Obituaries
William C. Pratt
May 20, 2010
William C. Pratt, Clarks Summit and Bradenton, Fla., died Thursday at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Janice Linn. The couple was married for 64 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stanley and Anna Leyh Pratt. Before retiring, he was a printer for Eureka Specialty Printing for 30 years, later...
Grace L. Pullo
May 18, 2010
Grace L. Pullo, 88, formerly of Clarks Summit, PA, died peacefully at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, MD, surrounded in loving care by her daughters, Florence Schweitzer and Mary Toraldo. She was born on June 17, 1921 in Throop, PA, the second youngest of ten brothers and sisters, to Ross and Filomena Guerrero Lunario, who emigrated to...
Donald R. Walters
May 16, 2010
Donald R. Walters of Glenburn died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. His wife of 28 years is Kathryn Whitman Walters. Born in Scranton, son of the late David John and Elizabeth Mattern Walters, he had served in the Air Force. He later was employed with Sandvik Materials Technology for more than 32 years. Don loved family, friends, golfing, camping,...
Thomas Jenkins
May 16, 2010
Thomas Jenkins of Scott Twp., formerly of Dalton, died Sunday at the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. He and his wife, the former Betty Jane Bell, were married for 63 years. Born in Dickson City, he was the son of the late Thomas and Marjorie Smailes Jenkins. He was a World War II veteran, serving as a Navy corpsman,...
Jean P. Grill
May 12, 2010
Jean Parker Grill of Clarks Summit died Wednesday morning at the hospice unit at Mercy Hospital. Her loving husband of 52 years is Warren L. Grill. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Richard Charles and Helen Gould Parker, she was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit as well as its Women's Priscilla Circle. She also was...
Lester L. Dreisbaugh
May 11, 2010
Lester L. Driesbaugh, 79, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday night at home. He and his wife, Martha Michalik Driesbaugh, would have celebrated 60 years of marriage in January. Born in Waverly, son of the late Lester and Helen Thompson Driesbaugh, he was educated in Waverly schools and Fleetville High School. He was a member of Our Lady of the Snows...
Frances M Carichner
May 8, 2010
Frances M. Carichner of Mile Road Tunkhannock died at her home on Saturday May 8, 2010 surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle with ALS. Frannie was born in Tunkhannock on September 15, 1967 daughter of Geraldine Farr Madill of Tunkhannock and the late Joseph Madill. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock high school class of...
Mary Hetzel
May 8, 2010
Mary Catherine Yvonne Hetzel, Dalton, died Saturday at the Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Charles Francis Hetzel who died in 1978. Born in Glenburn daughter of the late Robert Charles and Josephine King Finkler. She loved to crochet and knit while also enjoying hunting and fishing. Surviving are a daughter, Sharon Hetzel, Dalton; brothers, Richard Jerome Finkler,...
Stuart Davies
May 8, 2010
Stuart Davies of Clarks Summit died Saturday at Osprey Ridge Health Center, Carbondale. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Major Davies. Before retiring, he was a self-employed truck driver. His passion in life was fishing in Canada and hanging out with his buddies at local diners. Stuart was co-founder of Abington Astro Junior...
Charles G. James
May 7, 2010
Charles George James, 90 years old, of 49 Chestnut Street, Tunkhannock passed away on Friday, May 7th at Mercy Tyler Hospital. A native of Ipswich, England he was a World War 2 veteran, serving in the Grenadier Guards and was on the last boat to leave Dunkirk. Charles spent twenty one years as a magistrate in England and served as...
Kristyn Elizabeth Rose Kromko
Apr 26, 2010
Kristyn Elizabeth Rose Kromko, 16, of Clarks Summit passed away Tuesday at the Community Medical Center. Born July 25, 1993, she was the daughter of Joseph and Roberta (Bobbie) Klinkel Kromko. She was a sophomore at the Abington Heights High School and was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church. Kristyn was a cheerleader at Abington Heights High...
Joyce B. Ridall
Apr 25, 2010
Joyce B. Ridall of Windham Twp., Laceyville died Sunday, April 25, 2010 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born in Montrose on February 19, 1950 daughter of Richard and Bernice Youells Darling, of Nicholson, PA. Joyce was a 1968 graduate of Elk Lake High School. She attended the Lovelton Bible Church and enjoyed playing cards. She was an accomplished...
Nicole L. Boice
Apr 25, 2010
Nicole “Nikki†Lynn Boice, 30 Hummelstown, PA ( formally of Tunkhannock), peacefully left this earth and received her angel wings on April 25, 2010 while at home. She was born on October 19, 1979, Tunkhannock, to Stephen and Yvonne Boice. She was a 1998 graduate of Wyalusing Valley Jr/Sr High School, Wyalusing, PA as a member of the National Honors...
Robert Sands
Apr 24, 2010
Robert Sands Robert Sands of Country Village, Dallas died Saturday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Falls on August 6, 1939 son of the late Emerson and Annabelle Durling Sands Sr. .Prior to his retirement he was employed by Airport Sand and Gravel in Duryea for 40 years. Bob also worked as a self employed...
Elizabeth Betty Dunlap
Apr 24, 2010
Elizabeth B. "Betty" Dunlap, of Lebanon, Pa., formerly of Newton Twp., died Saturday afternoon at the Cornwall Health Center. Her husband, Robert B. Dunlap, died in July, 1978. The couple married on Oct. 5, 1954. Born in Mary D, Pa., Schuylkill County, daughter of the late Adoph and Wilhelmina Schintz-Berner, she was a resident of Lebanon for 20 years. She...
Harry Alvin Pilcher
Apr 22, 2010
Harry Alvin Pilcher Harry Alvin Pilcher 86, of Tunkhannock died Thursday April 22 at the Golden living center in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Elaine N. Tallada Pilcher, born on February 11, 1924 son of the late Harry A. and Ruth Baldwin Pilcher. He was a veteran of the United States army serving in WW...
Ethel Marie Bushko
Apr 19, 2010
Ethel Marie (Nana) Bushko, age 99 of Clarks Summit died peacefully April 19th 2010. Her husband Stephen C. Bushko died January 8th 1973. Born in Scranton daughter of the late Louis and Ilona Hvasta. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and was employed as a secretary at Lourdesmont for twenty five years prior to her retirement. She...
David T. Murrin
Apr 17, 2010
David T. Murrin of Clarks Summit died Saturday morning at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Lori Corcoran. The couple had been married for 12 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late August G. and Gertrude Hawks Murrin, he was self-employed in the flooring business. Also surviving are a daughter, Lauren Cadden, Scranton; three brothers, Donald Guard,...
Richard D. Cleveland
Apr 17, 2010
Richard D. Cleveland of Tunkhannock died on Saturday April 17th at home. He was born in Tunkhannock on June 10, 1919, son of the late Edward and Tamar Ayres Cleveland. He was an Army veteran and a 1938 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. He was employed at Gays True Value for over 50 years in the sporting goods department and...
Harper A. Holgate
Apr 12, 2010
Harper A. Holgate of Scranton, formerly of Falls and Arizona, died Monday morning at home. His wife, the former Edna Mae Williams, died Nov. 10, 1988. Born in Clarks Summit, son of the late Allen Edward and Marion Johnson Holgate, he was a World War II Army veteran and was self-employed as a carpenter. A self described "jack-of-all- trades, master...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
