Obituaries

May 22, 2018

Robert Paul Yurksis, 73, of Dallas passed away at the Kingston Health Center on May 22, 2018.  He was born in Kingston on Jan. 9, 1945,and he was the son of the late Anthony and Angeline Bobkowski Yurksis.

Robert worked as a roofer and enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He will be remembered as a good friend to...

May 4, 2018

Twila Scott, 54, of Tunkhannock lost her battle with addiction at home on May 4 th .  She was born on Apr. 24, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Harry and Marion Sickler.  She enjoyed being a mother to her biological and many “adopted” children, her church and helping others on their path to recovery. She has...

Apr 27, 2018

Bryce Bouwe Brown, 18, of Tunkhannock passed away in Cobleskill, NY on April 27, 2018.  He was born in Kingston on May 1, 1999 and he was the son of Dennis Linn and Katina Aukema Brown.  Bryce graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 2017 and was attending SUNY Cobleskill University.

Bryce will be remembered mostly by his...

Apr 25, 2018

Carol Joan Ransom, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Allied Hospice Center on April 25, 2018.  She was born in Tunkhannock on Feb. 7, 1967 and she was the daughter of the late Harold and Joan Layaou Ransom.

Carol was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

The...

Apr 21, 2018

Christopher William Traver, 35, of Tunkhannock passed away on April 21, 2018.  He was born in Wilkes-Barre, on August 31, 1982 and he was the son of Herbert and Beverly Harding Traver.

Chris was a member of the Free Methodist Church in Bowman’s Creek. He was also a former crew member of 13B at the United States...

Apr 15, 2018

Margaret M. Benninger, 91, Of Clarks Summit died Sunday April 15, 2018 at her home. Born on May 20, 1926 in Binghamton NY; the daughter of the late Earl and Beatrice Schrader Westbrook.

Margaret was married on April 21, 1945 to William “Bill” Benninger they moved from New York to Clarks Summit in 1956 and lived in...

Apr 8, 2018

Kenneth D. Shefler, Sr. 76, of Noxen/Harveys Lake passed away after a courageous short battle of cancer April 8, 2018 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore, Pa.  Kenneth was born Mar. 23, 1942 in Beaumont and he was the son of the late Maurice and Martha DeRemer

In addition to his parents and wife the...

Apr 3, 2018

John Edward Vieczorek, 66, of Tunkhannock passed away at Tyler Memorial Hospital  on April 3, 2018. John was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on December 23, 1951, he was the son of Steven and Mildred Vieczorek. John was married to Gail Vieczorek for 42 years. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School. He was the owner of Vieczorek Builders for...

Apr 2, 2018

Carl Albert Gable, husband of the late Catherine Gable of Tunkhannock went to his eternal home April 2, 2018 at The Wesley Village, Pittston after battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  He was born Dec. 13, 1931 to the late Albert and Margaret Gable.

Carl graduated from Tunkhannock High School with the class of 1949.  He met his wife of...

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...