Obituaries

Aug 21, 2021

James Richard McHale, Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at Geisinger CMC, Scranton.  His widow is the former Donna-Lynn Timberman.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Daniel and Helen Burke McHale.  For many years he was a self-employed truck driver and was a man of Catholic faith.  He was a "Jack of all trades...and...

Aug 21, 2021

Howard E. Conrad, Sr., Clarks Green, PA passed away peacefully Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 68 years is Barbara (Atherton) Conrad. The couple was married November 15, 1952. Howard joyfully celebrated his 90th birthday with his family on July 17, 2021. Born in Scranton, son of Arthur Lucas Conrad and Margaret (Williams)...

Aug 18, 2021

Leola Steele, 92, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday August 18, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 73 Years Herbert Steele. Born in Lemon Township on April 1, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Claude and Anna Titus Brown. She was a 1947 graduate of Tunkhannock School District and was a...

Aug 18, 2021

Willard W. Durling, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday August 18, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He is survived by his loving wife Hazel M. White. Born on September 12, 1940 in Englewood, NJ he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth Darsaro Durling. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending his time outdoors camping and four wheeling....

Aug 18, 2021

Ruth B. Bancala, 74, of Falls went to be with her heavenly Father on August 18, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family after her strong six-year battle with a brain tumor. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Bolis Bancala. Born in York County, PA she was the daughter of the late Reverend Paul and...

Aug 17, 2021

Barbara M. Dondero, Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton.  She was the widow of Robert S. Nasella, her first husband, and Louis Dondero, her second husband.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Delores Rost.  Prior to her retirement she was an LPN. ...

Aug 16, 2021

Neil Rhodes Williams, 82, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on Monday, August 16th at Wilkes Barre General Hospital. Neil was born in Wilkes Barre, PA on April 2nd, 1939, and was the middle son to Garfield and Mary Williams. After high school, Neil went on to earn a teaching degree from Glassboro State College (now named Rowan University), in New...

Aug 16, 2021

Robert H. Goble Jr., 60, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday August 16, 2021 at his home. Born in Meshoppen on March 24, 1961. He was the son of the late Robert Sr. and Loretta E. Ball Goble. Robert was an avid fisherman and took light every time he saw his daughter and especially his grandson. He is survived by his...

Aug 14, 2021

Ethel E. Caden, Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at the Scranton Healthcare Center.  She was the widow of William F. Caden who died in 2006.

Born in Susquehanna County in 1928, she was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church and, prior...

Aug 9, 2021

Hunter Matthew James, 14, Glenburn Township, joined the angels in heaven on Monday.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of Matthew and Danielle James, with whom he resided, and Catherine Wazny, Clarks Summit.

He was a blessing to everyone who knew him. Hunter was Dad's buddy, Poppy and...

Aug 7, 2021

Mario Cruciani, Scranton, passed away on August 7 th at Allied Hospice, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, Carol Davis Cruciani.  The couple celebrated 59 years of marriage on July 28, 2021.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Oliver and Pauline Petrella Cruciani and was a veteran of...

Aug 5, 2021

Sara Anne Hutchison, 35, Glenburn Township died Thursday afternoon in New Jersey.  Her husband is Christian P. Hutchison.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of James C. and Marian L. Rosler Farrell Jr. of Clarks Summit.  She was a 2004 graduate of Scranton Preparatory High School, then earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton...

Aug 4, 2021

Dorothy E. Marx, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday night at the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility.  She was the widow of Joseph Marx who died in 2015.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Jenny Jones Burke.  She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church and enjoyed...

Aug 2, 2021

Gary Lear Martin Sr., 83, Clarks Summit, died Monday.

He was born Dec. 24, 1937 and grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, the middle child of the late Ida Lear Martin and Arnold William Martin. He attended the University of Baltimore on a dual basketball and lacrosse scholarship. He earned All American status in lacrosse and was inducted...

Aug 2, 2021

Sonja Green, Clarks Summit, died Monday evening at the Jewish Home in Scranton. Her husband is Garfield Green, Clarks Summit, and she was predeceased by her first husband, Louis Maroni.

Born in West Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Wasil and Antoinette Tomosovege Gull.  She was a 1954 graduate of West Scranton High School and,...

Aug 1, 2021

Ray H. Slack of Tunkhannock, formerly of Rochester, N.Y., died on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, peacefully at home. Born in Rural Valley, PA, on May 29, 1938, he was the son of the late Ray and Leanore Schrecengost Slack. His twin brother was the late Roy Slack. Ray grew up in Swissvale outside of Pittsburgh, where he met the love...

Aug 1, 2021

Esther Sieglinde Duguay, lovingly called Linde, was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 10, 1932 to Lucie Irmgard Schurhoff and Ernest Geigis.  She married Robert Frederick Duguay and they were together 57 years before his death on January 23, 2014.

In 1950, Linde graduated from Girls' Latin School in Boston, the first college preparatory high school for...

Jul 31, 2021

Carl E. Sampson, 95, went peacefully to his heavenly home on July 31, 2021, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.

Born in Schultzville, Pa., to Leon and Ethel Bailey Sampson, he was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School, then worked at the family garage for more than 50 years. Carl served in the United States...

Jul 27, 2021

Ben Robert Stuenzi, born July 18, 1931, met Jesus face to face on July 27, 2021 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Ben was born in Syracuse, New York to (Rudolph) Walter and Marie Stuenzi (Trefz). Ben married Mary Lou Woodworth on October 16, 1953 in Syracuse, NY. They were married for 67 years and shared 10 children and 79 grandchildren and...

Jul 27, 2021

Karen White, 74, of Newton Township, PA, passed away July 27 th after a serious illness.

Karen was born May 22, 1947 in Scranton, PA to June Hedglin, but was raised in Glenburn by her grandfather, Elmer. Karen was a graduate of Abington Heights and a member...