Obituaries
Agnes E. Skrobak
Sep 3, 2008
Agnes E. Skrobak, 94, of Benton Twp. died Sept. 3 in the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit. She was the widow of Michael Skrobak, who died in 1988. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., daughter of the late Walter and Rose Gliva Super, she was a resident of East Benton for more than 60 years. Before retirement, she was an administrative assistant for...
Michele Slater
Sep 2, 2008
Michele M. Slater of Washington Park Road Tunkhannock a native of California died Tuesday September 2 at her Home. She was born in San Leandro, Ca. on March 9, 1971 daughter of Judith M. Clement of Tunkhannock and the late Arvin W. Slater. She had been employed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock. Surviving is a...
Michele M. Slater
Sep 2, 2008
Michele M. Slater , of Washington Park Road, Tunkhannock and a native of California, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at her home. She was born in San Leandro, Calif., on March 9, 1971, daughter of Judith M. Clement, of Tunkhannock, and the late Arvin W. Slater. She had been employed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock....
James Lunger
Sep 2, 2008
James E. Lunger, 85, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday in St. Ann's Hospital, Columbus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita E. Baker Lunger, Born April 1, 1923, in Fishing Creek Twp., Columbia County, son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger, he was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the...
Lois J. Kasparek
Sep 2, 2008
Lois J. Clayton Kasparek, 88, of Factoryville, formerly of North Huntingdon, Pa., died Tuesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Kasparek. Born Jan. 14, 1920, in Jeannette, Pa., daughter of the late James and Lydia Stewart Clayton, she was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Irwin, Pa., where she was the former secretary and a...
James E. Lunger
Sep 1, 2008
James E. Lunger 85 of Gahanna, OH formerly of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Fishing Creek Twp., Columbia Co. Pa. on April 1, 1923 son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger. He was an Army Veteran of WW2 serving in the Philippines. Prior to his retirement he was employed by...
Robert L. Cook
Aug 30, 2008
Robert L. Cook formerly of Laceyville died Saturday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Northmoreland Twp., Wyoming County on July 9, 1927 son of the late Frank and Jennie Cook. Prior to his retirement he was employed by Walter Wolfe farms in Lehman and retired from the Laceyville Agway Store in 1989. He was preceded...
Stanley P. Butchar
Aug 27, 2008
Stanley P. Butchar, 87, of Clarks Summit died Wednesday night in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. His widow is the former Nettie Potts. The couple would have been married 66 years next Dec. 18. Born in Elmhurst, son of the late Stanley P. And Julie Gladys Butchar, he was resident of the Abingtons area for more than...
Calvin S. Smith
Aug 25, 2008
Calvin S. Smith, 75, of Dalton, died Monday morning in Moses Taylor Hospital. Born March 4, 1933, in North Abington Twp., son of the late Marshall R. and Eunice Deats Smith, he was first employed as a chemist for Agway, Buffalo, N.Y., for 17 years and later had his own garbage and salvage route before returning to Metso Co., where...
Marybeth Adams
Aug 19, 2008
Marybeth Adams, 46, of Taylor died Tuesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital. Born March 9, 1962, in Scranton, daughter of William and Patricia Brzostek Clarke, Clarks Summit, she formerly resided in Dalton and Peckville. A 1980 salutatorian graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and a 1984 cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton, she was formerly employed as a...
Leland E. Greene
Aug 14, 2008
Leland E. Greene III, 57, of South Abington Twp. died Thursday afternoon at home. His widow is the former Maureen Crawford Greene. The couple was married for 20 years on Oct. 9. Born in Scranton, son of the late Leland E. Jr. And Myra Jarvis Greene, he was a longtime resident of South Abington Twp. and a graduate of Abington...
Richard G. Morgan
Aug 11, 2008
Richard G. Morgan, of Chinchilla, died Monday in the V.N.A. Hospice Unit at Community Medical center, Scranton, after a courageous battle with Lymphoma. He was preceded in death by his wife the former Frances Schack Morgan, who died in 1978. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and Doris Higham Morgan, he was a life long resident of the...
Janet M. Kerner
Aug 11, 2008
Janet M. Kerner, 58, Lake Winola, died Monday at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Sanford and Helen Hensley Vanderverken. She was a life long resident of Overfield Township and a member of the St. Marys of the Lake Catholic Church, Lake Winola. Surviving are a daughter, Eileen Whitney, Scranton; three brothers, Robert,...
Ruth Maines
Aug 7, 2008
Ruth Maines, 93, of Clarks Summit died Thursday morning in the Abington Manor nursing facility. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late Horace E. and Mae Horton Geary, she was a resident of Clarks Summit for the past 12 years. Before retirement, she was the owner and operator of Maines Grocery Store in the Green Ridge section of Scranton and...
Charles H. Simonson
Aug 6, 2008
Charles H. Simonson, 79, of Glenburn, died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital. His wife, Mary Barry Simonson, died in 1997. Born in Dunmore, son of the late Warren and Myrtle Nicholson Simonson, he served in the Army during World War II. For 28 years, he was employed as a line painter for the state Department of Transportation. He was also...
Louis J. Milo
Aug 3, 2008
Louis J. Milo Jr., 41, Ransom Twp., died unexpectedly Sunday morning at the Mercy Hospital. His wife is the former Donna M. Buranich. The couple recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary. Born in Scranton, son of Louis J. Sr. and Mary Naughton Milo of Carbondale, he has been a resident of Ransom Twp. for the past 14 years. He was...
Doris Eckel
Aug 1, 2008
Doris Eckel, RD 2 Dalton, died Friday night at the hospice unit of Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Howard Eckel. Born in Wilkes Berre on March of 1924, daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah Nieman. She was a 1942 graduate of Falls Overfield High School and a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Falls, PA...
Donald Rosenkrans
Jul 31, 2008
Donald Rosenkrans, 68, Newton Twp., died Thursday night at the hospice unit of Mercy Hospital. His wife is the former Gennine Lilli. The couple was married for 46 years. Born in Taylor, son of the late Norvison and Augusta Burke Rosenkrans, he was a life-long resident of Newton Twp. Prior to retirement, he was a Psychiatric Aide for the Clarks...
Nancy L. Smith
Jul 30, 2008
Nancy L. Smith 66, of Tunkhannock died Wednesday, July 30 at her residence. She was born on May 9, 1942 in Newton Twp., Lackawanna County daughter of the late Ralph and Bertha Lubeck Lytle. Nancy was a member of the Shultzville United Methodist church, various dart leagues and enjoyed ring toss along with playing board games with her grandchildren. She...
Lawrence M. Hoover
Jul 29, 2008
Lawrence M. Hoover, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday afternoon at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center, Blakely. He was the widower of Annabel? Lenz Hoover, who died in June 2007. Born June 26, 1925, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late John and Estelle Hoover. As a toddler, he moved briefly to Illinois after his father died. He...
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