Obituaries

Jul 28, 2019

James Manning of North Abington Township died Sunday evening at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore.  His widow is the former Marie Cino Manning.  The couple was married 45 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Kenneth Edward and Louise Miller Manning.  Prior to his retirement, he worked for Roadway, where he...

Jul 27, 2019

Margot Stage, 92, of Factoryville died July 26, 2019 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. She was preceded in death by her husband David C. Stage in 1994.

Born in Sagan Germany on October 19, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Karl and Anna Sandtner Krause.

She was a member of the Centermoreland United Methodist Church.

Margot is survived by sons, Karl...

Jul 27, 2019

James J. Czarkowski, of Laceyville, formerly of Tripps Park, died Saturday afternoon at his home.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edward R. and Anna R. Sawicki Czarkowski. Prior to his retirement, he worked for Community Medical Center in the maintenance department as well as working part-time as a Scranton Police Officer. Jim...

Jul 25, 2019

Craig S. Lane, 69, of Tunkhannock died Thursday July 25, 2019 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. He is survived by his wife of 23 years Paula Smith-Lane.

Born in Meshoppen on October 18, 1949 he was the son of the late Roger and Esther Strickland Lane. He was a 1967 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and retired from Proctor and Gamble, Mehoopany.

He...

Jul 23, 2019

Jul 22, 2019

Willard Leo Noyes, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., known affectionately to most as "Doctor Will", passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Doc was born March 31, 1933 in Scranton, PA to the late Edward and Anita (Young) Noyes. His mother passed unexpectedly when he was 13, and he was subsequently...

Jul 21, 2019

Robert (Bob) Hoban, 76, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 53 years is Rosalie (Kowalski) Hoban.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Robert Sr. and Josephine (Piazza) Hoban. He graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1961. He served in the US Navy for four...

Jul 21, 2019

Andrea Joy Jenkins, 58 of Clarks Summit was welcomed into heaven on July 21 st , 2019. She was the wife of Edward Jenkins.

Born in Lincoln, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Sharon (Buck) Leavitt. She attended Penobscot Valley High School where she excelled athletically.  She was proud of winning the Class...

Jul 17, 2019

Aaron I. Pote, formerly of Tunkhannock, died unexpectedly in July 2019.  He was born in Tunkhannock on October 9, 1980, son of the late Howard R. Pote and the late Roxana (Knopic) Rowker.

Aaron loved spending time outdoors and had a great respect for nature, especially for animals. He enjoyed hiking, photography, and reading.

Aaron...

Jul 16, 2019

James Slamon, 67, of Tunkhannock died July 16, 2019 in float plane crash while on fishing trip in Labrador, Canada.

Born in Wilkes-Barre April 16, 1952 he was the son of Dorothy Slamon and the late James Slamon.

James (Jim) was a 1970 graduate of Meyers High School, 1974 graduate of Bloomsburg University, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in...

Jul 15, 2019

Carl LaBar, 70, of Tunkhannock died July 15, 2019. Born in Tunkhannock on July 26, 1948 he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Ardena Brungess LaBar.

Carl is survived by his brother, Myron LaBar and wife Chrisanne; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers, Kenneth and David.

Family and...

Jul 14, 2019

Thomas William George, 64, of Bethel died July 14, 2019. Born in Meshoppen of October 22, 1954 he was the son of the late Thomas H. and Sandra J. Fuller George.

He was a 1973 graduate of Tunkhannock High School who was very active on the football team and wrestling. Tom lived in Martinez, GA prior moving to Reading, PA for the...

Jul 14, 2019

Richard D. Stark Jr. of Mehoopany died on Sunday July 14th in the Gardens in Tunkhannock. He was born in Scranton on June 7, 1941, son of the late Richard D. and Dorothy Galbraith Stark.

Dick was a 1959 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, Associates of Arts in Accounting from Keystone Jr. College class of 1961 and attended Wilkes College.

Dick was...

Jul 11, 2019

Elizabeth Stephens, 84, of Tunkhannock died Thursday July 11, 2019 at the Gardens, Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank in 2005.

Born in Scranton on September 28, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Howard and Eva Smith Carey.

Betty is survived by son, Frank R. Stephens, Jr.; daughter, Charlette Arye, Shelia McGavin, Debbie Bates, Annmarie Stephens;...

Jul 11, 2019

William D. Goodman of Monroe Twp., died Thursday, July 11, 2019 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 23, 1970 son of Helen Shook Goodman and the late Chester Goodman.

Bill was a 1988 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and attended Penn State and Keystone College. He was employed by Signa Communications in Scranton.

In addition to his...

Jul 11, 2019

Jul 8, 2019

Joseph Gregosh, 80, of Ransom died Monday morning  at Geisinger CMC. He was the husband of Helen Gregosh, the couple would have celebrated their 35 th anniversary in September.

Born in Ransom, he was the son of the late John and Anna Gregosh. He graduated from Newton-Ransom High School and served in the Army during the Cold...

Jul 4, 2019

Nancy Alger Ford, formerly of Bridgeton, N.J., and Easton, and, most recently, a resident of Clarks Summit, died on July 4 at the age of 89. Born on May 7, 1930, in York, the daughter of Paul and Adelaide Alger of Bridgeton, N.J., she was married for 63 years to the late Paul Maine Ford, who died in 2016....

Jul 3, 2019

Milton E. Hobbs, Jr., 90, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at Linwood Nursing Center, Scranton, PA.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn (Kitty) Hobbs, who passed in 2012 after 62 years of marriage.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Milton and Averil Pearce Hobbs. Milton worked as a self-employed electrical...

Jul 3, 2019

James Louis Barber, 61, of Factoryville died unexpectedly, July 3, 2019 at his home.

Born in Meshoppen on February 28, 1958 he was preceded in death by his father Harry S. Barber and is survived by his mother Jessie L. Barber (Shiffer).

In addition to his mother he is survived by son, Dennis Barber and wife Andrea of CA; daughter Christine Barber...