Obituaries

Norman Werkheiser

Jan 11, 2022

Norman A. Werkheiser of Tunkhannock passed away Tuesday January 11, 2022 at the age of 95. Born March 20, 1926 in Nazareth, Pa. to Robert And Pearl (Keiper ) Werkheiser, and was the third youngest of 17 children. Norman was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, Dennis Strong Legion Post 457, Triton Hose Company and a past President...

Mary Salada

Jan 11, 2022

Mary Salada, 97, of West Abington Twp., died Tuesday at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Her husband was Joseph J. Salada Sr., who passed in 1973.

Born in Dupont, she was the daughter of the late John and Aniela (Nellie) Magdziak Kruchinski. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Sears, Roebuck & Co.  She enjoyed spending time with...

Hildegard T. Henn

Jan 9, 2022

Hildegard T. Henn, 89, of Lemon passed away on Sunday January 9, 2022 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre PA. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Henn in 1981. Born in Gottesgab, Germany on June 4, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Grimm. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s...

Thomas Harvey

Jan 9, 2022

Thomas O. Harvey, 81, of Dalton passed away on Sunday January 9, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Iva Howell Harvey. Born in Tunkhannock on September 5, 1940 he was the son of the late Cyril Harvey and Amy Buckingham Jayne. He was a 1958 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and...

Betty M. Fargo

Jan 8, 2022

Betty Shiffer Fargo, 92, of Tunkhannock passed away quietly on Saturday January 8 after a brief illness. She was married to Charles S. Fargo Jr. for 63 years before his death in January 2015. Born in Shupp Hill-Tunkhannock she was the daughter of William and Virginia Cook Shiffer. She spent most of her life in her home at the end...

Robert C. Cosner

Jan 7, 2022

Robert C. Cosner, 91 years young, of Newton Township, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ in the early morning hours of January 7, 2022.

Son of the late Charles and Helen Cosner, he was a true farm boy at heart. A graduate of the Clarks Summit High School, class of 1949, he...

Dolores Eberle

Jan 7, 2022

Dolores Eberle, Clarks Summit, died Friday at Allied Hospice, Scranton. She was the widow of Stephen Eberle, who died in 2007.

Born in Evans City, Pennsylvania in 1942, she was the daughter of the late Henry D. and Pauline Enslen Barkey, Jr.

Prior to retirement, she was employed by Dempsey's Laundry Service for over 25...

Ruth A. Fowler

Jan 6, 2022

Ruth A. Fowler, 80, of Mehoopany passed away on Thursday January 6, 2022 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Don Fowler, Sr in 1993. Born in Montrose on November 10, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ruth Balliet Hollister. She is survived by sons, Don, Jr. and wife Joyce, Danny Fowler, and...

Frank Mallia

Jan 4, 2022

Frank Mallia, Clarks Summit, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died at home on Tuesday.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Jerry and Josephine Pepitone Mallia. Prior to his retirement, he worked for a hospital in NYC. He was an avid Mets fan and a man of the Catholic faith.

Surviving...

Volkhard Rutter

Jan 4, 2022

Volkhard Rutter “Richie”, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday January 4, 2022 at his home. He is survived by the love of his life, Carol Lee White Rutter, who celebrated 23 years of marriage together. Born in Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany on June 3, 1946 he was the son of the late Ludwig Rutter and survived by his loving mother...

John H. Jones

Jan 3, 2022

John H. Jones, of Gravel Pond, formerly of Scranton, died peacefully Monday morning at home with family present.  He was the widower of Judith Asch Jones, who died on September 16, 2019.

Born in Scranton, John was the son of the late Dr. C. Henry and Mary R. Jones.  Prior to his retirement, he was an electrician...

Patricia A. Heil

Jan 3, 2022

Patricia A. Heil, 87, died at her home in Lakewood Ranch, Florida on Monday, January 3.  She was the widow of Robert W. Heil, who died in 1996.

Born in Pittston, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Ann McHale Ratchford and was a graduate of Dunmore High School class of 1952.  Prior to...

Ann L. Davis

Jan 3, 2022

Ann L. Davis, 89, of South Abington Township, died at home on Monday evening. Her husband was James Davis, who died in 1996.

Born in Karthaus, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Aloysius and Monica Frelin Liegey. She was a graduate of Saint Vincent in Erie and worked as a nurse, primarily in New York...

Nancy B. Gavek

Jan 2, 2022

Nancy B. Gavek, 74, of Lake Carey, passed away Sunday January 2, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born February 8, 1947, in Springville, PA, the daughter of the late Malcolm Button and Louise Brotzman. Nancy was a 1965 graduate of Elk Lake High School. After high school she married the love of her life, Don...

Eugene Arthur Cook

Jan 1, 2022

Eugene Arthur Cook, Hornell, New York died January 1 st 2022 at the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.

Born on August 5th, 1958 in Hornell, New York, he was the son of the late Bradley Eugene Cook and Dolores Anne Silsby Cook, Factoryville. Prior to his retirement he worked as a Pharmacy Technician for...

Kevin M. Class

Jan 1, 2022

Kevin M. Class, 66, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday January 1, 2022 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He is survived by his companion of 17 years Mary Kingsley. Born in Binghamton, NY on July 19, 1955 he was the son of Toni Burgoyne. Kevin was retired from DHL Supply Chain. He will be remembered for his love of music...

Gerald B. Irwin

Jan 1, 2022

Gerald Byron Irwin, 95, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania passed away on January 1, 2022, joining his beloved wife of 73 years, Jean, in eternal rest. Born February 27, 1926, in Clearfield County, to Byron and Viola Irwin, Gerald was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Ruth (Irwin) Jamison, and Grace (Irwin) Bachelier. He is survived by his brother-in-law, Samuel Bachelier....

Mary Louise Gallagher

Dec 31, 2021

Mary Louise Gallagher of Scranton died Dec. 31 at the age of 79 at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton.

Born July 10, 1942, to the late John A. and Louise Mullaney Gallagher, she was a 1961 graduate of St. Ann's Monastery High School in Scranton and worked for many years at Supreme Laundry. She spent the rest of...

Aimee Schultz Mcgarry

Dec 30, 2021

Aimee Schultz McGarry, age 55, of Ransom Township, died peacefully in the arms of her loving family on December 30, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born on December 14, 1966 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and Bloomsburg University.

Aimee's family growing up was full...

Edmund J. Carr

Dec 27, 2021

Edmund J. Carr, 78, of Newton Township passed away on December 27, 2021, surrounded by family at Geisinger Medical Center in Scranton, PA after a brief illness.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edmund P. Carr and Clara E. Carr, who both lived in Clarks Summit.  He was also...