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...
Patricia Ayers
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...
Dorothy J. Hobbs (Ross)
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...
Nancy Ann Denney (Reimiller )
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...
Kellie A. Davis A. Davis
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....
Harry L. Colvin
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...
