Obituaries
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...
Ann Lucille Summerhill
Mar 18, 2009
Ann Lucille Summerhill of Newton Twp. died Wednesday morning at Mercy Hospital. Her husband is Fred W. Summerhill Jr. The couple was married in 1975. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas and Lucille Brocavitch, she attended St. Benedict's Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who deeply enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren — they were...
William Martin Mcdonald
Mar 17, 2009
William Martin McDonald, 67, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday morning at Allied Services, from lung cancer. His wife is the former Teresa "Terry" Cervini. Originally from Rockville Centre, N.Y., he moved to the Scranton area in 1988 with his wife and four children. Before retiring to Tunkhannock, Bill and Terry lived in Clarks Summit. Together they owned and operated Sir Speedy...
Ernest B. Conklin
Mar 16, 2009
Ernest B. Conklin of Tunkhannock died on Monday in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Campgaw, NJ on September 26, 1931, son of the late Sampson and Lena Montanya Conklin. He was a veteran of the United States Army, served in the Korean War, and was a member of the Franklin Lakes Fire Department for 50...
Martin VanSovitch
Mar 9, 2009
Martin VanSovitch of Stark Road Tunkhannock died March 9th in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Emergency Room. He was born in Olyphant on October 31, 1938 son of the late Louise Beston Baranski and Step son of Frank Baranski. Martin was a Navy Veteran and a graduate of the Culinary School of New York. Prior to moving back to Tunkhannock and opening...
Roger L. Glahn
Mar 7, 2009
Roger Lewis Glahn passed quietly in Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA, on the morning of March 7, 2009. He was 84 years old. Roger was born on July 30, 1924 in Luzerne, PA, the son of William Lewis Glahn and Florence Mae Annear Glahn, and the brother of the late Lora Mae Basciano. He graduated from Luzerne High School (Class...
Jack H. Tomlin
Mar 6, 2009
John H. "Jack" Tomlin, 66, of Falls, died Friday morning at home. His wife of 48 years is Mildred Jean Tomlin. Born in Scranton, son of the late William and Mildred Henry Tomlin of Falls, he was a 1960 graduate of Falls Overfield School. His career led him in many directions, but he always had a vision to be a...
Victor W. Schaefer
Mar 4, 2009
Victor W. Schaefer, 93, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. His wife of 65 years is Anne Chaplauske Schaefer, Born July 29, 1915, in Orange County, Calif., son of the late Herman and Lillie Bauer Schaefer, he was an Army veteran. He served for five years and saw action in the Pacific theater of operations during World...
Grace A. LaBar
Mar 3, 2009
Grace A. LaBar, 85, of Tunkhannock, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born September 6, 1923, in Tunkhannock, daughter of the late Wesley and Minnie (Sands) Miner. Grace worked at GLF in Tunkhannock for many years. She was an accomplished seamstress and a talented baker. She and her late husband, Earl, celebrated...
James J. Bartron
Mar 3, 2009
James J. Bartron, 68, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Kathe Reynolds Bartron. Born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 16, 1940, he was a son of the late John and Helen Byrd Bartron. James enjoyed woodworking, building and repairing clocks. He had a love for birds and fishing...
Karen Alice Moulder-Konsur
Mar 2, 2009
Karen Alice Moulder-Konsur of Jackson Twp., Susquehanna County, died Monday at home. She was the wife of Walter D. Konsur Jr. The couple was married for 32 years. Born in West Chester, daughter of the late Frank T. and Alice Camlin Moulder, she was an avid supporter of local humane societies. Also surviving are three daughters, Alexandra, Susquehanna; Allison, Export,...
Lillian P. Kupstas
Feb 28, 2009
Lillian P. Kupstas of Yeager Ave. Dallas died Saturday in the Hospice Unit Geisinger South in Wilkes Barre. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 15, 1923 daughter of the late Henry W. and Mary Agnes McCourt McCusker. She was a graduate of the Girls High School of Boston and was an active member of St. Therese’s Church Shavertown....
Lois J. Davis
Feb 27, 2009
Lois J. Davis, R.N., of Clarks Summit, died Friday at the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. She and her husband, Roy Davis, had been married 44 years. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late J. Howard and Ruth Evans Stump, she was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class of 1960, and a member of its reunion committee....
Sadie Elnora Owens
Feb 27, 2009
Sadie Elnora Owens of Jermyn died Friday morning at Golden Living Health Care in Tunkhannock. She was the widow of James A. Owens, who died in 1996. Born in Montdale, daughter of the late Earl and Eva May Cook Grosvenor, she was a resident of Jermyn most of her life and was a member of the Worth Baptist Church. Surviving...
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