Obituaries
Mary Colombo O'Dea
Sep 20, 2009
MARY COLOMBO O'DEA, 80, Clarks Summit and formerly of Dalton, died Sunday morning at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center. Dick O'Dea, her husband of 52 years, died November 28, 2000. Born in Glenburn, May 14, 1929, daughter of the late Frank and Aurelia Colombo, she was the mother of five children and for many years was a licensed realtor...
Doris F. Brown
Sep 18, 2009
Doris F. Brown, 92, a resident of Golden Living Care Center, Tunkhannock, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Friday night at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. Her husband, Wallace J. Brown, died in 1994. Born in Kenmore, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Alice Troutman Blank. Before retirement, she was the secretary for the dean of students at...
Jessica Warner
Sep 18, 2009
Jessica Marie Robinson Warner of Havelock, NC formerly of Hazel St., Tunkhannock died Saturday in Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident on Friday September 18th. Jessica was born in Tunkhannock on April 2, 1980, daughter of Janice Paylor Robinson of Tunkhannock and the late James Robinson. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock...
Neil S. Lane
Sep 16, 2009
Neil S. Lane, 56, of Tunkhannock died on Wednesday in the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Meshoppen, PA. on April 15, 1953 son of the late Roger and Esther Strickland Lane. He was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and worked as a Technician at Procter & Gamble. He was a member of Moose Lodge...
Ruth A. Wheeler
Sep 14, 2009
Ruth A. Wheeler, 67, Tayler died Monday evening at the Mercy Hospital. She is survived by a son, David J. Wheeler of Morris, PA and a daughter, Ruth E. Frey, Red Rock, several grand children and 4 great grand children. A private service will be held by the family.
Betty Jane Novack
Sep 13, 2009
Betty Jane Novack, Clarks Summit, died Sunday afternoon at Allied Skilled Nursing after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 21 years is Ronald W. Novack. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Lawrence and Betty Ord, she was employed with Penn Security Bank in Scranton before retirement. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd,...
Theresa Petula
Sep 11, 2009
Theresa Petula, 65, of Factoryville, died Friday at home. She was the wife and lifelong love of Dr. Girard Petula. Jerry and Theresa recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. Born in Scranton on May 14, 1944, daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Banick, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School, class of 1962. She and her husband...
Janice Warnett
Sep 11, 2009
Janice Warnett, of Tunkhannock, died September 11, 2009 at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born Dec. 24, 1914, in Throop, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Lucy Mayer Calwitts. Prior to her retirement, she was a seamstress at Rowker Manufacturing in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander, in 1973; and her sister, Marion...
Genevieve Tully Pangonis
Sep 10, 2009
Genevieve Tully Pangonis , 78, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday night at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. Her husband was Joseph Pangonis who died March 15, 2008 Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Patrick and Isabelle Cunningham Tully. Also surviving are a son, Joseph J. Pangonis Jr., Clarks Summit, two grandchildren, Lane Chaney and Kyle Pangonis; a great-grandson, Logan Chaney;...
George H. Deeken
Sep 8, 2009
George H. Deeken of Sand Plant Road Tunkhannock died Tuesday in Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. He was born in Carlstadt, NJ on November 6, 1924 son of the late Herman and Evelyn Deeken. George was an Army veteran of WW2 and prior to his retirement he was employed as a book keeper for Hughey Trucking in Tunkhannock. He was...
Mildred Graham
Sep 6, 2009
Mildred Graham of 6 Maple St., Factoryville died Sunday in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was born in Newport, North Carolina on April 16, 1931 daughter of the late Earl and Bertha Bussard Graham. Prior too her retirement she was employed as a private duty care giver. Mildred was preceded in death by a son Craig Pogue, surviving...
Virginia R. Travis
Sep 5, 2009
Virginia R. Travis, Fleetville, died Saturday evening at the Abington Manor nursing facility. Born in Fleetville, she was a resident of area most of her life. She was a dedicated housekeeper for many prominent families in the area. She was loved by all who knew her for her kind and gentle spirit. There will be a private graveside service Thursday...
Joseph H. Schultz
Sep 2, 2009
Joseph H. Schultz of Bath, formerly of Chinchilla, died Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg campus. His wife, the former Mary F. Armstrong, died April 16, 1988. Born in Scranton, son of the late Chester and Gladys Seeley Schultz, he was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. He attended Keystone College and was a graduate of Penn State...
Herbert Kishbaugh
Aug 28, 2009
Herbert Kishbaugh August 28, 2009 Herbert Kishbaugh of Dalton died Friday morning at Nanticoke Villa. He was born in Justus, and was the son of the late George Kishbaugh Sr. and Beatrice O'Malley Kishbaugh. He enjoyed working on cars. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially at family functions. He will be sadly missed by all...
Theresa A. Antoine
Aug 26, 2009
Theresa A. Antoine, Chinchilla, died Wednesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital. Born in Justus, daughter of the late George and Mary Farrell Antoine, she was employed with ICS in Scranton as a mail clerk before retirement. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church and the Chin- chilla Hose Company Ladies Auxiliary. She was a devout Catholic...
Merle Vonstorch
Aug 24, 2009
Merle VonStorch, Langhorne, formerly of Justus, died Monday afternoon at Statesman Nursing Facility in Levittown. His wife is the former Ceil Taugher. Born in Justus, son of the late Duane and Minerva VonStorch, he retired from U.S. Steel and was a former member of Our Lady of the Snows Church. He loved to work on gun stocks. Also surviving are...
Kenneth Lee Smith
Aug 21, 2009
Kenneth Lee Smith of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Tunkhannock and Scranton, died Friday in Community Hospice-Morris Center, Jacksonville. Ken was born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 5, 1960, son of Thomas Severcool, Tunkhannock, and the late Barbara Vaow Severcool. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and had been employed at Keystone Junior College, LaPlume. Later, he was the owner...
William S. Corey
Aug 20, 2009
William Samuel Corey died Thursday at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He is survived by his wife, the former Elaine Frazier Blye of West Chester, whom he married in 1976. Born April 9, 1911, in Philadelphia, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a degree in electrical engineering. He also received a master's degree in mathematics from...
Michael J. Mcguinness
Aug 18, 2009
Michael J. McGuinness, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at the Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. His wife was the former Mary Elizabeth Dunne who died February 6 2006. The couple had been married for 54 years. Born in the Bronx, NY, son of the late John and Bridget Small McGuinness. He was a World War II Navy Veteran serving in the...
Edmund S. Wikoski
Aug 17, 2009
Edmund “Ed†S. Wikoski, 91, of Bartron Rd, Tunkhannock, died Monday in the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born on November 23, 1917 in Scranton, son of the late Walter and Bridget Cebalski Wikoski Prior to retirement he was a self employed trucker and stone quarry operator. He was an army veteran serving during World War II. “Ed†was a member...
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