Obituaries

Sep 10, 2018

Betty Thomas, South Abington Twp., passed away at Allied Hospice on Monday.  She was the widow of Edward Thomas Jr., who died November 17, 1981. Born in Scranton on December 18, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Blanche and Frank Bailey. Prior to retirement she was employed by Sears as the in-store decorator.  She was a member of...

Sep 6, 2018

Timothy Michael Foley, 67, of Clarks Summit, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018, at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Margaret Foley and the late Thomas Foley.

Surviving are his three children: Norah Foley, Durham, NC; Conor Foley, Bonita Springs, FL; and Cuinn Foley, Pittsburgh, PA. He was also survived by siblings: Thomas Foley,...

Sep 5, 2018

Anna Gerrity, 89, passed away suddenly, on September 5, 2018.  She was a resident of Clarks Summit, PA for 65 years. .  She was preceeded in death by her husband of 47 years, Joseph Gerrity

Born on May 23, 1929, in Milwaukee, PA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Marchak. After graduating from...

Aug 31, 2018

Mary "Molly" Reid Farinola, South Abington Twp., died Friday evening at her home. She was the wife of Conrad Farinola. The couple married on Aug. 1, 1987. From Olyphant, the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Early Reid, Molly graduated Bishop O'Hara High School in Dunmore and earned a master's degree from Marywood University in early childhood education. She...

Aug 30, 2018

William F. Noblejas, 74, Scranton, died Thursday at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Brookyln, N.Y., the son of the late Herman and Florence Hall Bacer, he worked in carpet cleaning and as a car service driver, but his favorite job was working the fishing boat concession. He loved to fish and always believed that any day fishing...

Aug 29, 2018

Mark W. Cikovic, 90, of Clarks Summit died Wednesday Evening at Allied Skilled Nursing Home in Scranton. He was the widow of the late Louise M. Cikovic who died in 2007. The couple had been married 59 years.

Born in Lebanon, PA he was the son of the late Vit and Helen Posta Cikovic. Mark was employed...

Aug 27, 2018

Steven G. Shields, age 64, died on Monday, August 27, 2018 at his Clarks Summit home. Born in Plainfield, NJ to Donald and Ruth Day Shields, he was the eldest of three sons. Raised in Scotch Plains, NJ, he was a graduate of North Plainfield High School and the nursing program at Somerset County Community College. Steven was a volunteer...

Aug 27, 2018

Florence Mulak, 90, of Springfield, MA, died Monday August 27 at the Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton, PA.. She was the wife of the late Edwin Mulak. Florence was born in Springfield, MA. on January 17, 1928, and was the daughter of Zygmont and Stella (Lemanski) Pawlowski.

Florence was known as an excellent cook and an...

Aug 26, 2018

Elizabeth Schweitzer, 95, of Fleetville, died Sunday evening at Forest City Nursing Center.  Her husband of 53 years was the late Thomas G. Schweitzer who died March 16, 1995.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Caroline Alexander Armbrust.  She was a graduate of Central High School and member of The ...

Aug 26, 2018

Ann Marie Altenhain 69, of Tunkhannock died Saturday, August 25th at the Gardens in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 46 years Richard F. Altenhain.

She was born in Scranton on January 20, 1949, daughter of the late Carl and Lusetta Bohr Lesh.

Ann Marie was a member of the Church of Nativity BVM, enjoyed traveling and spending time with...

Aug 23, 2018

Richard “Dick” Sands, 64, of Tunkhannock died on August 23 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital after open heart surgery. He was preceded in death by his wife of 13 years Karen A. Jacobsen Sands on January 23, 2018.

He was born on January 7, 1954 at Tyler Hospital, Meshoppen, son of the late Harold W. Sands and Elizabeth M. White Sands.

After...

Aug 22, 2018

Josephine Guzzi, 78, of So. Abington Twp. died Wednesday afternoon at home. She was the wife of the late Angelo Guzzi, Sr. who died August 9, 2017. The couple had been married 58 years.

Born in Blakely on October 20, 1939, she was the daughter of the late John and Bridget Yantas Wallinger. She was...

Aug 22, 2018

Marie A. Dominiak, 90, of South Abington Twp. died Wednesday morning at Abington Manor surrounded by her family. Her husband of 67 years is Edward F. Dominiak. Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Viola Farino Lomeo. She graduated from Clarks Summit high school and worked  in the garment industry. Marie's greatest joy was ...

Aug 21, 2018

William “Bill” Severcool, Sr.

William “Bill” Severcool, Sr., 82, of Forkston died Tuesday August 21, 2018 at home, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Madge “Joy” Hollister Severcool.

Born in Springville, PA on November 4, 1935 he was the son of the late Charles and Flossie Severcool and step father, Robert Stone.

Bill was a...

Aug 17, 2018

Paula Knapp (Jensen) died peacefully at home on August 17th in Tunkhannock, PA at the age of 70. Paula is survived by her husband of 50 years, Thomas G. Knapp, Sr; son, Thomas G. Knapp, Jr (Tommy) of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, who is married to Michele Verdi-Knapp and their two children Zane and Bryce; daughter, Theresa Knapp (Terri) of Reston,...

Aug 17, 2018

Levi C. Underhill of Nicholson died Friday evening in the Gardens in Tunkhannock. 

He was born in Springville on March 11, 1940, son of the late Levi C. and Helen Ellis Underhill. He worked as a laborer at several local businesses, recently working on his sister Evelyn Polovitch’s farm in Nicholson.

Surviving are sons, David of Factoryville and Gary of West Nicholson; daughter, Janet...

Aug 17, 2018

Dana D. Carichner of Tunkhannock died Friday August 17, 2018.

He was born in Tunkhannock on August 6, 1986. Son of the late Frances M. Madill Carichner and Dean E. Carichner and step son of Jackie Merchant Carichner of Tunkhannock.

All his life Dana enjoyed working with the trees in the forests. He currently was employed by Shalata Land Clearing in Mehoopany....

Aug 15, 2018

Maureen J. Reese, 69, of South Abington Twp., died peacefully on Wednesday August 15, 2018 at Allied Services Hospice in Scranton.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late David and Alfreda Poskaitis Reese. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Kings College, and was employed as an Office Manager for Kane...

Aug 9, 2018

Jean E. Best 92, of Wyoming formally of Harding, died Thursday August 9th at the Highland Manor in Exeter. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 37 years Raymond Best.

She was born on June 23, 1926 daughter of the late Dana and Elva Remley Miner.

She was the owner of Jean’s Beauty Shoppe in Harding and worked for Miners...

Aug 7, 2018