Obituaries

Apr 12, 2016

David James Drake Sr., 85, of Dalton died Tuesday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife, Rachael M. Thomas Drake, died May 7, 2005. Born in Dalton on Aug. 6, 1930, son of the late Sterle C. and Ruth Thompson Drake, David was a junk man who loved going to auctions, yard sales and working his booth at...

Apr 7, 2016

Janice K.  Bullock RN BSN, 63, of Swoyersville died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  She was born in Meshoppen on August 5, 1952; the daughter of the late Percy E. and Catherine L. Harvey Bullock. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1970, Nesbitt Nursing School class of 1974; In 1994 she received...

Apr 7, 2016

Irene R. Sweppenheiser, 93, formerly of Factoryville died on Thursday, April 07, 2016, at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock.  Born at Lake Manataka on September 14 th , 1922; the daughter of the late Sylvester and Matilda (Tillie) Rowlands Janosky. Her husband the late Elmer C. Sweppenheiser died Sept. 11, 2014.

She was a member of St. Paul’s...

Apr 2, 2016

Thomas Lewis Hill Sr., 90, died Saturday at Geisinger Mt. View Care Center, Scranton. Born in Scranton on October 5, 1925; the son of the late Chester and Ann Lewis Hill. His wife of 46 years the late Barbara Ann Hill died September 4, 1994. Tom graduated from Waverly High School and attended Keystone Jr. College and Lafayette College,...

Mar 18, 2016

Jeffrey A. Sechrist, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away on March 18, at the Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton.  Jeffrey was born in Willoughby Ohio on April 19, 1964, and he was the son of David Sechrist of Tunkhannock and the late Barbara Pribble Sechrist.

Jeffrey was a 1982 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and he was a...

Mar 13, 2016

Ann K. Thomas of Factoryville, Pa and Holly Hill, FL died Sunday after a brief illness.  Born in Scranton, Pa, she was the wife of Edmund Thomas who died in 1995. She was a graduate of St. Johns University and Kings County Hospital Medical Center in New York. She was an active member of the Daytona Beach Boat Club, the...

Mar 12, 2016

Giuseppe “Joe” Massari, 83, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday morning at the Gold Living Center, Tunkhannock.

He was born Aug. 25, 1932 in Italy and he was the son of the late Antonio Massari.   Giuseppe was a supervisor of the Endicott Johnson Shoe company.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching sports, and spending time with his family.

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Mar 6, 2016

Alfred “Al” Henry, 72 passed away at the VNA Hospice of Scranton, Pa. on March 6, 2016. He was born on May 9, 1943 in Taylor, Pa. and he was the son of the late William and Josephine Dziak Henry. He was preceded in death by a brother Gerald Henry and a niece Laura Puza.

Al was...

Feb 25, 2016

Frederick L. Hollister, 92, of Dimock died on February 25, 2016 at his home. Born in silver Lake on October 20, 1923; the son of the late Herman and Josephine Pearson Hollister. Fred’s wife is the former Violia E. Wood. Fred served his country as an Army Veteran of W.W.II he was an auto mechanic or a truck driver...

Feb 25, 2016

Rosemarie A. Bell, 71, of Factoryville died February 25, 2016 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Baltimore Maryland on August 14, 1944; the daughter of the late Ralph and Julia Minick Mancini. Her husband is Bruce Bell of Factoryville. She enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter Lidia Bell. Rosemarie is survived by her son Brian of Havertown; two...

Feb 17, 2016

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Melvin J. Mills, age 77    of Lake Carey and Lakeshore, Fl.,died Wed. Feb 17, 2016  in Winter Haven Fl .       He was raised in Kingston, PA and lived in Bensalem, PA.

Born June 1 1938,in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he was the son of Curzon S. and Frances (Belles) Mills.  Mr.MIlls was raised by George and Erma (Mills)...

Feb 16, 2016

John W. Anderson, Jr. 63, of Meshoppen passed away at his house Feb. 16, 2016.  He was born in Meshoppen on March 6, 1952 and he was the son of the late John Sr. and Romayne Scott Anderson.  John was married to the former Judy Sharts for 21 years.

John was a truck driver and enjoyed hunting...

Feb 16, 2016

Paul “Jim” James McAndrew Jr., 68, of Erie, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the Independence Court in Erie, PA. He was born a son of the late Paul James McAndrew and Ingeborg P. Weier McAndrew, on September 29, 1947, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Prior to retirement, he worked as the Law Firm Administrator for Quinn Law...

Feb 14, 2016

Ivan G. Aten, 75, of Factoryville died at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton on Feb. 14, 2016. Born in Newton Ransom on June 26, 1940; the son of the late Floyd and Catherine Courtright Aten. Ivan was a day short of being married to the former Gloria Beck for 52 years, Feb. 15, 1964. Ivan served his country in the United...

Feb 10, 2016

Carol Teel, 74, of Falls, died Wednesday morning February 10, 2016 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  She was married to the late Glenn E. “Punk” Teel and they were married for 47 years.  She was born in Orson, Pa. on October 7, 1941; daughter of the late Willard and Lillian Wilson Stone.  She worked alongside of her husband Punk at...

Feb 4, 2016

Gisela Osmun of La Plume died at the Geisinger CMC Hospital, Scranton on Feb. 4, 2016. Born in Solingen, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Elfrieda Klein, she came to the United States as the bride of the late Robert Osmun in 1948. She and her husband operated M.T. Osmun and Son Agway in LaPlume...

Jan 29, 2016

William B. Dixon, 89, of Factoryville died January 29, 2016 at Geisinger C.M.C., Scranton. Born on September 24, 1926 in Factoryville; the son of the late Cecil A. and Hazel Aten Dixon. His wife the former Arline H. Graham died December 6, 2004. He was a graduate of Factoryville High School. The founder of Dixon’s Hoagie Hut, established in...

Jan 28, 2016

Terrie L. Kelson, 59, of Tunkhannock passed away while surrounded by her family Jan. 28.  Terrie was born in Somerville, NJ., on May 7, 1956 and she is the daughter of William T. and Leah Hackling Clements.  She was a graduate of the Dover High School and she was married to the late Bucky Kelson whom passed in 2009....

Jan 24, 2016

Alan Douglas Siebold, 69, of Nicholson died January 24, 2016 at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born in Scranton on September 14, 1946; the son of the late Marian Decker Siebold. He served in the U.S Navy from 1966 to 1970; he retired from Met Life in 2000, a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Motorcycle Club, loved the...

Jan 22, 2016

Madelyn J. Harding, 90, of Tunkhannock fell asleep in the arms of the Lord Jan.

22, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 17, 1925 in

West Abington and she was the daughter of the late Albert and Cora Finch Avery.

She was a graduate of the...