Obituaries

Oct 30, 2022

Gordon Van Browning, 74, of Dalton died on Sunday October 30, 2022, at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. Born in Factoryville on May 16, 1948; the son of the late Ted and Edith Tourjee Browning.

He graduated from Lackawanna Trail Jr/Sr High School. Van worked at Peoples Security Bank Clarks Summit in the maintenance department and Brojack Lumber,...

Oct 28, 2022

Robert Albert Driesbach, 96, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on Oct. 28, 2022. He was born in Forty Fort on Jan. 21, 1926 and was the son of the late Albert and May Vance Driesbach. He was married to the late former Betty Zinn whom he married on Jan. 27, 1951. Robert graduated from Wyoming Seminary and...

Oct 21, 2022

Nile “Bertie” Shupp, 88, of Tunkhannock passed away on Oct. 21, 2022, at CMC Hospital. Bertie is the son of the late Josiah and Blanche Allshouse Shupp born in Falls on Nov. 27, 1933. Bertie graduated high school and enlisted to serve his country as a U.S. Army paratrooper. He owned and raced on the local car racing circuit,...

Oct 20, 2022

Gordon B. Holland Sr., 86, of Nicholson died Thursday morning October 20, 2022, at Geisinger C.M.C., Scranton. Born in Vestal, NY on July 6, 1936; the son of the late Gordon and Letitia Cobb Holland. His wife of 65 years is the former Barbara Gregory.

He Loved making his yard look good, always cutting and cleaning it...

Oct 14, 2022

Ralph Errol Davenport, 70, of Peckville formerly of Factoryville died Friday morning October 14, 2022 at Aventura at Terrace View, Peckville. Born in Scranton on December 8, 1951; son of the late Harold and Nansi Davies Davenport.

Ralph loved music; he was a great singer and enjoyed playing the guitar and at one time played with many...

Oct 13, 2022

David George Blewett, Sr.

October 8, 1924 – October 13, 2022

David G. Blewett Sr., aged ninety-eight, passed away at the Gino Merli Veterans Center in Scranton, PA on October 13, 2022.

David was the son of Mr. Clarence Blewett and Mildred (Atkinson) Blewett of La Plume, PA. He was one of five...

Oct 13, 2022

Timothy Andrews Blewett

December 5, 1956 – October 13, 2022

Timothy Blewett aged 65 years passed away at Allied Services Hospice Center of Scranton, PA at 12:45 pm on October 13, 2022. He was the youngest of three sons born to David G. Blewett Sr and Shirley “Sal” Blewett of Dalton, PA. He was a...

Oct 11, 2022

William G. Frederici, 80, of Factoryville, died Tuesday October 11, 2022, at Geisinger C.M.C., Scranton. He was born on June 25, 1942, in Johnson City, NY; son of the late Howard and Iantha Valentine Frederici. His wife is the former Cecelia Mitchell.

Bill was a hard-working man, working as a diesel mechanic at Smiler’s Truck Service, Dunmore....

Oct 7, 2022

Merle M. Bullock Wesley, 92, of Canton, NC and formerly of Tunkhannock and Factoryville, PA, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday evening, October 7, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born, in East Rush, PA, on May 4, 1930 to the late Jay and Elizabeth Kiefer Bullock. Merle graduated from Meshoppen High School in 1947 and...

Oct 4, 2022

Jeanine June (Parquette) Ripple passed away October 4, 2022 surrounded by family at Lake Carey, PA, two months shy of her 90 th birthday.

Jeanine was born during the Depression and was the oldest of Robert and Helen (Cox) Parquette’s seven children.  Growing up she never lived in the same place for more than two years since...

Oct 3, 2022

Marian Martin Franko, 92, died at the Sea Breeze Skilled Nursing Facility Vero Beach, Fl on Oct. 3, 2022.    She was the widow of John Franko III who died in 1980 and Wayne McClendon from a second marriage who died in 2014.

Born in Pittston, Pa., daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and Mary Kreidlo Martin.  She...

Oct 1, 2022

Peter Allen Orloski, 71, of Springville, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Oct. 1, 2022.  He was born in Wilmington, Delaware on April 11, 1951.  He was the son of the late John and Helen Shedlar Orloski, and was married to the former Deborah Jean Wray on Sept. 27, 1975.

Peter graduated in...

Oct 1, 2022

Peggy Lee Leonhart, 65, of Lake Winola passed away at home on Oct. 1, 2022.  She was born in Mehoopany on June 3, 1957 and was the daughter of Ronald and Betty Arnold Vangasbeck.  She was married to Robert R. Leonhart and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Peggy was employed at Misericordia University in the archives of the...

Sep 26, 2022

Kevin John Howard of Factoryville, PA., a proud father, devoted son, fireman extraordinaire, ardent supporter of life and community service in North Eastern Pennsylvania, beloved husband and friend, and a lover of silly one-line jokes who marched to the beat no one’s drum but his own, passed away on Monday evening, September 26, 2022, with his wife and sons...

Sep 25, 2022

Elizabeth M. Weiss, 102, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Geisinger CMC on Sept. 25, 2022.  She was born in Nanticoke on Sept. 18, 1920 and she was the daughter of the late Richard and Catherine James.  She was married to the late Stanley Weiss who passed in 1968.

She was a graduate of the Nanticoke High...

Sep 24, 2022

Mark Patrick Clancey, 62, of Henryville, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Pocono on Saturday, September 24, 2022.

Born in Scranton, on Nov. 27, 1959, he is the son of the late Jay Cordel Clancey who died Aug.19, 1980 and Donna Ellis Clancey Reese, who died May 22, 2022.

Patrick was of Catholic Faith. He...

Sep 22, 2022

Robert Seidel, 81, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on Sept. 22, 2022.  He was born in Exeter on Oct. 29, 1940 and he was the son of the late Kurt and Louise O’Boyle Seidel.  Robert was married to the former Ann Marie Tolan.

Robert worked at P&G Mehoopany for over 30 years and Mountain Energy...

Sep 21, 2022

Ann Blanchard Carter of Factoryville, PA, passed away Wednesday, September 21 at

Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.

Born on Feb 2, 1935, in Scranton, Ann was the daughter of the late Elease Weinss Carter

and Royce Carter and resided in Scranton for many years; in 1957 the family moved to

Factoryville. While...

Sep 18, 2022

Beverly Ann Plummer, 82, of Nicholson Twp. died September 18, 2022, Sunday morning at her home.  Born in Scranton on February 13, 1940; the daughter of the late Fred and Ethel Codick Seybolt.

She belonged to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Scranton. She enjoyed learning about new cooking, gardening, and floral arrangement techniques. She loved observing...

Sep 12, 2022

Leon Benjamin Stonier, 81, of East Lemon, passed away at the Dunmore Health Center on Sept. 12, 2022.  He was born on Nov. 8, 1940 and he was the son of the late Leon and Doris Weiss Stonier.  Leon was married to the late former Nancy Barbara Saunders for 56 years.

Leon was a Jack of All...