Obituaries

Jan 10, 2023

Arthur Walter Griffis, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn Ruff Griffis.

Born in Montrose on October 12, 1942, he is the son of the late Walter and Madeline Davis Griffis.

Art was a 1961 graduate of Elk Lake High School and worked at Procter...

Jan 10, 2023

Gordon Louis Mattocks, 76, of Meshoppen passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at his home. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joyce Ellsworth Mattocks.

Born in Philadelphia on July 26, 1946. He is the son of the late Gerald, Sr. and Clara Lucille Clark Mattocks.

He is a member of the Russell Hill United Methodist Church. He...

Jan 9, 2023

Edward Joseph White, 90, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his companion of 40 years, Connie McClymont-Tressler.

Born in Shennandoah, Pa. on April 17, 1932. He was the son of the late Joseph and Michalina (Siemaszko) Whitecavage.

He was a 1951 graduate of J.W. Cooper High School, now Shenandoah...

Jan 4, 2023

Robert S. Lewis, 66, of Eaton Township passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born in San Diego, CA on March 31, 1956. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Janice Llewellyn Lewis of Tunkhannock.

Rob was a 1974 graduate of Wyoming Seminary and Millersville University in 1979. He joined the United States...

Jan 3, 2023

Joycelyn N. Ross, 92, of Tunkhannock, passed away at her home, Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

She was born in Vernon, PA on November 3, 1930, daughter of Frances and Herbert Rogers.

She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1947. She was married to Jack J. Ross (deceased). Joycelyn raised her family of six children in the borough...

Jan 3, 2023

Robert C. Daniels, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday January 3, 2023 at Mountain View Nursing Home, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lavona Dietrich Daniels.

Born in Pittston on July 20, 1942 he is the son of the late Carlton "Huck" and Ella Bowman Daniels.

Bob and his wife are members of the Tunkhannock...

Jan 2, 2023

Debbie Cahoon, 57, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Ryan Cahoon.

Born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on December 5, 1965. She is the daughter of John Martinez and Mary Autry Terry.

She delivered newspaper for the Times Leader and Citizens Voice. She was devoted...

Dec 28, 2022

LaRue Cron, 74, of Mehoopany passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Sherwood Cron.

Born in Scranton on January 10, 1948 he is the son of the late Oliver and Marion LaRue Cron.

LaRue was a very hard worker, he...

Dec 28, 2022

Kay Rose Tunnicliff, 61, of Mildred, PA passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Sevelon L. Tunnicliff.

Born on June 18, 1961, she is the daughter of the late Howard and Evelyn Kiesinger Comstock.

Kay graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1979. She was a mother to...

Dec 26, 2022

Cara Ann Coolbaugh, 58, of Tunkhannock passed away on Monday December 26, 2022 at her home.

Born in Tunkhannock on December 1, 1964 she is the daughter of the late, Wendell and Joann Klimas Coolbaugh. Cara was a 1982 graduate of the Tunkhannock School District.

She loved traveling and visiting the Thousand Islands and Canton, NY. Cara enjoyed going to...

Dec 26, 2022

Shirley Glenn McLaughlin, 89, of Clarks Summit died unexpectedly in the early morning of December 26, 2022 at her home, just 2 days shy of her 90 th birthday.  She is survived by her husband James J. McLaughlin, Sr., with whom she shared 71 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late...

Dec 26, 2022

Jacalin J. Nichols, Scott Twp., died Monday morning at Allied Hospice.  She was the widower of Rufus S. Nichols who died in 2014.

Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Jean Hannah Sutton.  Prior to retirement she was a homemaker. For over 20 years, she was a Den Mother for Boy...

Dec 25, 2022

Rebecca Czyzyk, 44, of Factoryville, died unexpectedly at her home on December 25 th .

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ronald and Carole Sobol Czyzyk and Patricia Cavanagh. Becky was a 1996 graduate of Valley View High School and attended Lackawanna Junior College. She was employed as an Account Manager at Cintas....

Dec 24, 2022

Linda Jane Gentilotti, 81, of Clarks Summit, died at her home on Saturday surrounded by her family. She is survived by Gerald J. Gentilotti, her husband of 59 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Edith Griffiths Conniff. She graduated as the valedictorian of her class from Scranton Tech in...

Dec 22, 2022

Judith Weeks Comerford, 66, Clarks Summit, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday evening at her home.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late L. James and Catherine Powell Weeks. Judi graduated with honors from Shippensburg University with a Bachelors in Library Science, and earned a certification in Elementary Education from Marywood University....

Dec 20, 2022

Elaine P. Allgood, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert G. Palmer and wife Alverna Miller.  Prior to her retirement, she worked for Davis Variety Store and later Scranton Dry Goods as well as the Globe Store.  She was a...

Dec 20, 2022

Ann E. (Costello) Smith, 82, of Dalton passed away at home surrounded by her family on December 20 th . She was the widow of Kenneth P. Smith, Sr., who was her beloved husband of 47 years prior to his death in 2008.

Born in Scranton on July 9 th , 1940, she was the daughter of...

Dec 19, 2022

Norman L. Keen, 84, of Eaton Twp. passed away on Monday December 19, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Marion E. Wood Keen one week prior on December 12.

Born on November 19, 1938 he is the son of the late Millard and Isabelle Keen Lowyn.

He was a...

Dec 19, 2022

Keith Petty, 79, of Ruskin, Florida, formerly of Dalton, died on Monday 12/19/22 at HCA Florida South Shore Hospital. He is survived by Diane Ransom Petty, his wife of 58 years.

Born in Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Oswald Ward and Romaine Schoaff Petty. Keith was a 1961 graduate of Newton-Ransom High School...

Dec 17, 2022

Gerard "Jerry" Vincent Kane, 81, Clarks Summit, died Saturday evening at his home. His wife is the former Joan Williams.

Born in Jessup, he was the son of the late James Gerald and Alice Loftus Kane.  Prior to his retirement, he was a Supervisor at the Acme Markets in Clarks Summit for over 44 years. He was...