Obituaries
Evelyn Brower
Mar 10, 2010
Evelyn Brower, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at Allied Skilled Services. She was the widow of Carl Fitch, who died in 1963; and Harry "Pete" Brower who died in 1999. Born in Schultzville, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Hazel Bellershiem Thompson. She has been a lifelong resident of Newton township and a member of the...
Frank Vezzi
Mar 10, 2010
Frank A. Vezzi, Clarks Summit, died Wendesday morning at his home. Services will be private with entombment in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY
Andrew F. Martino
Mar 9, 2010
Andrew F. Martino, Scranton, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at Community Medical Center. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he was the son of late Lebrato and Jennie Francoline Martino. He graduated from the University of Scranton where he was the valedictorian of his class. He was a WW II Army veteran serving in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theaters,...
Raymond Charles Rubner
Mar 8, 2010
Raymond Charles Rubner, 77, of Newton Twp., died Monday morning at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. His wife is the former Rose Marie Tomasetti. Born in Teaneck, New Jersey, he was raised by his grandparents, Stanley and Tekla Jaditz, on their farm in Newton Township. He graduated from Newton High School, and subsequently from The Pennsylvania State...
Marjorie L. Vannort
Mar 6, 2010
Marjorie L. VanNort, 86, died Saturday morning while a resident at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center. She was the widow of Theodore C. VanNort Sr., who died in 1972. Born in Scranton on Dec. 15, 1923, daughter of the late George and Edna Boughtin Manley, she was a graduate of Central High School and Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing. She...
Joyce Ann Mesh
Mar 6, 2010
Joyce Ann Wisneski Mesh of Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz, Ca. died at her home on March 6, 2010. She was born in Jersey City, NJ on June 2, 1960 daughter of Rosemary Daignault Wisneski Hall of Bradenton, Fla. and the late William Wisneski. Surviving is a daughter Lisa Richardson of Tunkhannock and Dade City, Fla., brother William Wisneski of Columbia,...
Joseph Van Fleet
Mar 6, 2010
Joseph (Joby) O. Van Fleet, 71, of Meshoppen, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010, surrounded by his loving wife and children at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. He is survived by his wife Kimberly Barna. He and his wife celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on May 22, 2010. Born Feb. 7, 1939 in Newton, NJ, he was the son of...
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;...
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