate of The University of Scranton and the Newark College of Engineering, and a member...
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