Obituaries

Shirley J. Daniels

Shirley J. Daniels

Jun 20, 2008

Shirley J. "Shirl" Daniels, of Waverly, died Friday morning in Community Medical Center. She and her husband, Leslie E. Daniels, celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in September. Born in Watertown, N.Y., daughter of the late Floyd R. and Ava Patrick Flansburg, she was a resident of Waverly since 1955. Before retirement, she was an administrative assistant for Agriculture Insurances Co.,...

Lena Grassadonia

Lena Grassadonia

Jun 16, 2008

Lena Grassadonia, 100, of Lake Winola, died Monday at the Mountain View Care Center in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband Anthony Grassadonia, and her granddaughter Alicia Ann Heffler. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The funeral service will be held Friday, June 20, at 9:00 am from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, Inc., 73 West...

Jeanne A. Lowe

Jeanne A. Lowe

Jun 16, 2008

Jeanne A. Lowe, 90, Clarks summit, died Monday evening at the Mountain Rest Nursing Facility in Scranton. She was the widow of George F. Lowe, who died on April 16, 2003, the couple was married for 60 years. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William Anna Preston Kapp. She was a resident of Clarks Summit for over twenty years...

Rebecca Harper

Rebecca Harper

Jun 15, 2008

Rebecca Harper, formerly Rebecca Phillips, 48, died Sunday at home. Born in Scranton and raised in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of Ruth DiPietro Lewis, Clarks Summit, and Thomas R. Phillips, Scranton. She was a 1978 graduate of Abington Heights High School and attended Bergen Community College, New Jersey. Rebecca was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, friend and...

Dorothy Saville

Dorothy Saville

Jun 13, 2008

Dorothy Saville, 96, of Schnecksville, formerly of Chinchilla, died Friday at Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown. Her husband, Thomas Saville, died in November 1991. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Carolyn Frantz Singer, she was a resident of Schnecksville for the past 27 years. Before that, she lived on Scott Road, Chinchilla. She was known in both communities...

Lois M. Sives

Lois M. Sives

Jun 9, 2008

Lois M. Sives, Falls, died Monday morning at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. Her husband is Arthur J. Sives, the couple would have celebrated their 53 wedding anniversary this July. Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Theodore and Jennie Gromlich Compton. She was a resident of Falls for over fifty years and prior to retirement she was a Switchboard...

Donald Paul Shiffer Sr.

Donald Paul Shiffer Sr.

Jun 8, 2008

Donald Paul Shiffer Sr., 78, Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning in the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. His wife is Wilda Jean Ace Shiffer. They would have celebrated their 34nd wedding anniversary on July 2nd. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Dale Eramus and Emily Edwards Shiffer. He attended West Scranton High School. Don was...

Brandon D. Murray

Brandon D. Murray

Jun 6, 2008

Brandon D. Murray, 19 of Stark road Tunkhannock, died Friday evening from injures suffered in a motor vehicle accident on Lemon Creek Road in Washington Twp., Wyoming County. He was born February 7, 1989 in Tunkhannock son of Timothy Murray of Pennsylvania and Shalene Beck of Tunkhannock. He was a 2008 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. His future plans were...

Britney Giberson

Britney Giberson

Jun 6, 2008

Britney K. Giberson Britney K. Giberson , 17 of Tunkhannock died Friday evening from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on Lemon Creek Road in Washington Twp. Wyoming County. She was born in Wilkes Barre on June 21, 1990 daughter of Harold Giberson of Tunkhannock and Tammera McCormick Giberson of Tunkhannock. Step Father Thomas Corker Jr. of Factoryville, Step...

Britney K. Giberson

Britney K. Giberson

Jun 6, 2008

Britney K. Giberson Britney K. Giberson , 17 of Tunkhannock died Friday evening from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on Lemon Creek Road in Washington Twp. Wyoming County. She was born in Wilkes Barre on June 21, 1990 daughter of Harold Giberson of Tunkhannock and Tammera McCormick Giberson of Tunkhannock. Step Father Thomas Corker Jr. of Factoryville, Step...

Aurelia "Baldwin" Smith

Aurelia "Baldwin" Smith

Jun 4, 2008

Aurelia "Baldwin" Smith, 99, died Wednesday morning at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Parker H. Smith who died in 1980. They were married for 54 years. Born June 10th, 1908 in Peckville, daughter of the late Dr. Harmon O. And Jane Lowry Baldwin. She was a resident of Dalton most of her life and prior...

Emma B. Watkins

Emma B. Watkins

Jun 1, 2008

Emma Belle Watkins, 94 years young, of 25 Avery St., Susquehanna Apartments, Tunkhannock died unexpectedly on June 1, 2008 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. “Mom” as she was commonly referred by all was born in Hop Bottom on December 21, 1913 daughter of the late Laverne and Bertha Urbach Lord. She was preceded in death by her first husband...

Alice Nancy Marturano

Alice Nancy Marturano

Jun 1, 2008

Alice "Nancy" Marturano, 61, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was the wife of John Marturano for 20 years. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Wilson and Eleanor Spencer Shoemaker, she was the youngest of nine children and a faithful wife. She worked for 21 years at Lackawanna County Health Care Center, Blakely, and...

Charles C. Kerlin

Charles C. Kerlin

May 30, 2008

Charles C. Kerlin Charles C. Kerlin of Falls died Friday evening in the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 64 years Dorothy Hunter Kerlin. He was born in Chestertown, Pa. on August 15, 1913 son of the late Edgar and Sara Miller Kerlin. He was a graduate of Berkley Springs High School Class of 1931....

James A. Rowlands

James A. Rowlands

May 30, 2008

James A. Rowlands, of Dalton, died Friday. Born Jan. 31, 1939, in Scranton, son of the late William H. and Marion Reed Rowlands, he was a longtime resident of North Abington Township and was a self-employed electrical contractor. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Abington and was active with the Wyoming County Historical Society. Surviving are...

Joseph J. O'Brien

Joseph J. O'Brien

May 29, 2008

Joseph J. O'Brien Jr., a Scranton attorney, died Thursday in the Mercy Hospital Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Judith Beverly Weyant. They celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary March 25. Born Aug. 13, 1946, in Scranton, son of the late Dr. Joseph J. and Mary O'Connor O'Brien, he received his degree from Wheeling Jesuit...

Aaron Pringle Witko

Aaron Pringle Witko

May 29, 2008

Aaron J. Pringle Witko Aaron J. Pringle Witko of Tunkhannock died in Edwardsville on Thursday. He was born in Tunkhannock on September 7, 1988 son of Harry J. Witko and Deborah Pringle of Tunkhannock. He was a 2007 graduate of Coughlin High School and was employed by Jil Cleaning Service of Mt. Pocono. Surviving is a half brother Harry James...

Carl E. Gingher

Carl E. Gingher

May 28, 2008

Carl E. Gingher Jr., 82, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He and his wife, Marge, would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on August 12th. Born in Scranton on September 8, 1925, he was the son of the late Carl E. Gingher Sr. and Mary Cook Gingher. He attended North Scranton High School...

Richard J. Artley

Richard J. Artley

May 28, 2008

Richard J. Artley, 32, of Hop Bottom, died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. Born in Scranton, son of Tammy Werline Ayers of Hop Bottom and the late Andrew Artley He was a construction worker for Signature Building Co. of Moosic, and a self employed Quarryman. He was a life long resident of Hop Bottom. Also Surviving is a son...

Catherine Shoemaker

Catherine Shoemaker

May 26, 2008

Catherine Shoemaker of Tunkhannock, PA., formerly of Mountain Lake Rd., Belvedere, N.J died Monday May 26, 2008 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. She was born in Columbia, NJ, on December 30, 1916, daughter of the late Cornelius and Anna Kinney Swayze. She was a member of the Buttzville, United Methodist Church, Buttzville, PA. She worked as a school cook...