Obituaries

Frank James Emmett

Frank James Emmett

Feb 7, 2010

Frank James Emmett of Clarks Summit died Sunday night at Mercy Hospital. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late James and Mary Torch Emmett. Before retirement, he worked for many years at Specialty Records, Olyphant, while also operating Emmett & Son's Contracting. He was the proprietor of Norfab, a fiberglass manufacturer in Carbondale, until retirement. He spent...

Richard P. Kish

Richard P. Kish

Feb 5, 2010

Richard P. Kish Sr. died Friday night at the Mercy Hospice Unit. His wife is the former Gail Yarns Wesolowski. They married in May 2007. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grayce? Jean Palmiter Kish. Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Rice Kish. Before retirement, he was a sheet-metal worker...

Carol N. Crouse

Carol N. Crouse

Feb 4, 2010

Carol Noe Crouse, 68, of Clarks Green and Key Colony Beach, Fla., died Feb. 4 after a courageous battle with multiple inoperable brain tumors. She was the beloved wife and soulmate of Robert J. Crouse for 46 loving years. Born Dec. 25, 1941, in Summit, N.J., she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Noe. She later moved...

Crouse N. Carol

Crouse N. Carol

Feb 4, 2010

Carol Noe Crouse, 68, of Clarks Green, Pa and Key Colony Beach, Fl, beloved wife and soul mate of Robert J. Crouse, passed peacefully on February 4, 2010 after a courageous battle with multiple inoperable brain tumors. She was born on December 25, 1941 in Summit, NJ the daughter of the late John and Ruth Noe. She later moved to...

Ellen Jane Bunnell Holman

Ellen Jane Bunnell Holman

Feb 2, 2010

Ellen Jane Bunnell Holman, 57, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday in her Avon, N.Y., home after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. She and her husband, Donald Holman, had been married since 1987. Born in Scranton, daughter of George and Betty Kresge Bunnell, Ellen graduated from Abington Heights High School in Clarks Summit. She attended Wesleyan University, and earned...

Alexandria Birtch

Alexandria Birtch

Jan 29, 2010

Alexandria C. Birtch 1-29-10 Alexandria C. Birtch, 15, of Dickson City, died Friday morning at Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the loving daughter of Cheryl Birtch and Howard Masters. Surviving are Paternal great grandparents Jean and Varley Birtch, Glenburn; Maternal grandmother Patti Knoepfel,Tenn; two uncles Brad Birtch Jr., Jessup; and Todd Knoepfel, Dickson City; and...

Thomas Rosenkrans

Thomas Rosenkrans

Jan 29, 2010

Thomas R. Rosenkrans 1-29-10 Picture Thomas R. Rosenkrans, of Scott Twp., died Friday morning at Mercy Hospital after a courageous battle with Leukemia. His wife is the former Judy Evans. The couple has been married for 35 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and Shirley Jenkins Rosenkrans, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and...

Ann-Marie Mendez

Ann-Marie Mendez

Jan 27, 2010

Ann-Marie Mendez, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday January 27 2010, after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She was the wife of Wilfred Mendez. Born in the Bronx, NY, on February 28 1957, she was the daughter of Ann Marie Cederle of Bayonet Point Fl. and the late Andrew Cederle. She grew up on Long Island and attended the...

Bernard W. Berkoski

Bernard W. Berkoski

Jan 25, 2010

Bernard W. " Bernie" Berkoski, 69, of Newton Twp., passed away peacefully Monday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Scranton, surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Joan Pawlikowski. The couple has been married for over 46 wonderful years. Born in Duryea, son of the late Edward and Sophie Rushkowski Berkoski. He was a graduate of Abington Heights High...

Harold J. Ridall

Harold J. Ridall

Jan 22, 2010

Harold J. Ridall, Sr. of Mehoopany died Friday in Towanda Memorial Hospital. He was born in Shickshinny on October 11, 1922 son of the late Earnest L. and Rebecca Shaw Ridall. Harold was a graduate of Shickshinny High School and prior to his retirement he worked as a carpenter and lumberman and served as Pastor of the Lovelton Bible Church...

Joseph J. Pangonis

Joseph J. Pangonis

Jan 21, 2010

Joseph J. Pangonis, a lifelong resident of Auburn Center, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in the Mercy Special Care Unit, Nanticoke, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Scranton on February 19, 1919, a son of the late Simon Pangonis and Helen Tamasavicius Pangonis. Joe was a U.S. Army Veteran and, prior to his retirement, he...

Doris E. Rought

Doris E. Rought

Jan 20, 2010

Doris E. Rought of Dalton died Wednesday night at Lackawanna County Health Care Center, Blakely. She was the widow of Raymond Rought. Born in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Judson and Olive Ross. Before retiring, she was a seamstress for a dress factory and, in her spare time, worked alongside her husband in several rock quarries throughout...

George Baronowitz

George Baronowitz

Jan 17, 2010

George Baronowitz, 84, of Scranton, died Sunday afternoon at the Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Gloria Rivera. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Maxwell and Claria Baronowitz, he was a self-employed entrepreneur before retirement. A man of Jewish faith, he was in a class of great men that the wolrd does not come by much....

Megan A. Vermeulen

Megan A. Vermeulen

Jan 13, 2010

Megan A. Vermeulen, of Lawton, Pa., died Wednesday evening in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville. She was born in Tunkhannock on February 16, 2001 daughter of Troy and Karen Hinkley Vermeulen. She was a student in the Multi Handicap Classroom of the Susquehanna Elementary School in Susquehanna. Megan attended the Dimock Christian Community Church. In addition to her...

Mary M. Glaush

Mary M. Glaush

Jan 13, 2010

Mary M. Glaush 91, of Noxen died Wednesday January 13 at the Heritage House Hospice in Wilkes-Barre. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Glaush Sr. She was born in Noxen daughter of the late Ralph and Elle Mae Casterline Space Sr. She worked at the General Cigar Company until retirement. She loved being with her family especially...

Harold Belcher

Harold Belcher

Jan 12, 2010

Harold Belcher, 72, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, January 12th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born January 24, 1937, in Vernon, NJ, Mr. Belcher was a son of the late Robert and Ruth Elizabeth (DeWitt) Belcher. Harold was a Veteran of the Unites States Army. He was previously employed at Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), where he...

Lucile M Brown

Lucile M Brown

Jan 9, 2010

Lucile M. Brown formerly of Wyoming County, Sullivan County, and Sebring Fl, passed away on January 9’th in Maryville, Tenn. She was born in Elkland Township Sullivan County on May 30, 1914 daughter of the late Clinton and Rachel Collins McCarty. She was a graduate of Estella High School and prior to her retirement was employed by Link Aviation in...

Ralph Leon Parke

Ralph Leon Parke

Jan 7, 2010

Ralph Leon Parke, 78, of Dalton, died Thursday at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, S.C., while returning to his winter home in Florida after the holiday season. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Janet Ruth Eshelman. Ralph was born in Peckville, the son of the late Donald Ralph and Violet Elizabeth Webb Parke. He graduated...

Robert A. Sheridan

Robert A. Sheridan

Jan 7, 2010

Robert A. Sheridan, 66, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday at Birchwood Racquet Club while playing tennis. His wife of 29 years is Sarah "Sally" Quinlin-Sheridan. Born June 10, 1943, in Scranton, son of the late Robert F. and Catherine McDermott Sheridan, he was a 1961 graduate of Scranton Central High School and a graduate of Penn State University, class of...

Iva Klipple Bartholme

Iva Klipple Bartholme

Jan 4, 2010

Iva Klipple Bartholme of Newton died Monday morning at Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Raymond Bartholme, who died in 1996. Born in Ransom, daughter of the late John and Laura Courtright Klipple, she graduated from West Chester University. Before retirement, she was a teacher for Newton High School and later a substitute teacher for Falls-Overfield. She was...