Leo P. Conway
Feb 20, 2017
Leo P. Conway Jr., Archbald formerly of Factoryville, died peacefully at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore on February 20, 2017 after battling ALS. His wife of 53 years was the late Mary Jane Walsh Conway, and preceded him in death in 2008. Born April 21, 1934, in Dunmore he was the son of the late Leo P. and...
Jean E. Pliske-Newberry (Williams)
Feb 3, 2017
Jean Pliske Newberry, a resident of Dalton and recently of the former Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock now known as The Gardens at Tunkhannock, died Friday Feb. 3, 2017, one day after her 92 nd birthday.
Jean was born on Feb.2, 1925 in Scranton to the late John and Thelma Sively Williams. She was a graduate of Scranton...
Lillian A. Ball (Ball)
Feb 3, 2017
Lillian A. Ball, 86, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, February 3 rd at The Gardens at Tunkhannock. Born in East Lemon on January 20, 1931; the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Yurksza Ball.
Lil was employed at Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory, The Prince Hotel, and Curry Donuts, all in Tunkhannock. She enjoyed family, friends and traveling.
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Steven C. Swift
Jan 30, 2017
Steven C. Swift, 43, of Factoryville, died unexpectedly at work Monday evening. Born Oct. 28, 1973 in Scranton. An avid hunter and wanna be “ice” fisherman, he graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1993.
He was employed with the Factoryville Borough as maintenance manager since 1999, and also operator of the Factoryville Boro/Clinton Twp. Sewer plant....
Elizabeth A. Rogers
Jan 29, 2017
Elizabeth A. Rogers, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home Jan. 29, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born in Wanamie, Pa. on July 26, 1936and she was the daughter of the late Albert and Sophia Pointek Siperko. She married Herbert A. Rogers On Dec. 17, 1954. She was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School in...
John S. O'Leary
Jan 28, 2017
Dr. John Scott O’Leary, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away Jan. 28, 2017. He was born June 6, 1964 and he was the son of late Raymond O’Leary and the former Joan Melanie Doscher. John was married to the former Yolande Fattal. John was a graduate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he earned his PsyD degree in...
Florence Kingston
Jan 22, 2017
Florence Kingston passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at The Golden Living Center , Tunkhannock. PA
Born in Mehoopany on March 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William O and Pearl Smith Place.
She was a 1937 graduate of Mehoopany High School and a 1938 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. She...
Leon J. Turner
Jan 21, 2017
Leon J. Turner, Jr., 86, formerly of Quicks Bend, PA died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. He was born August 25, 1930 in Quicks Bend, and he was the son of the late Leon, Sr. and the former Iona Brown.
In addition to his parents, Leon is preceded in death...
Dorothy Naylor (Smith)
Jan 14, 2017
Dorothy Naylor, 90, of Dalton passed away peacefully in her sleep after prolonged illness. Born in Scranton on April 22, 1926, daughter of the late Ralph and Gwladys Jones Smith. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ralph Naylor Jr;
Dorothy graduated from Clarks Summit High School and Hahnemann School of Nursing. Prior to her...
Kathryn Dolechek
Jan 14, 2017
Kathryn A. Dolechek, 79, of Factoryville died Saturday morning at her son’s Carl’s house. Born in Scranton on Sept. 21, 1937 the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann Herman Lynott. Her late husband August J. Dolechek Jr. died March 5, 2009, they celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on Feb. 11, 2009.
Kathryn graduated from North Scranton...
Alice R. Thurston
Jan 12, 2017
Alice R. Thurston of Dunedin, FL formerly of Tunkhannock, Pa. passed away on Jan. 12, 2017. She was born May 31 1913 and at 103 she was the matriarch of the family. Her husband William E. Thurston preceded her in death.
She is survived by children, Kay Hilwig and husband Ronald of Tucson Arizona and Billie Henkel...
Ruth June Mcgregor
Dec 27, 2016
Ruth June McGregor,89, of Factoryville died Tuesday morning Dec. 27, 2016 at her home with her family at her side. Ruth was born in Scranton on March 21, 1927 and she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Korban Herman. Her husband James died in 2003.
She enjoyed helping her husband run the farm and...
Richard O. Graham
Dec 21, 2016
Richard O. Graham Jr., 63, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday at his home. He was born in Bermuda, Great Britain on Nov. 12, 1953. He was the son of the late Richard O. Graham Sr. and the former Carol Fry of Gallipolis, Ohio. He was married to the former Theresa LA Rocco who died...
Leslie C. Belles
Dec 19, 2016
Leslie C. Belles, 83, of Baylor’s Lake, died Monday at his home. He was born in Scranton on Nov. 27, 1933; the son of the late John Lon and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Belles. He attended the Scranton school system. His wife of 56 years is the former Anna Mae Armbruster.
He was employed at Eureka Specialty Printing...
Wellington “Laverne" Barber
Dec 11, 2016
Wellington “Laverne” Barber, 96, of Fleetville, died Sunday morning December 11, 2016 after a brief stay at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. Born in Lenoxville on May 2 1920; the son of the late Wellington and Letha Robinson Barber. His wife the former Norma Stark preceded him in death, after 59 years of marriage, in 2008.
Laverne, a...
Margaret Latsha Reid
Nov 21, 2016
Margaret Amelia Latsha Reid of Tunkhannock passed away November 21, 2016.
Born November 9, 1924, she spent her childhood years in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 1945, a master’s degree in religious education from the Oberlin School of Theology in 1947, and a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity...
Ruth Heitsman Lasco
Nov 18, 2016
Ruth Heitsman Lasco, 98, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family and Laura Kirk. She was the wife of the late Stephen Lasco and they were married for 67 years.
She was born on March 26, 1918 in Centermoreland, Pa. and she was the daughter of the late Clarence and...
Verna Griffiths (Miller)
Nov 15, 2016
Verna Griffiths, 102, of Scott Twp., Formerly of Lake Sheridan died Tuesday Morning at home. Born in Scranton on June 23, 1914; the daughter of the late Frank and Lillian Neuls Miller.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Factoryville and Order of the Eastern Star. Known to most as Nana, she loved being...
Josephine Bunnell Troster
Oct 28, 2016
Josephine Bunnell Troster passed away on Oct. 28, 2016 in Florida. She was born in Meshoppen on April 12, 1918 the only child of the late Theodore and Jessie Maynard Bunnell. She attended Mansfield and earned a Masters in Music from Columbia University. She taught at Tunkhannock for several years and then on Long Island NY. Over the years...
William Miner
Oct 27, 2016
William Miner, 58, of Mehoopany passed away at his home on Oct. 27, 2016 . He was born in Newark, NJ. on May 22, 1958. He was the son of the late Richard and Bernice Cook Miner. He married Audrey Smith of Laceyville on April 11, 1977. William worked at P&G as a Tech 4 in Bounty and retired after...
