Obituaries

May 25, 2022

Helen J. Keller, 89, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away on May 25, 2022 after a long illness at The Gardens of Tunkhannock, PA. Helen was born in Tunkhannock, PA to Guy B. and Mary A. Kester on March 20, 1933. She married Joseph W. Keller in 1955 and celebrated 54 years together. She was proceeded in death by her husband,...

May 23, 2022

Philip Vaughan Nevin, 71, of Tunkhannock passed away on Monday May 23, 2022 at Tyler Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Gillian Steadman Nevin and his beloved dogs Lance and Ziggy. Born in Madrid, Spain on October 12, 1950 he is the son of the late Louis McDuffee and Louise Vaughan Whitehead Nevin. He graduated...

May 21, 2022

Donald I. Harris, Clarks Summit, passed away 05/21/2022. Surviving is his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of 63 years, Esther (Thomas) Harris, whose heart is broken by the loss of her best friend and the love of her life, who she took care of in his last years.

Born in Scranton on February 3, 1937, he...

May 20, 2022

Frederick Charles Keihn, 74, died on May 20 th at his home in South Abington.

This is our most interesting man. A catholic "slightly out of practice", he never missed an opportunity to tell a story. He liked his women intelligent, strong, independent and beautiful…in that order. A military man, intelligent and hardworking. After the Vietnam War,...

May 20, 2022

Claude Beauvais, 78, of Nicholson, passed peacefully on May 20 th at Geisinger Danville Hospital.

Born in Stanstead, QC Canada, he was the son of the late Armand and Antoinette Durocher Beauvais. He was a graduate of Notre-Dame De La Merci and was the owner and operator of C-B Salvage.

Claude is survived by a...

May 16, 2022

Enola Faye Hawk, 86, of Overfield Twp., died Monday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband of more than 63 years is Edward R. Hawk.Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Van Auken and Marion Brace. She was the valedictorian of the class of 1953 Falls Overfield High School and a 1957 graduate of...

May 16, 2022

Margaret Hull - farmer, sculptress, shepherd, and environmental activist - was born September 13, 1950, three minutes after her identical twin sister Lucy, and was the youngest of the four daughters of Robert and Louise Hull (nee Shepard). She was born and raised in the Spring House of Spring Hills Farm in Lackawanna County, the same house where...

May 15, 2022

Tammy Finkler of Old Forge died Sunday evening at her home. Her husband is Richard Riccardo.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Ronald Finkler, Dunmore, and the late Karen Sweet Finkler.

Surviving are daughters, Elizabeth Huzzard and her husband Jefferson, Old Forge, and Cynthia Bolduc and her...

May 12, 2022

Shirley Williams's life journey is complete. She died on Thursday and was met at the gates of heaven by her heavenly family, especially her mom, Esther Ephault- Williams.  At last they are reunited.

Shirley was born on February 11,1935 in Scranton. She celebrated her 85th birthday this year.

May 11, 2022

Edward Albert Osman, 78, of Dalton, PA passed away on May 11, 2022 in Scranton, PA.

Ed was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Albert and Winifred Osman on May 22, 1943. He moved a lot in his youth and went to various schools, but met his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" Osman, at Abington Heights High School in Clarks...

May 10, 2022

Shirley Jane LaCoe, age 89 of Sylva NC, passed away on Tuesday May 10, 2022.  She was born on December 31, 1932, in Lackawanna County, PA, to the late Willard and Bessie (Reed) Rosenkrans.

Shirley was a hard worker.  (Which came from being the daughter of a farmer).  She retired from Sanofi Pharmaceuticals after 30 years.  She...

May 9, 2022

Marlowe Miller, 85 of Tunkhannock passed away on Monday May 9, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. She was preceded in death by her husband Bert Miller on December 24, 2002. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 22, 1937 she is the daughter of the late James and Mary Girvan Drey. Mary is a member of Community Bible Church of Tunkhannock. She...

May 8, 2022

Raymond J. Scoda, 62, of Clarks Summit, passed away May 8, 2022, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his loving family. He and his wife, Ann Driesbaugh Scoda, would have celebrated 35 years of marriage in September.

Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Edmund J. and Elizabeth M. Scoda....

May 7, 2022

Marilyn James, 90, of Scott Township, died on Saturday at St. Mary's Villa, Elmhurst Township. She was the widow of Harold James, who died in 1988.

Born in Blakely, she was the daughter of the late Llewellyn and Louise Stanton Evans. Marilyn was a graduate of Scott High School and once worked as a waitress at the...

May 7, 2022

Ruth E. Pokego, 76 of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday May 7, 2022 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Joseph Pokego. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia on May 8, 1945 she is the daughter of the late Edison and Hazel Smith Dickey. Ruth was a loving and caring mother who devoted her...

May 4, 2022

Dorothy Husband, 91, of White Mills formally of Centermoreland passed away on May 4, 2022 at Aventura at Creekside, Carbondale. She was preceded in death by her husband Carleton Husband in 1971. Born in Centermoreland on January 22, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Elgie Goble Ferris. She was a member of the Veron Community Baptist...

May 4, 2022

Brittany Dawn Hartman-Parraga, 36, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away suddenly on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at her home in Tunkhannock. Born in Tunkhannock on February 26, 1986 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, she is the daughter of Deborah Chabok and husband Kenneth and Douglas Hartman. She loved spending time with her kids and going to the beach and camping. She loved...

May 4, 2022

George E. Jurista, 99, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock. He was preceded in death by his first wife Ruth and second wife Lillian. Born in Eatonville, PA on March 30, 1923 he was the son of the late Edward and Mary Gajdica Jurista. He was a member of the Nativity of...

May 2, 2022

Lucretia K. Hill, 95, died on Monday at her home in Factoryville. Her husband was Earl Hill, Jr., Major (Ret), US Air Force, a World War II veteran who died in 1982.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lucretia, Lucky to those who knew her, was the daughter of the late James S. Keller and...

May 2, 2022

David Bagg, 70, died at CMC in Scranton, on Monday. His fiancé is Linda P. Fortuna.

A funeral will be held at Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 South State Street, Clarks Summit, with services by Rev. Dan Miller, on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until the time...