Obituaries

Theodore J. Scranta

Theodore J. Scranta

Dec 22, 2009

Theodore J. Scranta Theodore J. Scranta, 79, of Tunkhannock died on Tuesday December 22, 2009 after a brief illness.. He was born in Tunkhannock on August 2, 1930. He was married to Geraldine Kingston Scranta. He served in the US Army and worked as a Laborer. Ted was preceded in death by his siblings, Sophie and Joe Puteck, Frank and...

William E. LaBar

William E. LaBar

Dec 21, 2009

William E. LaBar, 54 of Lake Carey, Tunkhannock died on Monday December 21, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born in Meshoppen on September 21, 1955 son of the late Earl and Grace Miner LaBar. Bill was a 1973 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, He was the owner of LaBar Contracting for 25 years and more recently...

Robert E. Carter

Robert E. Carter

Dec 19, 2009

Robert Ezra Carter, “Uncle Bob” a long time resident of Falls died Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Uncle Bob was born in Lake Carey, Wyoming County on August 30, 1923 son of the late Ezra W. and Kathryn Sullivan Carter. He was a Marine Veteran of WW2 and lived and worked on the family farm...

Kelly Marie Ashley

Kelly Marie Ashley

Dec 13, 2009

Kelly Marie Ashley of Dalton died Sunday morning at Mercy Hospital. Born in Hartford, Conn., daughter of Joan C. Ashley, Dalton, and the late Keith F. Ashley, she had been a resident of the Dalton area for the last 10 years and was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church. She was a devoted mother with a wonderful smile...

Michael P. Dougherty

Michael P. Dougherty

Dec 11, 2009

Michael P. "Sonner" Dougherty, of South Abington Twp., died Friday at home. Born April 1, 1960, in Scranton, he was the son of Joseph A. Dougherty, South Abington Twp., and the late Ann M. Morgan Dougherty. He was a 1978 graduate of Abington Heights High School and a 1982 graduate of Villanova University, where he received a bachelor's degree in...

Donald S. Rozelle

Donald S. Rozelle

Dec 10, 2009

Donald S. Rozelle of Fleetville died Thursday evening at the VNA Hospice Unit in Scranton. His wife, the former Cedora Collins Rozelle, died in 1982. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Leona Sayre Rozelle. Before retirement, he was a self-employed dairy farmer and a school bus driver for Lackawanna Trail School District for...

Howard Wallace Snow

Howard Wallace Snow

Dec 10, 2009

Howard Wallace Snow, 77, of Tunkhannock, died on Thursday, December 10, 2009 in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 4, 1932, son of the late Howard and Vera Holloway Snow. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He was self employed, operating a credit reporting agency prior...

Alice Clark Lathrop

Alice Clark Lathrop

Dec 9, 2009

Alice Clark Lathrop of Springville died Wednesday in Gracious Living Estates Montrose. She was born on November 8, 1910 in Montela, NY daughter of the late Charles and Emily Blumenauer Clark. Alice was a graduate of Ellenville High School Class of 1928 and a 1931 graduate of Delhi Ag-Tech Teachers College and she taught school in the Delaware Valley School...

Jamy Lee Teetsel

Jamy Lee Teetsel

Dec 9, 2009

Jamy Lee Teetsel of Noxen died at his home on Wednesday morning. He was born in Tunkhannock on November 21, 1972 son of Sandra Cavill Teetsel and the late Thomas Teetsel. He was a graduate of West Side Area Vocational Technical School Class of 1992. Jamy was a member of the Noxen Fire Co., Limited 20 Gun Club, South Mountain...

William L. Dixon

William L. Dixon

Dec 9, 2009

William L. Dixon, 85, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at home. His wife, the former Reine C. Williams, died in 1998. The couple was married for 51 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Ralph and Anna Brezwitz Dixon, he was an auditor with American Cigar for 38 years before retirement. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical...

Thelma M. Jones

Thelma M. Jones

Dec 9, 2009

Thelma M. Jones of W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock died Wednesday in The Tyler Memorial Hospital In Tunkhannock. She was born in Monroe Twp., Wyoming County on September 15, 1928 daughter of the late Paul J. and Colleen Edna ReDman. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her husband Irvin L. Jones,...

Donald Evan Cole

Donald Evan Cole

Dec 4, 2009

Donald Evan Cole, 60, of Benton Hills and formerly of Lake Winola, died Friday morning at the VA Medical Center in Plains Twp. His wife is Barbara Cole. The couple was married for seven years May 4. Born Sept. 2, 1949, in Blassburg, son of the late Marilyn and William McKenna, he attended Fellowship Baptist Church in Dalton. He attended...

Doris S. Miller

Doris S. Miller

Dec 3, 2009

Doris S. Miller, 72 of Clarks Summit died Thursday, December 3 at CMC Hospital in Scranton following a long Illness. She was surrounded by family and friends as she passed from this life. She was born in Tunkhannock on March 23, 1937 daughter of the late Thomas and Harriet Carpenter Miller. Before she retired she was employed as a seamstress...

Ruth A. Mccoy

Ruth A. Mccoy

Dec 3, 2009

Ruth A. McCoy of Dalton died Thursday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Plains Twp. after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Athol Springs, N.Y., daughter of Henry and Catherine Benson Alexander of Dalton, she was a resident of the Dalton area for most of her life. She was a member of the Trinity Assembly of God. Before...

Louis T. Costello

Louis T. Costello

Dec 2, 2009

Louis T. "Lou" Costello, 86, of Justus and Lakeland, Fla., died Wednesday morning at the Gino Merli Veterans Center in Scranton. His wife is the former Barbara Siniawa. The couple married in 1991. Born in West Pittston, he was the son of the late Carmen and Julia Costello. Before retirement, he was a business administrator for Marvell Kitchen and then...

Carol Zole

Carol Zole

Dec 2, 2009

Carol A. Zole of Clarks Green and formerly of Chicago died Wednesday evening at home. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of Anne Yurchisin Strumski of Clarks Green and formerly of New Jersey and the late John Strumski. Before retirement, she was a public school teacher in Chicago. She attended Our Lady of the Snows Church, Clarks Summit. Carol...

George Frank Scouten

George Frank Scouten

Nov 21, 2009

George F. “Butch” Scouten 54, of Tunkhannock formally of Fair Lawn, NJ died Saturday, November 21 at Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline Scouten. George was born in Englewood, NJ son of the late George Arnold and Gertrude Frommer Scouten. He worked as a mechanic and bus driver for Brown’s van service...

Myrtle A MacMillan

Myrtle A MacMillan

Nov 16, 2009

Myrtle A. MacMillan 100, of Binghamton, New York died on Monday in the Willow Point Nursing Home in Vestal. She was preceded in death by her husband Jeddie MacMillan. She was born in Noxen, PA on January 18, 1909, daughter of the late Leon and Lillie Coolbaugh Turner. She was preceded in death by her, Daughters, Ruth Jurista, and Joan...

Mary Catherine Gilpin

Mary Catherine Gilpin

Nov 15, 2009

Mary Catherine Gilpin, 92, of Scranton and formerly of Lake Winola, died Sunday at Green Ridge Health Care Center, Scranton. She was the widow of Jabez H. Gilpin, who died in October 1999. Born in Northmoreland, daughter of the late John and Goldie Smith Headley, she was employed by the garment industry for more than 30 years. She was a...

Marion K. Hardy

Marion K. Hardy

Nov 15, 2009

Marion K. Hardy, 96, formerly of Clarks Green, died Sunday morning at Abington Manor, where she had been a resident since 2005. She was the widow of Edward M. Hardy, who died in 1970. Born in Clarks Green, daughter of the late Rexford and Alma Wade Kimble, she graduated from Scranton Technical High School in 1931 and resided most of...