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Ernest John Dagata
Nov 26, 2025
Ernest “Ernie” John D’Agata passed away on November 26, 2025. A beloved resident of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, and Naples, Florida, Ernie was born on September 26, 1937, in Campodipietra, Italy. He spent the first seven years of his life there with his mother while his father had already moved to the United States to establish a new home for the family.
Before...
Elaine L. Knauss
Nov 22, 2025
Elaine L. Knauss of Meshoppen, 90, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, November 22, 2025, surrounded by family.
Born in Sterling, Illinois, on October 21, 1935, she was the daughter of Lillian Palmer and Howard Schlaegel, and was wife to the late Leonard Knauss.
Among her many accomplishments and caring for her family, Elaine also loved studying her Bible, singing,...
Debra Sue Reynolds
Nov 20, 2025
Debra Sue Brown Reynolds age 73 of Factoryville, Pa passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on 11/20/25 at Green Ridge Care Center in Scranton, Pa.
Debbie was born in Scranton, Pa on 12/27/51 to the late Samuel B. Brown and Shirley Mae Hopkins Brown. Her father Sammie passed at a young age and Debbie and her sister Judy were...
Marie Broyles King
Nov 19, 2025
On the evening of November 19, 2025, Marie Broyles King, God’s good and faithful servant, passed into the loving arms of her Savior, surrounded by her loving husband of 54 years and her two sons. Born August 9, 1949 in St. Albans near Charleston, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Newton Marteney Broyles, Sr. (a painter and...
Diana Lee Kasson
Nov 14, 2025
Diana Lee Blizzard Kasson, 77 of Springville passed away at Tunkhannock Rehabilitation & Health Care Center on Friday November 14, 2025. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 18, 1948; the daughter of the late Aurthur and Lucille Sutliff Blizzard. She married her husband, Marshall L. Kasson on July 29, 1967. Marshall passed away on June 25, 2025.
Diana was the...
Margin Leroy Stout, Jr.
Nov 7, 2025
Margin Leroy Stout, Jr., a resident of Tunkhannock, PA and Ocala, FL, passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, on November 7, 2025. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania on March 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Margin Leroy Stout, Sr. and the late Dorothy Stout. Margin was married to Eleanor Sturdevant for 42 years. They would have...
Clifford Kuback
Nov 6, 2025
On a peaceful evening in Sugar Hollow, Clifford J Kuback looked out over the land he loved one last time. On November 6, 2025, at the age of 84, he passed away at home, surrounded by his family and the beauty of his farm – the same fields that had shaped his entire life.
Clifford was born on January 21, 1941...
Betty Skovronsky
Oct 20, 2025
Betty Jane Skovronsky of Keelersburg Rd., Tunkhannock, died at her home on Monday morning, October 20, 2025. Betty was born in Wilkes Barre, PA on December 23, 1925, the daughter of the late William Hoover and Emma Munson.
Betty married Otto Skovronsky in 1947, and they shared 65 years together until his passing in 2012.
Betty was a 1943 graduate of Meyers...
William T. Reynolds
Oct 19, 2025
William Thomas Reynolds age 76 of Factoryville, Pa passed away peacefully on 10/19/25 at the Veterans Community Living Center in Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Bill was born in Scranton, Pa on 8/4/1949 and lovingly accepted as a son at age 6 by the late Dr. Kenneth P. Reynolds and Mary Quinn Reynolds of Factoryville, Pa. Bill went on to marry the love...
George W. Brown
Oct 17, 2025
George W. Brown, age 68, of Tunkhannock, passed away at Allied Hospice on October 17th, 2025. Born March 22, 1957, in Tunkhannock, he was the son of the late George and Ruth Kenny Brown.
Mr. Brown graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School and dedicated 47 years as a mechanic at Sherwood Chevrolet. He was an avid NASCAR fan and had a...
Cheryl Ann Kintner Seese
Oct 8, 2025
**Cheryl Ann (Kintner) Seese**
January 4, 1951 – October 8, 2025
Cheryl Ann “Cherrie” (Kintner) Seese of Fort Worth, Texas, went to be with her Lord and
Savior on October 8, 2025. She was born on January 4, 1951, the first of five children born to the late Fred and Jeanne Kintner of Mehoopany, Pennsylvania.
Cherrie grew up on the family farm in Mehoopany,...
Alice Bishop
Oct 4, 2025
Alice J. Bishop, age 100, of Springville, passed away peacefully at her residence on October 4, 2025. Born in Scranton on August 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Cora Swingle Howell.
A graduate of Dimock High School, class of 1945, Mrs. Bishop was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Bishop, who passed away in 2014.
Mrs....
Ellen Marie Shalata
Sep 22, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce Ellen Marie Shalata, 63, of Lake Carey passed away at her home surrounded by family and friends on Sept. 22nd 2025 to be with Lord.
She was born on Feb. 2, 1962 in Scranton, PA and she was the daughter of the late George Eastman and Ann Thomas Eastman.
Ellen graduated from Lackawanna Trail...
Margorie A. Wisecarver
Sep 17, 2025
Margorie A. Wisecarver, 78, of Meshoppen passed away on September 17, 2025 at the Endless Mountains Healthcare System, Montrose.
Marge was born in Meshoppen on Nov. 14, 1946. She was the daughter of Geroldine Shoemaker and the late Harry Shoemaker who passed away in 1955. She was married 40 loving years to the late Wayne E. Wisecarver who passed away in...
Thomas McCormack
Sep 13, 2025
Tom McCormack formally of Scranton passed away in Sarasota Florida… Tom was the son of the late Claire (nee McAndrew) and Paul J McCormack… He was also predeceased by an older brother Jim (Joan) and brother-in-law Glenn Popien (Kathy).Tom is survived by three sons, Mike (Judith) McCormack, Tim (Nicole) McCormack, & Jason McCormackwith whom he cherished the time they shared...
Margaret Dana Allen Williams
Sep 6, 2025
Margaret Dana Allen Williams
Age 73
Beloved wife of John P. Williams passed away peacefully at her home on September 6, 2025. She was born in Laurel Run PA, graduated from Crestwood High School and Misericordia University. Along with her husband, she owned and managed two Radio Shack Dealer Stores, was a substitute teacher at several local school districts, and taught private...
Shirley A. Corby
Aug 31, 2025
Shirley Howell Corby, 85, of Monroe Twp. Passed away Sunday, Aug 31, 2025, at The Embassy in Tunkhannock. Shirley was married to William Corby Sr. for 68 years.
Together, they raised their five children on the farm. She worked hard throughout her life. She also worked for Bricks Market as a Baker for many years. She enjoyed time spent with her...
Kenneth George Dulsky
Aug 27, 2025
Kenneth George Dulsky, 65, of Centermoreland, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at his home.
Born in Kingston, he was the son of Andrew Dulsky and the late Elizabeth “Luella” Dulsky of Tunkhannock.
Ken attended Holy Rosary School in Passaic, N.J., and graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School, Class of 1978.
The day after graduation, Ken began working at Offset Paperback as a...
Deborah "Debbie" S. Higgins
Aug 21, 2025
Deborah S. “Debbie” Higgins, 61, of Nicholson, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday August 21, 2025. Born March 10, 1964, in Red Bank, NJ; she was the daughter of the late David Baker who died in 2024 and the former Geraldine S. Wheeland who died in 2022.Debbie married her husband Jeffrey Wayne Higgins in 1986.
After graduating...
John D. Thomas Sr.
Aug 14, 2025
John D. Thomas Sr., 52, of Harrisburg, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 14, 2025, surrounded by family. Born March 24, 1973, in Scranton, John was the son of Darwin Thomas (Ann) and Grace Lines (Ray), both of Clarks Summit. He was a proud graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School, Class of 1991, and built a career as...
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