Obituaries

Jason Rosencrance

Dec 17, 2022

Jason Rosencrance, 50, of Ransom Township, died unexpectedly on Saturday evening at Regional Hospital, Scranton. He is survived by the former Laura Mazaleski, his wife of 14 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Clarence and Betty Sherman Rosencrance. He was a 1991 graduate of Abington Heights High School. Jason was a Veteran of...

Fern Boyce

Dec 16, 2022

Fern Boyce, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Robert Boyce.

"On Friday, December 16, at 11:35 AM, my wife and helpmate of 44 years, decided, her life should end. Fern Violet Boyce, the youngest of 5 children, born to Raymond and Violet...

Patricia Ann (Rizzi) Nole

Dec 16, 2022

Patricia Ann (Rizzi) Nole, 88, of Plymouth, Connecticut, passed away peacefully Friday, December 16, 2022, at UCONN John Dempsey Hospital with her family by her side.

Patricia was born on May 5, 1934, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Pensak) Rizzi. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert James Nole. ...

Joan Zalewski

Dec 14, 2022

Joan M. Zalewski, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully December 14, 2022, at the age of 81, after a short illness.

She was born October 27th, 1941, in Mehoopany, Pa, the daughter of the late Edmund and Marian Reeser Fenton.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Ronald Zalewski, and by brothers, Richard, Ralph, Dusty, John, and Jack; sisters,...

Charles Buffington

Dec 12, 2022

Charles Andrew Buffington "Buff", 82, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday December 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Linda Goldsmith Buffington.

Born in Sayre, PA on April 17, 1940 he is the son of the late Charles and Martha Cook Buffington.

Charles was a 1958 graduate of Susquehanna High...

Marion Keen

Dec 12, 2022

Marion Elizabeth Keen, 84, of Eaton Twp. passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Norman Keen.

Born on January 4, 1938, she is the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Wood.

She was a member of the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church. She loved fishing, cooking and...

Linda Marie Floyd

Dec 12, 2022

Linda Marie Floyd, 53, of Forest Hill, Maryland, died on December 12th after a lengthy illness.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Ruth J. Crosby Brittain. She was a 1986 graduate of Abington Heights High School and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Penn State University.  She was County...

Stuart N. Crouse

Dec 11, 2022

Stuart N. Crouse, Clarks Summit, died on Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospice, Dunmore.  He was the widower of Patricia L. Peoples Crouse who died in 2015.

Born in Albany, NY he was the son of the late Stuart H. and Vivian McCammon Crouse.  He was a United States Navy veteran and, prior to his retirement, was employed...

Stephen Larue

Dec 10, 2022

Stephen LaRue, 80, of Newton Township, died on Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife is the former Joyce Richards. The couple had been married since 1961.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late William A. LaRue, Sr. and Adeline Vasey LaRue. He was a graduate of Essex County Vocational...

Willard Fassett

Dec 9, 2022

Willard E. Fassett, 70, of Meshoppen passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 in Palm Harbor, FL. He is survived by his wife, Tina Fassett.

Born on March 27, 1952, he is the adopted son of the late Robert Fassett and survived by his mother Violet Fassett.

Willard Fassett worked on a farm during his younger years and was an extraordinary...

Derry Gates Bird

Dec 9, 2022

Derry Gates Bird, son of Derry Gates Bird Sr. and Graham Gloster Bird, was born in Marietta, Ohio on March 10, 1936, and passed peacefully away at Allied Hospice Services on Dec. 9, 2022, after a brief stay at Celebration Villa in Peckville.

Derry grew up in Cleveland and discovered baseball and his beloved Cleveland Indians at...

Robert Royal Fugate, Sr.

Dec 7, 2022

Robert Royal Fugate Sr., 74, of Clarks Summit passed on December 7 th , 2022, at the Wilkes-Barre VA.

Born in Patterson, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Alfred and Reba Sickler Fugate. He was a United States Air Force Vietnam Veteran and, prior to his retirement, he was a supervisor at Laminations Corporation....

Lawrence Robert Ranck

Dec 6, 2022

Lawrence Robert Ranck,77, of Wyoming, PA, died peacefully at home. His widow is the former Jean Berardi. The couple was married for 45 years.

Born in Scranton, growing up in Clarks Summit, PA, he was the son of the late Sherman and Loretta Schneider Ranck. He attended Abington Heights High School where he played football, basketball and...

Edwin Francis Harvilchuck

Dec 6, 2022

Edwin Francis Harvilchuck has died at age 94 and almost 1/2.  Several days after stating "I just ate too much turkey," it was discovered that his bowels had revolted and this proved too much for his nearly antique physique.  I must mention that indeed the turkey was not at all to blame as Edwin was a fine upstanding fellow...

Ann Weeks

Dec 5, 2022

Ann S. Weeks, 86, of Tunkhannock passed away and was Promoted to Glory on Monday December 5, 2022 at Guardian Healthcare, Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend C. Emory Weeks in 2005.

Born in Troy, NY on December 17, 1935 she is the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Martin Bass.

She was a 1954...

Peter E. Chludzinski

Dec 5, 2022

Peter E. Chludzinski, 79, of Dunmore died on Monday morning at Green Ridge Care Center.

He was the son of the late Henry and Helen Grajewski Chludzinski and a long-time resident of Dunmore.

He will be remembered fondly and missed by his loved ones.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Lawrence E. Young Funeral...

Sarah "Jane" Maurer

Dec 2, 2022

Sarah "Jane" Maurer of Layton Road, Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully on Friday surrounded by her loved ones. Her husband and best friend of 62 years is Richard "Dick" Maurer.

Born on Nov. 25, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre, Jane was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Davis. She was a graduate of GAR High School. She...

Catherine Auriemma Stemphoski

Dec 2, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce we have lost a mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Catherine Auriemma Stemphoski, Newton Township, died at her home on Friday morning. She was the widow of John Stemphoski, Jr., her husband of 56 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Piontek and late Andrew Auriemma and...

Lynne Delano

Dec 1, 2022

Lynne L. Delano, 73, of Meshoppen passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania with family by her side. She is survived by her Loving husband of 54 years, George Delano.

Born on November 24, 1949, she is the daughter of the late Wilbur and Agnes Brummett Smith. Lynne graduated from Neshaminy High...

Willard Thomas Murray, Jr.

Dec 1, 2022

Willard Thomas Murray Jr., Newton Twp., died the evening of Thursday, December 1, at his home.  He was the widower of Mary Ann Cummings Murray.

Born in Rome, New York, he was the son of the late Willard Thomas and Grace Brown Murray. Will made a living as a truck driver and was a member of the...