Obituaries

Jan 14, 2021

Daniel L. Pope of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on January 14, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Dan was born in Buffalo, NY on March 4, 1931, son of John and Esther (Johnson) Pope of Oakfield, NY. He was a 1948 graduate of Oakfield High School. He then entered the School of Architecture at Cornell...

Jan 14, 2021

Joseph Kitchnefsky, Jr., 76 of Tunkhannock passed away Thursday January 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Yvonne Parks Kitchnefsky. Born in Scranton on August 7, 1944 he was the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Irene L. Azarsky Kitchnefsky. Joe attended Tunkhannock High School, the Church of...

Jan 13, 2021

Frederick C. Smith, Jr., 98, of Clarks Summit, PA (formerly of Goshen, NY) died peacefully on Wednesday morning, January 13th at Willowbrook Place Assisted Living.  He was the widower of Edith H. Smith.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Frederick C. Smith, Sr. and Isabel Wolstenholme Smith. Prior to retirement...

Jan 12, 2021

Ray Grinnell, 47, of Mehoopany passed away at his home after a battle with cancer. Born in Tunkhannock on February 27, 1973 he is survived by his parents Merle L. and Sarah L. Hollister Grinnell. Ray loved farming and was a helper on a dairy farm in the recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisher. Ray attended the...

Jan 11, 2021

Helen Grace Hopkins was born in 1928 at the home of her parents, Harry W. and Avis D. Hopkins located at Hopkins Corner, Newton Township, Lackawanna County, PA.

After graduating from Newton-Ransom High School, she graduated from Scranton Business School.  She later earned a BA in Education from Marywood while working 19 years for the local Girl...

Jan 11, 2021

Doug Cook, 49, of Monroe Twp., passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Irene Cook. Surviving family members are siblings, Gordon (Melinda) Cook, Sharon (Kim) Corby, Diane (Rick) Patton, Nancy (Lawrence) Patton all of Monroe Twp., Neal (Mendy) Cook of Fredericksburg, VA; numerous nieces,...

Jan 11, 2021

Cheri Lynn Moran, Clarks Summit, died Monday morning at her home.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Danverse H.and Alice C. Wademan Tompkins. Prior to retirement, she managed the  labeling department at Penthouse Meats for almost two decades, worked as a medical assistant for Northeast Eye Institute for over a decade, and leading...

Jan 11, 2021

Milton D. Van Horn, 90, of Falls passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Ann Rush Van Horn on July 27, 2018. Born on a farm in Hope, NJ on December 8, 1930 he was the son of the late Frank and Cora Kinney Van Horn. Milton lived a...

Jan 10, 2021

Clara Florida Rifenbery, 99, of Monroe Township passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at Star Hill Rest Home. She was preceded in death by her husband William Rifenbery on August 23, 2000. Born in Monroe Township on November 16, 1921 she was the daughter of the late William and Clara Smith. She is survived by her daughter, Ruth Lewis and...

Jan 10, 2021

Robert A. Santoni, 66, of Scranton died Sunday evening at Geisinger Hospital in Scranton. His partner of 43 years is Dale Thomas.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of Elizabeth Grzech Santoni and the late Gilbert Santoni.  He graduated from Lakeland High School and Lackawanna College and was formerly employed by Weis Markets, Clarks Summit.

Jan 6, 2021

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Russell N. Faux Sr. of Northmoreland Township on January 6, 2021 at age 86. Russell was born on April 9, 1934 on the family farm to Francis H. Faux and Blanche Coolbaugh Faux. Russell attended the one-room school house at Fitch’s Corners before attending Tunkhannock Area High School. He...

Jan 5, 2021

Mary McDonald, 94, Clarks Summit, formerly of Carey Road, Jermyn, died Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center.  Her husband, Robert McDonald, died in February 2004.

Born in Jermyn, PA, she was the daughter of the late John (May 1964) and Anna Powell (September 2003).  She was a member of Corpus Christi Church (St. John Vianney Church),...

Jan 4, 2021

Mary Ann Gilarde of Clarks Summit passed away on Monday, January 4 th at her home after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Joseph Gilarde who passed away December 4, 1991.

Born in Scranton and raised in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Halick. Mary Ann was a...

Jan 3, 2021

Debby A. (Thomas) Curtis, 63, went home to be with the Lord on January 3rd at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Thomas and Frances M. (Clark) Thomas.  After graduating from high school, she worked at Laurel Hill Nursing Home. She then served in the United States Army...

Jan 2, 2021

Mary Sickler passed away from COVID pneumonia on January 2, 2021; she was 81. She was born July 3, 1939, the daughter of Philip and Alice Veety Smalser. “Mert”, as she was known to her many friends, spent her life at Lake Winola and Osterhout, Pennsylvania. For years she was a loved, sometimes feared, teachers' aide in Mill City Elementary...

Jan 2, 2021

Sharon E. Barrett of Scranton, PA peacefully passed on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at St. Mary's Villa, Elmhurst. Born in Gary, Indiana she was the third daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Ennis.   As a young woman, Sharon moved to Chicago and worked as the personal/legal secretary for the Honorable George Leighton, District Appellate Judge.  The professionalism, the acumen...

Jan 1, 2021

Guy R. Springer, 58, of Tunkhannock passed on January 1, 2021. He is survived by his longtime companion Carolyn Hannigan. Born in Easton, PA on April 7, 1962 he is survived by his parents Ray and Karen Shoemaker Brotzman. He was a 1981 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Guy worked for Mile Hill Collison for over 25 years and was...

Jan 1, 2021

Leona E. Cook of Tunkhannock, died January 1, 2021 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Donald L. Cook. Born in Noxen on August 10, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Sylvester (Jack) and Nina Blizzard Traver. Gone to be next to her loving husband Donald and son Leland James Cook....

Dec 31, 2020

Theresa Kathryn Weeks, 60, of Vestal, NY passed away December 31, 2020 at Wilson Hospital, Vestal. She is survived by her husband of 30 years Phillip Weeks. Born in Ridgefield Park, NJ. She was the daughter of the late William and Judith Conkling Sheehan. She was a 1978 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. In addition to her husband, she is...

Dec 30, 2020

Beryl J "Grammy" Astolfi, 80, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Allied Services Hospice and Palliative Care after an illness (not Covid-19 related). She was preceded in death by her husband James "Poppy" Astolfi.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Allan and Gladys Davies Nafus.  She graduated in 1958 from...