Obituaries

Oct 7, 2020

Walter William Chomicz, 93, of Drums, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital.  He was the widower of Irene Turner Chomicz, who died in May 2010.

Born in Milford, Connecticut, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy Denton Chomicz.  Prior to retirement, he was self-employed, owning several businesses, and becoming a...

Oct 6, 2020

David Adrian Davenport, Nicholson, died Tuesday evening at the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was the widower of Betsy Greene Davenport who died in 2011. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Harold and Nancy Davies Davenport. Prior to his retirement, David spent nearly five decades driving semi-tractor-trailor trucks across the lower 48 and all the...

Oct 3, 2020

Carmen Pierce, Lake Winola, died Saturday evening at the Allied Hospice Unit. She was the widow of Watkin Pierce.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Sanford and Helen Hensley Vanderveken, she was a resident of the Lake Winola area for more than 70 years.

She was a member of St. Mary's of the Lake...

Oct 2, 2020

Brian Reed Smith, 77, passed from this life on October 2, 2020 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, following a lengthy illness.

Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia he was the son of the late Willard Leroy and Joyce Reed Smith. He graduated from West Virginia University in 1964.

He married Tracy Stambaugh of Leola, Pennsylvania, in 1967.  Brian's...

Oct 1, 2020

Kathlyn Williams Matthews

( October 12, 1919 - October 01, 2020 )

Kathlyn Williams Matthews, 100, died Thursday morning at Lackawanna County Healthcare, Peckville.  She was the widow of Arthur P. Matthews, II who died on January 9, 1979.

She was born in Bethlehem, PA and was the daughter of the late Mae...

Sep 27, 2020

William E. Taylor Sr., Ransom Twp., died Sunday morning at Allied Hospice.  His widow is Elizabeth Ann Mathews Taylor.

Born in Newburg, New York he was the son of the late William and Anne Bauerle.  Prior to his retirement he was a Senior Product Document Specialist for IBM Corp. in Fishkill, NY; Data Entry/Office Manager for Dutchess...

Sep 22, 2020

Beverly A. Sheridan, 69, died peacefully at home in Factoryville, PA in the loving arms of her husband on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.

Bev was born June 16, 1951 in Plattsburgh, NY to Maynard and Bertha May Jarvis.   A graduate of Chateaugay Central School, Bev went on to receive a degree in Nursing.  She worked in family...

Sep 21, 2020

Edward C. Hopkins, 98, of Falls, died on September 21 st at the home of his son Harry and daughter-in-law Ruth in Zephyrhills, Florida, after a brief illness.

He was born on July 1, 1922 to the late Harry and Avis (Dorsheimer) Hopkins and raised with his eight siblings at the family farm in Newton.

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Sep 19, 2020

Lois K. Gwozdz of Clarks Summit died peacefully on Saturday, September 19 th amongst her family, after a long and meaningful life well lived. Lois was the wife and partner for 62 years of the late Joseph W. Gwozdz.

Lois was born on July 16 th , 1930 in Pittsburgh, to the late Joseph and Matilda Kline....

Sep 19, 2020

Richard Bell, 82 of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife was Carol Olson Bell, who passed in 2017.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Loraine Rossman Bell.  Prior to his retirement, he was a Mechanical Engineer for RCA in Dunmore, Pa. He was...

Sep 18, 2020

Celeste Andresen, 60, beloved sister, wife, aunt, and friend, died on September 18, 2020. Born and raised in Raritan, NJ, she was a long-time resident of San Manuel, Arizona, where she lived with her husband Jim. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Antoinette Andresen of Raritan.

For Celeste, nature was her work, recreation, and...

Sep 17, 2020

Elizabeth Darlene Olive 58, of Scranton, passed away at home on Thursday after a long illness.

Beth's hometown was Nicholson and she was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School.

She is also survived by sisters, Shirley Michaels and husband Paul, Denise Dohoney and husband John, Nancy Aiello and husband Nicholas, and Wanda Wilbur and...

Sep 13, 2020

Robert W. Hopkins, 80, of Dalton, passed unexpectedly at home on Sunday.

Born July 8, 1940 in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Gordon and Edith Hopkins.  He was a 1958 graduate of Abington Heights.  After high school, he served in the United States Army for four years.  Prior to his retirement, he was...

Sep 12, 2020

John T. Mackiw, Dunmore PA, beloved brother of William Mackiw, died September 12, 2020 with his brother by his side, after a month long battle with cancer.

Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 24, 1965, he was raised in Lake Winola, PA.

John graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1983.  He was a Tunkhannock Tiger...

Sep 11, 2020

Joseph G. Vincent, 93 of the Village of Milwaukee, Clarks Summit PA passed away September 11 th 2020 in the company of his family.

A native to the area, Joseph, at 18 years of age, served as a Sergeant in WWII and a sharpshooter for the US Army overseas in Germany.

Upon his return from...

Sep 10, 2020

Marie Tomey Peers, South Abington Township, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, September 10th at her home.  She was the widow of Rev. Charles R. Peers who died in July 2010.

Born in Export, PA, she was a 1948 graduate of Nyack College.  She taught public school, worked as a librarian, was...

Sep 8, 2020

Joan Carolyn Ballantyne, 89, of West Chester, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 8 th .  She was the wife of William (Bill) Ballantyne.  The couple was married on July 3, 1954.

Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Ann Metacavitch Bubness. She was a graduate of Dunmore High School Class...

Sep 8, 2020

Edward "Rich" Gralinski, 85, of Clarks Summit, Pa., passed away on September 8 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Betty, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

He is survived by his children, MaryAnne Pfeiffer of Millersville, Md.; Patricia Gralinska of Nazareth, Pa.; Barbara Schultz of Effort, Pa.; Paul Gralinski of Greer,...

Sep 5, 2020

Mildred Beatrice Conniff, 106, Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at the Linwood Nursing Home.

Daughter of the late Michael and Cornelia Brink Conniff, she was a lifelong member of Asbury United Methodist Church.

Before her retirement, she was employed at the former Ryah House for five years and the former So Journer, where she was...

Sep 1, 2020

Helen Johnson Pfisterer, 91, of South Abington Township, died Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton.   She left this life as gently as she lived it.  She was preceded in death by her former husband, Kenneth Davies, and her second husband Robert Pfisterer.

Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Merle and...