Obituaries
Gary W. Lisk
Sep 20, 2010
Gary W. Lisk, 54, of Scranton, died Monday, September 20, 2010 at Mercy Hospital. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Charles and Reba Sherman Lisk. He was self employed. A funeral will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St...
Milo R. Farnham
Sep 18, 2010
Milo R. Farnham, 78, of Scott Twp., died Saturday morning at Abington Manor, South Abington Twp. His wife, Regina Zenzel Farnham, died in 1996. The couple was married 36 years. Born in Fleetville, he was the son of the late Boyd Cleveland and Grace Margaret Baylor Farnham. Prior to his retirement, he was a self-employed furniture upholster. He was an...
James L. Ankiewicz
Sep 18, 2010
James L. Ankiewicz of Benton Twp. died Saturday at home. Born in Fleetville, son of the late Leo and Frances Karp Ankiewicz, he was a veteran of the Marine Corps and was a member of the Corps' drum and bugle corps. He was a self-employed contractor, a former member and past president of the Fleetville Fire Com-pany and the former...
Betty J. Tinsley
Sep 15, 2010
Betty Jean Tinsley, 65, of Hallstead passed away Wednesday, September 15th, due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She was born in Tunkhannock December 17, 1944 a daughter of the late Cornelius and Pauline Emmons Harris. Betty loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter, and reading. Betty will be deeply missed by her entire family. In addition...
Ruth E. Smith
Sep 14, 2010
Ruth E. Smith Ruth E. Smith of Tunkhannock a guest at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock died Tuesday in Mercy Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. Ruth was born in Elizabeth NJ on April 23, 1919 daughter of the late J. Russell and Elizabeth Lake Krauss Smith. She was preceded in death by a brother Russell Smith. Surviving is a brother...
William W. Evans
Sep 8, 2010
William W. Evans of Oakwood Lane Tunkhannock died at his residence on Wednesday September 8. He was born in Trenton NJ on December 16, 1952 son of Helen Trimble Evans of Tunkhannock and the late Dory Evans. Bill was a Navy Veteran and worked numerous jobs in the Tunkhannock area. He was preceded in death by a brother George Evans....
Virginia M. Sampson
Sep 6, 2010
Virginia M. Sampson, 92, formerly of Clarks Summit, passed away Monday in Princeton, NJ. She and her husband, the late Selmer B. Sampson, had celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in 2007. Born in Scranton, the daughter of the late Harold and Blanche Cyphers Branning, she was a resident of Clarks Summit for 60 years before moving to New Jersey in...
Roswell J. Kepler
Sep 4, 2010
Roswell J. Kepler Jr., Kingston, died Saturday afternoon, September 4, 2010, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He turned 100 years old on August 5, 2010. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Roswell Sr. and Anna J. Anderson Kepler. He grew up in Maplewood, N.J., and attended Princeton University. Roswell went to work for McGraw...
Rodney E. Weiss
Sep 3, 2010
Rodney E. Weiss of Tunkhannock, died Friday in the Golden Living Care Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Franklin Twp. Wyoming County on October 30, 1945 son of the late Gerald and Margaret Louise DeRemer Weis. Rodney was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1963. A Marine Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict were he served as a...
Jean S. Noble Gerrard
Sep 1, 2010
Jean S. Noble Gerrard, of Waverly, died Wednesday at home. Her first husband was John A. Noble, who died in 1981. Her second husband was Andrew M. Gerrard, who died in 1994. Born in 1912 in New York City, daughter of the late Agnes Russell and Arthur Steinbach.. She was a graduate of The Baird School and Bradford Junior College....
Joyce White Cleave
Aug 30, 2010
Joyce White Cleave, 63, formerly of Scranton, died Aug. 30 in Dunmore. She was the widow of Frank Cleave. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Ida Ferris White. She is survived by four sisters, Carole Green, Dalton; Barbara Lantin, Quebec, Canada; Beth Green, Dalton; and Debbie Ferris, Scran- ton; several nieces and nephews; and...
Joyce Kopec
Aug 30, 2010
Joyce M. Kopec, formerly of Mill City, died Monday afternoon at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Her husband of 13 years is L.A. Kennwood. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. The funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from the Mill City Assembly of God Church, Route 307, Mill City, with services by the Rev....
David Alan Rice
Aug 27, 2010
David Alan Rice, 53, of Falls died unexpectedly at home, Friday August 27, 2010 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Sally Farischon Rice. Born October 17, 1956 in Meshoppen, he was a son of the late Hank and Irene Harding Rice. He was a graduate of West Side Vo-Tech in Pringle, PA. David was a wonderful...
Vera J. Finch
Aug 27, 2010
Vera J. Finch, 81, a resident of the Carbondale Nursing Home and formerly of Newton Twp., died Friday at Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale. Her husband of 52 years, Carl R. Finch, died Sept. 14, 2002. Born April 4, 1929, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Myrtle Williams Jacoby. Vera was a member of the Mill...
Robert G. Dixon
Aug 26, 2010
Robert G. Dixon of South Abington Twp. died Thursday at home. Born in Scranton, son of the late Robert B. and Dorothy Williams Dixon, he was a graduate of Miami of Ohio University and an alumnus of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, he was commissioned by the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps as an ensign. His first duty...
George A. Monninger
Aug 25, 2010
George Alvin Monninger died on August 25, 2010 in his home at Lake Winola, PA. He was the loving husband of 51 years to Lucy Hamilton Monninger, loving and proud parent of only son Robert Arthur Monninger, wife Sherrie and only grandchild George Daniel Monninger. His only brother, James Arthur and his family live in Maryland. George enjoyed many good...
Wilma Ridal
Aug 24, 2010
Wilma R. Johnson Ridall of Mehoopany died Tuesday in the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was born in Benton on March 2, 1927 daughter of the late Warren and Ella Stackhouse Johnson. Wilma was a 1946 graduate of Benton High School and a graduate of the Empire Beauty School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63...
Norma Frances Hallock
Aug 19, 2010
Norma Frances Hallock of Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday in the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born in Noxen on November 21, 1923 daughter of the late Norman A. and Eva Traver Thompson. For several years she was the owner of Hallock’s Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock, a member of the Wyoming County Senior Citizens, and attended the Church...
Benjamin L. Stelacone
Aug 18, 2010
Benjamin L. Stelacone of Factoryville formerly of Colley and Jenningsville died Wednesday evening at the VA Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Luzerne on October 27, 1923 son of the late Anthony and Constance Karis Stelacone. He was an Army Veteran serving with the 16th Infantry Antitank Company of the 1st Division known as The Big Red One...
Lucille Blackwell
Aug 16, 2010
Lucille Blackwell, 85, of Newton Twp., died Monday morning at Abington Manor Nursing Home in Clarks Summit. She was the wife of 55 years of the late Charlton C. "Charlie " Blackwell, who died in 1998. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas Oliver and Ada Ellen Price Beacham, she was a graduate of the Newton Ransom School. Although...
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