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William D. Cresswell
Jan 22, 2016
William “Bill” Cresswell, 81, of Dalton died Friday morning (1/22/2016) at Dunmore Health Care Center. Born in Dalton on Jan. 25, 1934; the son of the late Grant and Frances Radle Cresswell. His wife of 56 years is the former Marilyn Van Fleet. A graduate of Dalton High School, Keystone College, and Syracuse University, Bill owned and operated Cresswell...
Thomas Patrick Jones
Jan 19, 2016
Thomas Patrick Jones, 75, of Mehoopany passed away suddenly at his home on Jan. 19, 2016. Thomas was born May 28, 1940 in Jersey City, NJ and was the son of the late Harold and Noreen Moran Jones. He grew up in Keansburg, NJ, married and raised his family in Middletown, NJ before retiring to Mehoopany, PA.
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Rev. Harold Warren Wheeler
Jan 19, 2016
Rev. Harold Warren Wheeler, 82, of Wesley Village, Pittston passed away Jan. 19 th . He was born in Dunmore on Sept. 1, 1933. He was the son of the late Albert and Eliza Cron Wheeler. His wife of 56 years, Martha (Zablotsky) Wheeler passed in 2012.
After graduating from Harford High School, Harold served in the...
Donald Marcy
Jan 18, 2016
Donald Marcy, 84, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home in Tunkhannock on Jan. 18 th 2016. He was born in Edwardsville on Feb. 19, 1931 and he was the son of the late George and Blanche Rinus Marcy. Donald married the former Florence W. Wandell on July 9, 1955 and they were married for 60 years. He enlisted...
William Chambers
Jan 18, 2016
William P. Chambers, 91, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Sacred Heart Hospice in Dunmore on January 18, 2016. William was born in Scranton on April 12, 1924. He was the son of the late LeRoy and Martha Graham Chambers.
He was a 1942 graduate of Dalton High School and attained a business degree at the American...
Cecelia Shandrey (Janichko)
Jan 16, 2016
Cecelia Shandrey, 95, of Factoryville died Saturday Jan. 16, 2016 at VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton. Born in Waverly on Sept. 5, 1920; the daughter of the late John and Mary Lesho Janichko. She worked in the cafeteria at Keystone College. She was a member of Our lady of the Abington’s Church, Dalton. Cecelia enjoyed Canning and...
Mary Hayos (Kolatis)
Jan 15, 2016
Mary T. (Kolatis) Hayos, 89, of Factoryville, died Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2016, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born in Dunmore on Feb. 14, 1926, the daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Wallace Kolatis. . She was a Cashier at her sister’s store Brunetti’s Pizza for many years and was a member of St. Patrick’s Church,...
Marion Katherine Quick (Lovallo)
Jan 15, 2016
Marion Katherine Quick, 76, of Lake Winola passed away at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on Friday Jan 15, 2016. Marion was born in Scranton, on Dec. 13, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Angelo and Caterina Summa LoVallo. She was married to George Morton Quick in 1960 and they were married for over 55 years. Marion...
Nancy Kay Kohl
Jan 15, 2016
Nancy Kay Kohl, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away at her house in Tunkhannock on Jan. 15, 2016. She was born in Meshoppen on Sept. 20, 1964 and she was the daughter of John R. and Rita J. Ross Balint. Nancy was a 1983 graduate of the Tunkhannock High school and married the late Andrew Steven Kohl whom passed...
David John Fenton
Jan 11, 2016
David John Fenton, 48 of Meshoppen, formerly of Tunkhannock died Jan. 11, 2016. He was born in Tunkhannock on Jan.5, 1968, son of the late John H. and Donna Jean Paylor Fenton.
David graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 1985. He was employed at Tree Smith.
David enjoyed drawing, camping, playing jokes, and he...
Dorothy W. Hall (Doll)
Jan 10, 2016
Dorothy Doll Hall, 91, of Evans Falls, Tunkhannock, died Sunday evening Jan. 10 th at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was born in Evans Falls on July 30, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Beulah Warden Doll. Dorothy was a graduate of the Montrose High School and she graduated from the Mansfield State Teachers...
Elsie L. Hall
Jan 2, 2016
Elsie L. Hall, 78, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock on Jan. 2, 2016. She was born in Gibson, Pa on Aug. 1, 1937 and she was raised on the family farm in Laceyville by the late Gideon and Ruth Tyler Brotzman and her sister Harriette Brotzman Bartron.
Elsie attended...
Adam Heitzenroder
Dec 28, 2015
Adam Heitzenroder, 63, of Springville, Pa. formerly of East Brunswick, NJ passed away on Dec. 28 th after a long illness at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart. He was born Dec. 20, 1952 to the late Adam and Helen Cottrell Heitzenroder.
After graduating H.S. he learned the carpentry trade, and became a builder. He was a...
Ruth L. Barziloski (Burnett)
Dec 24, 2015
Ruth L. Barziloski, 84, of Tunkhannock, died Thursday Dec. 24, 2015 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Born July 29, 1931 in Caseville, MI, she was a daughter of the late George and Josephine (Burnett) Gorski. She later moved to Tunkhannock and attended the Eatonville school. She was a seamstress for over 30 years belonging to the ILGWU. She was a...
Jo Ann Webb
Dec 21, 2015
Jo Ann Webb, 79, of Mehoopany went to be with her Savior Jesus at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore on Dec. 21, 2015. She was born in Jersey Shore. Pa. on March 25, 1936 and she was the daughter of the late Earl Forsythe Hyde and Mary Frances Moorhead Hyde.
Jo Ann was a 1954...
Wesley Spencer
Dec 14, 2015
Wesley Spencer, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home Monday. He was born in Canton, Pa. on July 15, 1939 and he was the son of the late Clarence and Maud Phipps Spencer. Wesley was a graduate of the Canton High School and he earned a degree from Penn State University in Agronomy. Wesley married the former Anne...
Joshua David Dobrinski
Dec 13, 2015
Joshua David Dobrinski, 28, of Wilkes-Barre passed away at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital Sunday Dec. 13, 2015. He was born in Tunkhannock on March 11, 1987 and he is the son of David and Diane Place Dobrinski.
Joshua enjoyed hunting, 4 wheeling, and going on vacation with his family to the Thousand Islands Canada.
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Mark Adam Petrewski
Dec 12, 2015
Mark Adam Petrewski, 31, of Factoryville, passed Saturday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Born in Tunkhannock on Feb. 2, 1984 and raised in Factoryville. He was the son of Harry and Deborah Naylor Petrewski. He was a 2002 graduate of Lackawanna Trail, 2006 graduate of Slippery Rock University, where he attained his bachelor’s degree in Physical Education...
Phyllis A. Weisenfluh (Burkhardt)
Dec 8, 2015
Phyllis A. Weisenfluh, 84, formerly of Dalton, died Tuesday morning (12/8/2015) at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 28, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Florence Rowe Burkhardt. Her husband, the late Robert Owen Weisenfluh, died Oct. 4, 1987. Phyllis graduated from St. Mary’s high school in Wilkes-Barre. She was a member...
Marian E. Shaw (Eustice)
Nov 30, 2015
Marian E. Shaw, age 91, passed away on November 30 at the Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, Pa., where she had been wonderfully cared for since March, 2014. Marian was born in Tunkhannock on November 18, 1924, and graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1942 with her future husband, Arthur, whom she married in 1946, after his service in World...
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