Lorraine Podlaski Gelnett
Aug 20, 2017
Lorraine Podlaski Gelnett, 82, of Tunkhannock, Pa. died August 20, 2017 at the Scranton Regional Hospital. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, on Jan. 17, 1935 and she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Sophie Putek Podlaski. Lorraine was married to Bruce for 60 years.
Lorraine was a 1952 graduate of the Tunkhannock...
Lindbergh Z Belcher
Aug 15, 2017
Lindbergh Zenas Belcher (89) of Monroe Twp. passed away at the Tyler Memorial Hospital Aug. 15, 2017. He was born in NJ on Sept. 6, 1927 and he was the son of the late Zenas and Alma Belcher. He was married to the former Alberta Harvey who passed away in 2012. Lindbergh enjoyed the outdoors and spending time hunting...
Maureen M. Goida (Winn)
Aug 10, 2017
Maureen M. Goida, 70, of Factoryville died Thursday morning Aug 10, 2017 at home with her husband by her side. Born in Scranton on Feb. 3, 1947; the daughter of the late John and Irene Malott Winn. Maureen married her husband Donald M. Goida on July 22, 1988.
She loved to travel and spend time with family...
Sylvia Colvin (Conklin)
Aug 8, 2017
Sylvia Colvin, 93, of Factoryville died Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident in Tunkhannock. Born in Walton, NY on March 26, 1924; the daughter of the late Leon J. and Mabel E. Stevens Conklin. Her husband the Robert G. Colvin died Nov. 29, 1998.
She is a graduate of Hallstead High school...
Jean M. Naylor (Hanyon)
Jul 29, 2017
Jean M. Naylor,67, 0f Lake Sheridan died Saturday morning July 29, 2017 at her home. Born in Nicholson on Aug. 4, 1949; the daughter of the late Leon and Freda Smith Hanyon. Jean married her husband Robert Naylor on March 15, 1991. Jean graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1968. She was a past president and life member...
Jeane P. Courville
Jul 17, 2017
Jeane Pellerin Courville, 96, of Tunkhannock, formerly of Brookline, Massachusetts, died on July 17, 2017 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. Jeane was a loving mother and wife, and a devotée of opera and fashion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene W. Courville. She is survived by a daughter, Deborah, of Laceyville, several nieces and nephews in Massachusetts,...
William G. Krutles Jr.
Jul 14, 2017
William G. Krutles Jr., 64, of Factoryville died suddenly on Friday July 14, 2017 while on a family vacation in North Carolina. Born in Factoryville on Feb. 12, 1953; the son of the late William G. and Edna Thomas Krutles Sr.. He was married to the former Karen Hazelton. Prior to retirement he worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator...
Ruth B. Jones (Bishop)
Jul 12, 2017
Ruth B. Jones, just shy of 94 years of age, wife of the late Howard Jones, of Tunkhannock and Lake Carey, PA., passed away on July 12, 2017. Ruth, along with her identical twin sister, the late Ruby B. Pagano, was born in Landrum, S.C. to the late Ferman and Sue Sligh Bishop. She is survived by her three...
Mary Ann Gelnett
Jul 10, 2017
Mary Ann Gelnett, 59, of Phoenixville, Pa. died July 10th at her home. She was born in Meshoppen, Pa. on May 31, 1958 and she was the daughter of Bruce and Lorraine Podlaski Gelnett. She was a 1976 graduate of the Tunkhannock high school and attended Millersville State University. She enjoyed crosswords and macramé. In addition to her parents...
Romayne L. Wrightson (Dickman)
Jul 7, 2017
Romayne L. Wrightson, 73 of Olyphant died July 7, 2017 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Plainfield, NJ on April 7, 1944; the daughter of the late Robert E. and Beryl Jean Casterline Dickman II.
She worked nearly 35 years at Quality Inn as a Night Auditor.
Preceded...
Paul P. Kubick
Jul 4, 2017
Paul P. Kubick, 88 of Center Moreland, passed away July 4,2017 at The Gardens at Tunkhannock. Born June 26, 1929 in Duryea, PA. He was the son of the late Steven Kubick and the late Katherine (Kredlow) Kubick. Graduated 1947 from Mill City High School. Retired from Proctor Gamble. He was a past Master of the Factoryville Masonic Lodge...
Irvin "Buddy" Harvey
Jul 4, 2017
Irvin “Buddy” Harvey Jr. passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on the 4 th of July, 2017.
Born in Tunkhannock March 1 st , 1952, Buddy graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School, joined the Marine Corp. in 1970, and was a helicopter mechanic during the Vietnam War.
Buddy was an...
Judith E. Gaydos (Clark)
Jun 23, 2017
Judith E. Gaydos, 73, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on June 23, 2017. She was born in Newark, NJ. on Oct. 8, 1943 and she was the daughter of the late Hiram and the former Norma Knecht Clark. Judi was a graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School. She married Eugene M. Gaydos on June...
Beatrice M. Walters (Root)
Jun 22, 2017
Beatrice M. Walters of Factoryville died Thursday morning at her home. Her husband, Joseph Walters Sr., died July 21, 1992
Born in Tunkhannock on May 8, 1935, daughter of the late Duane F. Sr. and Hannetta Crone Root , Beatrice retired from Mobil Chemical in 1994.
Surviving are a son, Joseph Walters Jr. (Rev. Sue...
Irene S Scango (Hummel)
Jun 8, 2017
Irene Suzanne Scango, 75, of Tunkhannock died Thursday June 8, 2017 at her home with her husband by her side. She was born in Scranton on Feb. 6, 1942; the daughter of the late Theron and Irene Maguire Hummel. She married her husband Frank Henry Scango on Nov. 26, 1964.
Irene retired from Acker Drill, Clarks Summit...
Brian Hayes
Jun 8, 2017
Brian Hayes, 47, of Springville died June 8, 2017. He was born in East Orange, NJ. on Dec. 17, 1969 and he was the son of the late former Marie O’Rouke and Raymond Hayes. Brian was a graduate of the Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ, and he was a night shift supervisor at the Weis Market. Brian Married...
Gregory A. Chew
May 31, 2017
Gregory A. Chew, 53, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away at the Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose, PA on May 31, 2017. He was born in Jeanette, PA on Mar. 25, 1964. He was the son of the late LeRoy and Alice Weaver Chew. Greg was a native of Irwin, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He graduated from Norwin...
Sherry Wilcha
May 12, 2017
Sherry Lynn Wilcha, 58, of Meshoppen, PA passed away peacefully at the Scranton Regional Hospital on May 12 th surrounded by her family. She was born to Nancy A. Howell and the late Gerald P. Wilcha on June 5 th , 1958 in Scranton. Sherry was a graduate of the Youth Learning Center in Pittsburgh and later earned certifications...
Camille M. Grover (Trovell)
May 3, 2017
Camille May Grover, age 97, died at Abington Manor in Clarks Summit on May 3 rd , 2017. The daughter of the late Ivor and Eva Farsheon Tovell; born May 4, 1919, in Honesdale, she eventually settled in Factoryville.
Camille was preceded in death, by her husband, Dr. Warren Grover.
Survivors include her daughter, Pamela...
Daniel D. Gowka
May 2, 2017
Daniel D. Gowka, 70, of Factoryville died on Tuesday May 2, 2017 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Scranton on August 10, 1946, son of the late Walter W. and Monica E. Gillis Gowka, Dan graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1964. He served in the United States Air Force, and was stationed in Panama....
