Obituaries
Robin A. Aiken
Apr 27, 2011
Robin A. Aiken of Stone Crest Lane Tunkhannock died in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock on Wednesday April 27, 2011. Robin was born in Baltimore on May 27, 1953 daughter of Joseph Dymond of Baltimore and the late Mildred Graham Aiken. Surviving is a daughter Taliena R, Gatch and a son Steven C. Gatch. A memorial service will be held...
Kenneth Solomon Teetsel
Apr 25, 2011
Kenneth S. Teetsel Jr, 41, of Noxen passed away at home of natural causes. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 5, 1970 son of Kathryn Pond Teetsel and the late Kenneth S. Teetsel Sr. Kenneth was a graduate of Elk Lake High School and was formerly employed by Leggett and Platt in Hanover, PA. He was a member of...
Nicholas E. Barna
Apr 22, 2011
Nicholas (Nick) Barna, Sr. 78 of Punta Gorda, FL and formerly of Tunkhannock and Miners Mills, PA went to be with his daughter and parents in Heaven on April 22, 2011 with his loving and devoted wife and family by his side. He was the husband of Lillian (Radzville) Barna, whom he married on July 31, 1954. Born November 13,...
Leland R. Shupp
Apr 21, 2011
Leland R. "Sunfish" Shupp, of Avery Station Road, Factoryville, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 21, 2011, at Mercy Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born on December 22, 1931, in Tunkhannock, a son of the late Leroy and Agnes Shupp. Sunfish was a 1951 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, a U.S. Army veteran, and, for over 40 years, was employed...
Beverly J. Hontz Rowland
Apr 20, 2011
Beverly J. Hontz-Rowlands of Dalton died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She is survived by her companion and soul mate, Frank Rowlands; the couple was to be married this summer. Born in Dallas, daughter of the late Milt and Ann Whiting, she was a registered nurse at St. Francis Country House in Darby. She was an avid gardener and...
Marie Dawn Mchugh Aberth
Apr 19, 2011
Marie Dawn McHugh Aberth, of Glenburn Twp., and College Station Texas, died Tuesday morning at her summer home in Glenburn. She is the wife of Oliver Aberth. The couple had been married for fifty two years. Born in Scranton, Dawn was the daughter of the late Romaine Geiger McHugh. She was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and Marywood...
Wheaton D. Fassett
Apr 19, 2011
Wheaton D. Fassett, Jr. of Forkston Township died on Tuesday. He was born in Meshoppen, on June 30, 1959, son of the late Wheaton and Daisy Farr Fassett, Sr. He worked as a Laborer at Donnora Fireworks, Inc. in Forkston Township. He was preceded in death by his brother Mark Fassett who died on February 14, 2011. Surviving are three...
David "Butch" Benjamin
Apr 18, 2011
David "Butch" Benjamin of South Abington Twp. died Monday in Wilkes-Barre after a lengthy illness. He and his wife, the former Deborah L. Moore, would have been married 26 years on Sunday. Born in Moscow, he was the son of the late Alfred and Juanita Baker Benjamin. Before retirement, he worked at Tobyhanna Army Depot for 25 years as an...
Anne Muckin
Apr 16, 2011
Anne Muckin 81, of Tunkhannock, Pa., formerly of Edison, N.J., died Saturday, April 16, 2011, in the Hospice Community Care in Dunmore, Pa. She was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., on April 18, 1929, a daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Loboda Fircha. Anne was a 1947 graduate of New Brunswick High School, member of the Church of the...
Edward Floyd Morristell
Apr 16, 2011
Edward Floyd Morristell, 61, of Dalton, died Saturday morning at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. His wife of thirty nine years is the former Brenda Ford. Born in Scranton son of Marjorie Wood Morristell, who cherished her son, and the late Edward Morristell. He was a graduate of Abington Heights High School. At eighteen he moved to Huntington Station Long Island...
Leora Lacoe
Apr 15, 2011
Leora LaCoe, 86, of Ransom Twp., died Friday evening at Mountain View Care Center in Scranton. She was the wife of the late Clayton LaCoe Sr. who died in 2007. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Horace and Eliza Coon Davies. She was a wonderful homemaker and engaged in farming with her husband on their family farm. She was...
Robert I. Johnson
Apr 8, 2011
Robert I. Johnson of Stoney Mountain Rd Tunkhannock, a guest at Annâs Grove in Sugar Hollow, died Friday evening at Mercy Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Tunkhannock on June 26, 1925 son of the late Frank S. and Marie Donley Johnson. He was a 30 year veteran of the US Army retiring as a Master Sergeant. While...
Ann "Nancy" Baer
Apr 7, 2011
Ann "Nancy" Baer, Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon at Abington Manor after a long illness. She and her husband, Robert Baer, married in 1970. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Rokyta Muchunas. Before her retirement on her 80th birthday, she was employed as a waitress at the So-journer at the Inn at Nichols...
Michael J. Caruso
Apr 7, 2011
Michael J. Caruso of Keelersburg Rd., Tunkhannock died on Thursday April 7, 2011. He was born in Harrisburg January 30,1977 son of Jean Parente Caruso and companion Perry Coolbaugh and the late John Nicholas Caruso. He was a 1996 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and the Harrison Career Institute of Kingston with a degree in computer technology. He truly loved...
Gerard "Jerry" R. Graney
Apr 5, 2011
Gerard R. "Jerry" Graney of Glenburn died peacefully at home Tuesday night. His wife was Karen B. Graney, who died Feb. 22, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Joseph and Claire O'Brien Graney, he was a manager for Sandvik Steel, Waverly, before his retirement in 1986. He was extremely proud of his military service, as he was...
Niles E. Gardner
Apr 4, 2011
Niles E. Gardner, Mill City, died Monday evening at the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Susie (Ethel) Pennell. The couple would have been married 52 years June 4. Born in Clarks Summit, son of the late Niles A. and Mary Elizabeth Rice Gardner, he was employed by Glen Oak Country Club for more than...
Elizabeth Betty A. King
Apr 3, 2011
Elizabeth âBettyâ A. King of Centermoreland passed away peacefully Sunday, April 3, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends. Betty was born in Kingston on August 17th, 1943 daughter of the late Stephen and Marie Goble Yurish. She was a 1961 graduate of West Side Central Catholic and a member of the Church of the Nativity...
Reinhold G. Schneidereit
Apr 3, 2011
Reinhold G. Schneidereit of Mountaintop died Sunday morning at home. His wife is Adele Breitling Schneidereit. Born in East Prussia, Germany, he was a son of the late Erich and Ida Maria Grigull. Before retirement, he was a self-employed manufacturer of dump trucks. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Also surviving are a son, Mike and wife, Natalie,...
Dale R. Ziesemer
Apr 3, 2011
Dale R. Ziesemer of Scott Twp. died Sunday evening after being stricken ill. Born in Scranton, son of Willard and Pamela Demming Ziesemer, Scott Twp., he was a 1982 graduate of Lakeland High School and was employed as an electrician for LCS Inc., Dickson City. He was an avid sportsman, enjoying NASCAR and Miami Dolphins football, but his special passion...
Betsy L. Davenport
Apr 3, 2011
Betsy L. Davenport of Susquehanna, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. Born in Doylestown, daughter of Howard Greene, Florida, and the late Erma Sherman, she leaves behind a loving partner, Albert "Bud" Chesko, of Susquehanna. She had a deep love and devotion for her family. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild were the lights of...


