Obituaries

Nov 26, 2018

Margaret Collins Kintner, a lifetime resident of the Mehoopany and Tunkhannock area, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA on Monday, November 26, 2018.

Born in Stowell, PA on December 19, 1928 to Mary Cain Collins and Lewis J. Collins.   She was tremendously proud of her Irish heritage and took...

Nov 23, 2018

Lucille G. Hobbes, 86, of Tunkhannock passed away November 23, 2018 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years Robert O. Hobbes.

Born in Montandon, PA on February 15, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Nevin and Elneda Caris Good.

Lucille was a member of the Tunkhannock Baptist Church. Prior to her retirement...

Nov 22, 2018

Betty Irene Johnson, 85, of Tunkhannock, passed away November 22, 2018, at her home.

She was born in Wyalusing on Aug. 6, 1933, a daughter of the late Sherman and Lucy Hoover. She was a graduate of Wyalusing High School.

Betty enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed gardening until she was no longer able to do so....

Nov 19, 2018

Shirlee A. Rocha, 84, of Tunkhannock passed away November 19, 2018 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock.

Born January 29, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Evan and Frances Wilson Trickey.

Funeral Services will be held at the convenice of the family.

Nov 18, 2018

David E. Mattocks, 49, of Tunkhannock returned to his heavenly home on November 18, 2018 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after a valiant four-year battle with cancer.

He will be remembered for his firm faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, his deep love for his family, and his undying commitment to the dairy community and his farm.

Born January 7, 1969, he is...

Nov 18, 2018

Dr. John Franklin McIntyre, 79, of Waverly, passed away Sunday Nov. 18 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Monticello, Georgia, son of the late John and Evelyn McIntyre, he was a graduate of Monticello High School, where he won consecutive football state championships as starting quarterback, and received a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy, where he achieved the...

Nov 17, 2018

Mathew D. Hinkley, 36, of Factoryville passed away on Saturday November 17, 2018. He is survived by his fiancé Micki Giumento.

Born December 21, 1981 in Honesdale he is the son of the Reverend David L. and Janet A. Von Bartheld Hinkley.

Matt enjoyed hunting and fishing with his children around Factoryville.

In addition to his parents and fiancé Matt is survived by;...

Nov 14, 2018

Michael P. Welcome, 59, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday afternoon at his home.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Claude L. and Josephine LaTray Welcome, Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Clarks Summit. He was a 1971 graduate of Abington Heights and furthered his education at Luzerne County Community College. After school he...

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...