Bette Davitt (Avery)
May 27, 2019
Bette Jane Davitt, 90, of Lake Winola passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday May 27, at the Gardens of Tunkhannock. Born in West Abington Township May 11, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Albert and Cora (Finch) Avery. She was married to the late Paul Davitt for 49 years. Bette Graduated from the Falls Overfield High...
Arlene M. Corby (Taylor)
May 27, 2019
Arlene M. Corby, 87, of Factoryville, died with family by her side on Monday May 27, 2019, at her home. Her husband is the late Mervin Corby, who died in 2008.
Born in Scranton on April 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Gladys Poehlman Taylor.
Arlene graduated from Taylor High...
Kenneth Cameron Matalavy
May 24, 2019
Kenneth Cameron Matalavy, 24, of Lake Winola passed peacefully at home Friday. He was the loving son of Kenneth Matalavy Sr. at home and Gaylene Giannetti of Mill City.
Cameron attended Tunkhannock Area School district. He loved the outdoors and being with friends. He had many unrealized ambitions and talents obvious to anyone who knew him. He...
Brandon William Burleson
May 22, 2019
Brandon William Burleson, 32, formerly of Tunkhannock passed away at his residence in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Born in Scranton, Pa. on March 27, 1987, he was the son of Hal and Lisa Wynd Burleson of Tunkhannock.
Brandon graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School, a member of the class of 2005. He had a...
Philip B. Evans
May 4, 2019
Philip B. Evans Sr., 85, of Nicholson, passed away peacefully Saturday May 4, 2019 at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Newton Ransom Feb. 23, 1934, he was the son of the late Stanley and Zeida (Winters) Evans. His wife of 57 years is the former Betty Lou Houser. Phil graduated from Newton Ransom High School and was an...
Barry Roger Snigar
Apr 29, 2019
Barry Roger Snigar, 57, of Tunkhannock died Monday April 29, 2019 at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. Born on January 18, 1962 in Binghamton, NY, the son of the late Bernice Westcott and William Daniel Snigar of CA.
Barry enjoyed camping in CA, riding his Indian Motorcycle, and he was a member of the Alternative MC Motorcycle Club....
Gerald R. Ross
Apr 29, 2019
Gerald R Ross, 84, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones Monday morning. Gerald was born in Tunkhannock on November 24, 1934. He was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Matthews Ross.
Jerry attended Tunkhannock High School, later was employed by Bendix Corporation. He joined the Boilermakers Union working...
Ann J. Rought (Morris)
Apr 19, 2019
Ann “Nancy” J. Rought, 83, of Scranton formerly of East Benton died April 19, 2019 at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Taylor. Born in Scranton on August 20, 1935; the daughter of the late Floyd and Ann Morris. Preceded in death by a son Harold “Hal” Rought Jr. who died Aug. 10, 1977. Surviving are daughter Barbara Rought of...
William Burt Kresge
Apr 14, 2019
William (Billy) Burt Kresge, 26, passed away April 14, 2019 in a tragic car accident in Ruskin, FL when his car was side-swiped by another driver.
Billy was born in Scranton, Pa and graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 2010. He lived everyday like it was his last and lived a fulfilling life of thrills and...
Richard Louis Macialek, Jr.
Mar 31, 2019
Richard Louis Macialek, Jr. 52, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday. He was born in Bellefonte Pa. on Feb. 11, 1967 and he was the son of the late Richard, Sr. and Mary Snyder Macialek.
Rich was a 1985 graduate of the Bellefonte High School and he Earned his bachelor’s degree from the Belmont Music Business School in...
Christine “Christel” Emmerich
Mar 27, 2019
Christine “Christel” Emmerich, 89, of Springville, Pa. died on Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2019, at The Gardens of Tunkhannock where she was rehabbing from a recent hospital stay. Christine was born in Bad Godesberg Germany. In June 1952 she and her husband, Rudolf H. “Rudi” Emmerich and their 9 month old son emigrated to America. With no jobs and no...
Anna A. Francisco (Kubovcik)
Mar 20, 2019
Anna A. Francisco, 86, of Dalton died Wednesday March 20, 2019 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. Born in Edwardsville on Jan.17,1933; the daughter of the late Paul and Anna Bogdan Kubovcik. Her husband since Aug. 1, 1953 is the late John Francisco who died on July 10, 2015. She enjoyed fishing, camping and traveling with her husband in their...
Paul Laird Miller
Mar 18, 2019
Paul Laird Miller, 78, of Factoryville, Pa. died at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Monday, March 18 th , 2019.
Paul was born in Allenwood, PA on February 3, 1941 to Guy T. Miller and beloved mother Elizabeth (Alrene) Sholly.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife Carol (Schack) Miller and brother Alvin Miller....
Ellen M. Williams (Hinkle)
Mar 14, 2019
Ellen M. Williams, 65, of Nicholson died Thursday March 14, 2019 at The Gardens at Scranton. Born in Scranton on March 7, 1954, she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor Johns Hinkle. Her husband of 25 years is Bruce Williams. Ellen worked as a Certified Nurse Assistant working in home health care. She loved singing and...
Harold Arthur Loch
Mar 12, 2019
Harold Arthur Loch, 78, of Springville, died Tuesday morning, March 12, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center from complications following open-heart surgery. He was the husband of Nancy Pfeiffer Loch. They were married August 15, 1970 and have been married 48 years.
Born March 13, 1940 in Scranton, son of the late William Edward Loch, Sr. and...
Joseph Paul Long
Mar 1, 2019
Joseph Paul Long, 71, of Tunkhannock passed away at the CMC Hospital on March 1, 2019. He was born in Nicholson on Aug. 26, 1947 and he was the son of the late Alfred and Pearl Reynolds Long. Joe was married to the former Barbara Lou Clark
Joe worked at the St. Michaels School and he enjoyed...
Eugene W. St.Clair
Feb 23, 2019
Eugene W. St.Clair, 81, of Factoryville died Saturday Feb. 23, 2019 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Meshoppen on Aug. 15, 1937; the son of the late Lester and Muriel Titman St.Clair. His wife of 51 years is the former Carol Davis.
Gene was a 1956 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School. He belonged to the...
Shirley R. Browning (Wiedman)
Feb 19, 2019
Shirley Rae Browning, 100, of Dalton, PA died February 19. She was born in East Benton on March 4, 1918; the daughter of the late John and Marion Knight Wiedman. Her husband is the late William Browning, married for 61 years. Shirley is preceded in death by her brother Ned Wiedman, sister-in-law Mildred Wiedman, one great grandchild, one step...
Ruth E. Fudala
Feb 18, 2019
Ruth E. Fudala, 95, a longtime resident of Falls, passed away at her current home in West Wyoming on Feb. 18, 2019. She lived with her granddaughter, Tammy Shaw Green and great-grandson, Jeffrey K. Green for the past several years.
She was born in Duryea on Nov. 20, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Edwin...
Irene Deats
Feb 17, 2019
Irene Deats, 90, of Laceyville formerly of Pittston died Sunday Feb. 17, 2019 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She was born in Dupont on Aug. 16, 1928; the daughter of the late McKinley and Mary Ritzie Tibbett. Her husband James Deats III died in 1959. Irene worked at Pittston apparel for many years. She enjoyed watching the Hallmark Channel...
