Obituaries
Joan Ann Coolican
Apr 24, 2009
Joan Ann Coolican, 77, died Friday after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 47 years is Paul J.Coolican, D.D.S. Born June 4, 1931, in the Washington Heights section of New York City, daughter of the late Willard and Anna Boylan Orr, she graduated from St. Jean Baptiste High School, New York City, in 1949. After moving...
Jack E. Rickaby
Apr 23, 2009
Jack E. Rickaby, 65, of RR Dalton, died Thursday afternoon surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Eileen Dickinson; they celebrated 45 years of marriage on Aug. 31. Born in Pittston, son of the late John and Lenora Rickaby, he worked for Procter & Gamble for 27 years. He served his country in the Air Force and had...
Elizabeth L. Bowers
Apr 21, 2009
Elizabeth L. Bowers of Quick Road Meshoppen died Tuesday, April 21st at Tyler Memorial Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on September 16, 1935 daughter of the late Stanley and Marie (Hall) Gorski. Prior to retirement she worked at Shadow Brook Resort for 21 years. She was preceded in death by her husband James and a sister Marie Karasack....
Adam Zawiciki Jr.
Apr 21, 2009
Adam Zawicki Jr. of the Abingtons died Tuesday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes- Barre. Born in Clarks Summit, son of the late Adam Stanley Sr. and Helen Obezychleb Zawicki, he was the owner/ operator of Zawicki Construction, primarily focusing on interstate mowing. He was an avid sportsman and horse enthusiast and was a man who loved to work....
Edith Grace Griff
Apr 18, 2009
Edith Grace Griff died Saturday morning at her son's residence in Mehoopany. She is the widow of Bernard Griff Sr., former president of Troyler Corp., Scranton. Born in Chambersburg, daughter of Emory and Gertrude Wright Carbaugh, she resided in Dalton for many years and was a member of the Dalton Baptist Church. Before retirement, she was a supervisor for Bendix...
Allen D. Robinson
Apr 18, 2009
Alan D. Robinson of Mehoopany died Saturday in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was born in Windham Twp. Wyoming County on February 23, 1932 son of the late Lewis V. and Mary Stevens Robinson. Alan was a 1955 graduate of Mehoopany High School and retired from the Procter and Gamble Plant in Mehoopany. For several years he severed...
Mary Jean Englemier Cass
Apr 17, 2009
Mary Jean Englemier Cass, Glenburn Twp., died Friday at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her companion of five years is Sam Gabriel. Born Jan. 20, 1938, in Clarks Summit, daughter of the late Robert and Mary Leskauskas Englemier, she was a 1955 graduate of Clarks Summit High School. She had owned and operated the Town Sampler Gift...
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...
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