Obituaries

Joyce Ann Hall, 72, of Tunkhannock, died May 13 at the Golden Living Center. She was born July 22, 1941 in Nicholson, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Arnold A Sisco who did January 1, 1979 and the late Jerice T. Benjamin who died March 8, 2005. Attending Nicholson School she later earned her GED from Tunkhannock...

Genevieve E. Drake, 89, of Olyphant died Wednesday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Olyphant. Born in Scranton on April 14th, 1925; the daughter of the late Lester and Helen Thompson Driesbaugh. Her husband John Drake died in1971. She was a housecleaner and bar tender for many companies in the area. She is survived by three daughters: Linda...

Roger G. Ayers, 89, of Dalton passed away Saturday at Geisinger CMC. He was born in Newton on Oct. 25, 1924 the son of the late Elmer and Fay Avery Ayers. He married Mary Pasmeg Johns and they would have celebrated 47 years together this coming July. Roger worked his entire life as a 3rd generation Painter with the...

Donald Rogers, 73 of Lemon Twp. died Wednesday afternoon. He was born in Lemon Twp. on October 28th 1940 the son of the late Warren and Mildred Fisher Rogers. His wife Marie Ann Rogers died on April 27th 2003. Donald graduated from the Tunkhannock Area High School and was a Navy veteran. After he was in the military he...

Dean W. Austin Jr., 38, of Factoryville died Friday morning at Mid Valley Hospital. Born in Chicago, Illinois on April 27th, 1975; the son of Sharon Daugherty Bray and her husband Charles of Factoryville and Dean W. Austin Sr. of Columbus, OH. Dean graduated from Lackawanna Trail in 1994 where he played football, volleyball, wrestled, was a class officer,...

Steven M. Chagnon, 53, of W. Abington Twp. died Tuesday morning at Geisinger C.M.C with his family by his side. Born in Middletown Ct. on March 6th, 1961 the son of the late Charles S. who died in 1992 and late Jeannette Kinney Chagnon who died in 2007. Steven was a self-employed painter, he enjoyed tinkering with his vehicles...

Claudia Ann Montelione, 68, of Lake Winola passed away at her house Friday evening. She was born in Brooklyn, Ny on April 8, 1946 the daughter of the late Louis Francis and Madeline Montelione. After graduating from St. Angela Hall Academy, Claudia went on to be a legal secretary for the majority of her life. In her retired years,...

Everett D. Smith, 89, of Tunkhannock passed away at the St. Lukes Villa Wilkes-Barre on May 21, 2014. He was born in Tunkhannock on Apr. 17, 1925, the son of the late Orval and Catherine Kingston Smith. He was married to the former Rose Madden who passed away in 1998. Everett worked for Griffin Concrete & Cornell Mfg as...

Edward Carl Johnson of Scranton died at Regional Hospital of Scranton on Wednesday 3/19/2014. He was born in Marquette, MI on January 8th 1941; the son of the late Edward and Grace Reau Johnson. 1959 graduate of Marquette High School, Navy Veteran, enjoyed playing chess, avid sports enthusiasts and was a golden glove boxer. Private Services, Interment at Evergreen-Woodlawn...

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...

Lester Harold Cook, Jr., 61, of Campbellsville KY passed away at the Geisinger CMC hospital Monday morning. He was born in Ashland, Pa. on July 31, 1952 the son of the late Lester Sr, and Florence Eva Shoup Cook. He was the husband of the late Marsha Cook. Lester was a lifelong truck driver and he loved driving his...

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...

Alan K. Walker, Sr., 67, of Tunkhannock died Friday morning at his home. Born in Binghamton, NY on January 5th 1947, the son of Betty J. Walker and the late Herbert L. Walker of Lexington, KY. He graduated from Blue Ridge High School in 1964. He is a Vietnam Veteran who served with the U.S. Army Transportation Battalion. Alan...