Obituaries

Dec 10, 2021

Roger W. Wintermute, 85, of Mehoopany passed away on December 10, 2021 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley A. Stone Wintermute. Born on November 3, 1936 he was the son of the late Roy R. and Beatrice Decker Wintermute. He was a member of the Mehoopany Baptist Church. Roger owned and...

Dec 9, 2021

Patricia Holly Acquino,69, of Blakely passed away on December 9, 2021 at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA from Covid-19 complications. She is survived by her husband George Acquino. Born on December 13, 1951 in Tunkhannock, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Maxine Lane Stroka. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Gerald L....

Dec 8, 2021

Douglas E. Spurlin, 73, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Wednesday December 8, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his beloved wife of 37 years, Jane Wilson Spurlin. Born in Astoria, New York on June 12, 1948 he was the son of the late Ted Lee and Mary Frances Lacavara Spurlin. Doug was a Truck Driver...

Dec 8, 2021

Richard W. Bebb, 79, of Tunkhannock passed away on December 8, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He was preceded in death by his wife Vivian Zuzock in 1993 and his longtime companion of 34 years Joyce Holly in 2019. Born in Newark, New Jersey on October 24, 1942 he was the son of the late John L....

Dec 7, 2021

Daniel William Waitkus, 47, of Waymart, PA passed away on December 7, 2021 after a brief but aggressive illness.  Daniel was born on April 17,1974 in Wilkes-Barre, PA to William A. Waitkus and Penelope Hunter Waitkus.

Dan met Tara Lane while working at Cafe.com in Kingston, PA where he was a chef and she ran the front...

Dec 4, 2021

David Modesty Cucura, 41, Dickson City died Saturday morning at the Regional Hospital in Scranton.

Born in Carbondale he was the son of Colleen M. Packer Cucura, Factoryville and...

Dec 4, 2021

Barbara M. Walters, 68, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday December 4, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born in Meshoppen on February 5, 1953 she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Adams Walters. She was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock Area School District. Barb loved spending time with her family and loved doing genealogy research....

Dec 3, 2021

Esther Marie (Szilagyi) Snedeker, 78, of Nicholson, passed away on December 3 rd , 2021 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Peckville on January 2nd, 1943, she was the only daughter of the late Joseph and Esther Szilagyi (Olyphant) and was known through childhood as 'Little Esther'. She enjoyed cooking, painting, and telling stories with a contagious laughter...

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....