Obituaries

Gary Muckin

Jan 23, 2023

Gary Muckin, 60, of Lake Winola PA, formerly of Edison NJ, passed away at home on January 23rd, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 35 years Margaret Muckin.

He was born in Edison, NJ on April 13th, 1962. He was the son of the late Edward and Anne Muckin.

Gary was a 1980 graduate of Edison High School...

SGT. Josiah D. Hricko

Jan 19, 2023

SGT. Josiah David Hricko, 22, of Nicholson passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Fort Carson, Colorado.

SGT. Hricko was born in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania on May 26, 2000, and he is the son of Paul and Pamela Skiles Hricko.

He loved spending time in the outdoors, snowboarding, hiking, fishing, and kayaking. He enjoyed watching sports, and was an avid Penn...

Jerry Kairis

Jan 19, 2023

Jerry Kairis, 73, of North Scranton, passed away on Thursday.

Son of the late Edward and Dorothy Loftus Kairis, Jerry was schooled in the Scranton public school system. He was a 1967 graduate of Scranton Central High School. He earned an associate degree from Keystone College in 1969 and a Bachelor or Science degree from Bloomsburg University...

Robert Haftel

Jan 18, 2023

Robert "Bob" Haftel, 91, of Waverly, Pennsylvania died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 18, 2023.

Bob was born and raised in The Bronx and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and New York University.  He served his country honorably in the Army during the Korean War, including writing for Stars & Stripes while stationed in Japan.  ...

William Forster

Jan 15, 2023

William Forster, 92, of Mehoopany passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Highlands Healthcare Center, LaPorte. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Barbara Forster in November of 2022.

Born in New York, New York on November 22, 1930. He was the son of the late, Emil and Mary Forster.

He worked as a banker at...

Ethel Kidd

Jan 14, 2023

Ethel M. Kidd, 85, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at River View Nursing Home.

Born in Vernon, PA on April 2, 1937. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Cloe Evans Faux.

She was a 1955 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. She and her husband owned and operated Fauxs Inn at Harvey's Lake for...

Anthony T. Odzana

Jan 11, 2023

Anthony "Tony" Thomas Odzana died Wednesday at Abington Manor. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, wife Patricia.

Born and raised in Taylor to the late Anthony and Genevieve Grabowski Odzana, Tony was a 1959 graduate of Taylor High School and went on to serve in the United States Army. He was a...

Arthur Griffis

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...

Gordon Mattocks

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...

Edward White

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...

Robert Lewis

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...

Joycelyn Ross

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...

Robert Daniels

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...

Debbie Cahoon

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...

LaRue Cron

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...

Kay Tunnicliff

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...

Cara Coolbaugh

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...

Shirley Glenn Mclaughlin

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...

Jacalin J. Nichols

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...

Rebecca Czyzyk

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....