Obituaries

Feb 25, 2019

Alberta Forster Morgan, Clarks Summit, died Monday at the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility in Scranton.   She was the widow of Floyd C. Morgan who died in 2009. The couple was married for 61 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Mary Forster.  Alberta was employed as a secretary at Scranton Electric...

Feb 24, 2019

Gene Cannella, Falls died Sunday morning surrounded by her family.  She was the widow of Martin D. Cannella who died on January 1, 2000.

Born in Washington D. C.; daughter of the late Charles H. and Louise M.  Plitt Beauverd.  She was a 1940 graduate of McKinley High School.  Before starting a family she was a typist...

Feb 22, 2019

Nicholas Deliman, 84, of Jefferson Township died Friday Evening at Gino Merli Veterans Center. He was the husband of the late Magdalen (Misko) Deliman, who died in 2002. Born in Jefferson Twp., he was the son of the late John and Tillie Deliman. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School and served our nation in the Army. Nick...

Feb 20, 2019

Mary Margaret Kukuchka, 92, of Eatonville died Wednesday February 20, 2019 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, George Kukuchka, Jr.

Born in Lafin Jenkins Township on October 23, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Leck Rowker. She was a graduate of Jenkins High School.

Mary...

Feb 19, 2019

Ralph W. Smalser, 86, of Lake Winola died Tuesday February 19, 2019 at the Gardens in Tunkhannock. Born in Wyoming County on September 2, 1932 he was the son of the late Ralph and Beatrice Smalser.

Ralph was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School and the Scranton Business School. Prior to his retirement he was employed at Bendix in South...

Feb 18, 2019

Wayne “Nick” Pohlman Sr., 63, of Mehoopany passed peacefully on February 18, 2019 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. He is survived by his loving wife of 14 years Kathleen Pacca Pohlman.

Born on September 3, 1955, he was the son of the late Herb and Joan Gordon Pohlman, and was also predeceased by his sister Bonnie Pohlman.

Wayne’s career in the furniture...

Feb 18, 2019

David Williams passed away on February 18, 2019 after a long illness. David grew up in Northeast Pennsylvania and was a graduate of Abington Heights High School, class of 1974. He made his home in the greater Tempe, Arizona area where he met and married his best friend, Patti Stock. David was a creative and talented builder, tinkerer, hobbyist, woodworker...

Feb 18, 2019

Rebecca June Reed, 84, of Tunkhannock died Monday February 18, 2019 at the Abington Manor in Clarks Summit. She was preceded in death by her husband Giles Reed.

Born in Lackawanna County on June 16, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Laura Keeler Stark.

Rebecca is survived by her five sons, David of Factoryville, James of Scranton, Richard...

Feb 17, 2019

Heather Lee Wisniewski, 42 of Meshoppen died February 17, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 11 years Jared Wisniewski.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on June 4, 1976 she was the daughter of Joseph and Grace Jenkins Olenick.

Heather’s two grandchildren were the light of her life and she loved to spend her time caring for them. She also found joy...

Feb 14, 2019

Ann Marie Zinicola, Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning at the Allied Hospice Unit, Scranton, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of John Zinicola who died in 2011. The couple was married for 64 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Noto and Anna Piazza Noto. She was a graduate...

Feb 13, 2019

William Ira Cease Sr. of Meshoppen died on Wednesday February 13, 2019 at The Gardens in Tunkhannock. He was born in Kingston on May 23, 1937 son of the late Ira and Laura Newcomb Cease.

Raised in Falls, PA Bill was a 1955 graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Wilkes-Barre and an Army Veteran. He was employed as a truck driver...

Feb 13, 2019

Florence Jamison, of Newton Twp.,  passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 96 on February 13, 2019.

Born on September 19, 1922, she was the fourth of six children of the late Maurice and Lydia Davis Thompson.  Born and raised on a farm in Newton, she graduated from Newton-Ransom High School in 1939.  She...

Feb 11, 2019

Jane Adams Barber, of Tunkhannock died on Monday, February 11th, at home.  She was born in Pittston, on December 2, 1927, daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude (Nellie) Gill Adams.

She was a graduate of Hughestown High School class of 1945 and the Wyoming Seminary Business School. She worked for a few years at the Kirby Health center in Wilkes-Barre...

Feb 8, 2019

On Friday morning, February 8, 2019, Jo Ann Ellsworth, loving wife, mother of three children and grandmother of five, peacefully passed away at the age of 80 at her home in Factoryville surrounded by family. She is survived by her husband Clyde Ellsworth.

Jo Ann was born on September 2, 1938, on Pine Street in Tunkhannock, PA. She was the daughter of...

Feb 5, 2019

Linda Mae Wiggins Norconk, 76, of Tunkhannock died Wednesday February 5, 2019 at Regional Hospital in Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 25 years James L. Norconk.

Born on June 11, 1942 in Albion, PA Linda was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Doris I. Wiggins. 

She was a 1960 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. She took a...

Feb 5, 2019

Sharon I. Ward, 72, Newton Twp., died Tuesday at Regional Hospital. She was the wife of Warren Ward. Born on July 11, 1946, in Morristown, N.J., the daughter of the late Daniel and Ruth Nunn Pasquale, she was a member of the Bethel Church of San Jose and served as a counselor who had a passion for women's ministries. Sharon...

Feb 3, 2019

Thomas "Tucker" Gerrity, 70, of Fleetville, died Sunday at the Mountain View Care Center. His wife is Katie Kearney Gerrity. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas J. and Mary Morrison Gerrity, he graduated from Cathedral High School, served in the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam veteran. He was a long-time employee of the Scranton branch...

Feb 3, 2019

Kevin R. Dunckle, 63, of Benton Twp., died Sunday morning at home. His wife of 30 years is Sandra Dunckle. Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., son of the late Calvin Dunckle and June Allen Dunckle, he graduated from Canajoharie High School and served in the United States Air Force. Following his tour, he completed his education at Baptist Bible College &...

Feb 2, 2019

Dorothy Elizabeth Blakeney, 96, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday at Allied Skilled Nursing surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Robert Blakeney, CLU, who died Jan. 19, 2007. Born Jan. 3, 1923, in Camden, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Beatrice Thompkins Coburn, of Philadelphia, Pa. She was a member of the Country Club...

Feb 1, 2019

Margaret Tina Lloyd, 73, of Newton Township, died Friday at Allied Skilled Nursing.  She was the widow of Russell Lloyd.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Warholak Chick.  Margaret was a 1962 graduate and salutatorian of St. Ann's Monastery High School, then received her Associate degree in Business from Keystone...