Obituaries

Mar 9, 2023

William H. Cobb, 80, of Factoryville passed away Thursday March 9, 2023 at his home. His wife is the former Carol Petroski; they would have celebrated 58 years of marriage on May 29, 2023. Born in Scranton on March 24, 1942 the son of the late Seth and Estella Gritman Cobb.

Bill was educated in Scranton Schools...

Mar 8, 2023

Barbara Lukasewicz, 90, of Factoryville, passed away comfortably at home on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Born in Justus, on January 10, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary Davenport Clark.

She was the last graduating class from Waverly High School. She was employed by RCA and later Little People Day Care...

Mar 5, 2023

Terry John Robinson, 57, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2023. Terry was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on March 6, 1965 and was the son of John & Sandra Robinson. He graduated from Wilkes Barre Vo-Tech & was currently employed by Southwestern Energy in Tunkhannock, PA.

Terry had many years of experience in other technical...

Mar 3, 2023

Deborah Welch, 70, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on March 3, 2023. She was born in Scranton on June 6, 1952, and she was the daughter of the late Donald and Ruth Perry Beyer. She was married to the late Thomas Welch, who passed away in 2002. Deborah was a 1972 graduate of the...

Mar 1, 2023

Dale Leroy Shotwell, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away March 1, 2023 at the CMC Hospital in Scranton. He was born on June 20, 1946 in Kingston and he was the son of the late Murray and Marion Sickler Shotwell. Dale was married to the former Carol Lynn Otto for 53 years. Dale was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High...

Feb 27, 2023

Pauline L. Zajac, 85, of Factoryville, died Monday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband the late Nicholas Zajac died in 2018. They were married for over 55 years. Born in Nicholson on September 18, 1937, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Helen Onufry Polovitch. She graduated from Keystone and Bloomsburg University.  Before retiring, she was a math...

Feb 20, 2023

Henry “Skip” Charles Lattemann, 79, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectantly on Feb. 20, 2023.  He was born in Bangor, PA on June 9, 1943 to the late Henry Joseph Lattemann and the late Katherine Isabella (Super) Lattemann and is survived by his wife, Sandra L. (Freeman) Lattemann.

A Vietnam Veteran, Skip joined the USMC and served for...

Feb 18, 2023

Zachary & Erica Dymond tragically lost their lives on the evening of February 18, 2023, leaving behind a beloved son Sawyer Joseph Liam.  Zach was born on October 2, 1985 in Tunkhannock. He was the son of Clifford & Maureen Dymond and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 2004.  Erica was the daughter of Joel C Robinson...

Feb 14, 2023

Joan H. Hamilton, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.

Born in Bridgeport, CT on March 20, 1936 she was the daughter of Victor and Grace Rosenau Hynes.

She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Burr F. Hamilton.

Joan was a graduate of Stratford High School and the...

Feb 9, 2023

Ruth E. Sorber, 96, of Dalton, died Thursday February 9, 2023 at home after a long illness. Her husband Marshall W. Sorber died in 2007, they were married for 55 years.

She was born in Arcade, NY on August 26, 1926; the daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Sampson Stone.  Ruth was a housewife, mother, LPN,...

Jan 31, 2023

Donald Avery Lyman

January 31, 2023 marked the last sweetly, and often wildly inappropriate comment, the last inexplicable, uncontrollable laughter, the last act of so many acts of kindness, and the last loving embrace that Donald Avery Lyman ever imparted to those he loved.

He was given the gift of life on a sweltering day...

Jan 28, 2023

Bertha Zona, 91, formerly of Tunkhannock, died in Silverton Oregon on Jan. 28, 2023.  She was born in East Lemon on April 29, 1931, and she was the daughter of the late John and Mabel Radwanski.  She attended Tunkhannock High School and was married to the late James Zona in 1950, who passed in 1992.

She enjoyed...

Jan 27, 2023

Paul R Ney, 71, of Tunkhannock, passed away on January 27, 2023.  He was born March 5, 1951.  He was the son of the late Richard and Mary Ney.  Paul was the former business owner of the Beagle Pub  & Eatery here in Tunkhannock, that served the distinct honor as a center of the community for all to gather....

Jan 23, 2023

Lynn Ann Cook, 45, of Tunkhannock died Jan. 23, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes – barre. Born in Pottsville on Nov. 10, 1977; the daughter of the late Lester and Rita Thomas Cook.

Lynn attended North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. High School. She loved spending time with her children and grandkids. She enjoyed doing drawings, arts,...

Jan 15, 2023

Mary E. Tripp, 94, of Tunkhannock passed away at her daughter’s home on Jan. 15th.  She was born in East Lemon on July 18, 1928 and she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Marion Stark Shaw. Mary was a 1945 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and received her R.N. degree from the Moses Taylor School of Nursing. ...

Jan 8, 2023

Gladys M. Montross, 97, of Tunkhannock, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 8, 2023, while at the Endless Mountains Health Systems, Montrose, PA. She was born on Feb. 21, 1925, to the late Loren and Edna Dixon StClair. She married Alton L. Montross on July 14, 1951 and they were married for 50 years...

Jan 7, 2023

Flora Spangenberg, 93, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home surrounded by her family on January 7 th , 2023.  She was born in West Pittston on Jan. 1, 1930, and she was the daughter of the late Howard Gardner and former Edna Swank.  Flora was married to the late Paul Ernest Spangenberg on Sept. 11, 1948, and he...

Jan 4, 2023

Ann Rose (Lombardi) Lesko died peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on January 4, 2023 at the age of 77. Since April 2022 Ann lived at The Gardens of Tunkhannock for Nursing and Rehabilitation, where her husband visited nearly every day.

Survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Paul M. Lesko; sister, Jean Rusnack of Randolph,...

Jan 3, 2023

Ignatius “Iggy” Gavek, Jr. died on Jan. 3, 2023 at the Allied Hospice Wilkes-Barre.  He was born in Pringle, Pa. on May 20, 1929, and he was the son of the late Ignatz and the former Mary Blannard Gavek.  He was married to the late former Dorothy Felker who passed in 1991.  He was a graduate of the Beaumont...

Jan 2, 2023

Geraldine Ann Philo, 87, of Dalton, died Monday January 2, 2023 at Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. Her husband, the late Frederick G. Philo died August 14, 2012. Born in Clarks Summit on July 8, 1935; the daughter of the late Floyd and Anna Hajos Stark, she retired from Richards and also Schirg School bus Companies, where...