Obituaries

Carol Sallom

Jan 18, 2021

Carol Sallom, 71, of Jessup, passed Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.

Born in Hahnemann Hospital, Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas and Theresa, née Roman, Sallom. A 1969 graduate of Abington Heights High School and Columbia Presbyterian School of Nursing, New York. She was a Registered Nurse at Temple University Hospital, later a nursing...

Robert Sukel

Jan 18, 2021

Robert Sukel, 73, of Waverly Township, died Monday at Regional Hospital, Scranton.  He is survived by Linda J. Unsworth Sukel, his wife of thirty years.

Born in Pittsfield, MA to the late Nathan and Theresa Papas Sukel, he was a graduate of McCann Technical High School and then attended Vermont Technical College.

He was a...

Leonard M. Kowalski

Jan 18, 2021

Leonard M. Kowalski, 73, of West Abington Twp, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 18, 2021.  He is survived by his wife, Marie Kowalski.  They would have celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary on February 13 th .

Len was born in Taylor, PA on August 17, 1947.  He was the son of the late Leonard B...

Lucy Hamilton Monninger

Jan 17, 2021

Lucy Hamilton Monninger died on January 17, 2021 in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Born in Maryland on November 18, 1937, Lucy was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel Eckman Hamilton. She grew up in Harford County, Maryland and was a nursing home administrator in the Baltimore area for 28 years, retiring in July 1998 to join her husband at Lake...

Carole Marie Percival

Jan 17, 2021

Carole Marie Trager Percival, 80, Clarks Summit, passed away from heart complications on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Nick Percival.

Carole was born on August 23, 1940 to the late Wilbur Trager and Marie Leidinger Trager in West Scranton, PA. She was a graduate...

Shawnna L. Hug

Jan 16, 2021

Shawnna L. Hug, 53, of Lake Winola passed away Saturday January 16, 2021 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 32 years Tony F. Hug. Born in Maysville, KY on May 22, 1967 she was the daughter of the late Earle and Sandra Lee Harris Brigner. Shawnna was a graduate of Orresville High School, Ohio and served...

Donna J. Crook Richards

Jan 15, 2021

Donna J. Crook Richards died Friday evening at the Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.  She was the wife of Kenneth Richards. The couple have been married for 64 years.

Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Sterling Edward and Grace Rose Hedglin Crook Sr.  Prior to her retirement she was employed by...

Edward H. Kiefer

Jan 15, 2021

Edward H Kiefer, Scott Township, PA, passed away peacefully Friday morning, January 15, at Geisinger, Scranton, PA. He just recently celebrated his 86th birthday on August 7th. He married his beloved wife Patricia L. Galvin,who was born in Houtzdale PA, daughter of the late Norman and Katheryn Galvin. The couple has been married since April 4, 1959.

Born...

Daniel Pope

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...

Joseph Kitchnefsky

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...

Frederick C. Smith, Jr.

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...

Ray F. Grinnell

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...

Helen Grace Hopkins

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...

Douglas L. Cook

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,...

Cheri Lynn Moran

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...

Milton Dean Van Horn

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...

Clara F. Rifenbery

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...

Robert A. Santoni

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.

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Russell Faux

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...

Mary A. Mcdonald

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),...