Obituaries

May 26, 2015

Mary Thomas Seamans Canavan, 82, of Factoryville died Tuesday at Geisinger C.M.C Hospital, Scranton. Born in Nicholson on Dec. 23rd 1932; the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Conrad Thomas. Mary retired as a manager of Forest Lake Country Club in Hawley. Member of the V.F.W. post 7069 Ladies Auxiliary since 1974. She was a 7 year participant...

May 20, 2015

Hildreth Marie Kanon, 90, died on May 20, 1915 in Tunkhannock.  Born in Idetown, Pa., and a graduate of Lehman Twp High School, she spent many years in Nanticoke and then Laceyville before moving to Tunkhannock. Wife of the late Albert Kanon, she is survived by three sons, Joseph of New York City, John of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Thomas...

May 20, 2015

Miriam Monie Oliver, 89, of Glenburn died Wednesday. Surviving are her husband, James A. Oliver Sr.; and her children, James A. Oliver Jr., Ross C. Oliver and Jane C. Oliver. Arrangements by Anthony P. Litwin Jr. Funeral Homes Inc., Factoryville.

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May 19, 2015

Elizabeth Claire June of White Haven Center passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

Born in Mehoopany, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Collins June.

Surviving are sisters, Marilyn Chamberlin, Lakeland, FL; Shirley Honeywell, Lakewood, Colorado; Linda June Traver, Monroe Twp.; brothers, Elwood June, Glen Burnie, MD; Gary June, Nicholson; Timothy...

May 8, 2015

Ralph Sikos, 75, of Clermont, FL formerly of Lake Winola died Friday in Clermont, FL. Born in Factoryville on Dec. 12th 1939, the son of the late Charles Sikos and Ruth Gardner Sikos Rayno. His wife is the former Linda English. A graduate of Falls-Overfield High School. Ralph (Butch) had a long career at P&G retiring at 57 after...

May 6, 2015

Doris  Josephine (Jo) Warnken, Naples, FL

Jo Warnken(97) passed away May 6, 2015 surrounded by family at Avow Hospice in Naples.

Jo was born March 15, 1918 in Emmett, Kansas, to C.T. and Anna Gideon.

Following graduation from business school, Jo was employed by Kansas State University during World War II when she...

Apr 26, 2015

Jennifer A. Ronca, 38, of Tunkhannock died suddenly on Sunday. Born in New Haven, CT on Oct. 2nd 1976, the daughter Cynthia Bennett Pintha and her husband John of Nicholson and John Millard of Lincolnton, NC. She married her husband Michael Ronca on July 21st 2001. She was a 1994 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School. She was a...

Apr 25, 2015

Mildred H. Zick, 96, of Factoryville died Saturday at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Scranton on April 12, 1919 the daughter of the late Julius and Amelia Rudat Pensak. Her husband the late Adam A. Zick died October 9th 1991. Mildred enjoyed Gardening, crocheting and canning. She is preceded in death by two sisters Emma...

Apr 23, 2015

Joseph Thomas Davidson, 33, of Lemon passed away at his home Thursday. He was born on Jan. 17, 1982 in Tunkhannock. He was the son of the late Robert Samuel Davidson and the former Christine E. Clark. Joey was self-employed as an Information Technology Specialist.  He could fix, redesign or re-program any type of electronic equipment. He also enjoyed wood...

Apr 15, 2015

Mary Ayers, 98, of Glenburn passed away Wednesday at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton where she resided the past ten years. She was born in Jessup on Aug. 19, 1916 the daughter of the late Charles and Theresa Ereele Pasmeg. She was the widow of Phillip Johns and Roger G. Ayers. She was a lifelong resident of the...

Apr 10, 2015

William H. Seamans, of Factoryville, died 12 days shy of his 100th birthday. He was born in Factoryville, son of the late Harry and Vera Taylor Seamans. He and his wife, Clementina “Tina”, celebrated their 56th anniversary, October 3, 2014. He graduated from Manlius Military Academy in New York, Keystone College, and William and Mary College in Virginia, where...

Apr 10, 2015

Richard Sonius, 45, of Nicholson passed away Friday Apr. 10 th at the Geisinger Medical center Danville.

He was born Aug. 25, 1968 in New York City and he was the son of the late Robert and Geraldine Lambert Sonius.

Richard worked as an Electrical Technician for Scranton Grinder for many years.

He...

Apr 2, 2015

Gladys Ann Trauger, 92, of Lake Winola passed away at the VNA Hospice, Scranton on Thursday.  She was born Mar. 4, 1923 in Falls and she was the daughter of the late Jack and Ethel Lewis Clark. She was a graduate of the Falls-Overfield School and furthered her education at the Lackawanna Junior College.  Gladys was married to Harold...

Mar 29, 2015

Louis Guy Parrish, 76, of Hartford passed away at the Golden Living Center under the care of the Hospice of the Sacred Heart on March 29, 2015. He was born Aug. 5, 1938 in Scranton, Pa. the son of the late Floyd and Gertrude Tisdale Parrish.

Louis Was a construction worker by trade for Roy Piper construction...

Mar 17, 2015

Cynthia Rae Foutz Stevenson, 71, of Mechanicsburg passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at Claremont Nursing and Rehab Center in Carlisle. She was born in Harrisburg on December 25, 1943, the daughter of the late George and Helen Eaken Foutz.*

*She was a proud graduate of East Pennsboro High School and the Central Pennsylvania Business School. She was...

Mar 15, 2015

Carolyn Lane,91, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away at the Golden Living Center Tunkhannock Sunday afternoon.

She was born in Lemon Township in Wyoming County on the family farm. Her parents were Robert Gorman and Elsie Miller Gorman. Her sister was the late Margery Zumbrun (Henry) of York, PA and her brother is Herbert Gorman (Janie) of Graham,...

Mar 14, 2015

Olin L.“Ike” Miner, 99, of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, March 14 th 2015, at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. His wife, Anna Mae Harding Miner, died December 21 st 2005. They were married on April 24 th 1945.

Born in the Rosengrant section of Eaton Township, son of the late Hubbard and Alice Luce Miner.

Army Veteran...

Mar 9, 2015

Gordon Wesley Yarbrough, 45, of Lake Ariel passed away unexpectedly Mar. 9, 2015 at home. Born in Effort, Pa. on Dec. 27, 1969, he was the son of the late Byron Wesley Yarbrough, Sr., and Shirley Dickinson Daniels; and stepson of Arthur Daniels, Waymart. He graduated from Western Wayne High School. He was kind hearted, loving, and always willing...

Mar 6, 2015

Helen Dorothy Davidson, 82, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Golden Living Center Friday morning.  She was born on Feb. 4, 1933 in Tunkhannock and she was the daughter of the late Robert and Irene Murray Davidson.  She was a graduate from the Tunkhannock High School.  Helen was employed for many years at the Commonwealth Telephone company as a...

Mar 4, 2015

Thomas Willard Davis, 82, of Factoryville died Wednesday in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Born in Scranton on September 5, 1932, son of the late Willard Kenneth and Esther Jones Davis. He was married to his wife, the former Charlotte Moser, for 60 years. He graduated from Factoryville High School, Keystone Junior College and received a BS degree in Economics...