Obituaries

Aug 26, 2022

Warren E. Watkins, 90, of Clarks Summit died August 26, 2022 at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton. He is survived by Phyllis Dolsen Watkins, his wife of 68 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Burton and Mariam Robenthan Watkins. Warren was a Veteran of the United States Army. Prior...

Aug 24, 2022

Deanna M. Beggin, Dalton, passed away on Wednesday at Allied Hospice, Scranton. She is survived by John Beggin, her husband of 55 years.

Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Leo C. and Rita McGlynn Holleran. She was a graduate of Saint Rose High School, Carbondale, and Mercidian School of Nursing, Scranton, where she...

Aug 22, 2022

Robert W. Shay, Sr., 69, of Clarks Summit, died Monday morning surrounded by his family.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of Marjorie Ferris Shay of Dickson City and the late William Shay. He was a 1972 graduate of Abington Heights High School and was a self-employed mason. He was a member of...

Aug 16, 2022

Edward Allen St. Hart, 76, of Clarks Summit went to meet his Lord and Savior Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center.

Born and raised in Scranton, he was the son of the late Morton and Mary St. Hart. He was an Air Force Veteran who served in Vietnam. Prior to retirement, he was an electrician and Code...

Aug 12, 2022

James Charles Remington, Jr. "Jimmy" 56, of Mehoopany passed away on Friday August 12, 2022 at home, with his wife at his side. He was born in Prince George's, Maryland.

He was employed by P&G for over 37 years. He graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School.

Jimmy's love for his community grew and he became an employee as emergency communication...

Aug 8, 2022

Michael Edward Suprick, Sr., 90, of Ransom Township, died Monday at Geisinger – Scranton holding the hand of his devoted wife of almost 69 years, the former Jane Ann Winters.

Born in Bronx, NY, he was a veteran Staff Sergeant of the United States Army, at the age of 19, serving in the Korean War. He was...

Aug 6, 2022

Anthony Hannigan, 57, of Wellsboro PA, passed away on August 6th after an incredibly courageous and years-long battle with several cancers.

Born in May 1965, in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late James Hannigan and Patricia Sweeney Hannigan. The family relocated to the Ransom Township section of NEPA, where Anthony honed his love for...

Aug 5, 2022

Pauline Lawson, of Tunkhannock, born July 7, 1943, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at home.

She was an amazing woman; anyone who knew her loved her.

She was preceded in death by her son, Danny Thompson; and her husband, James Lawson.

Surviving are her sons, Elwood and Bryan Thompson; daughters-in-law, Bonnie and Ami Thompson; brothers, Ron Sunny and...

Aug 5, 2022

Gerald Joseph Maloney, 81, of Newton Township, passed away on August 5 th at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His widow is Ann Marie Cruciani Maloney, his wife of almost 56 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Martin and Helen Potts Maloney. Gerald was a graduate of West Scranton High School, an...

Aug 4, 2022

Gerald (Jerry) Grimaud passed away on August 4th, 2022, surrounded by family.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Helen (Henny) Grimaud; his four children, Drs. Rebecca Grimaud-Chilson (Terrence), Gretchen Grimaud-Moore (Steven), Jerry Grimaud, and Barbara Reba Grimaud (Chris); and ten grandchildren, Jack, Benjamin, and Luke Chilson, Steven and Elizabeth Moore, Madelyn and Karley Lockard, and Christopher, Eli,...

Aug 4, 2022

Carman A. Spadafora, 85 of Meshoppen passed away on August 4, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He was preceded in death by his wife Phyllis (Brecker) Spadafora in 2013.

Born in Philadelphia on April 28, 1937 he was the son of the late Alexander and Rose (Abbamondi) Spadafora.

Carman served in the U.S. Navy and was a...

Aug 3, 2022

James L. Johnson entered into rest in the house of the Lord, on August 3, 2022.

Born on September 2, 1952, in Tunkhannock, PA, to Smith and Catherine (Jean) Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Shirley; sons, Matthew and Joel, of Alexandria, VA; and siblings, Searl Johnson, of Tunkhannock, PA, and Anne Knopf, of Stuart, Florida. 

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Aug 3, 2022

Dave Brown, 69, of Dunmore, died on Wednesday, August 3rd, at GCMC. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones as he departed.

He was born in Clarks-Summit and graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1970. He began his career in the carpenter Union and eventually started his own business. He was a lively and...

Aug 2, 2022

Kevin Patrick Boyd, 44, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family after his courageous 2-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 6 years, Erin Elizabeth (Maciorkoski) Boyd.

Born in Huntington Station, NY on September 19, 1977 he is the son of Bryan Boyd and Virginia (Clancy) Hammond.

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Aug 1, 2022

Marion G. Hopkins, 96, of Gravel Pond, Clarks Summit, passed away Monday August 1st, at home. Born at home in Scranton to William and Sybilla Gahn, she arrived 2 months prematurely, weighing 3 pounds, including the blanket, and was nursed to health in a wash basket surrounded by warm water bottles.

Later in life, she would tap...

Jul 31, 2022

Elizabeth "Betty" Carpenter, Factoryville, passed unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, 7/31.

Born in Scranton to the late Lester "Pete" Hill and Margaret Clarkson Hill Crispell, she graduated from Falls-Overfield School in 1958, then served 19 ½ years working for Wyoming County EMA and courthouse. Betty was a very outspoken person and an active member of the...

Jul 30, 2022

Theodore (Ted) Carpenetti, 105, of Gilroy California passed away on July 30, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife Elise in 1999.

Born in Peckvillle on September 17, 1916 he is the son of the late Marino and Asunta Carpenetti.

Ted served in the United States Navy during World War II where...

Jul 26, 2022

Anna Mae L. Williams, formerly of Clarks Green, died Tuesday evening at her home in Kirkland Village, Bethlehem. She was the widow of Robert J. Williams, who died in 2000.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Anna May Wendell Bednarek. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Clarks Summit....

Jul 26, 2022

Dawn Rebecca White, Scott Township, died Tuesday afternoon at Geisinger CMC. Her husband is Aldon Hubert White. They were married on February 6, 1954.

Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Bessie Brosious. She was a member of the Clarks Summit United Methodist Church.

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Jul 24, 2022

Thomas W. Edwards, 75 of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 24, 2022, at his home in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Alice Fronduti Edwards.

Tom was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on April 19, 1947, he is the son of the late Donald and Mildred Edwards.

Tom was a graduate of Dallas High School...