Obituaries

Nov 9, 2018

Francis L. Hartman, 87, of Factoryville, PA died November 09, 2018 at his residence. He was preceded in death in 1997 by his wife Ruth Ann Anderson Hartman.

Born in Factoryville on February 4, 1931 he was the son of the late Fred and Hazel Barber Hartman. Prior to his retirement Francis was an Army veteran and worked for Procter and...

Nov 8, 2018

Theodore William Krasinski, 87 of S. Abington Twp. and formerly of Cora, NY died Thursday evening at St. Mary's Villa in Elmhurst. He was preceded in death by his wife Marie Teresa Capielo.

Born in Dubois, PA, he was the son of the late John...

Nov 8, 2018

Mary Ruth Layaou, 83, of Evans Falls died November 8, 2018 at the Meadows Nursing Home, Dallas.

Born December 19, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lena Mary White Knott. She was a 1952 graduate of Kingston High School.

She attended the Kingston, Eatonville, and Evans Falls United Methodist Church.

She is survived by a son; James Layaou and...

Nov 7, 2018

William N. Pogson, 78, of Tunkhannock died at Regional Hospital of Scranton on November 7, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years Nancy Hughes Pogson.

Born in Philadelphia on May 6, 1940 he was the son of the late William and Blanche Pogson.

Prior to his retirement he worked for 50 years with Carpenters Local 1856 now known...

Nov 6, 2018

Patricia A. Calabro, 87, of S. Abington Twp, died Tuesday evening November 6, 2018, at Regional Hospital. She was the wife of the late Peter Calabro. The couple would have celebrated their 48 th anniversary on November 7.

Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Margarette Perry Cianflone. She was a graduate...

Nov 1, 2018

James Courtright, of Ransom Township died Thursday following an illness. He was a widower of Francis Chiappini Courtright, who he was married to for forty years. Born in Taylor, he was the son of Jane (Stevens) Courtright and the late Lloyd Courtright.  He was a 1961 graduate of Newton-Ransom High School.  Jim was employed by John Buranich Transportation as a...

Nov 1, 2018

Robert Mitchell, 85, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully Thursday morning in the Hospice Unit at Allied Services. He was preceded in death in 1994 by his wife of 40 years, Millie Swavola Mitchell. Born in Scranton, Bob was the son of the late William and Helen Burke Mitchell. He attended Holy Rosary High School. He proudly served his country as...

Nov 1, 2018

James Claire Spencer, 94, of S. Abington Twp died Thursday evening at home surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 73 years is the former Helen Vanderburg Spencer.

Born in Waverly, he was the...

Nov 1, 2018

Dorothy Jane Prince Hubbell Murat, 90, of Tunkhannock passed away Thursday November 1, 2018 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock.

Born in Endicott, NY on March 15th, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mildred Prince.

Dorothy loved singing, knitting and collecting dolls.

She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Denton, two sons; Warren Hubbell, and James Hubbell, 8 grandchildren and...

Oct 29, 2018

Charles Stanley Fargo III, 59, of Auburn Township died at his home on Monday October 29, 2018.

Born in Meshoppen on August 6, 1959 he was preceded in death by his father the late Charles S. Fargo and survived by his mother Betty Shiffer Fargo.

Charles had a lifelong career at Proctor and Gamble, Mehoopany,retiring in 2014.  He enjoyed working around his...

Oct 27, 2018

 Irene Carey 95, of Springville died Saturday October 27th at The Gardens in Tunkhannock. Irene was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Ray D. Carey.

She was born on January 28, 1923 in Springville Twp. daughter of the late JC Wademan and Susan Conrad Wademan.

Irene was preceded in death by her daughter Priscilla Carey and Sister Dee Wademan.

She...

Oct 25, 2018

April Kravchenko, 46, of Factoryville died Thursday at Geisinger CMC in Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Andrew Kravchenko and Jeanette Richards. She graduated from Susquehanna High School and worked as a nurse aid for many nursing facilities.

April enjoyed most spending time with her children and Grandchildren. She loved watching lifetime...

Oct 22, 2018

Carol A. Bartholme, 73, of Newton Township died Monday following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of Neil Bartholme for over 57 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Sophie (Richter) Huggler.  She was a graduate of Newton-Ransom High School.  Carol worked alongside her husband running the family farm...

Oct 21, 2018

William Kent Davies, 71, of Scranton, died Sunday at the Gino Merli Veterans Center after a long illness.  He was the husband of Cheryl (Christ) Davies.

Born in Scranton on May 11, 1947, he was the son of the late William and Lois Mitchell Davies.  He was a graduate West Scranton High School and was a proud...

Oct 20, 2018

William P. French, 85 of Lake Winola and Hobe Sound, FL died Saturday evening following a brief illness. He was the husband of the former Sarah Downs. The couple had been married 61 years.

Born in Flushing, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur and Johanna Lochnane French. He was a 1951 graduate of Westbury...

Oct 20, 2018

James R. Clarke, 62, of Lake Winola died at home on October 20, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy Clarke.

Born in Scranton on February 2, 1956 he was the son of the late Frank and Margaret Orr Clarke.

A graduate of Penn State with a degree in engineering, Jim retired from Rite Temp in 2015 after 35...

Oct 19, 2018

Todd P. Kasper, 48, of Tunkhannock, passed away suddenly on Friday.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of Eleanor M. Skiba Kasper and the late Eugene Bernard Kasper.  He was a graduate of Bridgewater Raritan West High School in New Jersey and was a self employed machinist.

Todd was an avid fan of...

Oct 19, 2018

Eleanor Irene Harvey, 71, of Tunkhannock passed away at home surrounded by her family on October 19, 2018.

Born June 22, 1947 she was the daughter of the late David and Olive Trowbridge Abrams.

Eleanor is survived by two daughters; Cassidy DeRemer of Dimmock, and Peggi Harding of Tunkhannock; brother Larry Abrams and wife Judy; sister Margaret Failing and husband Theodore; granddaughter...

Oct 17, 2018

George Misiura, 84, of South Abington Twp., died Wednesday at St. Mary's Villa, Elmhurst. He was the husband of Jean (Wengren) Misiura. The couple had been married for 58 years. Born in Olyphant on July 19, 1934, he was the son of the late John Stanley and Anastasia Madeline Sabot Misiura. He was a graduate of Johnson Technical School and...

Oct 17, 2018

Alice (Owens) Lukaschunis, Dickson City, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Her husband of 47 years Robert Lukaschunis died in 2015.

Born in Montdale, she was the daughter of the late James and Sadie Grosvener Owens. Alice enjoyed farming, horses, painting, her dog Tickles, but most of all her loving family and friends. She will...