Obituaries

Jan 8, 2019

Phyllis F. Ritchie, 74, of Mehoopany passed away January 8, 2019 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock PA. She is survived by her loving husband William Simon.

Born in Bristol, CT on November 20, 1944 she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mildred Czarnecki Brown.

Phyllis was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed spending time with her family.

In addition...

Jan 7, 2019

Jan 6, 2019

Thomas R. Law, 82, of Springville passed away on January 6, 2019 at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton PA. He was preceded in death by his wife Jean Preziosi Law on March 13, 2008.

Born in Roxbury NJ, Tom was the son of the late Horace and Harriet Nolan Law. A 1955 graduate of Roxbury High School, Tom served his country in...

Jan 4, 2019

Mary E. Ayers, 87, of Ransom, died Friday at home. She was the widow of the late Roy Ayers, who was her husband of 66 years before his death on May 1, 2018.   She was the daughter of the late Victor and Verna Canterbury Smith. Also surviving are two sons, Randy and Aldon, two daughters, Vicky and Nanette, as...

Jan 2, 2019

Joseph Jones, 98, passed away on January 2, 2019. A resident of Justus, PA, for over 60 years, he and his wife retired to Windjammer Village, Little River, SC, where they resided for another 30 years. Born in Liverpool, England, in 1920, Joe was the son of the late Winifred and John Owen Jones, Justus.

Joe was...

Jan 1, 2019

Joan Kinney Belin, age 88, passed away January 1, 2019.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Belin IV.

Born in Ardsley on the Hudson, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Katherine Geary Kinney.  She was a graduate of The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY and Bradford Junior College, Haverhill, Massachusetts....

Jan 1, 2019

David G. Morgan, 48, of Clarks Summit passed away January 1, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center.

Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Charles and Janis Towson Morgan. David was a 1988 graduate of Abington Heights High School and went on to graduate from Keystone Junior College. He was formerly employed as an IT...

Jan 1, 2019

Leslie Snyder, 47, of Duryea, died January 1 st at Regional Hospital of Scranton.  She was the wife of Brian Snyder.

Born in Pompton Plains, NJ, she was the daughter of Edward and the late Janice Brown Rhinesmith.  She was a graduate of North Pocono High School and Career Technology Center, where she became a certified LPN. ...

Dec 31, 2018

Irene A Talcott, 63 of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Tyler Memorial Hospital.

 Born November 5, 1955, she was the daughter of Johanna Costello and the late John Costello.  She was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School.  Prior to retirement, she was employed by Grange National Bank, Tunkhannock. 

Irene was the wife of the late Lawrence...

Dec 30, 2018

Haley Maree Lorenzen, 24, of Corbett Oregon died December 30, 2018.

Born on July 18, 1994 she is the daughter of Ralph Gene Lorenzen and Deanna Lee Hills Wall.

Haley enjoyed the outdoors from kayaking in her kayak “Ruby” to snowboarding. She found happiness in running and loved being around children. Her favorite holiday was Christmas and it wasn’t uncommon to open...

Dec 26, 2018

Richard “Butch” Wilbur of Falls died peacefully on December 26, 2018 after an illness.  Born February 17, 1934 in Scranton, he served in the U.S. Air Force with a specialty in crash rescue during the Korean conflict and was honorably discharged.  He then returned to Falls where he lived his whole life.  Butch worked for East Falls Sand and Gravel...

Dec 26, 2018

Patricia Lynn Daily 56 of Mehoopany gained her wings and flew to heaven on December 26th 2018 at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton.

Born in Philadelphia PA on May 17th 1962. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Virginia Gay Arnold-Schulth; her father, Richard Albert Schulth, and her brother, Kurt Tuttle.

She's survived by her 2 daughters and her granddaughter...

Dec 21, 2018

Paul H. Hillemann, Scranton, died Friday morning in his home. Born in Chinchilla, the son of the late August and Margaret Lance Hillemann, he was known for his business, Hillemann's Service Center. He also worked at Moses Taylor Hospital for many years as a boiler man. He enjoyed his work as a boiler man just as his dad, August,...

Dec 21, 2018

Adam Figueroa, 82 of North Abington Township died December 21 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. His wife was the former Monika Riegger.

Born in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Jose and Placeda Caraballo Figueroa. He was self-employed in the metal plating industry in New York most his life.

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Dec 20, 2018

Byron J. Weaver, 68, of Clarks Summit passed away peacefully at home on December 20.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late E.B. "Ted" Weaver and Ann Jackson Weaver and grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Byron H. Jackson.  He is survived by his sister, Samantha, Clarks Summit, his son Jackson Lee Weaver,...

Dec 18, 2018

James M. Huckaby, better known as "Coach Huck," went to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, Dec. 18, in Byron Center, Michigan, after a long illness. His wife of 54 years was the late Marie Louise Huckaby. Born in Niles, Calif., he was the son of the late Elmer and Vera (Hattenhauer) Huckaby. The Huckaby family moved to Fallon,...

Dec 18, 2018

Thomas E. Penny, 78 of Scott Twp. died Tuesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He was the husband of Madeline Riccio Penny, the love of his life. The coupled would have celebrated their 24 th anniversary in January.

Born in Hop Bottom, he was the son of the late Guy Penny...

Dec 15, 2018

Francis James Tuffy, 80, of Scott Twp., died Saturday evening at his home.

Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Francis R. and Sophie Miller Tuffy.  He was a proud Marine veteran and spent the last 55 years employed as a truck driver for Ryder truck and Crystal Soda.

Surviving are four...

Dec 13, 2018

James J. Schappert, of Factoryville went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 13, 2018.  He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Judy Richards Schappert.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late James and Sylvia Scouten Schappert.  He graduated from Lake Lehman High School and Wilkes-Barre Business School.  He worked as a Systems Programmer...

Dec 13, 2018

Matt E. Carpenter, 62, West Abington Twp., died Thursday at home. He was married over 24 years to his wife, Malinda Rogers Carpenter.

Born in Scranton he was the son of Barbara Damm Carpenter and the late Glendon Carpenter.  He was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and worked as a residential specialist at Catholic Social...