William Joseph Gibbons
Jun 9, 2018
William Joseph Gibbons passed away Saturday, June 9. Resident of Tunkhannock, Bill was born December 22, 1951 in Abington to the late John E. and Ruth Gibbons. Bill attended St. Jude’s Elementary School in Mountaintop, graduating from Archbishop Wood High School. An alumnus of Bloomsburg University, Hoot was a proud member of the SOB fraternity, where he made lifelong...
Yolande O'Leary
Jun 5, 2018
Yolande T. O’Leary, 61, of Kingston passed away on Tuesday June 5, 2018 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She was born on June 17 th , 1956 and was the daughter of the late Adel Fattal and Henriette Kerbaje. Yolande was married to her husband and best friend, John Scott O’Leary who preceded her in death in...
George Fassett Dana
Jun 5, 2018
George Fassett Dana, 63, of Tunkhannock passed away on June 5, 2018. He was born in Meshoppen on June 26, 1954 and he was the son of the late Charles and Elfriede Grantz Dana. George was married to the former Susan Lee Harding for 36 years.
George was the owner of Danas Hardware in Tunkhannock. He graduated...
Margaret A. Moffitt (Condon)
May 31, 2018
Margaret A. Moffitt, 76, of Tunkhannock died Thursday Evening 5/31/2018 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. Peggy was born in Scranton on April 18, 1942 and she was the daughter of the late William and Theresa Renshaw Condon. Peggy’s husband was the late Joseph John Moffitt of Tunkhannock who died in 1979.
Peggy was a 1960 graduate of...
Andrew Michael Handza
May 31, 2018
Andrew Michael Handza, 86, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was the son of the late Andrew and Julia Martin Handza. He was married to the former Nancy Marie Petrini for 65 years.
Andrew was a 1950 graduate of GAR Memorial High School. He enjoyed...
Richard J Newell
May 28, 2018
Richard “Dick” Joseph Newell of Lake Winola, born January 30, 1953, was welcomed by his Lord and Savior Monday May 28, 2018 in Allied Hospice Center Scranton, Pa. He’s survived by his longtime companion, Carol J. Hill, who lovingly and sacrificially stayed by his side through his extended illness. He is also survived by his son, Richard “Richie” Newell,...
Fay A Clark
May 27, 2018
Fay A. Clark, 61, of Mehoopany, passed away Sunday morning May 27, 2018 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock She was Born in Franklin New Jersey on October 20, 1956 and she was the Daughter of the late Frederick and Frances Clark. Fay often enjoyed crocheting, embroidery and working on puzzles. In addition to her parents she is preceded in...
Robert Paul Yurksis
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...
Twila Scott
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...
Bryce Bouwe Brown
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...
Carol Ransom
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...
Christopher William Traver
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...
Margaret M. Benninger (Westbrook)
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...
Kenneth Shefler
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...
John Edward Vieczorek
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...
Carl A. Gable
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...
Francis C. Scala
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...
Doris Horlacher
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...
Samuel B. Herring
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...
Joseph R. Barnes
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...
