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William Dunlap
Nov 27, 2015
F. Dunlap, 90, of Forkston passed away Nov. 27, 2015 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. William was born Feb. 20, 1925 in Mehoopany and he was the son of the late Forrest M. and Katharine A. Dunlap.
After graduating high school William enlisted in the Marine Corps and served at Iwo Jima. When he...
Jean Bell
Nov 26, 2015
Jean C. Bell, 80, of Wyoming County passed away November 26, 2015 at the Star Hill Rest Home, Monroe Twp. Jean was born on March 26, 1935 in Vernon, PA and she was a daughter of the late Herbert Rogers and Frances Rogers Anderson.
In addition to her parents, Jean was preceded in death by her first...
Margaret S. Goodwin (Layaou)
Nov 19, 2015
Margaret S. Layaou Goodwin, of Mehoopany, Pa. passed away November 19, 2015 at the Scranton Regional Hospital. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Margaret was born June 28, 1933, in Kingston, Pa. and lived her young life at the family farm on Coppermine Hill, Tunkhannock. She was the daughter of the late Francis B. and...
Vivian Quinn (Treharne)
Nov 17, 2015
Vivian Treharne Quinn, 94, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Golden Living Center on Tuesday evening, November 17, 2015. She was born in the Bronx NY on January 11, 1921. She was the daughter of the late William and Mariannam Bukowski Treharne. She was married for forty three years to the late Walter Scott Quinn, who passed away in...
Alice R. Harding (Allshouse)
Nov 15, 2015
Alice Ruth Allshouse Harding, 90, of Tunkhannock, passed away November 15 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Donald C. Harding, Jr. Alice was born on December 27, 1924 to the late Clarence B. Allshouse and Florence (Phinney) Allshouse. She lived her childhood in Thurston Hollow on her parents farm. After...
Diane C. Yakoski ( Belet)
Nov 7, 2015
Diane C. Yakoski, 69, of Washington Twp. died Nov. 7, 2015 at Celtic Healthcare Wilkes-Barre. Diane was born in Newton NJ. on Sept. 7, 1946, the daughter of the late Edward E. and Fannie E. Weber Belet. Her husband is Joseph Yakoski.
Diane was a graduate of Belvidere High School 1964. She also graduated from the School...
Harry M Layaou
Nov 5, 2015
Harry Malcolm Layaou, Sr. passed away November 5, 2015. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Harry was born February 23, 1936, in Shavertown and lived his young life at the family farm on Coppermine Hill. He was the son of the late Francis B. and Jennie (Decker) Layaou. At the age of 16, he married...
Jason Sabatella
Oct 24, 2015
Jason Anthony Sabatella, 36, passed from this life on October 24, 2015. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Patty Morykon, Tunkhannock, PA and Vincent Sabatella, Cheyenne, WY. He was a loving father to Angelina Rose.
Jason was a graduate of Riverside High School and attended classes at Keiser University in Florida before returning to...
Todd Shaffer
Oct 22, 2015
Todd Shaffer, 56, of Scranton died Oct. 22, 2015. Born in Scranton on April 7, 1959; the son of the late Llewellyn (Willy) L. and Ellen L. Cox Shaffer.
He was a cook for many local restaurants and worked as a florist.
Surviving is a brother Randy of Montgomery Village, MD.
Graveside service...
Cindy M. Estes (Dingee)
Oct 18, 2015
Cindy Estes “Lucina Martha Estes”, 64, of Nicholson died Sunday Oct. 18, 2015 at her home. Born in Scranton on June 24, 1951; the daughter of the late Robert George and Patricia Finkler Dingee. She was a social worker serving many healthcare facilities in the area. Surviving are two sons Robert A. Pawlukovich and James R. Estes both of...
Louise B. Jadick
Oct 16, 2015
Louise B. Jadick, 93, of Tunkhannock passed away Oct. 16, 2015 at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on June 12, 1922 and she was the daughter of the late Michael and Jennie Baroody Brody. Louise was married to George Jadick for 54 years until he passed in 2001.
Louise was a 1940 graduate...Fred J. Tagliaterra Iii
Oct 15, 2015
Fred J. Tagliaterra III, 50, of Carbondale Twp. died Oct.15, 2015 at his home. Born in Scranton on May 24, 1965 he was the son of Fred and Judy Tagliaterra of Greenfield Twp.
Fred was a 1983 graduate of Old Forge High School and earned a degree at Johnson College in Electronics. He was a Union Electrician...
Carol A. Miller
Oct 14, 2015
Carol A. Miller, 71, of Lake Winola, passed away at the Hospice of the Sacred heart Wednesday Oct 14 th . She was born in Nicholson on July 29, 1944 and she was the daughter of the late Emil and Francis Smith Schack.
Carol was a 1962 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and she earned an Associate’s...
Anne L. Armagno
Oct 13, 2015
Anne L. Armagno, 94, of Tunkhannock passed away Tues. Oct. 13 th at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 8 th 1921, and she was the daughter of the late Archibald and Charlotte Reese Dershimer.
Anne was a graduate of the West Pittston High School and she was employed by Chevron...
Veronica Mccain
Oct 10, 2015
Veronica (Vern) McCain, 92, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday October 10 th at the VNA Hospice, Scranton. She was born on May 9, 1923 in Jerome, PA. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Layno. Veronica was married to the late David McCain who died on May 27, 2004. In addition to her parents and husband,...
Carl H. Pensak, Sr
Oct 4, 2015
Carl H. Pensak, Sr., 85, of Factoryville died Sunday Oct., 4, 2015 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was born in Brooklyn on Sept. 24, 1930; the son of the late Julius and Amelia Rudat Pensak. Carl was the 8th of twelve children. Carl became a dairy farmer and ran the Nicholson live stock market for 30 years and...
Esther Dorothea Summers (Christenson)
Oct 3, 2015
Esther Dorothea Summers, 92, Tunkhannock, died Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3rd.2015, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart of Dunmore. She was married to the late Kenneth Summers for 63 years. Born in Calstadt, NJ., on Feb. 4, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Carrie Walters Christenson. She worked for many years at the B&D in...
Jean Alice Furneaux (Shupp)
Sep 18, 2015
Jean Alice Furneaux, 90, of Factoryville died Friday Sept. 18, 2015 at Clarks Summit Senior Living. Jean was born in Factoryville on November 11, 1924, the daughter of the late Edward Jacob and Flossie Swartz Shupp. Jean was a Rosie the Riveter, working on airplanes during WWII, a Mom, a realtor, and also had her beautician license. She was...
Helen Ethel Titman (Williams)
Sep 17, 2015
Helen Ethel Williams Titman, 97, of Lakeland, FL Formerly of Meshoppen, PA Passed away Sept. 17, 2015 at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Auburndale, FL. Born in Rushville PA on June 28, 1918 the daughter of the late Frank and Minnie Brink Williams. Helen retired from co-owning and operating the Titman’s Market in Meshoppen back in 1967. She loved...
Thomas E. Batterton
Sep 17, 2015
Thomas E. Batterton, 96, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Born in 1919 in Wilkes Barre he was the son of the late Albert Batterton and Frances (Hofsomer) Batterton Davies. He attended Wilkes Barre School Systems and served in the US Navy both during WWII and the Korean War as a demolition expert, receiving the Korean War Medal. Upon...
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