Obituaries
Lawrence E. Young
Apr 13, 2009
Lawrence E. "Bud" Young Jr., Clarks Summit, died Monday at home surrounded by his family and friends. His wife is the former Linda Weeks. His first wife, the former Katherine Davis, died in 1992. Born in Reading, son of the late Lawrence E. Sr. and Lois Burkholder Young, he was a graduate of Abington Heights High School, where he excelled...
Clifford E. Freeman
Apr 13, 2009
Clifford E. Freeman 68, of Factoryville went home to his heavenly father on April 13, 2009. He was born on June 11, 1940 in Hunlock Creek, PA., and was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and oldest grandson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and will be missed by all who knew him. Surviving is his wife...
Clarence Myers
Apr 10, 2009
Clarence Myers of North Tonawanda, New York died Saturday in the Niagara Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Niagara Falls, New York. He was born in Middletown, NY on January 12, 1926 son of the late Clarence E. and Lavina Goldsmith Meyers. He was formerly of Redfield St., Tunkhannock. Clarence was an Army Veteran and prior to his retirement he was employed...
Carl Clark
Apr 8, 2009
Carl Fredrick “Fred†Clark of Wyoming Ave., Tunkhannock died Thursday at Tyler Memorial hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in North Orwell, Bradford Co., Pa. on January 25, 1922 son of the late Robert and Hazel Wood Clark. Fred was a Marine Corp veteran of the World War II and the Korean Conflict. A graduate of Rome High School and...
Francis P. Bockelkamp
Apr 7, 2009
Francis P. Bockelkamp, 65, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at home after a short illness. He and his wife, Terry Burkett Bockelkamp, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Feb. 1. Born March 17, 1944, in Scranton, son of the late Willard and Margaret Battle Bockelkamp, he graduated from Scranton Technical High School in 1962. He enlisted in the Navy, where he...
Dorothy J. Davis
Apr 5, 2009
Dorothy J. Davis of Scranton, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday evening at Community Medical Center. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Gray and Jenny McGeever Lacey. Before retirement, she worked as a registered nurse in various institutions. She was a former member of Clarks Green United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Pamela Davis and...
Kenneth E. DeGraw
Apr 3, 2009
Kenneth E. DeGraw, 92, of Falls, died Friday afternoon at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Ama Sutton. Born Aug. 27, 1916, in Centermoreland, son of the late John and Effie Weaver DeGraw, he was a member of Centermoreland United Methodist Church, enjoyed hunting and was a scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop...
Elizabeth Link
Apr 2, 2009
Elizabeth "Betty" Davies Link of Tunkhannock and Handsome Lake, Pa., died Thursday afternoon at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She was the widow of Edward Link, who died in March of 2008. Born in the Summit Hill section of Clarks Summit, daughter of the late John J. and Lila McSherry Davies, she was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School and...
Anne M. Matthews
Apr 1, 2009
Anne M. Matthews, formerly of Scranton and Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at Allied Skilled Nursing. Born in Upper Darby, daughter of the late Walter L. and Frances Mackey Matthews Jr., she was a graduate of Brown University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree. Before retirement, she was the executive director of the Indian Hills Countil of Girl Scouts of...
Helen E. Clayton
Apr 1, 2009
Helen E. Clayton, 95, of Tunkhannock, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the home of her son Nelson C. Clayton, Jr. in Auburn Township. She was born in Scranton on September 23, 1913, daughter of the late Andrew and Eva (Steasina) Delambo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson C. Clayton, Sr. Surviving is her son Nelson...
Elsie Parlanti
Mar 29, 2009
Elsie Parlanti of Clarks Summit died Sunday afternoon in the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit. She was the wife of the late Olindo "Leonard" Parlanti, who died in 1986. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Dominick and Italia Cenci, she was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church, West Side Senior Center and PKY Pinochle Club. She was...
Rita Atkins
Mar 27, 2009
Rita Atkins of Tunkhannock died Friday in the Abington Manor Nursing Home. Before retirement, she was a professor at Keystone College and Shimer College, Mount Carmel, Ill., specializing in botany and zoology. She enjoyed traveling, especially to Portugal, and she spoke Portuguese fluently. She enjoyed visiting national parks, old mills, old houses and lighthouses. Surviving are her dear friends, Josephine...
Arlene P. Rosengrant
Mar 26, 2009
Arlene P. Rosengrant of Clarks Summit died Thursday in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Harry J. Rosengrant, who died Dec. 30, 1953. Born in Newton Twp., daughter of the late William C. and Elizabeth H. Raeder Petty, she was a graduate of Newton High School and West Chester State Teachers' College. She taught for two years at...
Edward "Ted" M. Trishman
Mar 24, 2009
Edward M. "Ted" Trishman, 83, died Tuesday evening in the Mercy Hospice Unit. He and his wife, the former Jean Ross, would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in July. Born in West Hazleton, son of the late Edward A. Trishman and Dorothy Mohr, he was raised by his late aunt Marion and uncle Gurney Rice, Easton. He was a...
Francis H. Tilghman
Mar 24, 2009
Francis H. Tilghman of Mehoopany died on Tuesday in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland son of the late Arthur L. and Bertha Mae Lockhart Tilghman. He retired from the United States Army. He served in Vietnam with the 7th Calvary along side of Col. Hal Moore. The story of his...
Ethel Ruotolo
Mar 23, 2009
Ethel Ruotolo, 84, of Clarks Summit, died Monday morning at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. She was the wife of Fred Ruotolo, who died in 2003. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late John and May Whelan Shea, she had been a resident of Newton Twp. for more than 45 years. A wonderful wife and mother, she cared deeply about her...
Irene M. Bernacik
Mar 23, 2009
Irene M. Bernacik of Scranton died Monday morning at home. She was the widow of Frederick Scavazzo, who died in 1950; and Edward Bernacik, who died in 1994. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Ralph and Augusta Genello, she was a lifelong resident of Scranton and a member of Trinity United Church of Christ. Prior to retirement she was...
James P. Ogden
Mar 21, 2009
James Piatt Ogden passed away March 21st at The Springs Nursing Home in St. Petersburg, Fla. Born March 4, 1919, in Tunkhannock, he was the son of the late Joseph and Eulalie Piatt Ogden. Mr. Ogden graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1937. He attended Wyoming Seminary in Kingston and graduated in 1941 from The University of Pennsylvania, where he...
John Yckowski
Mar 20, 2009
John Yckowski of Justus died Friday evening at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. He was the husband of Dorothy White Yckowski. They were married Nov. 27, 1941. Born in Justus, son of the late Gus and Alice Yckowski, he was self-employed and worked as a millwright. He was a charter member of the Justus Fire Company and served on the Scott...
Robert L. Avery
Mar 18, 2009
Robert L. Avery of Dalton, Overfield Twp., Wyoming County died Wednesday in the Hospice Unit of Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was born in Overfield Twp. on May 1, 1949 son of the late Donald and Gertrude “Freeman†Avery. Robert was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1967 and the Johnson Technical School in Scranton. For the past...
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