Obituaries
Blanche Giammo
Dec 28, 2007
Blanche J. Giammo, formerly of Clarks Summit died Friday afternoon at the Jewish Home in Scranton. She was the widow of Thomas Giammo who died in 2000. Born in Cleveland Ohio, daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Seith Woodcock. She has been a resident of Clarks Summit since 1966. Prior to retirement she was a Pharmacy Technician for CVS...
Jim Standley
Dec 25, 2007
James L. (Jim) Standley, 55, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, December 25, at Mercy Hospital. James was born in Kinsley, Kansas, to Ruth Standley and the late James L. Standley. He grew up in Hastings, Nebraska, graduating from Hastings College in 1974. In 1975 he married Judy Metcalf. In 1978 he joined the Met Life computer team in Wichita, Kansas as...
Bill Krikendall
Dec 22, 2007
William Donald "Bill" Kirkendall, of Glenburn Township, died Saturday morning at home. His wife is Bertha Elsie "Jake" Jacobs Wolfe Kirkendall. He was born June 16, 1916 in Scranton. Son of the late Ralph and Emma Jane Kirkendall. Before retiring, he was an engineer for Daystrom Industries, which is now Lockheed Martin, Archbald. He was an Army veteran of World...
Olive Mawson
Dec 21, 2007
Olive Corine Mawson, 89, of Scranton, died Thursday in the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Edward K. Mawson. Born in Factoryville, daughter of the late Ned and Ina Haight, Olive was valedictorian of her graduating class from Factoryville High School. During her adult years, she was an active member...
Francis Sherer
Dec 18, 2007
Francis "Frank" Garafola Sherer, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday night in Moses Taylor Hospital. Born June 6, 1946, in Dunmore, he has been a resident of Clarks Summit since 1967, and was a bricklayer with union Local 5, Wilkes-Barre. He was a great builder who took pride in all of his work. An avid hunter and fisherman, he will be...
Dorothy Schultz
Dec 18, 2007
Dorothy F. Schultz, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at home. She was the widow of William Schultz, who died in 1981. Born in Maspeth, N.Y., daughter of the late August and Olga Lelke Schultz,? she had been a resident of the Clarks Summit area since 1969. Before her retirement, she worked in the catalog department for J.C. Penney. She...
David White
Dec 17, 2007
David E. White, 81, of Springville, died Monday at home. He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Idella Morgan White, in 2004. Born in Springville, son of the late Homer and Ruth Newton White, he was a lifelong resident of Springville, where he worked as a self-employed dairy farmer. David was an Army veteran, serving during the...
Joseph Mcglaughlin
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...
Herbert Walter
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...
Marjorie Phillips
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...
Lavina Maas
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...
Ruth B. Smith
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...
Harry Duckworth Iii
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...
Agnes Vauter
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,...
Joseph Badalamente
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...
Georgine Habeeb
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...
Edward Kaminski
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...
Frances Graves
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....
Selmer Sampson
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...
Mark A. Hagan
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...
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