Obituaries

Mar 8, 2021

On Monday March 8, 2021, Sean C. Murphy, beloved son and brother, passed away at his home at the age of 44. Born on April 13, 1977, he was the son of Eugene Murphy and Linda Getz Murphy. Sean was a 1995 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School where he was very active on the soccer team. He then went...

Mar 7, 2021

Mary E. Robinson “Liz”, 61, of Mehoopany passed away Sunday March 7, 2021 at her home. She is survived by her companion of 12 years Ronald Vendetti. Born in Cedartown, Georgia she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Patricia A. Dauksis Price. She was a gradate of the Tunkhannock School District and was active in the Black...

Mar 6, 2021

David Brian Holdredge (Dave), 46, Tunkhannock, PA, passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2021 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dave was born in Kingston, PA to parents Donald Richard Holdredge and Sharen Lee Holdredge on January 20, 1975. He is a graduate of the Dallas Area High School. Dave went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Education from...

Mar 6, 2021

Edward G. Wolff, 69, of South Abington Twp., passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2021, surrounded by his family.

Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Walter and Helene (Johnson) Wolff. Educated in Scranton, he graduated from Cathedral High School in 1969 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree...

Mar 6, 2021

Colleen Zdaniewicz, 57, of Falls, passed away on March 6th 2021 in Scranton after fighting a five and a half year battle with cancer. Colleen was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to John and Dorothy Jenkins on May 4th 1963. She graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 1981. Colleen and her husband, Ben, worked on their family farm for over...

Mar 3, 2021

We all have but our one life to live; and James Michael "Jim" Fitzpatrick seemed to have nine of them.  Jim certainly lived an extraordinary one filled with laughter, love and family.

James Michael Fitzpatrick, 69, of Dalton, PA, was called home March 3, 2021, as a result of complications, from his courageous battle with cancer.  He...

Mar 2, 2021

Ernestine Sickler, 88, formally of Falls, passed away Tuesday March 2, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Larry Sickler, in 2008. Born in Thomasville, GA on March 17, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Paul and Bertha Mae Eddings Bryan. She was a member of the West Falls...

Feb 28, 2021

Thomas Cupillari, 81, of Factoryville, died peacefully Sunday morning at his home, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer.

Born and raised in Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rita Yanni Cupillari. After graduating high school, he continued his education at Keystone Junior College, where he met...

Feb 24, 2021

Leona Burke DiVanna, 88, of South Abington Township, died February 24 th , 2021 at home after an illness. She is survived by Joseph A. DiVanna, her loving husband of almost 20 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Leona Yeager Burke.  She was educated in Scranton public schools, attended...

Feb 24, 2021

Susan Ann Donahue, age 73, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away February 24, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will be held in Pennsylvania. Susan Ann Donahue nee Scent was born to Bess and Francis Scent on October 17, 1947 and...

Feb 22, 2021

Amelia (Amy) Harrison Rowe, 68, of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, died in the early hours of February 22, after living for many years with Parkinson's disease. She was born June 17, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey, to Mary Edna Harber Harrison and Malcolm (Bud) Reeve Harrison.

Amy was a lifelong lover of the written word. She attended Allegheny...

Feb 19, 2021

Bertha Bedell, 77, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Bedell Sr in 2012. She was born December 25, 1943, in Sussex, N.J. and a daughter of the late Zenas Raymond and Alma Belcher. She was preceded in death by brothers; Freeman, Donald,...

Feb 19, 2021

Pamela Pangonis, Glenburn, passed away Friday at Allied Hospice Center in Scranton, after a hard fought battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of Joseph Pangonis of Glenburn.

Born in Glenburn, Pa., she was the daughter of William Kenneth and Dora Barber Rees. She was a graduate of Abington Heights and received her Bachelor of Science...

Feb 19, 2021

Audrey Ana Davidson, 34, Trucksville passed away February 19, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She is survived by her loving husband Joseph Davidson, III. Born in Nicholson on October 19, 1986 she was the daughter of Joseph and Connie Clark Johnson. She was a graduate of Mountain View Jr/Sr High School where she quickly gained popularity, as her beauty...

Feb 18, 2021

Karen Finkler , Dunmore died Thursday night at the Regional Hospital in Scranton. She was the wife of Ronald Finkler . Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Carlo. She was a member of St. Anthony's Church. Also surviving are two daughters: Betty Jo Finkler and Tammy Finkler, both of Dunmore; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren....

Feb 17, 2021

Arlene Goldberg Walker, Dalton, died Wednesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.  She is survived by Robert J. Walker, her husband of 46 years.

Born in Scranton on July 25, 1934, she was the daughter of the late George Goldberg and Sophie Rudnetski Goldberg.  She was a graduate of Central High School and earned an Associates Degree...

Feb 17, 2021

On Thursday, February 17, 2021, James H. Davey, Sr. passed away at Willowbrook Place Senior Living Community in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.

Jim, a long-time resident of Clarks Summit, was born April 6, 1935, in Baltimore, Maryland.  He was a 1953 graduate of Scranton Preparatory School and a 1957 graduate of the University of Scranton, where he participated...

Feb 10, 2021

Patricia A. Carr, 65, of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday February 10, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center from complications from ALS. She is survived by her husband of almost 45 years, Paul E. Carr, Sr. They married May 22nd 1976. Born in Philadelphia on November 20, 1955 she is the daughter of the late Gerald C. and Margaret M....

Feb 6, 2021

Beverly C. Schmidt, Scott Twp., died Saturday afternoon at Allied Services Hospice Center. She was the widow of John "Jack" Schmidt who passed away in 1989.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Nelson and Doris (Jones) Cole, she was a graduate of the Abington Heights school district and Lackawanna Business College. Prior to retirement she was...

Feb 3, 2021

Doris M. Stang, 89, of Meshoppen passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the Tunkhannock United Methodist Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Stang, Jr. in 2016. Born in Dimock on December 22, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Bessie Ace Sherwood. Doris was a member of the Lemon United Methodist...