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William F. Sill
Jun 5, 2021
William F. Sill, born July 8, 1934 in Canton, Bradford County PA, was the eldest son of Clyde and Freda Ameigh Sill. The Sill family traces their roots to England with earliest immigrants coming first to Connecticut around 1610, about 1769 to the Wyoming Valley, and after the Revolutionary War migrated west to Bradford County. Mr. Sill and his...
Lisa Ann Huffsmith
May 31, 2021
Lisa Ann Huffsmith, 65, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away at her home surrounded by her loved ones on May 31, 2021 after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
Lisa was born in Scranton on April 6, 1956. She was the daughter of Leonard J. Schiavone (deceased) and Rachel Schiavone of Nicholson. She was married...
Donald M. Goida
May 18, 2021
Donald M. Goida, 72, of Factoryville died Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Dunmore, PA on Oct. 26, 1948; the son of the late Andrew and Ann Goida. Donald was preceded in death by his wife the former Maureen Winn who died on Aug. 10, 2017 they were married on July 22, 1988.
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Thomas Michael Pirrello
May 18, 2021
Thomas Michael Pirrello
06/22/1936 – 05/18/2021
Thomas “Tom” Michael Pirrello, 84, of Kingston, PA (formerly of Congers, NY) passed away suddenly on May 18, 2021 following major cardiac arrest.
Tom was born June 22, 1936 to Gaspare and Petra Pirrello, Sicilian immigrants, in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. He was the third...
Stanley A. Vasky
May 13, 2021
On May 13, 2021 Stanley Albert Vasky III at the age of 67 entered the Kingdom of Heaven. Born on July 11 th , 1953 in the Township of West Abington.
Like a true born West Abington he loved to hunt, fish and spin tall tales about them both. What he coveted most in this world were...
Daniel Robert Search
May 11, 2021
Daniel Robert Search, 27, of Tunkhannock passed away from complication of surgery on May 11, 2021 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Tunkhannock, on July 15, 1993. He is survived by his mother Cheryl Search, Tunkhannock and father Frank Search II, New York. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandmother Arlene...
Harold “Butch” Jacob Kuschel, Jr.
May 11, 2021
Harold “Butch” Jacob Kuschel, Jr., 73, died after a short illness at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on May 11, 2021. Harold was born April 25, 1948 in Pittston, Pa. He was the son of the late Harold Jacob Kuschel, Sr. and the former Gertrude Robinson. He was married to the former Mary Anne Baltrusaitis.
Harold was...
Kathleen "Kitt" Ostrowsky-Bowman
May 10, 2021
Kathleen “Kitt” Mary Ostrowsky-Bowman, 60, passed away at her house May 10, 2021. She was born on Aug. 31, 1960 and she was the daughter of George and Mary Bell Ostrowsky. Kitt was married to Jaimie A. Bowman for 36 years.
Kathleen was a 1978 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and she owned a Wine glass...
Joyce M. Wilbur (Parker)
May 6, 2021
Joyce M. Wilbur, 78 of Benton Twp. died Thursday May 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Elizabeth NJ on July 10, 1942: the daughter of the late George and Helen (Wilbur) Parker. Her husband is Jeffrey N. Wilbur Sr.
Joyce prior to retiring worked at Irene’s Sportswear in Nicholson. She enjoyed...
Ronald Alan Vandemark
May 4, 2021
Ronald Alan VanDeMark, 65, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on May 4, 2021. He was born in Meshoppen on Jan. 9, 1956 and he was the son of the late (Sam) Ronald and Isabelle Sheffler VanDeMark.
Ronald was a graduate of the Wyalusing High School and he was a truck driver.
...Lee T. Ditchey
Apr 30, 2021
Lee T. Ditchey, 73, of West Abington Twp. died Friday April 30, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Pottsville on Feb. 11, 1948; the son of the late Leo T. and Doris Shadel Ditchey.
Lee graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1966. He was a member of the NRA loved to hunt and shoot....
Kelly J Harvey
Apr 18, 2021
Kelly Joe Harvey, 46, of Falls passed away at his residence on April 18, 2021. He was born in Tunkhannock on Jan. 11, 1975 and he was the son of the late Lindbergh Belcher and Alberta Harvey.
After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1993 Kelly worked as a Sprinkler Fitter. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening....
Kimberly L. Duffy (Eggleston)
Mar 27, 2021
Kimberly Lynn Duffy, 46, of Factoryville, died Saturday morning March 27, 2021, at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her husband is George J. Duffy.
She was born in Tunkhannock on July 16, 1974 the daughter of the late William C. Eggleston Jr. who died Oct.16, 1979 and Carolyn Baker Eggleston who died May 2, 2017.
Kim...
Mary L Dodge (Szerafinski)
Mar 25, 2021
Mary Louise Dodge, 78, of Lake Winola died at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton on Thursday evening March 25,2021 with her family by her side. She was born in Lake Winola on Nov. 26, 1942; daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Szerafinski. She was the beloved wife of James Dodge for 56 years.
She was a...
Edward P. Laytos Sr.
Mar 15, 2021
Edward Laytos Sr. passed away Monday March 15, 2021 at his home after bravely battling many health issues over the past several years. Born in Scranton on June 9th, 1938, he was the son of the late Peter Laytos and Sophie Lubeck. He was married to the former Marilyn Morris. In addition to his parents Edward is preceded in death...
Arthur William Gable
Mar 12, 2021
Arthur William Gable, 86, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Residential Hospice Wilkes-Barre, on Mar. 12, 2021. He was born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 27, 1934 and he was the son the of late Albert and Margaret Law Gable. He was married to the former Frances Jacques for 63 years.
Arthur was a graduate of the Tunkhannock...
Matthew C, Schur
Mar 9, 2021
Matthew Carl Schur, 45, of Dalton died at Regional Hospital of Scranton on March 9, 2021. Born in Dover Delaware on Sept. 16, 1975; the son of Daniel Schur of Dover, DE and Teresa and Scott Singley of Lititz, PA.
Matt grew up in Delaware and was an athlete throughout high school. He was a talented tennis player...Jacqueline Theresa Leary
Mar 5, 2021
Jacqueline Theresa Leary, 82, of the Susquehanna Apartments in Tunkhannock passed away surrounded by her family on Mar. 5, 2021. She was born in Oxford, MA on Feb. 20, 1939 and she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Delina Gallant Paul.
Jackie was a Daycare provider and she enjoyed her time with friends playing bingo,...
Georgette “Gigi” Garrison
Mar 4, 2021
Georgette “Gigi” Garrison was born on March 18, 1960, in Greenwich, CT to George and Viola Lawko. On March 4, 2021, Gigi passed on to her Lord peacefully at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She lived in Tunkhannock, Pa where she worked at Viewmont Diner. She was a beautiful soul who deeply cared for her family, friends, and her...
Richard C. Mayo
Feb 22, 2021
Richard C. Mayo, 77, of Factoryville passed away at his home on Monday Feb 22nd. He was born in Chinchilla on March 31, 1943 and he was the son of the late Alvin and Dorothy Melville Mayo. Richard was married to the former Carolyn Menichiello for 55 years.
Rich was a graduate of the Clark Summit Abington...
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