Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Bluhm
Mar 1, 2010
Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Bluhm, 57, of Tunkhannock, died Monday, March 1 at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Gary Allen Bluhm, She and her husband celebrated their 40th anniversary on August 27, 2009. Born December 11, 1952 in Meshoppen, she was the daughter of Frank A. and the late...
Miriam L. Musser
Feb 28, 2010
Miriam L. Musser, 66, of 6 Hickory Drive, Tunkhannock, PA, died on Sunday afternoon, February 28, 2010 at Geisinger of Wyoming Valley Medical Center, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband, Bob, of 45 years. Born in Caernarvon Township, PA, she was the daughter of Lester and Maggie Good, both deceased. She retired as...
Agnes Ambrutis
Feb 28, 2010
Agnes Dorothy Ambrutis, 92, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, February 27 at Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband of sixty four years Frank (Fritz) A. Ambrutis, Sr.. Born January 8, 1918, in Wilkes Barre, PA She was the daughter of late William and Victoria Moker Stroka. She was a member the church...
Evelyn B. Dickinson
Feb 28, 2010
Evelyn B. Dickinson Evelyn B. Dickinson of Dalton died Sunday afternoon at Moses Taylor Hospital. She was the wife of Robert E. Dickinson, who died in 2004. Born in Mill City, she was daughter of the late Harry and Bessie Johnson and stepdaughter of the late Alice Johnson. She was a member of Countryside Community Church and a former member...
Stanley Jay Farr
Feb 26, 2010
On February 26th, Stanley Jay Farr, age 70, died at Mercy Hospice, Scranton, PA, after a long illness. Born May 19, 1939 in Mehoopany, PA he was the son of Stanley S. and Elizabeth Lee Farr. He grew up in Trucksville, PA and was educated at Kingston Township High School. When Stanley joined the Air Force in 1956, he traveled...
Walter H. Whitford
Feb 25, 2010
Walter H. Whitford, 89, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, after an illness. His wife was the former Mary Elizabeth Durkin, who died in 2005. Born April 4, 1920, in Dalton, son of the late Edward and Sophie Siemenko Whitford Sr., he was raised in Dalton. He graduated from Waverly High School and attended the University...
Michael Caracappa
Feb 24, 2010
Michael J. "Chef Mike" Caracappa, 47, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital. His wife is the former Rhonda Wanamaker. The couple had recently celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Anthony I. and Antonina Maniscalco Caracappa. He graduated from Paul Smith University, New York, with a degree...
Joseph James Hopfer
Feb 23, 2010
Joseph James Hopfer, 15, of Long Pond, died Tuesday at home. Born in Henderson, Nev., he was the son of Joseph A. Hopfer, Scott Twp., and Denise Loveall Boss and stepson of Leonard Boss, Long Pond. He was a ninth-grade student at Pocono Mountain West Junior High School and a member of the Urbane Gospel Choir. He enjoyed having fun,...
Thomas Thomas
Feb 22, 2010
Thomas Thomas, 97, of Clarks Summit, died Monday in Moses Taylor Hospital. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Catherine Powell Thomas. Before retiring, he worked for Scranton School District in maintenance. An Army veteran who served in World War II, he was a member, former usher and trustee of Jackson Street Baptist Church....
Michael Kevin Creeden
Feb 22, 2010
Michael K. Creeden, 54, of Tunhannock, passed away Tuesday February 22 in Nevada. Born October 18, 1955 in Newark, NJ he was the son of the Dorothy Bliss and the late William Creeden. Michael was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed by Calex Logistics of Pittston, PA. He attended Tunkhannock Area High School and enjoyed woodworking and tinkering. He...
Yolanda Onesios
Feb 20, 2010
Yolanda Onesios, 88, Scranton, a resident of the Jewish Home in Scranton, died Saturday. She was the wife of Albert Onesios, who died in 1999. They shared 52 years of marriage. Born Yolanda Noto in Bronx, N.Y., daughter of the late Francesco and Gaetana Noto, she was the youngest of 13 children. After their retirement, Al and Yolanda enjoyed traveling...
Fern Alice Veety
Feb 20, 2010
Fern Alice Veety, Newton Twp., died Saturday evening at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Thomas Veety, Clarks Summit. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Falls. Known for her friendly demeanor and selfless generosity, Fern was well loved by her friends, family, and community. She...
Gabriel Thompson Thomas
Feb 19, 2010
Gabriel Thompson Thomas, 6 months, of Clarks Summit, died in his sleep Friday morning. Born in Lehigh Valley Hospital, he was the beloved son of Michael Thomas and Alexandria J. Thompson, Clarks Summit. In the short time we had him, he touched all of our hearts deeply and will be missed greatly. Surviving are maternal grandmother, Mary Ann DiLeo, Throop;...
Robert J. Kromko Sr.
Feb 15, 2010
Robert J. "Commander" Kromko Sr., 61, of Dalton, formerly of Clarks Summit and Lake Winola, died Monday evening at home after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Throop, son of Joseph "Pepe" Kromko Sr., Peckville, and the late Elizabeth Lark Kromko, he attended Scott Twp. public schools. During the height of the Vietnam War, Bobby, as he...
Casey Allison Thomas
Feb 15, 2010
Casey Allison Thomas, Pittston, died Monday at her home. Born in Summit, N.J., daughter of Rege A. and Mary Ellen Oels Thomas, Dalton, she was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and Allied Medical. She had a passion for music and a tender heart towards those around her. She was always there to help anyone who needed her. Also...
Jo Anne Evans Ramsden Matechak
Feb 15, 2010
Jo Anne Evans Ramsden Matechak of Glenburn died Monday evening at the hospice unit of Mercy Hospital. Her husband is John Matechak. They had been married five years. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Keith Ramsden, in 2002. Jo Anne was born in Dalton, daughter of the late Robert M. and Rose Ann Evans. Before retirement, she...
Frances M. Minor
Feb 14, 2010
Ms. Frances M. Minor, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away at home on Sunday, February 14th after struggling with cancer. She was born on April 10, 1957 in Amarillo Texas, daughter of Robert Minor and Nancy Martin Mckenzie Frances was a graduate of Keyport NJ high school and worked as a home health care provider. She is survived by her husband...
Angelo Mazzanti
Feb 12, 2010
Angelo “Andy†Mazzanti, 85, resident of Springville, died Friday, February 12, 2010 in the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Andy was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 8, 1924 son of the late Peter and Mary Pennesi Mazzanti. Andy served in the Pacific theater in WW 11 in the United States Marine Corps, with Carlson’s Raiders, 2nd Battalion, Fox Company. He...
Ethel M. Coolbaugh
Feb 11, 2010
Ethel Marie Coolbaugh 74, of Meshoppen died Thursday February 11 at her residence. She was born in Washington Twp. on December 14, 1935 daughter of the late Luther A. and Ethel E. Knorr Coolbaugh. Ethel was a homebody. She loved listening to her favorite radio station, WPEL in Montrose, and reading her bible and the Guide Post Devotional. She will...
Josephine Badalamente
Feb 9, 2010
Josephine C. Badalamente, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday evening at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. Her husband of 67 years, Joseph Badalamente Sr., died Dec. 6, 2007. The couple married April 21, 1940. Born March 19, 1918, in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary Cillarato. Before moving to Clarks Summit with her...
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