Obituaries

Diana J. Shaw

Diana J. Shaw

Oct 22, 2010

Diana J. Shaw of Mehoopany, formerly of Sicklerville, NJ, died on Friday 10/22/2010 at home. She is survived by her husband Kenneth Shaw. Born in New Jersey on July 16, 1953, she was the daughter of Jacob and Cora Hagner Fetzer of Grenloch, NJ. Diana loved quilting, playing the piano and spending time with her grandchildren, family and friends. Surviving...

Frances F. Ridgeway

Frances F. Ridgeway

Oct 21, 2010

Frances F. Ridgeway, 100, of North Abington Twp., died Thursday afternoon at Abington Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of Harvey Ridgeway, who died in 1996. Born on March 27, 1910, in North Abington Twp., she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Florence Foster Hopfer. She was a lifelong resident of North Abington Twp. and a...

Vergie Grace Sickler

Vergie Grace Sickler

Oct 20, 2010

Vergie Grace Sickler of Overfield Township died on Wednesday in the Greenly's Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. She was born in Falls on March 17, 1916, daughter of the late Wesley and Bessie Rogers Reeves. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Braniada Reeves and Eva Lee Kenian. Surviving are two sons: Barry Sickler of Factoryville, PA and Bruce...

James Clark Sholes

James Clark Sholes

Oct 19, 2010

James Clark Sholes, 92, of Tunkhannock died on October 19, 2010 at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, PA. He is survived by his wife Frances Mark Sholes. He was the son of the late Albert B. and Janet Allardice Sholes. He was a graduate of Meshoppen High School and the Lackawanna Business School in Scranton. James was a member of...

Robert M Kolmansberger

Robert M Kolmansberger

Oct 17, 2010

Robert M. “Kozy” Kolmansberger of Kozy Lane Mehoopany died Sunday October 17, 2010 in Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. He was born in Pittston on March 16, 1953 son ofg the late Vincent and Dorothy Williams Kolmansberger. Robert was a 1971 graduate of St. John Evangelist High School in Pittston and attended Kings College. He retired from the Proctor and Gamble...

Edwin A. Simmons

Edwin A. Simmons

Oct 9, 2010

Rev. Edwin A. Simmons of Springville died Saturday in the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Susan Thrasher Simmons. He was born in Bainbridge, N.Y., on Oct. 8, 1938, son of the late Lester and Frances Smith Simmons. Before retirement, he served as pastor at many United Methodist churches in...

Betty Jane White

Betty Jane White

Oct 8, 2010

Betty J. White | Visit Guest Book Betty J. White of Clarks Summit died Oct. 8 at Altus Healthcare and Hospice Facility, Atlanta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald White. Born April, 5, 1932, in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Catherine Merrifield, she was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church, Clarks Summit....

Marie G. Dziak

Marie G. Dziak

Oct 5, 2010

Marie G. Dziak of Clarks Summit died Tuesday morning at Brighten at Julia Ribaudo Center, Lake Ariel. She was the widow of Joseph Dziak. Born in Duryea, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen Matylewicz Hantz. She was employed by the Wilson Co., Scranton. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church, Clarks Summit,...

Richard C. Thompson

Richard C. Thompson

Oct 1, 2010

Richard C. Thompson of Newton Twp. died Friday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital. His wife of 61 years is is the former Loretta Schultheis. A lifelong resident of Newton Twp., he was the son of the late Robert J. and Hazel Bellersheim Thompson. Before retirement, he was a self-employed farmer in Newton and Florida, as well as the owner-operator of...

Marie E. Robchewski

Marie E. Robchewski

Sep 30, 2010

Marie E. Robchewski Marie E. Robchewski of Falls died Thursday in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on October 23, 1924 daughter of the late Edward and Pellie Golniewski Kowalski. Marie was a graduate of West Pittston High School class of 1942. Prior to her retirement she worked as a seamstress in the Falls Dress Factory for...

Agnes H. Place

Agnes H. Place

Sep 30, 2010

Agnes H. Place, age 91 formerly of Franklin Ave. in Tunkhannock died Thursday September 30th in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock after a lengthy illness. She was born in Moosic daughter of the late Raymond and Elizabeth Sanderson Heckman. In 1939 she married her late Husband Arthur “Hap” Place who died on May 22, 2004. After their marriage they...

Christine Yocum

Christine Yocum

Sep 27, 2010

Christine Grabousky Nole Haddad Yocum, Bethlehem, formerly of Scranton, died Monday. Her husband of 22 years is Ralph Yocum Sr. Her former husband, Elias Haddad, died in 1987. Christine was born in Scranton on Jan. 23, 1918, daughter of the late Julia and William Grabousky. She enjoyed a long and healthy 92 years of life. Christine was blessed with four...

Jane Y. Studer

Jane Y. Studer

Sep 26, 2010

Jane Y. Studer, 84, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at the Mountain View Care Center after living with Alzheimer's disease for many years. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Fred R. Studer. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Alfred E. and Bertha May Sheppard Yetter. She lived in the Clarks Summit area for most of...

Ethan Joseph Culver

Ethan Joseph Culver

Sep 25, 2010

Ethan Joseph Culver, infant son of Lynn A. Moretti and Gregory Culver of Tunkhannock, passed at birth on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He is survived by his paternal grandparents William and Lorraine Culver of Knoxville, MD, and maternal grandparents Armand and Grace Moretti of Tunkhannock, great-grandfather Joseph Gramberg of Tunkhannock, aunt Stacey Culver of...

Wilma M. Hopfer

Wilma M. Hopfer

Sep 24, 2010

Wilma M. Hopfer of Tannery St., Noxen died Friday evening in Hospice Community Care-Geisinger South in Wilkes-Barre, Wilma was born in Kingston on October 15, 1945 daughter of Clara Smith Rifenbery of Beaumont and the late William Rifenbery. Wilma was a 1963 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and for many years she was a Sunday School Teacher at the Beaumont...

Henry Belin Iv

Henry Belin Iv

Sep 24, 2010

Henry Belin IV, 83, of Waverly, died Friday at home. His wife is the former Joan Kinney. They celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary earlier in September. Born in Scranton, son of the late Henry Belin III and Katherine Hoffman Belin, he attended the Waverly School, the Fessenden School, the Hotchkiss School and Yale University. Prior to attending Yale, he served...

Elizabeth Betty Bellantoni

Elizabeth Betty Bellantoni

Sep 23, 2010

Elizabeth "Betty" Bellantoni, 56, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at the Hospice Unit at Mercy Hospital. Her husband is Michael Bellantoni. The couple had been married since 1978. Born in Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Rita Richie Boscia. She was a realtor for ERA One Source Realty in Clarks Summit, and a member...

Walter F. Miner

Walter F. Miner

Sep 21, 2010

Walter F. Miner of Benson Hollow Lane died on Tuesday in the Hospice Unit of the Mid-Valley Hospital. He was born in Sugar Hollow, Wyoming County on June 8, 1917 son of the late Alpheus Miner and Edna Allshouse Miner Sands. Walter was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and a Navy Veteran. He was the owner of Walter Miner...

Margaret M. Muzio

Margaret M. Muzio

Sep 21, 2010

Margaret M. Muzio of Clarks Summit died Tuesday morning at Mountain View Care Center. She was the widow of Joseph V. Muzio, who died in December 2006. Born in Brooklyn, daughter of the late William and Catherine Schultiz Hickey, she was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church. The family would like to thank the staff of the...

Guy E. Stevens

Guy E. Stevens

Sep 20, 2010

Guy E. Stevens Jr. of Coquina Crossing in Elkton, Florida died on Monday September 20, 2010 at his home. He was born in Meshoppen on January 16, 1940 son of the late Guy E. and Elizabeth Peters Stevens. Guy was a member of the last graduating class of Meshoppen High School the class of 1957. He was known to his...