Obituaries
Walter Zezeski
Sep 19, 2008
9-19-2008 Picture VETERAN Walter Zezeski, 84, Peaceful Valley Rd., Justus, died Friday morning in the Hospice community care in Dunmore, His wife is the former Elnora Cavanaugh, they couple were married for 60 years. Born October 23, 1923 in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Rose Zezeski. Prior to retirement, he was a machinist and foreman for Chamberlin In...
Peggy Welch Stevens
Sep 16, 2008
Peggy Welch Stevens, 80, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday evening in Kindres Hospital, Tampa, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Stevens Sr. Born in Jersey Shore on Sept. 23, 1927, daughter of the late Wilbur and Helen Welch of Tunkhannock, she was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1945. She married Robert W. Stevens...
Helen Lois Cameron
Sep 14, 2008
Helen Lois Pierson Cameron, 92, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at Baldock Nursing Home, North Huntingdon. She was the widow of William A. Cameron Sr., who died in 1978. The couple was married in 1938. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Ruth Harmer Pierson. Before living in North Huntingdon...
Carol J. Artley
Sep 12, 2008
Carol J. Artley of Clarks Green died Friday at Community Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband is Thomas J. Artley. The couple had been married for more than 42 years. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Sincavage Vasky, she was a resident of the Abington area since 1965. Before retirement, she was...
Frances C. Lewis
Sep 12, 2008
Frances C. Lewis of Scott Twp. died Friday morning at home. She was the widow of Lloyd G. Lewis, who died in December 2006. Born in Clarks Green, daughter of the late Lawrence and Ethel Green Clark, she was a resident of Scott Twp. most of her life. Before retirement, she was employed at Grove Textile Co., Scranton, as a...
Jason S. Ritter
Sep 9, 2008
Jason S. Ritter, 42, of Fleetville, died early Tuesday at Community Medical Center of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. His wife is the former Peggy Dingee. Born in Reading, son of Patricia Rissmiller Ritter of Oley, Pa., and the late Daniel S. Ritter, he was a resident of the Fleetville area for the past three years. He was employed...
Sharon L. Thompson
Sep 4, 2008
Sharon L. Thompson of Lemon Creek Road Tunhannock died at her home on Thursday. She was born in Scranton on May 23, 1936 daughter of the late Floyd C. and Gertrude Tisdale Parrish. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1955. Prior to her retirment she was a Bus Driver's Aid. A member of the Lake Carey...
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. Annâs 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,...


