Obituaries

Dec 14, 2019

Ronald J. Takacs, 72, of Lovelton died December 14, 2019 at his residence. He is survived by his loving wife Carolyn Reul Takacs.

Born in Perth Amboy New Jersey on June 3, 1947 he was the son of the late Robert S. and Jane Lesko Takacs.

Ron served his country in the United States Air Force and is a member of the...

Dec 14, 2019

Jerome A. Lencoski, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly after a short battle with cancer on Saturday December 14, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Judith Miller Lencoski.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 10, 1943 he was the son of the late Jerome D. and Margaret A. Tomaskovic Lencoski. He was a...

Dec 13, 2019

Anne Mae Walton Schooley, 86, of Noxen, PA., formerly Tunkhannock PA. peacefully passed away on December 13, 2019 surrounded by loving family.

Anne retired in 1997 and proudly worked in administration at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock for over 30 years.

Anne was born in Clarks Summit PA. on December 27, 1932, the daughter of Arthur W. and Dora Walton.  She is...

Dec 12, 2019

Barbara Mae Mellander, Newton Twp., died Thursday afternoon in her home. She was the widow of George Mellander.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas H. and Marion I. Smith Abraham. Prior to her retirement, she was employed with Allied Services for 50 years. She was a dedicated member of the First Presbyterian...

Dec 12, 2019

Jack D. Ruland, South Abington Township, passed away Thursday morning, December 12, 2019 at the Jewish Home of Eastern PA, Scranton.

Jack was born October 5, 1935 in Clarks Green, PA.  He was the son of the late Glen and Mercy Evans Ruland.  He was preceded in death by...

Dec 11, 2019

Sidney 'Bud" DeBoer, 83, of Tunkhannock, died December 11, 2019, peacefully at home with his loving family at his bedside. 

Born on October 13, 1936 in the town of Grou, province of Frieslan, the Netherlands, he immigrated to America with his parents Homer DeBoer and Alice DeGroot DeBoer, and Brother John DeBoer, September, 1950 and resided in Chester, NJ.  They then...

Dec 11, 2019

Linda Hill Smith, 75, of Factoryville, formerly of Clark Green, passed away unexpectedly on December 11 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.  Her husband of 53 years, Richard Smith, passed away on August 20 of this year.

Born in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Etola Mable Mosher Hill. Before retirement, she was...

Dec 10, 2019

Shirley Porasky, 85, of Falls, PA died Tuesday at home.  She was the wife of Francis Porasky.

Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Dorothy Sives Azoricch.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons Greg and Gary, both of Falls; brothers Bruce Partches and Bob Azoricch.

Dec 10, 2019

Robert S. Osborn Jr. of Clarks Summit, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the age of 90.

Born in Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., in 1929, he graduated from Hempstead High School and joined the United States Army in 1950 serving in Missouri and Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska as an airplane mechanic....

Dec 9, 2019

Helen Franko Getek of Falls died on Monday, December 9th in Mercy Center in Dallas. She was born on February 21, 1930 in Falls Twp., Wyoming County, daughter of the late John and Ann Dempsky Franko.

After raising her family, she worked for several years for Topps Manufacturing in Duryea. She attended the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock and...

Dec 6, 2019

Services originally set for Saturday have been postponed due to the sudden death of John's wife, Joyce.

New funeral arrangements will be scheduled at a later time by the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit.

Born in Scranton, he was the son...

Dec 6, 2019

Ruth Ann Bohr, Carbondale, died on the evening of Friday, December 6th, 2019, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.

Born in Littleton, NH on July 8th, 1975, she was the daughter of the late William and Mildred Williams Smalley.  She was a loving mother and sister.

She was an avid lover of the ocean,...

Dec 5, 2019

Joseph Mislevy, 76, of Lake Winola died December 5, 2019, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his loving wife Linda Walsh Mislevy of 54 years.

Born in Scranton on May 6, 1943, he was the son of the late Alexander and Julia Macijowsky Mislevy.

In addition to his wife he is survived by daughter, Kimberly Mislevy Fernandez and husband...

Dec 5, 2019

Sally Ann Mingos (Werkheiser), 68, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away surrounded by family on December 5, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton, PA. She was born in 1951 in Northhampton, PA to Norman and the late Evelyn Werkheiser.

Sally graduated with honors from Lock Haven State College in 1973 and had a fulfilling career teaching special education for 33...

Dec 3, 2019

Nicholas Kordilla of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Clarks Summit Senior Living, Clarks Summit, PA. He was born in Nesquehoning, PA on October 31, 1926 and was the son of late Nicholas and Ella Starry Kordilla. 

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and received an Honorable Discharge. He was a graduate of...

Dec 3, 2019

Geraldine Redington Miller, 86, passed away Dec. 3 at the home of her daughter, Lucy, in North Carolina. Gerry was born May 21, 1933, the daughter of Catherine Taylor and Gerald V. Redington of Redington Furniture Company in Scranton.

Gerry married Marvin D. Miller (dec. 2017) of Clarks Summit in 1955 and began a growing family of...

Dec 3, 2019

John (Jack) A. Walsh, 94, a United States Navy Veteran of World War II, who served Honorably as a Hospital Corpsman First Class and was part of the second wave of Allied troops to land on Omaha Beach in Normandy on June 6, 1944, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Dec. 3.

He was born...

Dec 1, 2019

Stanley Earl Bagg, 67, passed away at Allied Hospice Care in Scranton, PA on December 1, 2019 after suffering from a long-term illness.  He was surrounded by family and friends in his last days.

Stanley was born in Scranton, PA on July 5, 1952 to the late George and...

Dec 1, 2019

Norine Carpenter, 87, of Falls Township, died December 1, 2019 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.

Arrangements were private and entrusted to the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit.

Dec 1, 2019

Connie Perry, 52, Scranton, died peacefully Sunday at home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Born on November 12, 1967 in O'Neil, NE, she was the daughter of Mary and the late Robert Eikenhorst.  She was a graduate of Centennial High School and worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Scranton...