Obituaries

Nov 2, 2019

Catherine Elizabeth Richards, 102, passed away on Nov. 2 at Allied Hospice Center. She was a resident of Clarks Summit Senior Living, Clarks Summit, Pa.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Paul R. Richards, on March 17, 2013; and her son, Paul Keith Richards, on March 27, 2014.

Catherine was...

Nov 1, 2019

Wendy Joy Fox of Falls died at home of natural causes on Friday. Her partner of eight years is Tom McPherson.

Born in Bridgeport, Conn., she was the daughter of Victor Sr. and Sandra Belanger, Berlin, N.H. She was a 1987 graduate of Bullard Havens Tech, Bridgeport, Conn., and was employed by Kane Warehouses. From 1997-2002, she...

Oct 31, 2019

Ann Elizabeth Thomas of Clarks Summit died peacefully early Thursday morning at the age of 73 after a brief stay at Allied Hospice. She was the loving and devoted wife of Darwin Thomas; the couple married on November 1, 1997.

Born March 12, 1946 in Scranton, Ann was the daughter of the late Frank and Helen Bartley....

Oct 29, 2019

Sherry A. Kenia, 54, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at the Jefferson Medical Center, Philadelphia. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, William Kenia.  Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 30, 1965 she was the daughter of Nancy Wallace Doroskiewicz of Edwardsville and the late Stephen Doroskiewicz.

She was a 1983 graduate of West Side Technical School, and  was employed as...

Oct 29, 2019

Mary Spinelli Battaglia, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at Lackawanna County Health Care in Olyphant.  She was the widow of William James Battaglia, who died in 2012.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Carmella Ciliberti Spinelli.  Earlier she was a member of St. Lucy's Church in Scranton.

Surviving are...

Oct 28, 2019

Ronald H. Zeibig, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Monday October 28, 2019 in the Greenridge Care Center, Scranton, PA.  He was born in Queens NY May 1, 1933 son of Gustav and Helen Zeibig.

He was an army veteran and had been employed at Tobyhanna Army Depot and several other corporations as an electrical engineer.  While living in Long Island he...

Oct 28, 2019

Jean Chodnicki Gardecki, 77, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas, PA.  She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Gardecki.

Born on June 25, 1942 in Luzerne county, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Irene (Shukwit) Chodnicki.  Jean was a graduate of Pittston High School. ...

Oct 28, 2019

Scott Dickman, 49, of Dalton died Monday evening at Regional Hospital in Scranton.  His wife is the former Leah Farrell-Purdy. The couple married in October 2017.

Born in Quantico VA, he was the son of the late Robert and Marcia Tripp Dickman II. He loved his...

Oct 23, 2019

Michael F. Pallo of South Abington Township died Wednesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart surrounded by family. His best friend and loving wife of 43 years, Patti King Pallo, survives.

Born in Dunmore on October 6,1951, he was the son of the late Francis and Helen Solensky Pallo. He was a graduate of Dunmore High School...

Oct 20, 2019

Paul J. Nice, 80, passed away unexpectedly at home, Sunday, October 20, 2019.  He is survived by his wife and love of his life for 65 years, Marie, to whom he was married for 61 years this past September.

Born in Edwardsville, August 19, 1939, he was the son of the late George and Mary Nice of Edwardsville.

Paul graduated from Edwardsville...

Oct 18, 2019

The Lord called his faithful servant, Sandra “Sandy” Lea Repsher Ritz, 56, home on Oct. 18, 2019. Sandy was surrounded by her loving family at her home, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Sandy was born Oct. 7, 1963, at Towanda Memorial Hospital, daughter of Kenneth F. Repsher Sr., of Harding, and Sylvia Lane Repsher of Tunkhannock.

Sandy was a 1981 graduate...

Oct 18, 2019

Glenn E.  Kapp, 68, of Stroudsburg, formerly of Atlanta, died Friday at Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Stroudsburg, PA. after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late Glenn W. Kapp and Evelyn Kahle Kapp. He graduated from Henderson High School as well as Washington Bible College with his...

Oct 17, 2019

Carol A. Kubilus, North Abington Twp., died Thursday evening at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Her husband is Eugene Martin Kubilus, the couple married in 1987. Born in South Amboy, N.J., she was the daughter of the late John P. and Anne Morlath Daugherty. She was a member of The Church of Saint Gregory and was employed at Tobyhanna for 15...

Oct 17, 2019

Sonja Petro Ruane Van Orsdale, Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton. She was preceded in death by first husband, Thomas Ruane, and second husband, Lenwood M. Van Orsdale Jr.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Stephen B. and Henrietta Kashinski Petro, she was a 1955 graduate of Elmer L....

Oct 15, 2019

Ruth Estelle Barth, 96, passed away on October 15, 2019, in Fernandina Beach, Florida, where she had moved to be near her daughter and son-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald H. Barth.

Previously she had lived on her beloved farm in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, where she took special pleasure in her flower beds and her Christmas tree field.

She...

Oct 14, 2019

Betty Marlene Veater, 85, of South Abington township, passed away October 14, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Annapolis, Illinois, the daughter of the late Rollo Ardell Richards and Mildred Halena Cunningham.

After high school graduation, Betty moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. New Years Eve 1953, a young soldier, stationed in Indianapolis, and...

Oct 13, 2019

Merle A. Lewis, Dalton, died Sunday afternoon at the Regional Hospital in Scranton. His wife is the former Hilda Frey. The couple married in 1951.

Born in North Abington Twp., he was the son of the late Rutherford and Veleda Hanes Lewis. Prior...

Oct 12, 2019

Rachel J. Whitlock (Reeves), 85, of Jenningsville passed away Saturday , October 12, 2019.

Born March 27, 1934 in Falls, PA., she was the daughter of the late Beecher and Edna Reeves. She was a 1952 graduate of Falls-Overfield High School in Mill City.

Rachel was a hard worker and put long hours in cooking for many folks over the years as...

Oct 11, 2019

Leland J. Cook, 66, of Tunkhannock died October 11, 2019. 

Born in Wilkes-Bare on January 18, 1953 he was preceded in death by his father Donald L. Cook and survived by his mother Leona Traver Cook.

He was a hardworking man, working for American Asphalt for over 40 years until finally retiring. He still worked part time for Gays True Value to...

Oct 10, 2019

Marie E. Winski, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away on October 10, 2019 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.

Born in Dover Delaware on February 17, 1967 she is the daughter of David Winski and was preceded in death by her mother Marion McLaine Winski in October of 2011.

Marie was a graduate of Howard T. Ennis School, Georgetown Delaware. She loved spending...