Obituaries

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...

Daniel P. Kenia, Sr., 70, of German Hill, died Wednesday morning at his home. He was born June 3, 1944 in Meshoppen the son of the late Anthony and Dorothy Martin Kenia. Daniel and his wife Karen Scranta got married on Dec. 12, 1992. Dan graduated Tunkhannock High School in 1962; he received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from...

Jean D. Mack,85 , of Factoryville died Tuesday evening at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. Born in Tunkhannock on Sept. 10, 1929; the daughter of the late Albert Louis and Vida May Stark Snover. She was predeceased by two husbands Charles Leroy Bonitz who died in 1973 and Robert Mack who died in 2008. She was a member of the...

Shirley L. Daniels, 74, of Waymart, died Tuesday morning at The Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Lemon Township, Lemon, Pa., December 27, 1939, daughter of the late Herbert and Leathea (Bennett) Dickinson. She was the granddaughter of the late Pern and Ollie Bennett and is survived by her husband, Arthur H. Daniels. She and her husband celebrated their...

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...

Lillian Jackson, 74, of Tunkhannock passed away May 4, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville after a long illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Harry who she was married to for 53 years. She was born in Dickson City on July 7, 1939 the daughter of the late Willard Sr. and Blanch Hulse Cottrell. She...

Ruth Elizabeth Zier, 77, died peacefully at her sister’s home in Tunkhannock on April 6, 2014 with her family by her side. She was born Apr. 2, 1937 to Michael and Helen Gordon in Sterling, Michigan. Her father was from Austria and her mother from Poland. She was married to Max Zier and they resided in Luzerne together for...

Service Date: January 29, 2020

Miriam Witter Walton, formerly of Factoryville, passed away in Westminster, Colorado, on October 11, 2014. She attained the age of 101 years on May 14. Miriam was born in Berkshire, NY in 1913 and moved with her family to Factoryville in 1931. She met and married her husband of 65 years soon after arriving in town. Miriam worked for...

Ruth E. Shaw Davis, 95, of Wilkes-Barre passed away peacefully at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Monday evening February 24, 2014. Ruth was born April 28, 1918 in East Lemon, PA the daughter of the late Arthur and Marion Stark Shaw. Ruth was a member of the 1935 graduating class of Tunkhannock High School. She was predeceased by her...

Dylan J. Ross, 8 months 20 days old, died Sunday morning in Scranton. Born in Scranton on January 22nd the son of Joelyn Ross of Scranton. Dylan will be deeply missed by his family. Surviving besides his mother are a sister Jacqueline McCabe and a brother Kevin Ross both at home. Maternal grandparents James and Joanne Ross of Hop...

Anna May Davis, 81, of Factoryville died Thursday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Scranton on Sept. 21st, 1932 the daughter of the late George and Lillian Hutchins Race. Anna married the late Robert Earl (Fib) Davis whom died on Feb. 3rd, 1996. Prior to retirement Anna worked for Allied Services in their Workshop division. She enjoyed swimming,...

Angelique P. Harding, 94 of Tunkhannock died Tuesday evening at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, after an illness. She was born on Russell Hill, daughter of the late Edward and Rachel Bush Prevost. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John T. Harding in 2007. She was a member of the Russell Hill United Methodist Church;...

Janet S. Barnes, 65, of Factoryville, died Sunday evening at her home. She was born in Scranton on March 13th, 1948 the daughter of the late Ralph and Jane Beardsley Burton. Her husband Joe of 26 years and daughter Michele Garey were her special friends and caregivers during her illness. She was a 1966 graduate of Falls-Overfield High School....

Doris E. Vasky, 81, of West Abington Twp., died Thursday evening at home after a brief illness. Her husband the late Stanley Vasky Jr. died On June 17th, 2009 they were married on Feb. 2, 1952. She was born and a lifelong resident of West Abington Twp. on March 16, 1933, daughter of the late Earl B. and Beatrice...

Amy T. Kosek Manning, 49, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Celtic Hospice Care Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Sunday morning after a year and a half battle with cancer. She was born in Bristol, Pa. on Aug. 20, 1965 she was the daughter of Carol Anne Remley Kosek and George and Shirley Teel Kosek. Amy was a machinist at Pulverman Dallas...

Charles H. Davis, 81 of Leraysville Rd. Rome,Pa died Friday at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 30, 1933, the son of the late Samuel Rosser and Amella Hess Davis. Charles was married to the former Roberta Doll of Kingston for 56 years. Charles was a 1951 graduate of the Beaumont High...

Nancy died during heart surgery in Kalispell, MT on December 12th, 2013 just two weeks prior to her 77th birthday on Christmas Day. She was the oldest of three children born to Dean and Marian Brooks of Springville, PA who predeceased her. Nancy was raised on a dairy farm near Lymanville and went on to study nursing at Wilson...

Frank E. Williams, 91, of Lake Winola passed away at the Moses Taylor Hospital Friday evening. He was born Dec. 4, 1922 in Glenburn the son of the late Charles and Mildred Gardner Williams. Frank was a graduate of the Dalton High School. He was married to the late Hazel Clark for 61 years. Frank was a crusher operator...

Mary Grace Giannetti, 72, of Falls Twp. passed peacefully in her home Saturday afternoon. Born in Pittston on November 8th, 1941, daughter of the late James and Grace (Lonser) Hogan. Mary Grace graduated from St. John’s High School and Misercordia University. She worked as a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital Surgical Unit and later at Northeastern Eye Institute. She...