Obituaries

Sep 9, 2015

Clifford Jay Hoffman, 47, of Factoryville died Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Scranton on March 19, 1968 the son of the late Clifford Jay Hoffman Sr. and Marie Masters of Scranton. He was married the former Pamela Manning on Dec. 5, 1992. Cliff was a 1986 graduate of Scranton Central High School. Cliff...

Aug 30, 2015

Elizabeth Irene Carey, 79, of Springville, PA, died on Sunday morning, Aug.30, 2015 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Hop Bottom on Aug. 7, 1936, the daughter of the late Jerry and Edna Springer Wood. Elizabeth and the late Jack E. Carey were married for 53 years. She enjoyed gardening; word searches, birds, and...

Aug 29, 2015

Violet May Belden August 29, 2015 Violet May Belden, 101, of Ft Myers, FL, formerly of Factoryville, died Saturday at Shell Point Retirement Community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Belden of Factoryville, daughter Barbara Joan Havasi of Dickson City, longtime companion George Talkevich of Scranton, and two brothers, Emmanuel and William Crew. Born May 21,...

Aug 26, 2015

Phyllis (Spadine) Cole, 78, of Stuart, Florida, peacefully passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Martin Nursing and Restorative Care Center. She was born on June 18, 1937 in Nicholson, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Louis Spadine and Lulu (Spadine) Kman.

As beautiful inside as she was out, Phyllis had a very witty, engaging personality that...

Aug 19, 2015

Frances V. Hemmerly, 84, of Mehoopany went to the loving arms of the lord on Wednesday Aug.19 th 2015, at the Meadows Nursing and Rehab Center, Dallas. Frances was born in Staten Island on Nov. 13 th 1930; the daughter of the late Joseph and Concetta  Vazzana. Frances married Sterling C. Hemmerly on Nov. 22 nd 1953. Frances worked in...

Aug 15, 2015

Dorothy E. Kerlin, 89, formerly of Falls died Friday Aug. 15th 2015 at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born in Falls Twp. on Dec. 12th 1925 the daughter of the late Herbert F. and Marie Bender Hunter. She married her late husband Charlie Kerlin on July 17th 1944 in Indiana just days before he went to serve our country in...

Aug 13, 2015

Robert B. Ross,68, of Lake Sheridan died at Geisinger C.M.C. on Thursday. Born on January 22nd 1947 at Lake Sheridan, the son of the late Lester and Grace Paugh Ross. His wife is the former Donna Reynolds of Lake Sheridan. Preceded in death by his sister Lamella Grace Burgess Surviving beside his wife is a son William J. Ross;...

Aug 8, 2015

On August 8, 2015, Springville lost an old and dear friend.Willard W. Loch has filled his last bottle of Maple Syrup, finished washing thewool and caring for his abundant garden. He died doing what he loved. Willard, the son of William and Emma Racibor Loch was bornApril 24, 1927 in Scranton. In 1942 after purchasing the farm the family...

Aug 7, 2015

Robert L. Stevens Sr., “Snevets”, 90, of Tunkhannock, PA, died Friday August 7, 2015 surrounded by family at the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dallas. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 27th 1925, the son of the late Edgar C. and Ethel Lewis Henrie Stevens. He was husband to the former Katharine Garman Lamme of Tunkhannock.  He...

Jul 17, 2015

Irene Stonier Clark, 85, of Tunkhannock passed away July 17, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in the arms of her loving family. She was born at home near Lake Carey on August 4 th , 1929, the daughter of the late Spencer and Florence Goodfield Stonier. Irene’s husband of 38 years was Jay Tripp Clark, who passed away on...

Jul 12, 2015

Janice M. Hoff, 67, of Tunkhannock passed away on July 12th 2015 at her home with her family by her side. Janice was born in Doylestown on June 13th 1948, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian (Brano) Seltzer. She graduated from Central Bucks in 1966. After graduation she married her diner sweetheart, Phil. They resided...

Jul 12, 2015

Theresa (LA Rocco) Graham, 62, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away Sunday morning. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 18, 1953. She was the daughter of Leonard J. LA Rocco (deceased) and wife Isabella. She is survived by her loving husband Richard, daughter Nicole Labor and husband Lee, her step daughter Sabrina Graham, her sister Lorraine Kolankowski and...

Jul 10, 2015

John P. Francisco, 82, of La Plume Twp. died Friday morning (July 10th) at his home. John was born in Newark, NJ on Nov. 13th 1932, the son of the late Clarence and Agnes Smith Francisco. His wife the former Anna Kubovcik was married on Aug. 1st 1953. John was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the...

Jul 3, 2015

Anna E. Pensak, 94, died Friday evening at Lithia Valley Manor. She was born on Sept 21, 1920 to Julius and Amelia Rudat Pensak in Scranton. The fourth of twelve children. Anna grew-up on her parent’s farm and graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1938. After graduating from high school she worked first for Mr. and Mrs. Robinson near...

Jul 1, 2015

Antoinette “Grandma Nettie” Spangle passed away July 2, 2015 after a brief illness. She was 91 years old. She was one of two siblings born to Louis and Antoinette Devic in Pittsburgh on October 26, 1924. Antoinette left behind a legacy of music, art, and faith. She and her husband, William Spangle, built five homes from the ground up...

Jun 26, 2015

Helen Margaret (Peggy) Crowther, 102, resident of Allied Skilled Nursing, died June 26, 2015. Born in Philadelphia Pa, June 4, 1913, she was the daughter of Percival DeLap Hood and Helen Barthold Hood. She graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1931 and married David Beaver Crowther who died in 1980. She lived in the Philadelphia area for most...

Jun 26, 2015

Helen E. Maginley Succumbed June 26, 2015. Born May 25, 1932 in Binghamton, NY; the daughter of the late George and Edith Parmelee Helen attended Windsor High School, Windsor, NY. Helen was the former wife of the late Richard Maginley, Sr., they were married 56 years. Surviving are her children, Richard, Jr., David, Rory, Sr. and his wife Janice,...

Jun 21, 2015

Cathy A. Walker, 55, of Tunkhannock died at her home on Sunday. She was born in Scranton on July 27th 1959. She was the daughter of Vincent J. Scavazzo and his wife Catherine of Tunkhannock and her mother the late former Dorothy Martin. Cathy graduated From Tunkhannock Area High School and she enjoyed Cooking and Knitting. She was preceded...

Jun 2, 2015

Theresa Webb, 70, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Golden Living Center Tuesday evening. Theresa was born Feb. 7th 1945 in Sussex, Nj, the daughter of the late Zenas Raymond Belcher and Alama Belcher. Theresa was employed at the Wyoming County courthouse as a maintenance worker. She enjoyed painting, drawing and planting her vegetable, flower gardens and loved spending...

May 27, 2015

Robert George Naylor, 93, of Benton Twp. died Wednesday, May 27th at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Benton Twp. on March 12th 1922, he was the son of the late Ralph and Rhoda Green Naylor. His wife, of 69 years, is the former Audrey Mae Butler; Robert affectionately called her “Bunny”.

He was a...