Obituaries

Oct 6, 2021

Roberta ‘Bert’ Harvey, 94, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday October 6, 2021 at her home. Born at home on Stoney Mountain Road in 1927, Roberta worked alongside her Mother, Father, Sisters and Brother, on their farm. Also as a young adult working at the Stonier residence as a housekeeper. All of these things installed a disciplined work ethic her...

Oct 5, 2021

Kenneth J. Newell, Sr., 83, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on October 5, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Tunkhannock on June 21, 1938 he was the son of the late Herbert J. and Helen M. Bullock Newell. Ken had attended the Tunkhannock Area School District. Then was a proud United States Army Veteran stationed at Fort Jackson South...

Oct 4, 2021

Kevin Edward Price, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 4, 2021. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jennifer D. Singer-Price. The couple was married on September 16, 2018 and recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary. Jennifer was the love of his life. Born in Trenton, NJ on October 10, 1969 he was the...

Oct 4, 2021

Frederick Campbell, 86, of Clarks Summit, passed away on Monday at Regional Hospital, Scranton. His wife of 65 years is Marlene Dailey Campbell.

Born in Lyons, New York, he was the son of the late Bernard and Alta Rensler Campbell. He was a Marine Corps Veteran and worked as a Sales Rep for Sysco Food Service for...

Oct 1, 2021

Anne G. Graney, Factoryville, died Friday at Allied Hospice in Scranton.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Born in Queens, NY she was the daughter of the late Edward Blundell and Anne Durand Blundell.  Prior to her retirement, she was an accountant for the United Neighborhood Association.

Surviving are four daughters: Anne...

Sep 30, 2021

Eleanor Messner of Easton, Maryland - devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, friend - departed this life peacefully on September 30, 2021. Ellie was the daughter of the late Charles and Beatrice (Wachter) Wahlers of Massapequa, N.Y. Ellie attended Seaford High School, Concordia College Bronxville and Concordia College River Forest where she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in elementary education....

Sep 30, 2021

Wanda J. Montross, 74, of Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday September 30, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Richard Montross. Born in Scranton, PA on October 12, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Evangeline McKennas Ford. Wanda was a 1964 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High...

Sep 29, 2021

Regina Bernadette (Inch) Bennett, 77, of Clarks Summit, PA passed away on September 29, 2021 with her husband and sons by her side.

Regina was born in 1944 to Leslie J. and Veronica Clark Inch of the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.  In 1965 Regina met her husband, Robert A. Bennett (of Park...

Sep 26, 2021

Jeffrey C. Chichvar, 62, of Tunkhannock passed away on September 26, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his wife Benilda Gadores. Born in Swoyersville, PA on October 20, 1958 he was the son of the late John and Eleanor Liput Chichvar. Jeff served his country in the United States Military. He was a computer technician who enjoyed working...

Sep 26, 2021

Bruce E. Davis, Sr., 82, Newton Township, passed away, in the house he built, on Sunday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.  He is survived by the former Margaret Richards, who was his wife, caregiver, and best friend of over sixty years.

Born at home in Newton Township, he was the son of the late James...

Sep 25, 2021

Peter David Veltri, 67, of Dalton, died on September 25, 2021 due to complications arising from Covid-19.  He was surrounded by loved ones when he passed.

Pete was born on November 24, 1953 to Marion Veltri and the late Peter Veltri at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.  He was raised in Throop, PA and graduated from Mid...

Sep 24, 2021

Lloyd E. Gustin (Rick), 73, of Auburn Township passed away on September 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ann L. Bartels Gustin. Born in Troy, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1947 he was the son of the late Paul and Blanche Huntington Gustin. Lloyd was a 1967 graduate of...

Sep 24, 2021

Dorothy Driesbaugh, Scranton, passed away Friday at her home in Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Helen Driesbaugh. Prior to retirement, she was employed in retail sales at JCPenney.

Surviving are a son, Steven Ulkoski and his wife Barbara, Jessup; a daughter, Stephanie Ulkoski; grandchildren Ryan Ayala, Brandon,...

Sep 24, 2021

Gerald William Fallas, Dalton, passed peacefully in his sleep Friday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Thomas and Marion Barabol Fallas. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Mini Golf Inc. for over 30 years. He was a member of the Army National...

Sep 21, 2021

Bethann McCawley, 52, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at Allied Hospice, Scranton.

Born in Woodbury, NJ, she was the daughter of Roger West, Scott Township, and the late Carol Wetzel West. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School and worked as a Phlebotomist at Geisinger Community Medical Center.

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Sep 21, 2021

Carol Ann Comstock, beloved mother, Nana, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully at her home in Clarks Summit, PA.  She was 82 years old.

Born in Bloomsburg, PA to the late William and Hazel Beyers, Carol was the widow of Arthur Comstock, formerly of Benton, PA, who died in January 1991.  Together again, the two of them...

Sep 21, 2021

Harry George Pasternak passed on to the Lord on Sept. 21, 2021. He resided at the Gino J. Merli VA Center in Scranton, where he lived for several years due to an illness.

He was born Dec. 4, 1946, in Taylor, the son of the late George and Laura Pasternak of Clarks Summit. He graduated from Newton...

Sep 20, 2021

Roger Furman, 82, of Meshoppen passed away on September 20, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore in the presence of his family. He is survived by his wife of 29 years Mary Ann Rezykowski Furman Born in Sayre on November 14, 1938 he was the son of the late Reginald and Dorothy Farr Furman. He was a graduate...

Sep 16, 2021

Joseph M. McLaughlin, Moosic, died Thursday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton.  He was the widower of Jacqueline E. Peters McLaughlin, who died in 2014.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ida Dorn McLaughlin. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy and, prior to his retirement, was a Teamster...

Sep 15, 2021

Louise Ann Offshack, 90, of Sugar Hollow, Tunkhannock passed away on September 15, 2021 at her home after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband George Offshack. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 19, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Wilma (Nancarrow) Sakoski. She was a 1949 graduate of Kingston High School and...