Obituaries

Timothy Ian Deery

Timothy Ian Deery

Apr 17, 2008

Timothy Ian Deery, 21, a resident of St. Joseph's Center, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon in Geisinger Hospital, Plains Township. Born Dec. 3, 1986, in Stony Brook, N.Y., son of Brian and Emilie Deery, Clarks Summit, he was a resident of St. Joseph's Center for the past five years and was a member of Our Lady of the...

Russell E. Collins Jr.

Russell E. Collins Jr.

Apr 15, 2008

Russell E. Collins, Jr., of Scranton of Glenburn, died Tuesday, April 15th at the Gino Merli Veterans Center. He and his wife, the former Mary Connerton, would have been married for 60 years on June 5th. Born in Toledo, Ohio on September 11th 1921, son of the late Russell E. Collins Sr. And Helen Coggins Collins, he moved to Glenburn...

Donald M. Shedaker

Donald M. Shedaker

Apr 13, 2008

Donald M. Shedaker 69, of Mehoopany and formally of Riverside, NJ died Sunday, April 13 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayer, PA. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Sandra Osgood Shedaker. He was born January 26, 1939 in Mount Holly, NJ son of the late Elton and Caroline Pacevich Shedaker. He was a member of the New...

William Dayton Shelly

William Dayton Shelly

Apr 11, 2008

Dr. W. Dayton Shelly, of Tunkhannock, died Friday at home. His wife of 42 years is Dianne Banta Shelly, Tunkhannock. Born Feb. 17, 1943, in Abington, son of Dr. Robert M. Shelly, Palm Coast, Fla.; and the late Florence L. Shelly, Dr. Shelly was a graduate of Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; and Temple Medical College, Philadelphia. He graduated with Alpha...

Joseph E. Byrne

Joseph E. Byrne

Apr 4, 2008

Joseph E. Byrne, 85, of Clarks Summit, died Friday afternoon at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Mary Kelly Byrne. Upon graduating from college, he worked in publishing for Addison Wesley in Boston as an acquisition editor and also worked for Benziger Brothers secondary textbook publishers. Before retirement, he was the proprietor of...

Sara M. Lacoe

Sara M. Lacoe

Apr 3, 2008

4-3-08 Sara M. LaCoe, Scranton, died April 3rd at the Mercy Hospital. She was married to Clyde LaCoe. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, daughter of Nina Newman Shiner and the late Theodore Shiner. She has been a resident of Scranton for the past 15 years. Also surviving are two daughters, Danielle Carney and her husband Andy, Wilkes Berre and Julie...

Angie M. Kaminski

Angie M. Kaminski

Apr 2, 2008

Angie M. Kaminski, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday afternoon at the VNA Hospice Unit in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Edward C. Kaminski, who died December 6th, 2007. Born in Lattimere, PA, daughter of the late Carmen and Congetta De Joseph Lagana. She was a resident of Newton Twp. For the past 10 years. Prior to retirement she...

Marjorie Capps Isaac

Marjorie Capps Isaac

Apr 2, 2008

Marjorie C. Isaac, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. Her husband was Robert T. Isaac, died in 1998. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, daughter of the late Clarence and Kathryn Capps. She was a resident of Clarks Summit for over 20 years. She formerly resided in Drexel Hill, Pa. And Hamlin Pa.. She was a Navy (WAVES)...

Vera Alice Kromer

Vera Alice Kromer

Mar 28, 2008

Vera Alice Kromer, formerly of Dalton, died Friday morning at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. Her husband was Wlford F. Kromer died in December of 1996. Born in Wayne County, daughter of the late James W. And Rose Wiess Allen. She was a resident of Dalton for over fifty years. Prior to retirement she was a seamstress for dres manufacturing...

Robert Gordon Craig

Robert Gordon Craig

Mar 26, 2008

Robert Gordon Craig, 45, formerly of Factorville, died Wednesday at home in Spring Hill, Fla. Born on Easter Sunday, April 22, 1962, in Long Island, N.Y., son of John R. and Joan Lowrie Craig, Clarks Summit, he attended Fleetville Baptist Church and Marywood College. Before moving to Florida, he was a sales associate for Radio Shack in Clarks Summit for...

Jean W. Gannon

Jean W. Gannon

Mar 25, 2008

Jean W. Gannon, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday night at St. Mary's Villa in Moscow, Pa. She was the widow of Donald Gannon, who died in April 2005. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clarks Summit and a former member of the Country Club of Scranton and the Scranton Canoe Club. She enjoyed playing bridge...

Marjorie J. Jones

Marjorie J. Jones

Mar 24, 2008

Marjorie J. Jones, 90, of Chinchilla, died Monday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. Her husband of 55 years, Preston Jones, died in July, 1994. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Edith Jones Lanyon, she was a resident of Chinchilla and enjoyed summers at their cottage at Lake Sheridan. Before retirement, she was...

Hilda A. Dakey

Hilda A. Dakey

Mar 22, 2008

3-22-2008 PICTURE Hilda A. Dakey, 98, of Justus, died Saturday morning at home after an illness. Born in Archbald, daughter of the late William and Minnie Hennemuth Dakey. She was a member of St. Lukes Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid. She was a loving daughter who cared for her elderly mother and father during their time of need and...

Edward Link

Edward Link

Mar 19, 2008

Edward Link, 81, of Tunkhannock and Handsome Lake, died Wednesday in Mercy Hospital. His wife is Elizabeth "Betty" Davies Link, the couple would have been married 59 years this September. Born in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Sadie Novitsky Link, he had been a resident of Tunkhannock since 1990, moving from Dalton. Before retirement, he was employed with...

Louise M. Reynolds

Louise M. Reynolds

Mar 18, 2008

Louise M. Reynolds, formerly of Scranton died Tuesday morning at the Julia Ribaudo Nursing Facility, Lakw Ariel. She was the widow of Myrl Reynolds who died in 1988. Born in Wayne County, daughter of the late Karl and Elizabeth Crockenburg Schupper. She was a resident of Scranton since 1946. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church. Prior to retirement...

Walter D. Longcor

Walter D. Longcor

Mar 18, 2008

Walter D. Longcor Sr., 90, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday evening at Abington Manor. His widow is the former Velma P. Tradesco. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Maus Longcor, he was a resident of Clarks Summit for the past 50 years. Before retiring, he was a tax accountant for International Salt Co. for 44 years....

Joseph J. Pangonis

Joseph J. Pangonis

Mar 15, 2008

Joseph J. Pangonis Sr., 76, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday night at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. His wife is the former Genevieve Tully. Born in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Phyllis Bruzas Pangonis, he was a self-employed farmer and carpenter before retirement. Also surviving are a son, Joseph J. Pangonis Jr., Clarks Summit; a sister, Mary Dormendo: two...

Ruth K. Brister

Ruth K. Brister

Mar 13, 2008

Ruth K. Brister, 90, passed away on March 13, 2008 at the Shaire Center Nursing Home in Lenoir NC. Ruth was born Aug. 11 1917 to Alma and Rexford Kimble of Clarks Green Pa. She lived most of her life in the Clarks Green, La Plume, and Dalton area until 2005 when she moved to Lenoir NC to be close...

Anna Mae Grayek

Anna Mae Grayek

Mar 12, 2008

Anna Mae Grayek, 83, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday evening in Community Medical Center. Born Jan. 11, 1925, in Carbondale, daughter of the late Albert and Anna Pinzone Yesu, she had been a resident of Clarks Summit since 1963. Before retiring, she was a seamstress for many dress factories throughout the area and was a member of the ILGWU. She...

Grace L. Walter

Grace L. Walter

Mar 11, 2008

3-11-2008 Grace L. Walter, formerly of Clarks Summit died March, 11 in Bergen Regional Hospital, Paramus, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late William and Henrietta Mueller Walter. Prior to retirement, she worked for the Englewood Hospital, New Jersey in the food service department. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Englewood, NJ. Surviving...