Obituaries
Peg W. Cole
Dec 10, 2008
Margaret "Peg" W. Cole, 89, a resident of Chinchilla for the past 63 years, died Wednesday in the Carbondale Nursing Home. Her husband of 68 years, the late William "Bill" C. Cole Sr., died Feb. 13, 2000. Born and raised in North Scranton, daughter of the late Camber and Annie Williams, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School...
John P. Zujkowski
Dec 8, 2008
John P. Zujkowski of Clarks Summit died Monday evening at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. He was the husband of Nancy Zujkowski, who died Nov. 23, 2004. Born in Duryea, son of the late Frank and Mary Boqus- zewski Zujkowski, he was a resident of South Abington Twp. for the past 53 years. He was a postal supervisor for the U.S....
Clara M. Huthmaker
Dec 7, 2008
Clara M. Huthmaker of Clarks Green died Sunday morning at Mercy Hospital. She was the widow of William H. Huthmaker, who died June 25, 1995. Born in Ransom Twp., daughter of the late Adam and Edna Huthmaker Miller, she was a resident of Clarks Green for more than 35 years. Before retirement, she worked as a secretary and in the...
Jane C. Davis
Dec 3, 2008
Jane C. Davis of Maple Lane, Tunkahnnock died Wednesday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She was born November 12, 1921 in Kingston, daughter of the late Russell and Jane Evans Case. She was a 1937 graduate of Dallas Township High School and had been employed by Commonwealth Telephone Co. in Dallas, The Citizens National Bank in Tunkhannock and retired...
James Mcallister
Dec 2, 2008
James McAllister, 70, of Lenoxville, died Tuesday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. He was the husband of the former Mary Wagner. Born in Carbondale, son of the late James McAllister and the late Gerald and Edna Blickens Coggins, he was employed as a driver for Tuzze Trucking for more than 40 years. He was a resident of Lenoxville for...
John Lucas
Dec 2, 2008
John Lucas Jr. of Dalton died Tuesday evening in the Abington Manor Nursing home. His wife is the former Jane LaCoe. The couple married Dec. 8, 1945, and would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary Monday. Born in Pittston, son of the late John and Alice Stanton Lucas, he spent most of his adult life in Dalton and was a...
Gloria Crolly
Nov 30, 2008
Gloria Crolly of Scranton died Sunday afternoon at Golden Living Nursing Home in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur Masker, in 1965, and her second husband, William Crolly, in 1995. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Veronia Harper Greene, she was a resident of South Scranton for most of her life. Before...
Ernest C. Winnie
Nov 28, 2008
Ernest C. Winnie of Bartron Rd, Tunkhannock, died Friday at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was Born in Meshoppen on June 21, 1918 son of the late Penn and Laura Canfield Winnie. He attended the Meshoppen schools and was a Master Sergeant in the Army serving in Pearl Harbor during the invasion by the Japanese. He was employed as...
Ruth M. Taborne
Nov 24, 2008
Ruth M. Taborne, Dalton, died Monday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing. Born in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Herman F. And Daisy Choin Taborne. Prior to moving to Allied, she was a resident of Dalton for most of her life. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 10am at the Lawrence E. Yuong Funeral Home,...
Helen K. Hopkins
Nov 24, 2008
Helen K. Hopkins, Falls, died Monday at the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. Her husband is Edward C. Hopkins. They would have celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on January 7. Born in Scranton, Helen was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary LaGrange Keihn. She lived in the Falls area most of her life, working side by side with her...
George J. Oelkers
Nov 24, 2008
George J. Oelkers of Clarks Summit, formerly of Maplewood, N.J., died Monday afternoon at the Gino Merli Veterans Center. Hie wife is the former Romaine Wescott. The couple celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on Aug. 30. Born in Newark, N.J., son of the late Harry and Helen Pfaff Oelkers, he was a resident of Willow Brook Assisted Living, Clarks Summit,...
Emily Shishlo
Nov 23, 2008
Emily Gibbons Shishlo of Fairview Rd Lake Winola died on Sunday at the home of her daughter Emily Ann Turriziani of Wilkes-Barre Twp.. She was born in Scranton on February 14, 1920 daughter of the late Michael and Bertha Warnero Gibbons. She was a graduate Scranton Central High School and the Powell School of Business. Prior to her retirement she...
Kathryn J. Monsey
Nov 22, 2008
Kathryn J. Monsey of Jenkins Road Tunkhannock died Saturday at her home. She was born on Russell Hill Wyoming County on July 30, 1934 daughter of the late George and Stella Winnie Jenkins. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1952 and prior to her retirement she was employed as a secretary. She was preceded in death...
Grace L. Kile
Nov 19, 2008
Grace Louise Kile, of Clarks Summit, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Abington Manor. She was in her 93 rd year. She had a date with her high school sweetheart and beloved husband Ren (Reynold L.) who was lost to her nearly 50 years ago. Born and raised in Berwick, PA, she was the daughter of the late...
Elizabeth S. Harper
Nov 18, 2008
Elizabeth S. Harper 11-18-08 Elizabeth S. Harper, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at home. She was the widow of the late Robert E. Harper who died in 1974. Born in Jackson Mississippi, daughter of the late Edward and Sarah Galbraith Shields, she has been a resident of Clarks Summit since 1964. She was employed as a sewing teacher for...
Mildred E. Smalley
Nov 16, 2008
Mildred E. Smalley of Carbondale, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Ralph and Mildred Smalley Williams, she was a resident of Clarks Summit before moving to Carbondale three years ago. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Pentecostal Church. Surviving are a daughter, Ruth Bohr, Carbondale;...
Walter Oakes
Nov 16, 2008
Walter J. "Oakesy" Oakes died Sunday in California. He was the widower of Frances Oakes. He was a veteran and succeeded against all odds in becoming a bomber pilot during World War II. He and his wife hand-built their first home from used lumber and it is still standing today. He mastered many setbacks in his lifetime from personal to...
Mary M. Murphy
Nov 15, 2008
Mary M. Murphy of Waverly died Saturday afternoon at Moses Taylor Hospital. She was the widow of Harold Murphy, who died in 1980. Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Christopher and Minnie Miller Gougoulis, she resided in the Waverly area most of her life. Before retirement, she was a weigh master for Consumer Coal. Later, she became a home...
Thomas Macwaters
Nov 14, 2008
Thomas MacWaters of Clarks Summit died Friday while at work in Warren, Ohio. He was a lifelong resident of South Abington Twp. and was employed as a truck driver for the Federal Express Corp. Surviving are two sisters, Hazel Prikkel, Green Acres, Fla.; and Lois Genello, South Abington Twp.; nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be Thursday at 11...
Aldona Talcott
Nov 10, 2008
Aldona Ruth Talcott of Tunkhannock died Saturday in the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Her husband of 65 years, Daniel, died on March 21. Born in Scranton on April 21, 1925, daughter of the late John and Agnes Yanaushaskaus Falett, Ruth was an accomplished farmer's wife working alongside her husband. She worked for more...
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