Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
William O. Dickinson
Mar 9, 2008
William O. Dickinson, died Sunday morning at home in Falls Township. His wife is the former June Keller. The couple was married 61 years last October. Born in Falls Township, son of the late Alfred and Hilda Johnson Dickinson, he was a lifelong resident of Falls Township. Bill was a self-employed farmer and also drove a school bus for the...
Shirley M. Siegrist
Mar 7, 2008
Shirley M. Siegrist, Dalton, died Friday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was the widow of Glenn C. Siegrist, who died in July 2006. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, daughter of the late Francis and Marjorie Voekler. She has been a resident of North Abington township for the past 30 years. She was a missionary for the Baptist Mid Missions...
Frances D. Cino
Mar 6, 2008
Frances D. Cino, died Thursday morning at the VNA Hospice Unit in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Charles F. Cino, who died May 9, 1979. Born in Larksville, daughter of the late George and Mary Zalonis Krukonis. She was lifelong resident of Clarks Summit. Before retiring, she was employed for 25 years by Glen Oak Country Club....
Merial V. Simoncelli
Mar 6, 2008
Merial V. Simoncelli, of Dalton, died Thursday afternoon. Her husband was the late Benedict P. Simoncelli. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Nora Dempsey Broadhurst, she attended Scranton Central High School and resided in Dalton with her family. Surviving are two sons, Robert and Joseph; a daughter-in-law, Jeanne; a sister-in-law, Kay; two granddaughters, Christine and Maureen; a...
Geraldine Hempelman
Mar 5, 2008
Geraldine Hempelman, 92, of Brooks Estates at Wesley Village, Pittston, died March 5 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born Dec. 2, 1915, in Pittsburgh, daughter of the late Rev. Oscar and Johanna Hirtz Hempelman, she was a public health nurse supervisor for the Health Department of Hopewell Township, N.J. Before that, she was director of the Visiting Nurse Association in Trenton,...
Ann Elizabeth Wood Latty
Mar 4, 2008
Ann Elizabeth Wood Latty, 37, died March 4 in Salem, Ore. Her husband is Shon? Latty. Born Nov. 28, 1970, in Scranton, daughter of Guy Wood, Dalton; and Janet Henderson Wood, Morrisville, Ann grew up in Clarks Summit and graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1989. She joined the Coast Guard, which took her to San Pedro, Calif., and...
Jean L. Smith
Mar 3, 2008
Jean L. Smith, 67, of Tunkhannock, died Monday evening at home. Born in South Abington Township, daughter of the late George and Mildred Greene Cooper, she was a 1958 graduate of Clarks Summit High School. Before retiring, Jean had two careers. She served as administrator of Tunkhannock Methodist Manor and she also worked in the billing department of Road Scholar...
Thomas Amos
Mar 2, 2008
Thomas E. Amos, of South Abington Township, died Sunday morning in the hospice unit of Community Medical Center. His widow is the former Margaret Canning. Born in Quincy, Mass., son of the late John B. and Annie Powers Amos, he was a resident of South Abington Township for the past seven years. He was a self-employed graphic artist and a...
Vito Guast
Feb 26, 2008
Vito F. Guast, formerly of North Abington Township, died Tuesday afternoon at Western Wake Hospital, North Carolina. Born in Waverly, son of the late Frank and Maria Maldarella Guast, he lived in North Abington Township for most of his life. Before retiring, he was employed by Scranton Wilbert Vault. He previously worked at Keystone Vault Co., Scranton, and a was...
Peggy Davis Harris
Feb 25, 2008
Peggy D. Harris, Scranton, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Monday evening after a short illness, She was the widow of Mahlon H. Harris, who died in March of 2007. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Alan E. And Magdolyn James Davis. Prior to retirement she was a substitute coordinator for the Abington Heights School District as well as working...
Marion A. Knickerbocker
Feb 22, 2008
Marion A. Knickerbocker, 86, Scranton, died Friday afternoon at the Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Donald E. Knickerbocker. Born in Muncy, daughter of the late Charles and Agnes Wagner Hauser. She was a former member of the Crystal Roller Skating Club, at The Town Hall Roller Rink. In the late 1960's she started as a cook for...
Karen B. Graney
Feb 19, 2008
Karen B. Graney, 66, of Glenburn, died Tuesday morning in Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. Her husband is Gerard "Jerry" R. Graney. The couple was married in 1993. Karen was a multitalented gal. She had her own nail salon, "A Place For You," and also did home decorating, making beautiful drapes and upholstery. She was an artist, working on canvas and...
Arthur Henry Mears
Feb 18, 2008
Arthur Henry Mears, 90, of Clarks Summit, died Monday in the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Elizabeth M. McHale. The couple recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. Born in Newton, son of the late Edgar and Fannie Bagg Mears, he resided most of his life in Clarks Summit. Before retiring, he worked as a...
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