Obituaries

Feb 25, 2020

Robert "Bob" Dinning, 70, of Newton Township died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at Regional Hospital, Scranton.  His wife is the former Karen Jacob.  The couple have been married since 1970.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Robert and Ann Edwards Dinning.  He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and was employed as...

Feb 24, 2020

James Christopher Tone of Falls died Monday after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Born in County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1930, he was the son of the late James and Mary Horan Tone. He served in the Irish Army from 1948 to 1957 where he was a member of the hurling and shooting teams and was a...

Feb 21, 2020

Ferdinand P. Bianca, South Abington Twp., died Friday afternoon at Allied Nursing, Scranton. His wife was the former Ann Marie Stanwyck, who died in 1991.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Caroline Gelmini Bianca and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Before his retirement, he was the fleet...

Feb 21, 2020

Bernard Karl Swierczynski, Lake Winola, died Friday at the Gardens in Tunkhannock, his wife was the former Aileen M. Fudala who died in 1994.

Son of the late Joseph and Adele Talarowski Swierczynski, he was born in Duryea, PA in May 1927 and died on February 21, 2020. He graduated from Duryea High School in the class...

Feb 19, 2020

Loretta Wittig, 75, of Tunkhannock went home to be with the Lord February 19, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Ira Wittig. Born October 7, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Lillian Mullinex. Loretta enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her favorite son...

Feb 17, 2020

John Wesley Sebring, Jr., Harford, died Monday at Geisinger CMC. He was the widower of the former Nancy Jane Slugg.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John Wesley, Sr. and Martha Sebring. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical School. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Consolidated Freight and earlier was the...

Feb 16, 2020

Evelyn R. Stevens of Jenningsville passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday February 16, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard B. Stevens. She was born in Kankakee, Illinois on November 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Edna Butch Hayden Prior to her retirement she worked in...

Feb 13, 2020

Mayor Norman Ray Ball, 84, of Tunkhannock passed away Thursday February 13, 2020 at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years Margaret Marcinonis Ball. Born in West Nicholson on September 14, 1935 he was the son of the late Raymond H. and Celina N White Ball. He is a member of Eatonville,...

Feb 9, 2020

Clesta Margaret Black Trivelpiece, 91, died February 9, 2020 at Willowbrook Place in South Abington Township.

Born in Scranton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Jolly Black and Margaret Susan Bell Black. Clesta was a graduate of Newton-Ransom High School. Before her retirement, she worked at Keene's Rexall Drug Store in Clarks Summit and...

Feb 7, 2020

Arthur Adrian Eschenbach, Jr., 88, of Clarks Summit, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 7, 2020. He was a devoted and loving husband to Rose Marie Hope Eschenbach for 68 years. Born in Clarks Summit, PA, he was the son of Arthur Adrian and Lillian Eschenbach. He was a graduate of Clarks Summit and Clarks Green...

Feb 5, 2020

Glenn E. Denmon, 87, of Monroe Township passed away Wednesday February 5, 2020 at his home. He is survived by his wife Arlene M. Vopleus. Born in Beaumont on April 20, 1932 he was the son of the late Ervin and Florence Long Denmon. He served his country as a medic in the United States Army from 1950 to 1960....

Feb 4, 2020

John Jonkowsky passed away peacefully on Tuesday at Gardens at Tunkhannock. He was the son of the late John and Susie Jonkowsky of New York, NY. His is survived by his wife, Anna Jonkowsky.

After turning 18, he served in the United States Army for five years, then worked as a butcher.

In addition to...

Feb 1, 2020

Christine Lynn (Mathews) Hopkins April 25, 1968 - February 1, 2020 Beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandma, aunt, niece, cousin and friend. Christine Lynn (Mathews) Hopkins, 51, of Factoryville, Pa., was born April 25, 1968, in Rochester, N.Y., to Robert and Victoria Mathews. She passed away unexpectedly at Regional Hospital on February 1, 2020. She is lovingly remembered by...

Jan 31, 2020

Ronald Krafjack, 85, of Newton Township died Friday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore.  His widow is the former Louise LaSorsa.  The couple married in 1956.

Born in Duryea, son of the late Michael and Catherine Antal Krafjack.  He was a graduate of Duryea High School and Bloomsburg University.  Prior to his retirement, he...

Jan 30, 2020

Terri F. Remetta,57, formally of Falls passed away Thursday January 30, 2020 at Celtic Hospice, Geisinger Wilkes-Barre South. Born in Kingston on August 16, 1962 she is survived by her father Robert Stover of Falls and mother Beryle Cordes Stover of Dunmore. She was a graduate of Wyoming Area High School and one time worked as a model for Olympic...

Jan 29, 2020

Patricia Novicke-Schwoebel of Falls passed away peacefully at Allied Services Skilled Nursing in Scranton on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 – a few days after celebrating her 77th birthday – following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Richard Schwoebel. Patricia was born in Brooklyn NY and raised in Elizabeth NJ. She moved to Falls in 1990. A graduate of...

Jan 28, 2020

Jean Lucille Hobbs Dendler, 104, passed away January 28, 2020 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock. She was the daughter of the late Leon and Blance Ayers. She was born in Buffalo, New York on May 20, 1915. At the age of 5 she moved to Mehoopany, PA and attended Mehoopany School graduating from Scranton High School. Jean worked in the...

Jan 27, 2020

William J. Snyder, Jr., Taylor, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Monday morning at his home.

Born in Scranton, he was son of the late William J. and Madeline Clark Snyder.  He was a 1972 graduate of Abington Heights High School.  Prior to his retirement, he was a machinist for Beloit Manhattan. He was an Army veteran.

Jan 26, 2020

Doris B. Lees, Clarks Summit, died on Sunday at Allied Services, Scranton.  She was the widow of William Lees, Jr., who was her husband of over 60 years before his death in 2017.

Born in Harvard, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Doris Gardner Bigelow.  She was a graduate...

Jan 23, 2020

Joyce C. Skorec, Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon after an illness.  She was the widow of John Skorec, who passed in December 2019.  The couple had been married since 1957.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Sue Purta Jackson.  Prior to retirement, she was employed as a real estate agent.