Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 26, 2016

Patricia D. Ayers, 72, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 26, 2016.  She was born in Tunkhannock on Sept. 4, 1944 and she was the daughter of the late Earl Lane and Helene Clark Walker.  She was married to the late Clarence Ayers for many years.

Patricia was a...

Oct 17, 2016

Dorothy Hobbs, 66, of Factoryville died Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. The daughter of the late Wilbur and Louise Weber Ross; born in Wilkes-Barre on January 10, 1950. Her husband was the late William W. Hobbs who died March 29 2013. Dorothy enjoyed crosswords, Sudoku, reading, baking, cooking and spending time with family and friends. Predeceased by...

Oct 4, 2016

Nancy Ann Denney, 60, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday Oct. 4, 2016 at the Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre. B orn in Kingston on Dec. 5, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Paul Reimiller and the former Antoinette Shypulefski of Tunkhannock. She was an active member of the marching band, head drum majorette, and a 1973 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High...

Sep 30, 2016

Kellie A. Davis Quick, 51, of Lake Winola passed away Friday morning Sept.30, 2016 at Allied Service Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton.  She was born in Scranton on May 6, 1965; the daughter of Eleanor Jones Quick of Lake Winola and Thomas Davis of Scranton.

Kellie was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and Lackawanna Jr. College....

Sep 24, 2016

Harry L. Colvin, 81, of Factoryville died Saturday Sept. 24,2016 at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton. Born at home in Factoryville on Oct. 14, 1934; the son of the late Harry M. and Mary Michaels Colvin.  Harry celebrated 61 years of marriage to the former Joyce Tripp, married on April 1, 1955.

Member of the Factoryville United Methodist...

Sep 13, 2016

Ray A. Swartz, 92, of Dalton, passed away at the C.M.C. hospital Tuesday morning Sept. 13, 2016 He was born October 8, 1923, in Mill City, Pa and he was the son of the late Jasper and Althea Ross Swartz. Ray was married to the late former Virginia Minshall for 64 years and we was a graduate of the Falls-Overfield...

Sep 13, 2016

James Paul Kitchnefsky, 67, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Sept. 13, 2016.  He was born in Tunkhannock on Oct. 17, 1948 and he was the son of the late Joseph and Irene Azarsky Kitchnefsky. James was a farmer and helped run the family farm for his entire life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,...

Sep 8, 2016

Claire Ann (Teste) Griffiths, 72, a resident of the Golden Living Center of Tunkhannock, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 8, 2016.  She was born in New Britain, Conn. on Jan. 26, 1944 and grew up on the West Side of Scranton. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (McNish)...

Sep 8, 2016

Myron James Olson (known to his friends as “Ole”) passed away at home on September 8, 2016.  He was born in Brookings, South Dakota on January 29, 1942.  He was the son of the late Clifford Robert Olson and Inez Miriam Dahl.  His ancestors emigrated from Bergen, Norway and homesteaded lands in eastern South Dakota in 1823.  He was...

Aug 31, 2016

George Thomas Zamber, 90, of Tunkhannock passed away at his house on Aug. 31, 2016.  He was born April 14, 1926 in Swoyersville, Pa. and he was the son of the late George and Mary Hannadel Zamber.  George was married to Rosemary Steve for many years and she passed away in 1999.

George was a carpenter and...

Aug 30, 2016

Margaret “Ross” Staff, 90, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 30, 2016, at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock.

Born in Mill City, on April 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John Sr. and Rhoda Wesley. Her husband, the late Sidney Staff, died in 1994.

Maggie worked at Penthouse Meat Packaging.

Aunt Maggie loved...

Aug 22, 2016

Gerardo Marini, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Aug. 22, 2016.  He was born on Aug. 23, 1939 and was the son of the late Cesare Marini and Maria Pia Petragnani.

Gerardo was a 1957 graduate of Easton High School and then served in the US Navy.  He went on to serve in...

Aug 20, 2016

Anthony John Stugus, 97, of Fleetville died Saturday morning Aug.20, 2016 at his home. Born May 9, 1919 in Scranton; the son of the late Frank and Petrone Stugus.  Anthony and his wife the former Veronica Andrejco celebrated their 66 wedding anniversary on July 15. An avid baseball player and fan, even having a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers,...