Obituaries
Harold Solsman
Nov 13, 2009
E-mailView/Sign Guest BookHarold Solsman Harold Solsman of Clarks Summit died Friday evening at the hospice unit in Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Marjorie Masters. The couple married in 1963. Born in Olyphant, son of the late Floyd and Ethel Brugler Solsman, he was an electrician. In his retirement, he worked at the Moses Taylor Hospital garage. He...
Myrtle G. Wyda
Nov 12, 2009
Myrtle G Wyda 78, of Vernon passed into the arms of her loving Savior on Thursday, November 12th at Lakeside Nursing Center. She is survived by her husband of 55 years Albert J. Wyda. She was born on Corby Hill in Tunkhannock, Pa on November 16, 1930 daughter of the late Chester Sickler and Flossie Corby Sickler. She attended Hunter...
Alton R. Stark
Nov 10, 2009
Alton R. Stark Jr. 61, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 34 years Deborah H. Lemardy. He was born in Meshoppen, Pa on July 31, 1948 son of Lois Fassett Stark, of Tunkhannock and the late Alton R. Stark Sr. He was a 1966 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High school and...
Harry S. Glasson
Nov 7, 2009
Harry S. Glasson, 80, died Nov. 7 in Florida after an illness. His wife is Betty Glasson of Florida. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Isabella Oliver Glasson. Son of the late Harry and Evelyn Sherman Glasson, he was a resident of North Fort Myers, Fla., for the past 20 years and formerly of Clarks Summit. He...
Brenda Lee Howell
Nov 6, 2009
November 6, 2009 Brenda Lee Howell, of Terry's Lane, Nicholson, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at her home. She was born in Tunkhannock, on March 4, 1959, a daughter of the late James E. and Gertrude Barber Murphy. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Murphy. Surviving is her husband of nine years, Gary Howell, son, Gary Dustin...
Gloria D. Russell
Nov 6, 2009
Gloria D. Russell Gloria Dominick Russell of Jenningsville died Friday, November 6, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son in law in Jenningsville after a long and courageous battle with Essential Tremor. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Clair H. Russell. She was born in Plains on September 22, 1927, the daughter of...
Marianne Ingrid Ruffel Nelson
Nov 6, 2009
Marianne Ingrid Ruffel Nelson, Glenburn Twp., died Friday at Mercy Hospice. She was the wife of Bengt T. Nelson, who died Aug. 22, 2003. The couple had been married for 48 years. Born in Ullanger, Sweden, daughter of the late Bertil Per and Maria "Maja" Berggren Ruffel, she was a graduate of the Red Cross School for Nurses in Lulea,...
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,...
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