Obituaries

Dec 15, 2007

Joseph Martin McLaughlin, 93, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning in the Hospice Unit at Mercy Hospital. His wife, the former Ida Dorn McLaughlin, died in 1992. Born in the Minooka section, son of the late James and Mary McLaughlin, he was a Navy veteran who served in the Pacific during World War II. He had worked with Teamsters Union...

Dec 14, 2007

Walter Herbert, 80, of Jermyn, died Friday morning at home. His wife, Shirley Demming Herbert, died in September. Born in Jermyn, son of the late Walter and Katherine Chichura Herbert, he had been a resident of Scott Township for most of his life. For 35 years, he was a draftsman for the Weston Co., Archbald, retiring in 1992. He was...

Dec 14, 2007

Marjorie B. Phillips, 82, of Clarks Summit, died Friday at the VNA Hospice Unit of Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Herbert J. Phillips, who died in 1994. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Floyd and Helen Thompson Foster, she was a resident of Clarks Summit for over 50 years. Before retiring, she had worked for the...

Dec 12, 2007

Lavina H. Maas Lavina H. Maas, of Dalton, died early Wednesday at the Laurels at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville. She was the widow of Elmer Mass, who died in 1993. Born in Taylor, daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Robbins Salmon, she was an instructor for the International Correspondence Schools before retiring. She was a member of Waverly United...

Dec 11, 2007

Ruth B. Smith Ruth B. Smith, formerly of Chinchilla, died Tuesday morning in the Golden Living Center. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Allen G. Bortree, in 1951, and Francis Smith, in October 1990. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Laura Swartz Francis, she was a resident of Chinchilla for 35 years and lived...

Dec 10, 2007

Harry Arlington Duckworth III, 56, of Waverly, died Monday in Florida from injuries suffered in a mid-air collision while piloting his airplane. He is survived by his wife, the former Susan Craig. Born Sept. 30, 1951, son of Harry Arlington Duckworth Jr., Williamsburg, Va., and the late Jane Campell, he was a graduate of Abington Heights High School, class of...

Dec 10, 2007

Agnes Vauter, Clarks Summit, died Monday in Mercy Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Vauter in 2002. Born in Forest City, daughter of the late Anton and Maria Urbas Bokal. She began her career with State Service in Montrose, later moving to Washington, D.C. Where she worked for the Dept. Of State. She moved to Pocatello,...

Dec 6, 2007

Joseph Badalamente Sr., Clarks Summit, died Thursday at Abington Manor Nursing Home. His wife is the former Josephine Cillarato. Born in New York, son of the late Joseph and Ida Badalamente, he had resided at Abington Manor for the past two years and had lived in the Clarks Summit area since 1984. Before retirement, he was a manager for an...

Dec 6, 2007

Georgine Violet Habeeb, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon in Abington Manor nursing home. Her husband is Frederick Habeeb. The couple celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary in April. Born in Pottsville, daughter of the late John and Cathryn Hopsetter Murray, she had been a resident of the Clarks Summit area since 1955. She attended Our Lady of the Snows Church...

Dec 6, 2007

Edward C. Kaminski, of Newton Township, died Thursday afternoon in the Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Angie Lagana. The couple celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary Aug. 20. Born in West Hazleton, son of the late Jacob and Anna Stacko Kaminski, he lived in Newton Township for the past 10 years. Before retirement, he was...

Dec 5, 2007

Frances B. Graves, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning at home. She was the widow of Warren A. Graves, who died in 1999. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Fred and Lena Beff Buck, she had been a resident of Clarks Summit for the past 58 years. She attended Tripp Avenue Christian Church, Dunmore. She enjoyed quilting and baking....

Nov 30, 2007

Selmer B. Sampson, 92, formerly of Clarks Summit died at the home of his daughter, Carol Nebesney of Belle Mead, NJ. His wife is the former Virginia (Jean) Branning, the couple celebrated their 66 wedding anniversary last June. Born in Scranton, son of the late Leon and Ethel Bailey Sampson. Prior to moving to New Jersey one year ago, he...

Nov 29, 2007

Mark A. Hagan, 47, of Dalton, died Thursday in Moses Taylor Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Mary Claire Shivock. The couple celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary in August. Born in Danville, son of Dr. P. John and Jeanne Boyd Hagan, Hop Bottom, he had lived in the Abington area for the past 12...

Nov 22, 2007

Doris “Jean” Shauger Jean Shauger of Tunkhannock died Saturday evening in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Laceyville on August 14, 1922 daughter of the late James and Florence Brown Tinna. She was preceded in death by her husband Morris L. Shauger, brothers Harold, Earl and Kenneth Tinna. Surviving are sons, Richard Setser of Beaumont, Robert...

Sep 15, 1967

Frances M. Carichner of Mile Road Tunkhannock died at her home on Saturday May 8, 2010 surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle with ALS. Frannie was born in Tunkhannock on September 15, 1967 daughter of Geraldine Farr Madill of Tunkhannock and the late Joseph Madill. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock high school class of...

Oct 3, 1956

Thomas W. Gozikowski Thomas “Tommy Guss” Gozikowski, age 58, entered into eternal peace at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Friday, April 17, 2015. Born October 3, 1956, in Kingston, to Myrtle Jean (Evans) Gozikowski currently of Kingston and the late Thomas G. Gozikowski, Tom was a lifelong resident of Falls. Dedicated to the well-being of his community, he served...

Jun 19, 1921

Dorothy G. Delong of Hill Crest Road Tunkhannock formerly of Spinnerstown, Pa., died at her home on Sunday morning June 19th. Dorothy was born in Salisbury Twp., Leigh County on August 31, 1929 daughter of the Clarence V. and Carrie M. Oswald Hilbert. Dorothy was a graduate of Allentown High School class of 1947. Prior to her retirement she worked...

May 10, 1915

Lorraine S. Swenson Lorraine S. Swenson of Tunkhannock died Sunday May 10, 2015 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Summerville, NJ on July 1, 1964 daughter of Shirley Castner Swenson of Tunkhannock and the late Romayne J. Swenson. She was a 1982 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, member of The Tunkhannock Assembly of God Church, Wyoming...

Mar 20, 1015

Laurie A. Parry Laurie A. Parry of Tunkhannock died Friday in the Hospice of the Scared Heart in Dunmore. She was the daughter of Raymond Thomas of Tunkhannock and the late Esther Kudalsky Thomas. Laurie was a 1981 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and the Chamberlin School of Retailing in Boston. She was involved in the family operation of Kapmeyer...

Thomas W. Gozikowski Thomas “Tommy Guss” Gozikowski, age 58, entered into eternal peace at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Friday, April 17, 2015. Born October 3, 1956, in Kingston, to Myrtle Jean (Evans) Gozikowski currently of Kingston and the late Thomas G. Gozikowski, Tom was a lifelong resident of Falls. Dedicated to the well-being of his community, he served...