Obituaries

Jan 23, 2020

Frank R. Kirlin, 83 of Baylor’s Lake died Thursday Jan. 23, 2020 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Scranton on Feb. 28, 1936; son of the late Frank C. and Freda Brownell Kirlin. His wife of over 62 years is the former Shirley A. Gallo. Frank graduated from Moscow High School in 1953. He spent three years in...

Jan 21, 2020

Howard “Bill” Conklin, 82 of Glenburn passed away at Moses Taylor Hospital of Scranton on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020. Born Feb.3, 1937 he was the son of the late William and Naomi Sherman Conklin. Bill was married to his wife the former Irene Beckish for 32 years. Bill owned his own auto body business, Bill’s Auto Body for fifty...

Jan 17, 2020

Paul Gerard Stamatis, 67, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Danville Medical Center on Jan. 17 th .  Paul was born in Elizabeth NJ on Dec. 6, 1952 and he was son of the late Henry and Katherine Hoffman Stamatis.  Paul was a graduate of the Thomas A. Edison Vocational and Technical High School in 1972.  He was married...

Jan 16, 2020

John Joseph Kman, 88, of Factoryville passed away at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on Jan. 16, 2020.  Born Mar. 16, 1931 in Dickson City, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Byer Kman.  John was a 1948 graduate of the Dickson City High School and soon after joined the Air Force.  Later, in 1963, John married...

Jan 8, 2020

Jean Yablonski, 85, of Tunkhannock passed away Jan. 8, 2020 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock.  She was born in Luzerne on June 20, 1934, and she was the daughter of the late Walter and Stella Pickarski Konopke.  Jean was married to the late Bernard A. Yablonski whom passed away in 2004.

Jean attended Luzerne High School and...

Jan 5, 2020

Mark Gardner McCain, 95, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on Jan. 5, 2020. He was born in Tunkhannock on Feb. 17, 1924, and he was the son of the late Scott and Emma Lyman McCain. Mark was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and was Married to the late Mary Jane Mccain who passed away in...

Jan 1, 2020

Jan McAndrew Henry, 70, of Factoryville, PA passed away at her home on January 1, 2020. She was born on July 5, 1949, in Frankfurt, Germany, as the daughter of the late Paul & Ingeborg McAndrew. After growing up in Dalton, PA, Jan moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. There, she landed a job as a manager of a bareboat...

Dec 27, 2019

Sandra E. Montanye, 79, of Tunkhannock passed away at her residence on Dec. 27, 2019.  She was born in Tunkhannock on March 12, 1940 and she was the daughter of the late Howard and Vivian Capwell Ellsworth.  She was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School.  She was married to Harvey Montanye.

Sandra was a member of...

Dec 24, 2019

Charlotte Annette “Montross” Hadsall, 101, of Tunkhannock passed away at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on Dec. 24, 2019.  She was born in Tunkhannock on Oct. 1, 1918 and she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary Foster Sands.  Charlotte was married to the late Emerson Montross and Glenn Hadsall.

Charlotte was a graduate of the...

Dec 15, 2019

John R. Hiller, 91, of Dalton died Sunday Dec. 15, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife the late Lillian Hummer Hiller died October 11, 2001. Born April 11, 1928 in Dalton; son of the late Willard A. and Dorothy Cramer Hiller, he served two years in the United States Army, stationed in Germany. He was a...

Dec 15, 2019

Jullee L. Chamberlain, 52, of Tunkhannock died at her home on Sunday Dec. 15, 2019. Born in Scranton on Jan. 19, 1967; the daughter of the late Walter Harvey Sr. and the late Jill Pilger Brown. Her husband is Keith Chamberlain. She was a graduate of Elk Lake High School. And attended Keystone College. She was a member of...

Dec 15, 2019

Thelma Helen Pensak, 90, of Tunkhannock passed away at her house surrounded by her family on Dec. 15, 2019.  She was born in Dundalk Maryland on Jan. 9, 1929 and she was the daughter of the late Gustave and Ruth Munski Erat.  Thelma was married to the late Ronald T. Pensak whom passed away in 1984. Thelma was a member...

Dec 10, 2019

Richard L. Ronchi, 73 of Factoryville died Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia. Born in Peckville on July 30, 1946; he was the son of the late Louis and Mary Marconi Ronchi. His wife of 45 years is the former Colleen Nichols. They were married on July 27, 1974. Rich was a Biology teacher...

Dec 7, 2019

David Robert Kroptavich, 55, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on Dec. 7 th .  David was born in Kingston on March 24, 1964 and he was the son of the late Joseph and Ann Azarsky Kroptavich.  He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and received his bachelor’s in business administration from Mansfield University.

David...

Dec 6, 2019

Ruth A. Finch, 92 of Mill City died Friday Dec. 6, 2019 at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Born in Newton on June 15, 1927; daughter of the late John and Mabel Smith Ward. Her husband Elmer B. Finch Sr. died in 2005. Ruth graduated from Newton High School. She worked for more than 35 years doing housekeeping. She was a...

Nov 28, 2019

Beverly Mae Drake, 83, of Factoryville died at the Allied Service Hospice on Nov. 28, 2019.  She was born in Factoryville, on Oct. 24, 1936 and she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Edith Boardman Beck.  Beverly was a Seamstress and was a member of the Factoryville Baptist Church.  She was married to the late Sterle C....

Nov 20, 2019

Nancy Cresswell, 76, of Lake Winola, passed away on Nov. 20, 2019 at home after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family. Born in Forty Fort, PA, she graduated from Lackawanna Trail Jr/Sr High School. She owned and operated Kane’s Dress Shop in Scranton and had her realtor’s license. She was a member of the women’s division...

Nov 19, 2019

Thomas Alan Hemmerly, 73, of Factoryville passed away at the CMC hospital on Nov. 19, 2019.  He was born in Jersey City, NJ on April 2, 1946. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Gladys Beggs Hemmerly.  He was married to the late former Louise Worthington Hemmerly until her passing in 2009.

For over 50...

Nov 15, 2019

Mary Ann Valentine, 87, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Abington Manor on Friday Nov. 15th, 2019 surrounded by her loving son, daughter, and son-in-law. Mary was born in Dickson City on July 14, 1932 and she was the daughter of the late John and Marie Duddek. Mary was married to the late William Valentine who passed in 2008....

Nov 8, 2019

Andrew B. Lukasewicz Jr., of Factoryville, passed away Friday morning, at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Taylor. Born March 14, 1955, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Andrew B. and Barbara Clark Lukasewicz, of Factoryville.

He attended Lackawanna Trail High School. Andrew enjoyed bowling, reading, hunting, golf and most of all, spending time with...