Obituaries

Apr 2, 2018

Francis C. Scala, 86, of Factoryville died April 2, 2018 at Geisinger C.M.C., Scranton.  Born in Jersey City N.J.  on April 16, 1931; the son of the late Frank and Josephine Garzik  Scala.  His wife of 64 years is the former Marilyn J.  Ertle.

Francis is a graduate of St. Peters College. Served his country as a...

Apr 1, 2018

DORIS  S.  SHUGARS  Horlacher, 91, of Tunkhannock died April 1, 2018 at the Mercy Center Nursing Unit in Dallas, Pa.  She was born on  March 26, 1927 in Camden, New Jersey.

Her father was Charles Shugars and her mother was Carrie Shugars.

Doris was the 3rd of 4 children, and she was pre-deceased by all...

Mar 30, 2018

Samuel B. Herring, Jr., 82 of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on March 30, 2018 unexpectedly. He was born on August 23, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  Samuel was a 1955 graduate of Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre, PA.  A veteran of the Armed Forces.  He met and married his wife Ruth Tomolonis in her home town of Tunkhannock, Pa.  Surviving is...

Mar 16, 2018

Joseph R.  Barnes, 69, of Factoryville, died Friday evening March 16, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.

Born in Scranton on March 13, 1948; son of the late Thomas and Electa Mae Kelley Barnes.  Joe was a Vietnam Veteran serving in the Army. Before retirement Joe worked as a mechanic for National Park Service at...

Mar 13, 2018

Richard William DeHaut, 75 of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on March 13, 2018 after his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 13, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, son of the late William DeHaut and Marion DeHaut (née Jones). Richard was a 1961 graduate of Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre, PA. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force,...

Mar 10, 2018

Carolyn Craig 58, of Dalton Pennsylvania died on Saturday, March 10, 2018. She passed at home following a period of prolonged illness. Born on November 24, 1959 in Jersey City, NJ; she was the daughter of James Craig of Dalton and the late Jeanne Baumister.

Carolyn is survived by her son, Eric Craig-Peysson, her father, James Craig,...

Mar 9, 2018

Shirley M. (Jones) Layaou, 83, passed away Friday March 9, 2018 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Shirley was born December 19, 1934, in Noxen. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Ida (Taylor) Ioanna.  At the age of 17, she married the love of...

Feb 28, 2018

Joshua John Greenley, 32, died Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018 at his home. He was born in Kingston on Sept. 19, 1985 and he was the son of LuAnn Newhart Ward and her husband Doug of FL and John Roy Greenley and his wife Jackie of Tunkhannock. Josh will be remembered for his powerful presense. He has a smile that...

Feb 28, 2018

Pauline J. Snover, 98, of Mill City passed way at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on Feb. 28, 2018. Pauline was born on Oct. 3, 1919 in Tunkhannock and she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Madeline Klein Dixon. She was married to the late Carl Snover whom passed away Feb 2, 1987 for 49 years.

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Feb 24, 2018

Linda White, 68, of Factoryville passed away at the Geisinger C.M.C hospital on Feb 24, 2018.  She was born in Scranton on Mar. 16, 1949 and she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marion Morgan Allspaugh.   She was married to the late Terry V. White for 34 years.   Linda was a Lackawanna Trail graduate and she attended...

Feb 15, 2018

Ruth B. Seamans, 58, of Benton Twp. died Thursday morning Feb.15 at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton. Born in Scranton on Sept. 21, 1959; the daughter of the late Januarius Bryer and the former Joan Russin of Benton Twp. Ruth is the wife of Jeffrey Seamans. Ruth was a 1977 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and Marywood University. She worked...

Feb 7, 2018

Harold Dick Miller, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Feb. 7, 2018. Harold was born Sept. 18, 1941 in Tunkhannock and he was the son of the late Thomas and Harriet Carpenter Miller. Harold was married to the former Carol Ann Smith for  56 years. Harold was a dairy farmer at “Deer Run...

Feb 7, 2018

Joseph N. Popiwchak died Feb. 7, 2018 in Tunkhannock. A celebration of life will be held Friday Feb. 16, at 7pm from the Harding-Litwin Funeral Home 123 W. Tioga St. Tunkhannock with Pastor Richard W. Womer of the Tunkhannock Assembly of God Officiating. A visitation will be held from 5pm until the time of the service. Interment will be...

Feb 7, 2018

James Andrew Zona, 63, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on Feb. 7, 2018. James was born in Johnson City, NY on June 21, 1954; the son of the former Bertha Radwanski and the late James Zona. James was a 1972 graduate of the Lackawanna Trail High School. James served in the Air Force and...

Feb 1, 2018

Dorothy B. Sheard, 92, of Sylvania OH formerly of Factoryville died at Flower Hospital, Sylvania OH on Thursday, Feb.1, 2018.  Born on Dec. 12, 1925 in Clarks Green; she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Beatrice D. Lavin Owens. Her husband of almost 64 years, the late Vernon R. Sheard, died in 2009.

During...

Jan 30, 2018

Lillian M. Eidinger, 100, formally of Nicholson passed away at the Gardens of Tunkhannock on Jan. 30, 2018.  She was born in Johnson City, NY on July 27, 1917 and she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Hazel Kamp Oakley.  She is preceded in death by her husband Erwin who passed away in 1978.

A...

Jan 30, 2018

William Edward Webb went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, the 30th

of January, 2018.

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 29th, 1931 and had just recently

celebrated his 86 birthday.

He resided in some part of Pennsylvania all of his life. His last residence...

Jan 25, 2018

Barbara Brown, 78 of Factoryville died Thursday Jan. 25, 2018 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She was born in Scranton on Aug. 7, 1939 and she was the daughter of the late Donald H. and Martha Challenger Brown. She graduated from Benton Twp. Vocational High School and she was a bookkeeper for the Tunkhannock High School, the Lackawanna Trail High...

Jan 18, 2018

Theron Russell Dickinson, (TR), passed away peacefully Thursday, January 18th, at the Gardens in Tunkhannock, with his son Russ by his side. Born in Centermoreland, December 7, 1931 to the late Clifford Hamilton and Eva Shippey Dickinson. Theron graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1949. He played the trombone four years in the band. Theron enjoyed attending the Kunkel dances...

Jan 15, 2018

John (Jack) Greenley 90 of Thurston Hollow Tunkhannock, Pa entered into rest on Jan. 15 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his caring wife of 68 years, Florence Jackson Greenley. He was born in Thurston Hollow on March 19,1927.  He was the son of the late Ralph and Ellen DeGraw Greenley.

Jack is...