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Shirley C. Cokely (Colbenson)

Shirley C. Cokely (Colbenson)

Jun 7, 2022

Shirley C. Cokely, 90, of Springville Twp. Died Tuesday June 7, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Born in Tunkhannock on August 22, 1931 the daughter of the late William and Dorothy Graham Colbenson. Her husband the late Ronald “Jake” Cokely died in 1981.

Shirley graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1949. She was...

Russell I. Bullock

Russell I. Bullock

Jun 4, 2022

Russell Ivan Bullock, 88, formerly from Tunkhannock died in Wilmington, NC on June 4, 2022. He was a lifelong resident of Tunkhannock, PA excluding the past two years. Born in Wilkes-Barre, on Nov. 29, 1933, he was the son of the late Arthur and Eva Lane Bullock. He graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1952. He was owner and...

Lawrence H. Snyder, Jr.

Lawrence H. Snyder, Jr.

Jun 1, 2022

Lawrence H. Snyder Jr., 62, of Factoryville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at his home with his family by his side.

Born in Harrisburg on Oct. 19, 1959, he is the son of the late Lawrence H. Snyder Sr. and the former Barbara Zeiders of Factoryville.

He was a truck driver for...

Anthony Scott Kalmanowicz

Anthony Scott Kalmanowicz

May 30, 2022

Anthony Scott Kalmanowicz, 63, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on May 30, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Scranton on Jan. 28, 1959 and he was the son of Anthony and the late Margaret Pasquariello Kalmanowicz.  Anthony was married to the former Anita Matalonis for 41 years.

Anthony enjoyed working and...

Ruth Slocum

Ruth Slocum

May 29, 2022

Ruth Slocum, 74, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home surrounded by her family on May 29 th , 2022.  She was born in Wilkes-Barre on Dec. 29, 1947, and she was the daughter of the late Marlot Sick, and the late former Elva Jennings.  She married Edmund Slocum on June 20, 1970.

Ruth graduated from Tunkhannock...

Patricia A. Palmer

Patricia A. Palmer

May 24, 2022

Patricia A. Palmer, 62, of Forkston Twp. passed away at the CMC on May 24, 2022.  She was born in Marion Ohio on Mar. 15, 1960 and she was the daughter of the late former Nancy Wallace.  Patricia was married to Kevin Palmer

Patricia enjoyed working and she had received a reward for her hard work at...

Donna L. Reese (Ellis)

Donna L. Reese (Ellis)

May 22, 2022

Donna L. Clancey Reese, 88, of Factoryville died at her home on Sunday May 22, 2022. Born in Scranton    on Aug. 20, 1933; the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel Brown Ellis.  Her late husband, Reese Reese died Aug. 9, 2002.

Donna belonged to Our Lady of the Abingtons Church, Dalton and Factoryville Ladies Auxillary. Worked...

Dean E. Carichner

Dean E. Carichner

May 19, 2022

Dean E. Carichner, 59, of Tunkhannock passed away after a long battle with COPD on May 19th at his home with his son by his side. Dean was born in Tunkhannock on April 23rd 1963. He was the son of the late Daniel and Sarah Ayers Carichner. Dean was married to the late former Franny Madill whom he adored and...

Elaine Wierbowski

Elaine Wierbowski

May 10, 2022

Edna (Elaine) Wierbowski, 86, of Falls passed away at the Allied Hospice on May 10 th .  Elaine was born in Falls on April 18, 1936.  She was the daughter of the late Beecher Reeves and Edna Grow.   Elaine was married to the late Bernard Wierbowski for 65 years prior to his passing in January.

Elaine enjoyed...

Margaret C. Hinkley

Margaret C. Hinkley

May 7, 2022

Avid novel reader, movie goer, and flower grower, Margaret C Hinkley, 88 years young, died peacefully after a brief illness, in Florida, on May 7th, 2022. Although she wintered in Florida for many years, she despised the term “snowbird”, and her permanent residence will always be Springville Township, Meshoppen, Pennsylvania.

Born at home in Dunmore, on September...

Elizabeth A. Pickering

Elizabeth A. Pickering

May 3, 2022

Elizabeth A. Pickering, 85, of Tunkhannock passed away at Regional Hospital of Scranton on May 3, 2022. She was born in Endicott NY on July 26,1936, and she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward Wheeland and the former Anna Rosengrant. Elizabeth was married to Harold Pickering who passed away in 1967.

Elizabeth was a member...

Helen Nichols

Helen Nichols

Apr 29, 2022

Helen Nichols, 96, of Tunkhannock passed away at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on April 29, 2022.  She was born on Sept. 9, 1925 in Tunkhannock and she was the daughter of the late Dewitt Rosengrant and the late former Daisey Oakley.  Helen was married to the late C. Duane Nichols.

Helen was a 1943 graduate of the...

Raymond Arthur Anderson

Raymond Arthur Anderson

Apr 22, 2022

Raymond Arthur Anderson, 75, of Meshoppen, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Regional Hospital, Scranton on April 22, 2022. He was born on February 6, 1947 in Tunkhannock and was the son of the late Miles and Beulah VanDeMark Anderson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the Elk Lake Community Church. Ray...

Roberta K. Keiter (Champion)

Roberta K. Keiter (Champion)

Apr 2, 2022

Roberta K. Keiter, 74, of Dalton died Saturday April 2, 2022, at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. She was born in Galion, Ohio on Feb.19, 1948; the daughter of the late John and Lorena “Bink” Baylor Champion.

Roberta was an LPN for many area nursing homes’ a bus driver for Nichols Bus and worked at Wyoming Sand...

William K. Hughes Sr.

William K. Hughes Sr.

Mar 24, 2022

William K. Hughes Sr., 64, of Factoryville died Thursday March 24, 2022, at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a sudden illness.

Born in Scranton on Aug.16, 1957; the son of the late Fred and Dorothy VanAllen Hughes.

Bill graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1975. He worked the past 25 years at Shupp’s Excavating,...

Jack A. Bullock

Jack A. Bullock

Mar 21, 2022

Jack A. Bullock, 73, of Tunkhannock died March 21, 2022, at the Allied Skilled Nursing.  Born in Meshoppen, son of the late Percy E. and Catherine L. Harvey Bullock.

He was a 1966 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving aboard the USS Enterprise as an airman.  He and his...

Randy L. Bedell

Randy L. Bedell

Mar 21, 2022

Randy L. Bedell Sr., 56, of Factoryville passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 16, 1966, in Goshen, NY, son of the late John L. Bedell Sr. and the late former Bertha Belcher. His loving wife and best friend is the former Kantana (Tammy) Walters....

Marion I Drake

Marion I Drake

Mar 13, 2022

Marion I. Drake, 88 , of Tunkhannock passed away March 13, 2022 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock.  She was born on Dec. 31, 1933 in Elmira, Ny, and she was the daughter of the late Collin Goodwin and the late former Helen Walker Goodwin.

Marion attended the Lake Sheridan Bible Chapel, she loved going to yard sales,...

Harvey Nelson Montanye

Harvey Nelson Montanye

Mar 10, 2022

Harvey Nelson Montanye,80, of Tunkhannock passed away at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on March 10,2022. Harvey was born in Mill City, PA on December 20,1941. He was the son of the late John Harvey Montanye and the late former Nita Love Bennett. Harvey was married to the late Sandra Montanye who passed away in 2019. Harvey was a graduate of...

Stephen H. Lasco

Stephen H. Lasco

Mar 9, 2022

Stephen H. Lasco, 73, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home surrounded by his family on March 9, 2022.  Stephen was born in Meshoppen on July 14, 1948, and he was the son of the late Stephen Lasco and the former Ruth Heitsman Lasco. Steve was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and spend the majority of his life...

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