Obituaries
John D. Owen
Veteran
John Donald Owen, 80, of Benton Twp. went home to his heavenly Father. Born in Scranton on Jan.10, 1941; the son of the late Emrys and Mildred Giles Owen. His wife is the former Linda Williams.
John graduated West Scranton High School in 1960. The...
Edward N. Yarasavage
Veteran
July 6, 2021
Edward N. Yarasavage, 95, lifelong resident of Washington Township, passed away on June 20, 2021. He was born February 6, 1926, son of the late Simon and Michelina Hermonovich Yarasavage.
Ed was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School, class of...
Earl C. Huff
Veteran
Earl C. Huff of Factoryville, PA on June 16, 2021, joined his wife Fern, who died in December of 2011.
He was born in St. Johnsville, NY on May 20, 1928, son of the late Earl and Eloise Carter Huff. He grew up in St. Johnsville and graduated from ...
Joseph Anthony Mitchell
Veteran
June 17, 2021
Joseph Anthony Mitchell, 82, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday June 13, 2021 at his home. Born in Pittston on April 8,1939. He was the son of the late Anthony and Genevieve Chivacci Mitchell.
Joe was a 1956 graduate of Falls-Overf...
Stephen Jonathan Bell
June 16, 2021
Stephen Jonathan Bell, 73, of Tunkhannock, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, and is now in the loving arms of his Lord Jesus.
He was born September 26, 1947 to the Dr. Harold A. Bell and Dr. Elizabeth A. Green Bell in Allentown, ...
William F. Sill
Veteran
June 9, 2021
William F. Sill, born July 8, 1934 in Canton, Bradford County PA, was the eldest son of Clyde and Freda Ameigh Sill. The Sill family traces their roots to England with earliest immigrants coming first to Connecticut around 1610, about 1769 to the Wyo...
Lisa Ann Huffsmith
June 20, 2021
Lisa Ann Huffsmith, 65, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away at her home surrounded by her loved ones on May 31, 2021 after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
Lisa was born in Scranton on April ...
Thomas Michael Pirrello
Veteran
Thomas Michael Pirrello
06/22/1936 – 05/18/2021
Thomas “Tom” Michael Pirrello, 84, of Kingston, PA (formerly of Congers, NY) passed away suddenly on May 18, 2021 following major cardiac arrest.
Tom was born June 22, 1936 to G...
Donald M. Goida
Veteran
June 21, 2021
Donald M. Goida, 72, of Factoryville died Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Dunmore, PA on Oct. 26, 1948; the son of the late Andrew and Ann Goida. Donald was preceded in death by his wife the former Maureen Winn ...
Stanley A. Vasky
On May 13, 2021 Stanley Albert Vasky III at the age of 67 entered the Kingdom of Heaven. Born on July 11th, 1953 in the Township of West Abington.
Like a true born West Abington he loved to hunt, fish and spin tall tales about them both. What he...
Harold “Butch” Jacob Kuschel, Jr.
Veteran
Harold “Butch” Jacob Kuschel, Jr., 73, died after a short illness at the Regional Hospital of Scranton on May 11, 2021. Harold was born April 25, 1948 in Pittston, Pa. He was the son of the late Harold Jacob Kuschel, Sr. and the former Gertru...
Daniel Robert Search
Daniel Robert Search, 27, of Tunkhannock passed away from complication of surgery on May 11, 2021 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.
He was born in Tunkhannock, on July 15, 1993. He is survived by his mother Cheryl Search, Tun...
Kathleen "Kitt" Ostrowsky-Bowman
Kathleen “Kitt” Mary Ostrowsky-Bowman, 60, passed away at her house May 10, 2021. She was born on Aug. 31, 1960 and she was the daughter of George and Mary Bell Ostrowsky. Kitt was married to Jaimie A. Bowman for 36 years.
Kathleen was a...
Joyce M. Wilbur (Parker)
May 12, 2021
Joyce M. Wilbur, 78 of Benton Twp. died Thursday May 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. She was born in Elizabeth NJ on July 10, 1942: the daughter of the late George and Helen (Wilbur) Parker. Her husband is Jeffrey N. Wilbur Sr.
Joyce p...
Ronald Alan VanDeMark
Ronald Alan VanDeMark, 65, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital on May 4, 2021. He was born in Meshoppen on Jan. 9, 1956 and he was the son of the late (Sam) Ronald and Isabelle Sheffler VanDeMark.
Ronald was a gr...
Lee T. Ditchey
Lee T. Ditchey, 73, of West Abington Twp. died Friday April 30, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Pottsville on Feb. 11, 1948; the son of the late Leo T. and Doris Shadel Ditchey.
Lee graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in...
Kelly J Harvey
Kelly Joe Harvey, 46, of Falls passed away at his residence on April 18, 2021. He was born in Tunkhannock on Jan. 11, 1975 and he was the son of the late Lindbergh Belcher and Alberta Harvey.
After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1993...
Kimberly L. Duffy (Eggleston)
April 1, 2021
Kimberly Lynn Duffy, 46, of Factoryville, died Saturday morning March 27, 2021, at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her husband is George J. Duffy.
She was born in Tunkhannock on July 16, 1974 the daughter of the late William C. Eggleston Jr. who ...
Mary L Dodge (Szerafinski)
March 29, 2021
Mary Louise Dodge, 78, of Lake Winola died at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton on Thursday evening March 25,2021 with her family by her side. She was born in Lake Winola on Nov. 26, 1942; daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Szerafinski. She ...
Edward P. Laytos Sr.
Edward Laytos Sr. passed away Monday March 15, 2021 at his home after bravely battling many health issues over the past several years. Born in Scranton on June 9th, 1938, he was the son of the late Peter Laytos and Sophie Lubeck. He was married to ...
Arthur William Gable
Arthur William Gable, 86, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Residential Hospice Wilkes-Barre, on Mar. 12, 2021. He was born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 27, 1934 and he was the son the of late Albert and Margaret Law Gable. He was married to the former...
Matthew C, Schur
Matthew Carl Schur, 45, of Dalton died at Regional Hospital of Scranton on March 9, 2021. Born in Dover Delaware on Sept. 16, 1975; the son of Daniel Schur of Dover, DE and Teresa and Scott Singley of Lititz, PA.
Matt grew up in Delaware and was an ...
Jacqueline Theresa Leary
Jacqueline Theresa Leary, 82, of the Susquehanna Apartments in Tunkhannock passed away surrounded by her family on Mar. 5, 2021. She was born in Oxford, MA on Feb. 20, 1939 and she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Delina Gallant Paul.
Jack...
Georgette “Gigi” Garrison
March 15, 2021
Georgette “Gigi” Garrison was born on March 18, 1960, in Greenwich, CT to George and Viola Lawko. On March 4, 2021, Gigi passed on to her Lord peacefully at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She lived in Tunkhannock, Pa where she worked at...
Richard C. Mayo
Richard C. Mayo, 77, of Factoryville passed away at his home on Monday Feb 22nd. He was born in Chinchilla on March 31, 1943 and he was the son of the late Alvin and Dorothy Melville Mayo. Richard was married to the former Carolyn Menichiello for...
