Obituaries

Mar 19, 2024

Roy A. Hopkins, of Gravel Pond, South Abington Twp, passed away on March 19th at age 98 - or as he would have said - in his 99th year, following hip replacement surgery. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 68 years, Marion (née Gahn) who broke our hearts by her departure in 2022.

Roy was...

Mar 18, 2024

Mary Karen Powers died on March 18, 2024 at home in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. She was 76 years old. Mary was born March 4, 1948 in Louisville, Ky., the second of eight children of Eugenia and William Powers. She and her wife Dr. Jennifer Joyce, MD celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary last year after 25 years together as a...

Mar 17, 2024

Nancy Lee Keyes, 83, of Falls passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Gary Keyes.

Born on March 7, 1941 in Kingston, she is the daughter of the late Ernest and Doris (Robson) Dymond.

Nancy was a proud 1959 graduate of West Pittston High School. She worked as...

Mar 15, 2024

Ruby Carpenter Sands, 90, of Tunkhannock, wife of the late Gifford L. Sands died Friday morning in Wilkes Barre. She married Gifford in 1955 and was a loving mother of 3 children, Brenda Cappucci married to Joseph of Mehoopany, Norman of McAllen, TX and Charles married to Carol of Tunkhannock.

Daughter of the late Earl and Anna Carpenter, Mill City. She...

Mar 15, 2024

Helen Naughton, 81, a resident of Clarks Summit, peacefully went to be with her Lord on Friday morning in the safety and security of her beloved daughter, Michele, who was by her side at her home in Dalton.

Born in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary (Greenfield) Matthews. Helen lived a full...

Mar 14, 2024

Marian "Molly" Supanek, 69, a proud lifelong resident of Clarks Summit died on Thursday evening at Allied Hospice, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Marie (Mulrooney) Fitzgerald. She was a 1972 graduate of Abington Heights High School and a 1987 Nursing School Graduate.  Marian began her medical career as...

Mar 14, 2024

Joseph Patrick Quinn, 95 years young, of Scott Township, Pennsylvania passed away on March 14, 2024 after a very long and fruitful life filled with a loving and loyal wife, Lucinda Ann (LuAnn) Shreve Quinn, a very large family, many friends, friendly, caring neighbors, cuddly puppies, Mother Nature, his country, and their beautiful home. These are the people and...

Mar 13, 2024

We celebrate the life of Bertha (Bert) Gossy Baranowski, Mother and Mema, who was welcomed into Heaven by our Lord Jesus on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Bertha was born in Kohfidisch, Austria joining her two older sisters, Gisela Turk (deceased) and Anna Komporlis (deceased). Four years later they arrived at Ellis Island, NY in 1937.  Parents Frank...

Mar 12, 2024

Barbara Prevost Jaquish, 97, of Russell Hill passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Orin Jaquish in 2020.

Born on May 27, 1926 on Russell Hill, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Rachel (Bush) Prevost.

She attended the Goose Run School, a one room schoolhouse on Russell...

Mar 8, 2024

Dung Vu Thi Cremer, 86, of Clarks Green, formerly of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, died at home on March 8, 2024. She was the beloved widow of Allan Charles Cremer.

Dung was born in Vietnam where she met Allan, and returned to New York to raise their family. In addition to New York, Dung and Allan spent many years...

Mar 6, 2024

Nancy (Nan) Morgan, RN, 95, of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Atty. John R. Morgan in 2005.

Born on March 23, 1928 in Roanoke, VA, she is the daughter of the late Robert and Bertha (Guthrie) Zehmer.

A graduate of Roanoke High School, she...

Mar 6, 2024

Richard J. James, Dalton. died Wednesday at home.

Born in Scranton in 1944, he was the son of the late Ken and Marie Cours James. He was a 1962 graduate of Trail High School. Richard served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He later worked for the railroad as a communication maintainer. He was a...

Mar 4, 2024

Marsha Louise Morrison, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Joshua Morrison.

Born on August 6, 1971 in Tunkhannock, she is the daughter of the late Robert Minick and Helene (Muzzy) Spoor.

Marsha will be remembered for her gentle spirit and warm smile she brought into every room....

Mar 4, 2024

Edward L. Barber, 55, of Dalton passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Mary (Underhill) Barber.

Born on August 20, 1968 in Sayre, PA, he is the son of the late Harry and Renay (Casselbury) Barber.

Edward was known for his dedicated work at Nature's Creations along with...

Mar 3, 2024

Kelly Sue Sutton O'Malley, 59, a resident of Newton Township, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, March 3, 2024 after bravely battling pancreatic cancer for two years.

Kelly, fondly known as "sis," was the cherished eldest daughter of Sue Enscoe Sutton and the late Keith Allen Sutton.  A graduate of Abington Heights High...

Mar 3, 2024

Steven J. Sherman, 76, of Clarks Summit, PA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday March 3, 2024. Steve was born in Manhattan, NY on October 14, 1947 to the late Paul and Malvina Sherman. He moved to Syracuse when he was a little boy. He went to Nottingham High School and graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh.

Steve was very...

Mar 3, 2024

Dorothy Louise Lowe, Clarks Summit, died Sunday afternoon at her home.  She was the widow of Rev. Edward Charles Lowe.

Born in Wilkes Barre in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Frederick P. and Olive Rogers Evans. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School in 1948. She began by working at the Heinz...

Feb 29, 2024

Dorothy Santicchi of Overfield Township died at her home on Thursday evening. Her husband of 26 years is F. Michael Santicchi.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Lydia D. Artfitch Ross. Prior to retirement, she was employed as a realtor for O'Boyle Real Estate, Clarks Summit. Dorothy was a member...

Feb 28, 2024

Marilyn J. Esslinger, 92, of Clarks Summit, died on Wednesday evening at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Elizabeth Spencer. Prior to retirement, she was the co-owner of Roto Rooter in Clarks Summit. She was a member of the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, the Wally...

Feb 27, 2024

William E. Corby Jr., 65, of Monroe Township passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Vickie (Joyce) Corby.

Born on August 28, 1958 in Wilkes-Barre, he is the son of William and Shirley (Howell) Corby Sr.

He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1976 and...