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Vivienne Shupp

Vivienne Shupp

Aug 20, 2016

Vivienne F. Shupp, 81, passed away Aug. 20, 2016 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  She was born on Sept. 9, 1934 and she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margorie Sick Fassett.  She was married to Glenn “Ace” Shupp for the last 6 years.  She worked for many years as a secretary in the Tunkhannock school district...

Josephine M. Ferrante

Josephine M. Ferrante

Aug 18, 2016

Josephine M. Ferrante, 97, of Hopewell, NJ, died at home on Aug. 18th.  Preceded in death by her husband Rosario Ferrante, she is survived by: her son John (Deborah) Ferrante; her daughter Raffaela Nielsen; three sisters; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.  Her funeral service will be held Thursday, at 12 noon, at the Hopewell Memorial Home, 71 E. Prospect...

Lulu E. Kman (Spor)

Lulu E. Kman (Spor)

Aug 16, 2016

Lulu Elizabeth Kman, age 95, of Nicholson, Pennsylvania passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at Martin Nursing and Restorative Care Center in Stuart, FL. Lulu was born December 1, 1920, in Scranton, PA, the daughter of Joseph V. and Ethel M. Spor. She was united in marriage to Stephen Kman on December 21, 1939 in Tunkhannock, PA. He preceded...

Rev. John Daniel Herron

Rev. John Daniel Herron

Aug 11, 2016

Rev. John Daniel Herron

Rev. John Daniel Herron, 83, went to be with his Heavenly Father with his family by his side on Aug. 11, 2016.

Born in Duryea, PA; on Sept.24, 1932; the son of the late John and Bertha Herron.

He graduated from Duryea High School in 1950. Following graduation he...

Martha L. Boice (Fassett)

Martha L. Boice (Fassett)

Jul 27, 2016

Martha L. Boice, 70 of Sugar Run died Wednesday morning July 27, 2016 at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock.  She was born in Meshoppen on May 11, 1946, the daughter of the late William and Ella Farr Fassett. Her husband is Stephen F. Boice.

She is a 1965 Graduate of Wyalusing High School. Martha was a seamstress for...

Rebekah S. Lee (Decoe)

Rebekah S. Lee (Decoe)

Jul 27, 2016

Rebekah DeCoe Lee, 64, of Springville, passed away on July 27, 2016 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Donald P. Lee; two sons, Nathan Lee (Stephanie Lownes) and Justin Lee (Kimberly); seven grandchildren Emily, Dylan, Ryan, Zackary, Keira, Brendan and Elizabeth; two brothers and one sister.  She was...

Dakota L. Watkins

Dakota L. Watkins

Jul 21, 2016

Dakota Lee Watkins, 24 of Tunkhannock died in a work place accident at Harvey’s Lake on Thursday.  Born in Scranton on Sept. 28, 1991; the son of Jacki St.Clair Kobbe and her husband Judd of Tunkhannock and Jeramy Watkins and his wife Becky of Tunkhannock.

Dakota is a 2010 Graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School. He loved...

George H. Wesley Iii

George H. Wesley Iii

Jul 19, 2016

George Henry Wesley III, 62 of Wilkes Barre PA, passed away on Tuesday, July 19 th , in the presence of his fiancée, Diana Carpenter.

George was born June 21, 1954 in Clarks Summit, PA to George H. Wesley Jr and Merle Bullock Wesley of Factoryville, PA.

George was preceded in death by his father,...

Richard Darling

Richard Darling

Jul 9, 2016

Richard E. Darling, 90, of  Nicholson, passed away at the Golden Living Center Scranton on July 9, 2016. Richard was born Nov. 10, 1925, in Mansfield, Pa. the son of the late Floyd and Lydia Stevens Darling.  He was married to the late former Bernice Youells and a graduate from the Rush High School.  Richard was in the Army/...

Arnold N. Maconeghy

Arnold N. Maconeghy

Jul 5, 2016

Arnold N. Maconeghy, 52, of Factoryville died July 5, 2016 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.  He was born on Oct. 11 1963 the son of the late Theodore and Eva Mae Rought Maconeghy.

Arnold worked at Proctor and Gamble for 15 years. He enjoyed Hunting and fishing and loved watching the New York Yankees. He...

Frank Eddy Cook

Frank Eddy Cook

Jul 1, 2016

Frank Eddy Cook, 42, of Nicholson passed away at his home on July 1 st . He was born in Syracuse, NY, on Oct. 24, 1973 and he was the son of the late Earl, Sr. and Katherinea Dyer Cook. Frank worked for almost 20 years at Nivert Steel in Dunmore and was recently self employed . ...

Beverly A. Seamans (Gesek)

Beverly A. Seamans (Gesek)

Jun 30, 2016

Beverly A. Seamans, 77, of Factoryville died June 30, 2016 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.  Born in Clarks Summit on Sept. 4, 1938; the daughter of the Late Edward A. and Mary Parkton Gesek.  She married her husband of 58 years Roger D. Seamans Sr. on May 31, 1958.

Beverly was a 1956 graduate of Lackawanna Trail...

Mary A. Keller (Yarasavage)

Mary A. Keller (Yarasavage)

Jun 12, 2016

Mary Ann Yarasavage Keller of Tunkhannock died on Sunday June 12. The world is a little less bright tonight.

Born to Adam and Ann Vaskas Yarasavage on June 30, 1949 in Meshoppen, she graduated from Tunkhannock High School, class of 1967, and Lebanon Valley College in 1971 with a B.S. in Medical Technology. After completing an internship...

Robert Enwright

Robert Enwright

Jun 8, 2016

Robert Enwright, 87, of Tunkhannock died at his home on June 8, 2016.  He was born in Fitchburg, Mass on March 23, 1929.  He was the son of the late John F. and Irene Poisson Enwright.  He was married on Nov. 20, 1954 to the love of his life, the former Hazel Jarvis.

Bob served in the...

Roger Benson

Roger Benson

Jun 6, 2016

Roger Alan Benson, 78, of Tunkhannock, died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He and the former Barbara Lazarus were married for 50 years on May 28.

Born in Tunkhannock on May 12, 1938, son of the late Percy D. and Ada Lewis Benson, Roger was a 1956 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and served in...

Lossie Mackey (Coolbaugh)

Lossie Mackey (Coolbaugh)

Jun 2, 2016

Lossie Mackey, 68, of Falls died June 2, 2016 at Celtic Hospice, Wilkes-Barre.  Born in Falls on Feb. 23, 1948 the daughter of the late Loren and Evelyn Staff Coolbaugh.

Preceded in death by her husband Robert Mackey;  two brothers Phillip Coolbaugh and Alex Wilson; two sisters  Aneida Cina and Paulette Henderson.

Surviving are two...

Brandon M. Moon

Brandon M. Moon

Jun 1, 2016

Brandon Matthew Dean Moon, 19, of Tunkhannock, died June 1st, 2016. He was born December 9th, 1996. He is the son of Michael and Angela Marie Moon Moyer. Brandon went to Tunkhannock and was part of the class of 2015.

Brandon had many hobbies throughout his life. He love fishing, swimming and being in nature. He was...

Charles F. Kennedy

Charles F. Kennedy

May 31, 2016

Charles F. Kennedy, 81, died peacefully Tuesday at Allied Skilled Nursing.  His wife of 58 years is Sally Sanborn Kennedy.  Born in Pendleton, Oregon, on March 19, 1935 he was the son of the late Charles M. and Dorothy Hammond Kennedy.  Raised primarily in Seattle schools, except for two years with his grandparents in Zillah during WWII, he graduated...

Wayne B. Dickinson

Wayne B. Dickinson

May 31, 2016

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Wayne B. Dickinson, 67, of Lemon died on Tuesday May 31.  Born on Dec. 9, 1948 in Tunkhannock he was the youngest of five children born to the late Herbert and Leathea (Bennett) Dickinson.  Raised in Lemon on the family farm, he was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1966.  During his senior year...

Jack A. Carey

Jack A. Carey

May 29, 2016

Jack A. Carey, 55, of Benton Twp. Died unexpectedly May 29, 2016 at his home.    He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Gretchen A Jack. And is the son of the late Jack and Elizabeth Wood Carey.

He was sole proprietor of Northern Exteriors contracting business for 20 plus years. An avid outdoors man, he...

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