Obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...