Obituaries

Oct 11, 2019

Brigitte Hoff, 72, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 11, 2019 after a long, protracted battle with cancer. Winning many battles along her 18 year journey, she will be remembered for her determination and will to fight. She is at rest now and deservedly, pain free. Brigitte was born on December 4, 1946 in Geesthacht, Germany to...

Oct 8, 2019

Grace Vago, 97, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully October 8 at Tyler Hospital with her

daughters at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, John Vago who

passed away on July 18, 2018

Born in Mill City on August 23,1922, she was the daughter of Elmer and...

Sep 21, 2019

Richard Hayden Driscole Jr., 58, of Falls, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice Center after his long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 10, 1961 to the late Richard and Mary (Wilverding) Driscole, grew up in Factoryville, graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School and settled in Falls with his beloved...

Sep 15, 2019

Robert Edwin Brown passed away at the age of 83 on Sunday, September 15, 2019 surrounded by his entire family. Bob was born in 1936 to Albert and Lurrene Brown, grew up in Fair Lawn, NJ, and moved his family to Hop Bottom, PA in 1970. Later in life Bob moved to Dimock, PA, and later, resided in Tunkhannock,...

Aug 31, 2019

Evelyn Doris Shellhamer Sands

Aug 31, 2019

Evey Sands, 94, passed away at Allied

Services Hospice Center late Saturday afternoon,

Aug 31st surrounded by family. She was born on

April 5, 1925 in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. A neighbor

in Plymouth, Mary Jones Williams, would...

Aug 30, 2019

Michael Dziak Jr., 92, of Falls died at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on Friday Aug. 30. He was born in Falls on Jan. 7, 1927; the son of the late Michael and Pauline Franko Dziak Sr. He was a 1945 graduate of Falls-Overfield High School, graduated from East Stroudsburg State College with a Bachelor’s Science degree, Master’s degree...

Aug 17, 2019

Thomas Orval Ward, Sr.,73, , of Tunkhannock passed away at his home Saturday evening. He was born in Springville on March 8, 1946, and he was the son of the late Clifford and Ruth Foot Ward. He was married to the late former Helen Smith for 47 years.  Thomas was employed at the Scranton Corrugated Box Company as a supervisor. ...

Aug 10, 2019

Helen Correll, age 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday August 10th at the Gardens of Tunkhannock. Born in Tamaqua on July 11, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Bertram Arnold and Elsie (Arnold) Miller.

Helen graduated Tamaqua High School in 1945 and worked as a manager at Jamesway Shoe Dept. for 20 years. She was...

Aug 3, 2019

Michael H. Brown Sr. (The Bull), 60, of Scranton died Saturday morning at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on Dec. 23, 1958; the son of the late Ronald M. and Dorothy A. Venskytis Brown.

He was a 1977 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School. Worked as a jack-of-all-trades and a master carpenter for many of...

Jul 26, 2019

Catherine M. Mitchell, 81, of Tunkhannock died Friday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Meshoppen on May 29, 1938, the daughter of the late William and Helen Fallett Mitchell.

Catherine is a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and Keystone Junior College. Catherine received her degree as a medical secretary from Keystone junior college and she...

Jul 18, 2019

Mary Irene Geis Schubert, 79, passed away on July 18, 2019 at Gino J. Merli’s Veterans Center in Scranton, PA after a five year courageous struggle of the after effects of three strokes she endured. She shared 51 years of marriage with her late husband, Francis “Frank” K. Schubert.

Born in Pittsburgh PA, she was the daughter of the...

Jul 13, 2019

Albert J. “A.J.” Chuck Jr., 57, of Factoryville died Saturday morning at Jeanes Hospital, Philadelphia from his battle with Leukemia. Born in Scranton on Dec. 24, 1961; the son of Albert and Nancy Rosmanek Chuck Sr. of Kingsley. A.J. has been married for 31 years to the former Lori Dolechek, married on Sept. 12, 1987. A.J. graduated from Abington...

Jul 13, 2019

David Philip Sechrist Sr., 85, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday morning at the Abington Manor.

He was born in Fleetville on March 10, 1934. He was the son of the late David Lauren and Ruth Owens Sechrist. David was a graduate of the 1952 class of the Tunkhannock High School and served his country in the United States...

Jul 12, 2019

Leah Ann Marie Wilsey, 32, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at her home on July 12, 2019 surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Leah was born September 19, 1986 in Tunkhannock; the daughter of Dale Wilsey and Jody Viscomi of Tunkhannock.

Leah was a 2005 graduate of Tunkhannock area High...

Jul 9, 2019

John “Jack” Bartuska, formerly of Pittston, passed away peacefully at his home in Factoryville on July 9, 2019. Born in Pittston, he was the son of the late John Bartuska & the late Eleanor Kurtinitis-Bartuska. He was graduate of Pittston Area High School. He retired from Harris Paving Inc. after 30 years in 2015. John was also preceded in...

Jul 7, 2019

Leah Theresa Clements, 85, passed away Sunday July 7, 2019 at the Wilkes Barre General Hospital. Leah was born November 11, 1933 in Noxen, PA. Leah was the daughter of the late Robert Hackling and the former Gladys Palmer.

Leah graduated from South Central High School in Newark, New Jersey. Leah loved to read, travel and spend...

Jun 21, 2019

Sharon L. Karp, 73, of Factoryville passed away at her home on June 21, 2019.  Sharon was born in Kingston, Pa on June 1, 1946 and she was the daughter of the late William and Jean Siglin.  Sharon and Stanley celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.

Sharon was a 1964 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School  and she...

Jun 18, 2019

William Francis Hogan, 62, of Factoryville died at Geisinger Wyoming Valley on June 18, 2019. Born in Staten Island on Nov. 19, 1956; the son of the late William Francis Hogan and Marylou Beyar Dingle Hogan. His domestic partner of 25 years is Darlene V. Acosta. He was a Licensed Customs Broker and more recently a Warehouse Manager for...

Jun 14, 2019

Loren Keith Dixon (Slug), age 85, passed peacefully on Friday, June 14th, 2019 at The Gardens in Tunkhannock. Born to Cecil A. and Hazel (Aten) Dixon in 1934, predeceased by his wife Jane (McAvaney), he will be missed by his brothers Reese and Dale, his three children, David and wife Kathy, Dona Mcmahon and Richard and wife Nadine, his...

May 30, 2019

Roberta R. Dickson, 83, of Factoryville, PA passed away peacefully on May 30, 2019, at her home with her family by her side. She was born on May 5, 1936, in La Crosse, WI to the late Robert and Edna (Berzinski) Allen. Roberta was a 1954 graduate of Aquinas High School in La Crosse, WI. She was joined in...