Obituaries

Feb 27, 2025

Gladys Linney Anderson, 90, of Lake Winola passed away Feb. 27, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart.  She was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 13, 1934 and she was the daughter of the late Louis and Verna Dymond Burgess.  She was married to the late Gordon Linney who passed in 2001 and the late Roy Anderson who passed...

Feb 24, 2025

Carol D. Williams, 78, formerly of Dalton died Monday February 24, 2025 at Mid-Valley HealthCare Center, Peckville. Born in Binghamton, NY on May 1, 1946 the daughter of the late William and Margaret Westbrook Benninger. Her husband the late Willard Williams died in 2019.

Carol loved her time being the Lunch Lady at Lackawanna Trail High School...

Feb 22, 2025

Irene B. Sivar, 93, of Laceyville passed away at The Embassy of Tunkhannock on Feb. 22, 2025. She was born in Mehoopany on Nov. 16, 1931, and she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Lillian Trowbridge Bullock.  She was a graduate of the Mehoopany High School, and she earned her nursing degree from Robert Packard Hospital in...

Feb 20, 2025

George A. Lancaster, Jr., 62, of Mill City passed away on Feb. 20, 2025, at home.  He was born in Scranton on June 23, 1962, and he was the son of the late George Lancaster Sr. and the former Lillian Miller.

George was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School.  He enjoyed dirt track car racing, hunting,...

Feb 17, 2025

Beverly J. Schneider, 80, of Factoryville passed away on Monday, February 17, 2025 at Geisinger C.M.C., Scranton after battling kidney failure.

The daughter of the late Henry J. and Anna G. Williams Huntenburg; born in Flemington, NJ, on September 1, 1944. She went on to graduate from North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, NJ and married the...

Feb 9, 2025

Beverly E. DeFazio, 84 of Benton Twp. died Sunday February 9, 2025 at Abington Manor, S. Abington Twp. Born in Newark, DE on November 3, 1940; the daughter of the late John T. and Mildred Sarah Argo Craig. She married her husband of 63 years to Larry DeFazio on January 16, 1960.

She owned and operated DeFazio’s...

Feb 3, 2025

Richard D. Parduski, 61, of Tunkhannock passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born in Chester, PA on April 30, 1963 and was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Boback Parduski. Richard was married to the former Diane Yablonski.

Big Rich was a jack of all trades who attended...

Jan 20, 2025

Wayne W. Clark,79, of Lake Sheridan died peacefully with his family by his side Monday January 20, 2025 at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton. Born in Scranton on November 21, 1945; son of the late William J. and Audrey Ford Clark. He was married to the former Susan Davis.  They would have celebrated 57 years of marriage in February.

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Jan 20, 2025

Thomas Anthony Giannetti, 77, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025, at his home.

Thomas was born on April 10, 1947, in Taylor, Pa.  He graduated from Fall-Overfield High School.  He worked for the Buckeye Pipeline until he had to retire because of his health.

He is the son of the late John and Anna Matlock...

Jan 19, 2025

Catherine (Cathy) Taressa Crawford, 91, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home on January 19, 2025. She was under the care of a loving team of private caregivers and Hospice of the Sacred Heart.

Cathy was born on the family farm in Montgomery, Pa. on June 16, 1933, the daughter of the late Gerhart and Ida Mae...

Jan 13, 2025

Rachel K. Schiavone-Rood passed away on Jan. 13, 2025, at the Scranton Health Care Center.  Rachel was the daughter of the late Marjorie and Maurice Kenyon of Nicholson, Pa.

Rachel was a long-time resident of Nicholson Pa, and was the former owner along with her husband Leonard Schiavone of Irene Sportswear.

Rachel is survived by...

Jan 10, 2025

William J. Williams I, 71, of Factoryville died Friday January 10, 2025 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Scranton on September 5, 1953: the son of the late William Walter and Ann Mary Durkin Williams. He married the former Mary Elizabeth Bolevitch on May 21, 1977.

He lettered in swimming at West Side High School, graduating...

Dec 29, 2024

Kevin Byron Manning, 72, of Tunkhannock, passed away on December 29, 2024, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on June 20, 1952, at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Meshoppen to the late Harold and Marian Manning.

Kevin grew up in the Mehoopany area, where he developed a strong work ethic working on...

Dec 28, 2024

Betti “Betty” Lou Evans, 85, of Nicholson, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Chinchilla on December 2, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Barney and Elizabeth Woodyatt Houser. Her husband of 57 years, Philip B. Evans Sr., died on May 4, 2019, also at the age of 85.

Dec 23, 2024

Karen Darling, 76, of Retta passed away at the Embassy of Tunkhannock on Dec. 23rd.  She was born in Medford Mass. On Feb. 18, 1948 and she was the daughter of the late George and Marion Coqueron Durell.  She was married to Richard Darling for 57 years.

She was a graduate from Medford High School and was...

Dec 22, 2024

Martin McAndrew, 68, of Factoryville, passed away peacefully at Allied Hospice Center surrounded by family on December 22, 2024. Marty was born on February 18, 1956 in Scranton. Formerly of Dalton, he graduated from Our Lady of Peace in 1970. He later graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1974. Marty was in the tire sales business for over 45...

Dec 22, 2024

Stephen F. Boice, 76, of Sugar Run passed away on Dec. 22 nd , 2024, at the Embassy of Tunkhannock.  He was born in Wilkes-Barre on Mar. 31, 1948 and he was the son of the late Oliver and Maria Reed Boice.  Stephen was married to the former Linda Clark.  He was a 1966 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area...

Dec 12, 2024

Donald Stacknick Jr. “Doc” 38, of Dalton died Thursday December 12, 2024 at his home. Born in Scranton on September 6,1986; son of Donald Stacknick Sr. of Factoryville and Nancy (Bob) Carpenter of Dalton.

Doc was a 2005 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and received his master’s from Keystone College.  He was currently the Program Director...

Dec 9, 2024

Elaine A. Wohkittel, on December 9, 2024, of Littlestown, PA and formerly La Plume,

PA., died peacefully with friends and family.

Elaine was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 1, 1934, to Alexander and Mary (Brandow)

Smith. She graduated from Hawthorn High School in Paterson, NJ and went to work at

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Dec 6, 2024

On December 6, 2024 Paul Michael Lesko died at home with his son, Joe and daughter-in-law, Rebecca by his side. Paul was 81 years old and spent the last year fighting lung cancer.

That day he joined his loving wife, of 56 years, in Heaven. Paul is survived by sons Joseph and Rebecca (Sherman) of Tunkhannock, PA,...