Obituaries
Eleanor Mary Cruz
Sep 6, 2026
Eleanor Mary Cruz, 76, of South Abington Township passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ernest Cruz.
Born on March 12, 1950, in the Bronx, NY, she is the daughter of the late Robert and Eleanor (Lynch) Shea.
Eleanor especially enjoyed spending time working on jigsaw puzzles,...
D. Gayle O'Malley
Sep 5, 2026
D. Gayle O'Malley, 89, of Clarks Green passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. She is preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Robert O'Malley in 1996.
Born on February 23, 1937, in Dunmore, she is the daughter of the late Helen Biesecker.
Gayle was a 1954 graduate of Dunmore High School. She was formerly...
Bridget Stone-Crispell
Sep 4, 2026
Bridget Stone-Crispell, 44, of Harveys Lake passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026, at home. She is survived by her husband of 5 years, Michael Crispell.
Born on December 28, 1981, in Tunkhannock, she is the daughter of Thomas and Diane (Collett) Stone.
Bridget was a 2000 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, where she was a member of the tennis team and...
Charles W. Robinson
Sep 3, 2026
Charles W. Robinson, 79, of Springville passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026, at home. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Marlene (Reynolds) Robinson.
Born on November 11, 1946, in Forty Fort, PA, he is the son of the late Ray and Marguerite (Dymond) Robinson.
Charles attended Tunkhannock High School and spent much of his working life as a...
Layla Thatcher
Aug 29, 2026
Layla Thatcher, 10, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026, alongside her parents, Peter and Sandra Thatcher, and her beloved brother, Noah following an accident.
She was born on July 9, 2016, in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Layla was a 5th grade student at Tunkhannock Intermediate Center. She was a bright, creative, and joyful young girl whose love for life could be...
Peter Thatcher
Aug 29, 2026
Peter Thatcher, 45, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026, alongside his beloved wife of 12 years, Sandra Thatcher, and their cherished children, Noah and Layla, following an accident.
Born on March 8, 1981, in Tunkhannock, he is the son of Alan and Trisha (Puhl) Thatcher.
Peter was a 1999 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and later continued his education...
Sandra Thatcher
Aug 29, 2026
Sandra Thatcher, 45, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026, alongside her beloved husband of 12 years, Peter Thatcher, and their cherished children, Noah and Layla, following an accident.
Born on March 13, 1981, in Wilkes-Barre, she is the daughter of Vito and Lou Ann (Wrubel) Rinaldi.
She was a 1999 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. For the past five...
Noah Thatcher
Aug 29, 2026
Noah Thatcher, 11, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2026, alongside his parents, Peter and Sandra Thatcher, and his adored sister Layla, following an accident.
He was born on March 1, 2015, in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Noah was a 6th grade student at Tunkhannock Intermediate Center whose kind heart, bright spirit, and genuine excitement for life made him deeply loved by...
Donald "Doc" Stacknick, Sr.
Aug 24, 2026
Donald "Doc' Stacknick Sr., 75, of Dalton died August 24, 2026 at Temple Hospital, Philadelphia.
Born in Scranton. he was the son of the late Clement and Betty Broscius Stacknick
Doc was a 1971 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and, prior to retirement, worked as a Property Manager for twenty-five years for Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freider. He was a beloved...
William Thomas Smith
Aug 18, 2026
William Thomas Smith III, 24, of Ransom Township, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning. He was the son of Laura Smith and the late William Smith, Jr.
He was a 2020 graduate of Abington Heights High School, where he won the only Men’s Warehouse Award. He was also a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church and was a former shipping...
Cecily June Penrith
Aug 17, 2026
Cecily June Penrith, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2026, at just 3 days old surrounded by the love of her family.
She was born on August 14, 2026, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
From the moment Cecily entered the world, she was surrounded by love. Although her time with her family was brief, every moment they shared with her was...
Thomas (Tom) Miles
Aug 16, 2026
Thomas (Tom) Miles, 93, passed peacefully on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at his home in Clarks Summit.
Tom was born November 19, 1932 to Chester and Hazel Turner Miles. He graduated from Clarks Summit High School and attended the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL for one year. He did not return to college after an aircraft accident with his father...
Eleanor L. Grant
Aug 7, 2026
Eleanor L. Grant, 95, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away Friday, August 7, 2026, at The Meadows Manor, Dallas, PA. She is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Gerald Grant in 2007. She is also preceded in death by her husband Richard C. Patton who passed away in 1955 and her daughter Lorraine G. Patton who passed away...
Thomas W. Herman
Aug 7, 2026
Thomas W. Herman, 88, of Tunkhannock passed away Friday, August 7, 2026, surrounded by his family, at Third Avenue Healthcare Center, Kingston. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Marjorie (Gruver) Herman.
Born on March 31, 1938, in Fort Wayne, IN, he is the son of the late Howard and Mary Jo Herman.
Thomas was a graduate of...
Jane Ann (Winters) Suprick
Aug 7, 2026
Jane Ann (Winters) Suprick, 93, of Ransom Township, died Friday at Geisinger – Scranton. She was preceded in death by Michael Suprick, Sr., her husband of almost 69 years, in 2022.
Born in Ransom Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Cora (Anthony) Winters and a graduate of Newton-Ransom High School. Along with her husband, she was the...
Donald Bytheway
Aug 4, 2026
Donald Lee Bytheway "Doo-Wop Don" "Donco", 82, of Tunkhannock passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at home.
Born on April 4, 1944, in Kingston, he is the son of the late Donald and Margaret (Atkinson) Bytheway.
He was raised in Trucksville, PA and attended Dallas School District and Luzerne Valley Vocational School, studying with an emphasis on electronics.
Don served his country in...
David Louis Ewert
Aug 3, 2026
David Louis Ewert, 90, of Winona Lake, Indiana, went to be with his Savior Jesus on Monday, August 3, 2026, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake assisted by Stillwater Hospice.
He was born on February 10, 1936, in Buffalo, NY to Edward and Matilda (Peruzzi) Ewert. Upon graduation from Alden Central High School, Alden, NY, he enlisted in the...
Andrew DeWitt
Jul 30, 2026
Andrew DeWitt, 56, of Dimock, PA passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Kara (Richie) DeWitt.
He was born on July 24, 1970, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he is the son of Sharon Snyder and the late John DeWitt.
Andrew was a 1988 graduate of Tunkhannock High School....
Connie Gaylord Roache
Jul 28, 2026
Connie Gaylord Roache, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Tunkhannock Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She is survived by her companion of 28 years, Frank Gudman.
Born on March 11, 1951, in Meshoppen, she is the daughter of the late George and Vera (Mann) Gaylord, Jr.
She was a 1969 graduate of Wyalusing High School. Connie continued...
John J. Garrison Sr.
Jul 26, 2026
John J. Garrison, Sr., 78, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, July 26, 2026, surrounded by his family, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret (Voorhees) Garrison.
Born on October 28, 1947, in Camden, NJ, he is the son of the late Joseph and Ruth (Mengle) Garrison.
He was a 1965 graduate of Woodrow...
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