Obituaries
Catherine Dolores Matthews
Nov 4, 2009
Catherine Dolores Matthews, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday night at the hospice unit of Mercy Hospital. Her husband is Benjamin Matthews. The couple was married for 63 years. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Robert and Catherine Reimer, she was a lifelong resident of the area and was the office manager and secretary of the Lackawanna County Conservation District. She...
Claire E. Creegan
Nov 4, 2009
Claire E. Creegan died Wednesday afternoon at the Abington Manor Nursing Home in Clarks Summit. She was the wife of the late Robert Creegan, who died in 1976. Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Delia Ruane Kane. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of East Stroudsburg University, where she...
Richard Santee
Nov 4, 2009
Richard P. Santee passed away Wednesday morning November 4, 2009, at Mercy Hospital following an illness. He was born at home on a farm in Sugar Run, PA, February 26, 1947, the son of Marie and Kenneth Santee. Rich was preceded in death by his wife, Joan, both parents and two brothers, Kenneth Jr. and Donald. He is survived by...
Eleanor M. Puza
Nov 4, 2009
Eleanor M. Puza, Dalton, died Wednesday afternoon at the Abington Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of Anthony M. Puza, who died in 1998. They were married for more than 50 years. Born on the family farm in Lake Winola, daughter of the late Adam and Helen Kazmierski Matylewicz, she was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School in...
Thomas L. Hummel
Nov 4, 2009
Thomas L. Hummel, Sr., 65, of Mehoopany, died on Wednesday at home. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 30, 1944, son of the late Hugh and Bessie Cragle Hummel. He worked as a Technician at Procter & Gamble prior to his retirement. He was preceded in death by daughters, Kathy Ann Hummel and Betty Kreidler, and by a brother,...
Donald D. Shoemaker
Nov 1, 2009
Donald D. Shoemaker Donald D. Shoemaker, 59, of Montrose passed away on Monday, November 2, 2009. Born in Meshoppen July 29, 1950, he was the son of the late Leo and Hazel Shoemaker. He attended school at Elk Lake and was employed as a forklift operator at Rex Tex. He is survived by his wife Claudia DeRemer Shoemaker, sons; Donald...
Irene Patricia Gale Dingee
Nov 1, 2009
Irene Patricia Gale Dingee, 66, of Dalton, died Sunday night at Community Medical Center following an illness. Her husband is George Peter Dingee. The couple had been married for 46 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bernice Wynn Gale. She was a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who was affectionately referred...
Eugene C. Yonchiuk
Oct 29, 2009
Eugene Cornelius Yonchiuk 74, of Prospect Hill, Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Helen Collins Yonchiuk who died in December 2000. He was born in Tunkhannock on March 4, 1935, son of the late Cornelius and Mary Strumski Yonchiuk. He was a graduate...
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Zeiss
Oct 27, 2009
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Zeiss, Milwaukee, Ransom Twp., died Tuesday afternoon at the Abington Manor Nursing Home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Casper and Bertha Line Arnold, she was a resident of Ransom Twp. since 1940. She was a member of the former Milwaukee United Methodist Church, Eastern Star Juanita Chapter 8 and the Foster Parents Association. Her passion...
Mary R. Markowski
Oct 27, 2009
Mary R. Markowski, 97, of Clarks Summit and formerly of Throop, died Tuesday at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center. She was the widow of Edward Markowski, who died in 1952. Born in Throop, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Kutis. Before retiring, she was a cigar marker for the American Tobacco Co., where she served...
Osee Dann Dewitt
Oct 21, 2009
Osee Dann DeWitt II, 84, of Clarks Summit died October 21, 2009 at Mid Valley Hospice. Born in Scranton in 1925, he was the son of the late Harry G. and Alice S. DeWitt. A lifelong pilot and veteran of World War II, he left his senior year of high school at age 17 to serve his country in the...
Roger Clifford
Oct 21, 2009
Roger Clifford 51, of Clark Summit died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Clifford. Born in Tunkhannock on September 14, 1958 son of the late Darwin Clifford and Dorothy Vanderbilt Capwell, of Dalton. Roger worked for several years at Drake Well Drilling, in Factoryville and then several years at Interstate Safety Services...
Watkin Pierce
Oct 21, 2009
Watkin Pierce, 69, of Lake Winola, died Wednesday morning at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Carmen Vanderveken. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Born in West Side Hospital, Scranton, son of the late Ralph and Eleanor Pierce, he was educated in the Falls Overfield School District in Mill City, where he received his GED. Before retiring,...
Joseph W. Keller
Oct 19, 2009
Joseph W. Keller Joseph W. Keller of Anderson Road Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at his home on Monday after a lengthy illness surrounded by family. He was born in Kingston on August 27, 1932 son of the late Joseph H. and Vera Gilbert Keller. Joe was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1950 and served in the Army...
Joseph Ware
Oct 19, 2009
Joseph Ware, 82, of Newton Twp., died Monday at AseraCare Hospice at Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville. Born in Scranton, son of the late Floyd and Agnes Roche Ware, he was a self-employed farmer and was a resident of Newton Twp. most of his life. The family would like to express a special thank you to Hospice of the Sacred Heart for...
Mary Williams
Oct 17, 2009
Mary E. Williams Mary E. Williams 75, of Springville died on Saturday October 17 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 29 years Frank C. Williams. She was born January 11, 1934 daughter of the late Elwood and Minnie Yale Nulton. Mary was a graduate of the Dallas Township High School, and was...
Jane Lois King
Oct 17, 2009
Jane Lois King, 78 of Tunkhannock died Saturday October 17. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Robert King of 34 years. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey daughter of the late Henry and Jeanetta Van Bevran Schoonfield. She retired from the Tunkhannock Area School district as a teacher’s aid. She was an active member of the...
Clifford L. Holgate
Oct 16, 2009
Clifford L. Holgate, Dalton died Friday afternoon at the Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Rose Marie Chesek, the couple celebrated 62 years of marriage. Born in Clarks Summit, son of the late Allen and Marion Johnson Holgate. Prior to retirement he was a heavy equipment operator as well as a self employed farmer, which was his true...
Janice P. Reese
Oct 15, 2009
Janice P. Reese, 97, of Justus, died Thursday evening at Lackawanna County Care Center. She was the widow of Carlyle Reese, who died in January 2001. The couple celebrated 64 years of marriage. Born in Scranton in 1912, daughter of the late William and Maude Moses Twigg, she was a graduate of Central High School and West Chester State Teachers...
John Juice
Oct 15, 2009
John Juice, 97, of Glenburn, died Thursday morning at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. His wife, Sarah Juice Deininger, died in 2006. Born in Scranton, son of the late Samuel and Stephana Juice, he had several occupations, including a self-employed farmer before retiring. John enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter. He rarely missed his daily walks. Surviving are...
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