Obituaries

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....

Nov 15, 2021

Doris Lillian Owens, 94, of Lake Winola, died peacefully on Monday at her son's home in Montrose.

She was the wife of the late Robert M. Owens whom she was married to for more than 65 years.

Born in Reading PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lillian Seering...

Nov 12, 2021

George Shupp, 67, of Tunkhannock passed away on Friday November 12, 2021 at his home. Born in Tunkhannock on September 29, 1954 he was the son of the late Edward and Mariam Shupp. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall, Tunkannock. He is survived by his daughter, Megan Lewis and husband William; brothers, Robert and William Shupp; nephews, Robert,...

Nov 11, 2021

James J. Kerrigan of Dalton, died on Thursday Nov. 11th. at Geisinger CMC Hospital in Scranton.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Patrick & Annette Manley Kerrigan.

He was a graduate of West Side High School.  Before retirement, he  worked for Metropolitan Life  in IT.

After retirement, he worked...

Nov 10, 2021

MaryAnn Habeeb, Waverly, died on Wednesday at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and MaryAnn Gilarde. She was a 1970 graduate of Dunmore Central Catholic High School, then earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from East Stroudsburg University. She was a Registered Nurse, medical...

Nov 10, 2021

Forrest "Dunnie" Dunlap, 62, of Mehoopany passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his home. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen Dunlap, and survived by his second wife of 20 years Jo Ann Bianco Dunlap. Born in Towanda on September 20, 1959, he was the son of Robert Warren and Ruth Ann Dunlap. He...

Nov 10, 2021

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Dave, our loving and devoted husband, dad, friend, and Grampa on November 10, 2021. David Malvern Koehler , Clarks Green, passed away after a short illness at age 74.  He is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth Ann (Hepburn) Koehler ; daughter, Beth Ann Foyle and her husband, Anthony; son, David Scott...

Nov 10, 2021

Edna Donavan, 65, of Nicholson passed away on Wednesday November 10, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley William Donavan. Born in Brooklyn, PA on August 6, 1956 she was the daughter of the late Dewy and Marjorie Thomas Brown. She is survived by her son, Stanley Paul Donavan; daughters, April Hummel and...

Nov 8, 2021

Brian Alan Miller, 48, of Nicholson passed away November 8 th in the Regional Hospital of Scranton with his family at his side.  His wife is Monique Ann Miller. The couple married on August 20 th 2017 in Niagara Falls.

He was born on July 22 nd 1973 in Wyoming County, son of the late Ronald Alan...

Nov 8, 2021

William Dieffenbach of Tunkhannock transitioned over on Monday, November 8th. He was born in Sayre, PA on January 13, 1942. Son of the late Lewis & Adelia Eberlin Dieffenbach. Bill was a 1960 graduate of Turnpike High School. He helped on the family farm until he graduated and then enlisted in the marines. He served his country as a radio...

Nov 6, 2021

Ann Marie Roland, South Abington Township, died Saturday morning at the Regional Hospital of Scranton.  She was the widow of James Roland who died in 2017. The couple had been married for 67 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Marie Naughton Brogan.  Prior to her retirement, she worked in the...

Nov 4, 2021

Tara Marie Lane Waitkus, 48, of Waymart, PA passed away on November 4, 2021 after a nearly ten-year battle with cancer. She fought valiantly to the bitter end.

Tara was born in Pittston, PA on May 18,1973 to Janice Lane.

Tara graduated from Scranton Prep in 1991 and later attended Wilson College, earning a Bachelor...

Nov 4, 2021

Warren C. Rozelle, 64, of Clarks Green, died unexpectedly Thursday at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born in Scranton, he was a life-long resident of Clarks Green. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Betty Buck Rozelle.

He attended Abington Heights High School, Clarks Summit, where he was a talented athlete who excelled at...