Obituaries
E. Frances Stone
Jul 25, 2008
E. Frances Stone, 94, of North Abington Township, died Friday afternoon at home. Born in North Abington Township, daughter of the late Milo G. and Lou Lamberton Stone, she was a resident of North Abington Township for her entire life. She was the school nurse for the Abington Heights School District for 30 years, retiring in 1978. She was a...
Charles R. Andren
Jul 17, 2008
Charles R. Andren 68, of Meshoppen died Thursday July 17, 2008 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock after a courageous two and a half year battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Cody, Wyoming moving to Pennsylvania in 1972. He was the son of the late Arland and Minnie Andren. He was an Army Veteran of the...
Doris L. Wagner
Jul 16, 2008
Doris L. Wagner of West St. Tunkhannock died Wednesday at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Tunkhannock on January 6, 1928 daughter of the late DeWitt Charles and Daisy Elizabeth Oakly Rosengrant. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1945. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the Wyoming County Assessment Office...
Rachel A. Clark
Jul 13, 2008
Rachel A. Clark, of Lenoxville, died Sunday at home. She was the widow of Richard Clark, who died in 2006. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Howard and Margaret Faux Scone Sr., she resided in Lenoxville for the past two years. Before that, she lived in East Benton. Surviving are two sons, Ronald, Lenoxville; and Mark, Bath, N.Y.; three...
Jane Spangenberg
Jul 12, 2008
Jane Spangenberg, 97, Factoryville, died July 12, 2008 at home. She was the widow of Russell B. Spangenberg who died in December of 1990. They had been married for 57 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Irwin Wint and Sophia Kyte Severson. She attended Scranton public schools, the Powell School of Business, Scranton, and...
Bertha M. Wintermute
Jul 12, 2008
Bertha M. Wintermute of Mehoopany, died Saturday in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Jenks, Wyoming County on April 19, 1919 daughter of the late Samuel D. and Irene F. Dailey Phinney. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1938 and a member of the Mehoopany Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener...
Deborah A. McCormick
Jul 10, 2008
Deborah A. McCormick 53, of Tunkhannock died Thursday, July 10 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She is surrived by her husband of 35 years James R. McCormick of Tunkhannock. She was born in Burlington, VT on February 22, 1955 daughter of Ramona Gordon of Burlington, VT and the late Armand â Jack â Guilbault. She was a 1973...
Joseph F. Karpov
Jul 9, 2008
Joseph F. Karpov Sr. of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday July 9th at Geisinger Hospital in Danville. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Claire Fielder Karpov. He was born in Dushore in December 1933 son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Lech Karpovich. He worked as a Technician for Procter & Gamble for 27 years prior to his retirement....
Martin Z. Setto
Jul 9, 2008
Martin Z. Setto, 23, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday evening in Billerica, Mass. Born March 9, 1985, in Washington, Pa., son of James Setto, Washington, and Carla Tinkey Scofield, Clarks Summit, he was the stepson of John Scofield, Clarks Summit. He resided in Clarks Summit for the past four years and was a computer programer for the Zoran Co., Burlington,...
Kenneth P. Smith
Jul 7, 2008
Kenneth P. Smith, 76, Dalton, died Monday at his home. He and his wife, the former Ann Costello, celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on May 6. Born in Clarks Summit, son of the late Merrill and Gertrude Miner Smith, he worked for Scranton Corrugated Box for 34 years before retirement. He was a member of St. Mary's of the Lake...
Miriam R. Holdredge
Jul 6, 2008
Miriam R. Holdredge of Tunkhannock, died Sunday July 6, 2008 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest J. Holdredge on January 5, 2002. She was born in Allentown on January 2, 1925 daughter of the late Charles E. and Erma Fry Ritter. She graduated from South Whitehall High School in 1942...
Debbie Donath Hughes
Jul 5, 2008
Debbie Donath Hughes, 51, of Dalton, died Saturday morning in the Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. She and her husband, Daniel James Hughes, would have celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary Nov. 1. Born Feb. 22, 1957, she was the daughter of William and Margherita Sorina Donath, Chinchilla. She was employed as an outreach coordinator at Scranton Primary Health Care...
Edward "Butch" C. Mcgovern
Jul 5, 2008
Edward "Butch" C. McGovern Jr., of Moosic, died Saturday afternoon at home. He was the husband of the former Grace Harrington. The couple would have been married 50 years in August. Born in Scranton, son of the late Edward and Bertha Shematis McGovern, he was a resident of Moosic for the past 40 years. Before retirement, he was a lineman...
Peggy J. Whipple
Jul 4, 2008
Peggy J. Whipple of Tunkhannock died Friday at the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. She was born in Williamsport in 1933, daughter of the late P. Eugene and Gladys Jacobs Martin. She was a graduate of Williamsport High School class of 1951. Prior to her retirement she worked as a laborer and Union President at GTE in Williamsport....
Gerald A. Scott
Jun 29, 2008
Gerald A. Scott Sr, 79, life long resident of Milwaukee died Sunday morning at Mercy Hospice. His wife of 59 years is the former June Bedell., the couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in February. Born November 6, 1928 in Duryea, son of the late Harold and Victoria Shimley Scott. He was a life long active member and...
Alma Nancarrow
Jun 26, 2008
Alma Nancarrow, 97, formerly of Clarks Summit died last Thursday at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center in Olyphant. She was the widow of Fred H. Nancarrow who died September 15, 1997. Born on August 16, 1910, daughter of the late Adam and Mary Dropunski Yearing. For many years she served as a tax collector for the Clarks Summit Borough....
Lucille A. Cresko
Jun 26, 2008
Lucille A Cresko of Springville died Thursday June 26, 2008. She was the daughter of the late William L. and Cecilia A. Lupinsky. Surviving are her husband Joseph V. Cresko; children Joseph W. Cresko and his wife Lori Scott; William A. Cresko and his wife Cristin Hulslander; James E. Cresko and his wife Rachel Hickoff. Also surviving are a brother...
Dorothy Hall Ferrell
Jun 26, 2008
Dorothy Hall Ferrell, formerly of Clarks Summit, died June 26th at the Wesley Village in Pittston. She was the wife of Franklin Ferrell, whom she married in 2000. Her first husband was the late Thomas Hall who died in 1985. Born on September 19, 1922 in Schultzville, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Bedell. She was...
Marion Dietrick Haak
Jun 25, 2008
Marion Dietrick Haak 6-25-08 Picture Marion Dietrick Haak, 90, died Monday in the hospice wing of the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She was the widow of George E. Haak Jr., who died in 1991. Born in Harveys Lake, she was the daughter of the late Elwell P. And Mabel Dietrick. She was educated at Scranton Central High School and graduated...
Ruth M Brown
Jun 21, 2008
Ruth M. Brown of Springville formerly of Carbondale died Saturday in the Endless Mountains Health System in Montrose. She was born in Carbondale on January 6, 1920 daughter of the late William and Marguerite Reagner Rosler. She was a graduate of Carbondale High School class of 1938. A member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock. She was...


