Obituaries

Dec 3, 2021

Bill H. Williams, 62, of Tunkhannock passed away on Friday December 3, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 27 years Carol E. Hensley Williams. Born in Oakland, California on May 2, 1959 he was the son of the late Lawrence and Florence Williams. Prior to his retirement Bill was a manager for Procter and Gamble,...

Dec 3, 2021

Samuel Caleb Strohl, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly at the Gardens on December 3, 2021, where he has been a guest since 2018. Born on October 6, 1969 he was the son of the late Rebecca Strohl. He was a 1988 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and a member of the Eaton Baptist Church where he served as an...

Dec 3, 2021

Adam Maciorkoski, 35, of Tunkhannock found peace on December 3, 2021. Born in Tunkhannock on April 5, 1986 he is survived by his loving parents Vincent J. and Deborah Delmar Maciorkoski. He was employed by Meshoppen Stone as a laborer and stone saw operator for 13 years. Adam spent his childhood at local ball fields playing baseball a sport that...

Dec 2, 2021

Jennie Lou Killian, 82, of Tunkhannock passed away on December 2, 2021 at the Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Frederick R. Killian on May 17, 2021. They will celebrate their 62-wedding anniversary in heaven on December 14. Born in Noma, Florida on November 8, 1939 she was the daughter of...

Dec 2, 2021

Remembering Mel Walker  (1954–2021) Communicator | Mentor | Youth Ministry Advocate

For Mel Walker, basketball was his passion when the 6'6'' athlete was a student at Baptist Bible College (now Clarks Summit University) in the early 1970s, but God ushered him to a new and greater passion when Walker discovered what it was like to introduce a...

Nov 30, 2021

Olive Darling, Clarks Summit, passed away on Tuesday at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton.

Born in Fleetville, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Sarah Powers Darling. Prior to retirement, she was a Desk Clerk Manager at Comfort Inn, Clarks Summit. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and watching television, especially the Andy Griffith Show.

She...

Nov 29, 2021

Debra L. Plantholt, 62, of Clarks Green, passed away at home on the morning of Nov. 29, 2021. She was the wife of William E. Plantholt since 1989.

Debbie was born on Dec. 12, 1958 in Bellmawr, New Jersey. She was the daughter of the late John C. and Dolores E. Holt. Debbie was a loving wife...

Nov 28, 2021

Dorothy Mae Shupp, 92 of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday November 28, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was preceded in death by her husband Carlton Shupp on July 15, 2016. Born in Eaton Township on December 11, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Chester and Flossie Corby Sickler. She attended the Pilgrim Holiness Church...

Nov 27, 2021

Leslie Ferko Jr., Scott Twp. died peacefully Saturday afternoon at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center surrounded by his family. His widow is the former Donna Agentowicz. The couple married in 1993.

Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Leslie and Marlene Grudeski Ferko Sr..  He was an Abington Heights graduate in 1982 and...

Nov 24, 2021

Frances I. Miller, 79, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday November 24, 2021 at Community Medical Center, Scranton. She is survived by her husband Charles R. Miller. Born in Huntington, WV on April 11, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha Kirk Miller. She loved to read the Bible and study scripture along with gardening. She...

Nov 23, 2021

Michael Edward Mullins, South Abington Township, died Tuesday afternoon at his home.

Born in Long Island, New York, he was the son of the late Edward Francis and Genevieve West Mullins. Prior to his retirement, he was a truck driver, as well as a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the United States Air Force.

Surviving are...

Nov 23, 2021

Arden Carmon Robinson, 87, of Mehoopany passed away on Tuesday November 23, 2021 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Joan Marie Adams Robinson. Born in Jenningsville on March 27, 1934 he was the son of the late Lewis and Mary Stevens Robinson. As a teenager, he worked for the Leigh Valley Railroad....

Nov 22, 2021

Rae Millicent Camin, 98, of Reston, Va., died Monday morning at home of heart failure. Rae and her husband Henry had been married for 71 years prior to his death in 2017. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Haydn and Harriet "Hattie" Crandon Samuel. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and Scranton...

Nov 22, 2021

John Rhett "J.R." Evans, 50, of Lake Carey, Pennsylvania, died Nov. 21, 2021, in Wyoming County. Born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Karen (Meytrott) Kritchen of Pinellas Park, Florida, and the late Wayne E. Evans. J.R. was an American original -- smart, skilled, capable and curious. His monumental sense of humor and gift for storytelling...

Nov 21, 2021

Kathleen Diamond, 78, of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly November 21, 2021 at Geisinger CMC after suffering a Cerebral Hemorrhage. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Diamond. Born on May, 3 1943 in Jersey City, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Enda Olsen Moore. She was a member of Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Church,...

Nov 19, 2021

David L. Cook, 75 of Tunkhannock passed away at his home. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Trudy Moss Cook. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 15, 1946 he was the son of the late Robert and Eleanor Sands Cook. He was a 1964 graduate of Lake Lehman High School. He was a member of the Community Bible...

Nov 19, 2021

Carmen Delia Arroyo Rivera, Scranton, passed away Friday evening at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore.

Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late William and Carmen Rivera Arroyo.  She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family, especially at Christmas. She loved the holidays,...

Nov 19, 2021

Robert Ford, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away November 19, 2021 after a short illness in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years Helen Parsons Ford Born on March 6, 1941 in Tunkhannock. He was the son of the late Hiram and Evangeline McKennas Ford. He was a 1960 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School....

Nov 18, 2021

Justin Menichiello, 46, of Lake Tahoe, California, formerly of Clarks Summit, PA, died unexpectedly at his home on November 18 th .

He was the son of Mary Ann Menichiello and Joseph Menichiello, both of Clarks Summit.

Justin was owner and operator of Blue North Property Management located in...

Nov 17, 2021

Dolores (Dee) Elizabeth Shaw-Battersby Holt, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2021 at home. Dee was the loving daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Battersby. Dee was married to John C. (Bud) Holt for 57 ½ years before he passed.

Dee was born on May 13, 1940 in Camden, NJ and was raised in Gloucester City....