Obituaries

Apr 19, 2021

Nils “Frank” Ketchum, 85, died peacefully at his home in Mehoopany, PA on April 19, 2021. He was born in Rockford, IL in 1935. His service to our country was in the Air Force and that service to him to Okinawa, Japan. He spent most of his career at the Procter & Gamble paper plant in Mehoopany, PA. After retiring,...

Apr 16, 2021

Nancy Singer, 94, Clarks Summit, entered eternal rest with her loving family by her side on April 16, 2021. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 41 years, Raymond "Bud" Singer, who passed on Oct. 1, 1987. Born on March 31,1927, in Falls, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Anna McGroarty Welch. Nancy graduated...

Apr 16, 2021

Blake R. Elder, 23, of Lake Winola passed away April 16,2021 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Scranton on February 9, 1998, he was the son of the late Kane Elder and survived by his mother Stephanie Moreck-Elder. Blake was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed fly fishing, making his own rod and tying his own flies....

Apr 15, 2021

Dale D. Lindholm, 89, of Clarks Summit died April 15 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore.

He was born December 4, 1931 in Duluth, Minnesota, and had lived in Clarks Summit for 43 years. He retired as a physician in 2004, having maintained a private practice in Internal Medicine and Nephology in both Scranton and...

Apr 14, 2021

James Gray, South Abington Township, passed away April 14, 2021 at Danville Geisinger Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, the former Patrice McCrone. Jim described Patti as the sunshine of his life.

Born October 12, 1949 in Cardiff, S. Wales, United Kingdom, he was the son of the late Veronica and William...

Apr 13, 2021

Ronald J. Maslousky, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in Exeter, he was the son of the late George and Mary Varish Maslousky. Ronald was a Veteran of the Korean War. While stationed in Germany, he served in Medical Corps in the United States Army. Ronald "Ronny" was a graduate of Penn State University. Prior...

Apr 13, 2021

Kathleen Walsh, South Abington Township, died Tuesday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.  Her husband is John Walsh.

Born in Ballinakill, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Michael Joseph and Catherine Hogan Hanly.  She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church. Prior to retirement, she worked in the Treasurer's Office at...

Apr 10, 2021

Robert William Jacoby Jr., 55, from Clarks Summit, PA, died April 10 th at Strong Hospital in NY.  He was a 1983 graduate of Abington Heights High School. He served 4 years in the Army and had been stationed in Korea for a year.

When you heard "Yo Buddy", you knew Bobby Jacoby was in the room....

Apr 7, 2021

We are gathered here today to say goodbye to Klaus Peter Groeger, known as Pete to those of us who knew him well. He was my uncle, my mentor, my friend and an inspiration. I would like to say a few words about him today as representative of his family. I was blessed with the most amazing uncle anyone could...

Apr 7, 2021

Lois Wells of East Benton died peacefully Wednesday afternoon at The Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, Scranton. She was the widow of Francis "Frank" Wells, who died in 2015.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Catherine McDonough Reimer. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church in Clarks...

Apr 6, 2021

Betty Jo Ray Pyne, 91, of So. Abington Twp, died Tuesday morning at home and immediately was in the presence of her beloved Savior, Jesus Christ.

Born in Panama City, FL, she was the eldest child of the late Ebben James Ray and Imogene Brown Ray. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William Isaac...

Apr 3, 2021

William J. Donovan, South Abington Twp., died Saturday at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary Linda Tomko Donovan. Born Feb. 2, 1949, in Monroe, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late J. Walter and Anne L Schwenke Donovan. He was a graduate of Monroe High School, St. Norbert College, De...

Apr 2, 2021

Geoffrey David-Josef Cota-Bayley, 37, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly April 2, 2021. He is survived by his partner of 10 years Richard “Perry” Lyons. Born in Sacramento, California and having grown up primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, he is the son of Margaret (Peg) Boucher-Murphy and Barbara Jane Bayley. Geoffrey was an active participant in LARPS, an avid...

Mar 31, 2021

Betty Jane Bunnell, Falls, died surrounded by her family on Wednesday morning.

Born in Lehighton, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Bessie Kresge. Before retirement, she was a nurse who worked with both Clarks Summit State Hospital and the Visiting Nurses Association. She also worked with the CDC, and spent many years doing private...

Mar 30, 2021

Thomas R. Zalewski, Sr. 74, of Tunkhannock passed away March 30, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Linda A. Mock Zalewski in 2016. Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 11, 1946, he was the son of the late Harold and Maryon Harvey Grow of Tunkhannock and the late William and Jean...

Mar 23, 2021

Helen "Barbara" Lodwick, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at Allied Hospice, Scranton.  She was the widow of Donald Roy Lodwick, who died March 4, 2016.  The couple had been married 64 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Willard Thomas and Helen Williams Evans.  Prior to retirement, she was a bookkeeper for International...

Mar 16, 2021

Eleanor T. Schultheis, 87, of Newton Twp. passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at her home surrounded by her loving family and "her Lilly".

Her husband of 62 years, Eugene R. Schultheis died March 6, 2020.

Born in Taylor, Eleanor was the daughter of the late George and Mary Fayocavitz Marshalek. Eleanor graduated from Newton Ransom...

Mar 11, 2021

Josef Nimmerfroh, Clarks Summit, died in his home on Thursday evening after a short battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ana Nimmerfroh, whom he was married to for 53 years on May 13, 2020.

He was born in Grunddorf, Germany in 1939. In 1961, he started his career in banking in Mainz,...

Mar 10, 2021

Byron B. Gummoe Jr., 90 formerly of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday March 10, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his wife Frances Myers Gummoe. Born in Clifford on September 26, 1930. He was the son of the late Byron and Mary Chapman Gummoe. He was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. He served his country in...

Mar 9, 2021

Robert J. Arnold, 85, of South Abington Twp. passed away Tuesday morning, March 9th.  He was the husband of the late Jeanette Ann Arnold with whom he spent more than fifty loving years.  Born in Ridgewood, Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Julius and Helena Arnold.

He attended PS 152 Queens High School.  After...