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Howard Wood
Howard B. Wood, 85, of Springville died Sunday morning at Geisinger C.M.C. Hospital, Scranton. Born in Springville on November 11th, 1928; the son of the late Jerry and Edna Springer Wood. Howard was married to the former Jean Hobbs for 42 years. Howard loved to go fishing and hunting. Beside his parents Howard was preceded in death by two...
Elmer Sweppenheiser
Elmer C. Sweppenheiser, 90, of Factoryville died Thursday, Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born at Lake Sheridan on April 19th, 1924; the son of the late Elmer J. and Marion Reice Sweppenheiser. His wife is the former Irene R. Janosky of Tunkhannock formerly of Factoryville. Elmer was a 1942 graduate of Factoryville High School. He was a WWII Veteran serving...
Stanley North
Services for Stanley H. North will be held Friday July 18,2014 at 12 noon at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Syracuse, NY. Stanley H. North, 84, of Benton Twp. died Tuesday evening 6/17/2014 at his home. Born in Plattsburgh, NY. On March 7th, 1930; the son of the late Stanley A. and Gladys W. North. He graduated from Syracuse University...
Marion Finch
Marion L. Finch, 80, of Mill City passed away at home on May 18th, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Russell and Hazel Howell Jacques. She is survived by her husband Clayton. They were married for 59 years. She is also survived by her three children, Carol Riggall, Dickson City and her friend Adam Nigro,Scranton, Barbara Yarrish...

Thomas J Harding
Thomas J. Harding, 94, of Tunkhannock, fell asleep in the arms of the Lord Oct. 3, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on April 25, 1926 in Eatonville and he was the son of the late Burt and Lillian Barziloski. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and was a 4th generation dairy...
Stella Litwin
Stella Litwin 89 of Tunkhannock formerly of Auburn Twp., died Thursday morning at home. She was born in Olyphant, Nov. 7, 1924, daughter of the late Cornelius and Anastasia Jarovozoska Senkow. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Anthony Litwin in 1988. She graduated from Rush High School, class of 1942 and worked at several...
William Evans
William M. Evans, 84, of Factoryville died Monday morning at V.N.A Hospice at Geisinger C.M.C. Born in Dickson City on August 2nd, 1930 the son of the late Michael and Agnes Evans. His wife the former Mary I. Cheek died on December 2nd, 2008. Bill served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was awarded two...
Mary Yatsko
Mary J. Yatsko, 69, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Wednesday, April 9th with her family at her bedside. She was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1944, the daughter of the late Merritt and Anita Masaitis Williams. She was a graduate of the West Pittston high school. Received her RN...
Marie Hayes
Marie Hayes, 85, of Springville passed away at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas on Wednesday Oct. 15. She was born on Sept. 22, 1929 in East Orange, NJ the daughter of the late Dennis and Sarah O’Rouke. She was married to Raymond Hayes for 47 years. In addition to her husband Marie is survived by her children: James Walsh...
Frederick L. Hollister
Frederick L. Hollister, 92, of Dimock died on February 25, 2016 at his home. Born in silver Lake on October 20, 1923; the son of the late Herman and Josephine Pearson Hollister. Fred’s wife is the former Violia E. Wood. Fred served his country as an Army Veteran of W.W.II he was an auto mechanic or a truck driver...
Vincent Walker
Vincent R. Walker, 88, formerly of Glenburn, PA died Saturday at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. He was born on Nov. 2, 1925 in Clinton Twp., Wyoming County, and the son of the late John W. and Ruth Detrick Walker. His wife of 67 years is the former Anne M. Stuble. He was a 1942 graduate of Factoryville High School....
George W. Lawn
Dr. George W. (Bill) Lawn, 94, of Factoryville, PA peacefully passed away January 17, 2015 at home, having been lovingly cared for by his daughter Mary Truitt and her family.
A Jamestown, NY resident from 1953 to 2007, he was born in Dubois, PA on November 6 1920, the son of the late Andrew A. and Ermine...
John Anderson
John W. Anderson, Sr. 89, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Tyler Memorial Hospital Wednesday evening. He was born in Tunkhannock on Sept. 7, 1925 the son of the late Miles and Beulah Blossom Anderson. John was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and went on to marry the late Romayne Anderson. He was a WWII war veteran...
Alexander Jervis
Alexander Andrew Jervis passed from this life Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the Geisinger Hospital Wyoming Valley. Alexander had a several year battle with congestive heart failure. He was born April 6th, 1939 the son of the late Andrew and Florence Jervis, Factoryville, Pa. Al was a 1957 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School. Al was born on the...

Gilbert Bishop
Gilbert L. Bishop, 85, of Springville, died Tuesday morning at the Geisinger C.M.C in Scranton. Born in Rush Twp. on August 23, 1928; the son of the late James Lee and Ruth Kinney Bishop. His wife of 63 years is the former Alice J. Howell; they were married on June 10th 1950. He was an Army Veteran and loved...
Calvin Mcgregor
Calvin James McGregor, 62, of Factoryville died Thursday morning at home with his family by his side. Born in Scranton on January 15th, 1952; the son of Ruth “Herman” of Factoryville and the late James K. McGregor whom died on August 31st 2003. Calvin was a 1970 graduate of Tunkhannock Area School District. He was a Dairy Farmer who...
Dorothy Wolfe
Dorothy Wolfe, 83, of Factoryville died Friday evening at her home. Born January 18th 1931 in Jessup; the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Kurtak-Marcinko. Dorothy is preceded in death by two husbands: Bernard Griffin Sr. died May 25th 1970 and Lawrence Wolfe died September 4th 1996.Dorothy enjoyed flying with her husbands at Schulzville and Seamans Airports. In...
Evelyn Kristunas
Evelyn M. Kristunas, 85, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday morning at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born in Tunkhannock on June 21, 1928, the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Comstock White. She attended Tunkhannock High School. She was employed as a housekeeper for the Geisinger Medical Group. She enjoyed doing word searches, puzzles and gardening. In...
James Hudock
James ‘Jim’ ‘Hootie’ Hudock passed away Friday February 5, 2021 with family by his side.
His journey began January 9, 1947 and he was preceded in death by his parents Cyril and Mary Hudock (O’Day), brother Robert and niece Holliegh Roe. He is survived by his wife – Ann; daughters – Janine Robertson (Bob) and Dawn Albright...
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