Obituaries
Theron Russell Dickinson
January 21, 2018
Theron Russell Dickinson, (TR), passed away peacefully Thursday, January 18th, at the Gardens in Tunkhannock, with his son Russ by his side.
Born in Centermoreland, December 7, 1931 to the late Clifford Hamilton and Eva Shippey Dickinson. Theron g...
John Jack Greenley
January 20, 2018
John (Jack) Greenley 90 of Thurston Hollow Tunkhannock, Pa entered into rest on Jan. 15 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his caring wife of 68 years, Florence Jackson Greenley. He was born in Thurston Hollow on March 19,1927....
Carolyn Wydeen (Bush)
Carolyn (Bush) Wydeen, 83, of Factoryville died Jan. 15, 2018 Monday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Clarks Summit on July 27, 1934; the daughter of the late Philip and Shirley Huthmaker Bush
Surviving are her two daughters Karin Bean ...
Kittie Roemer
January 13, 2018
Kittie Kelly Roemer, (95), of Lake Carey, PA, passed away on Jan. 9th, at The Gardens nursing home where she resided briefly after living a full life with her little dog April at her home on the Lake. Her husband, Robert, had passed away in 2010.
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Debra Ann Gay (Weiss)
January 10, 2018
Debra Ann Gay, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home Saturday morning. She was born in Newark, NJ on Nov. 17, 1966 and she was the daughter of Barry Richard Weiss and the late JoAnne F. Patanio Weiss who passed in 1999. She was married to Ri...
Jeffrey S. Lane
January 8, 2018
Jeffrey S. Lane, 59, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Thursday, Jan. 4. Jeffrey was born in Camden, N.J., on March 30, 1958, and he was the son of the late Everett "Snipe" and Nancy Clausen Lane. His companion of 2...
Jean Plummer (Bartell)
January 8, 2018
Jean Bartell Plummer of LaPlume passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was born in Scranton on October 20, 1929 and preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Dorman Plummer. She was a beloved...
Richard W. Stark
Veteran
January 3, 2018
Richard W. Stark, 91, Dalton, died at home on Friday.
Born May 1, 1926, son of the late Dexter and Alice Sherman Stark of West Nicholson. He was the husband of Mary K. McGrath Stark having celebrated 67 years of marriage.
He graduated from Da...
Donald Robert Rood
Veteran
December 22, 2017
Donald Robert Rood, 85, of Nicholson passed away at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on Dec. 20, 2017. He was married to Rachel Kenyon Schiavone.
He was born on Nov 11, 1932 in South Gibson and he was the third of nine children. Donald’s parents w...
Cleda Shelby
Cleda Shelby, 86, formally of Dallas passed peacefully on Dec. 4, 2017 with family by her side. She was the daughter of the late Clyde and Violet Sanner. She was preceded in death by her dear husband Dave, and brother Johnny.
Cleda was a te...
Rachael E. Wydeen
Rachael E. Wydeen, 26, of Factoryville died 11/30/2017 Thursday at home. Born in Scranton on Oct. 21, 1991; the daughter of Amy Wydeen Durso of Factoryville and Jeffery and Marilyn Davies of Taylor and step-father Cory Durso of Factoryville.
Sur...
Frank Hoover
November 30, 2017
Frank Broadhead Hoover, 82, of Dallas passed away at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital on Sunday with his family by his side. He was born on May 5, 1935 and he was the son of the late Willard and Olive Haines Hoover. Frank was married to the former P...
Patricia A. Driscole (Driscole)
November 29, 2017
Patricia Ann Driscole, 75, of Tunkhannock died Saturday 11/25/2017 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Twp. Born in Scranton on Nov. 7, 1942; the daughter of the late Robert Eugene and Margaret Edith Noll Driscole.
Preceded in death by her son Willi...
Rudy M. Kevak III
Rudy M. Kevak III, our beloved son, died November 24th, 2017 as a result of an overdose. He was 39 years old.
Rudy was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on September 2, 1978. He is the son of Elaine M. Tweedy, and stepson of Paul A. Tweedy of Factoryvill...
Barbara Menichello
November 29, 2017
Barbara M Frey Menichello, wife of the late Ralph J Menichello, passed away peacefully at her home in Factoryville on Wednesday evening, Nov. 22, 2017. Born September 10, 1944, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the eldest child of the late Anthony Theodore Fr...
Mercedes Anderson
November 28, 2017
Mercedes M. Anderson, 92, of Tunkhannock died Wednesday November 22. She was born on February 17, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Frank E. Walters and the Late Catherine McMenamin Walters Powell, both of Atlantic City, NJ. She was preceded...
Helen A. Dolph
November 24, 2017
Helen A. Dolph, 90, of Nicholson, died Monday at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore.
She was the wife of the late Roy J. Dolph for 46 years.
Helen was born in Scranton on Jan. 2, 1927 and she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel S...
Linda C. Brown (Pensack)
Linda C. Brown, 66 of Scranton died Friday evening Nov.17, 2017 at Allied Services skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. Born in Meshoppen on Dec. 2, 1950; the daughter of the late Arthur and Alice Novack Pensack.
She was an avid reader, enjoyed s...
Frank D. Kochmer
November 13, 2017
Frank D. Kochmer, 75, of Lake Winola died Nov. 9 at Hospice of the Scared Heart, Dunmore, after a long battle with dementia and cancer. Born in Scranton on April 10, 1942; son of the late Victor and Frances Cardone Kochmer.
Frank spent his entire ...
Gladys C. Michaels (Colvin)
November 11, 2017
Gladys Colvin Michaels, 92, of Factoryville died Saturday Nov. 4, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center. Born in Factoryville on Feb. 12, 1925; the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Mic...
Robert (Bud) Swartz
November 1, 2017
Robert (Bud) Swartz, 100, of Falls, Overfield Twp. died Sunday at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pa, Scranton. He was born in Mill City on Jan. 28, 1917 and he was the son of the late Jasper and Althea Ross Swartz. His wife was the late former Drusilla...
Bill Velicky
Veteran
October 30, 2017
Rodolf William Velicky (Bill), 89, of Factoryville. He died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2017 after a brief struggle with cancer.
Bill was born to Louis and Anna Baca Velicky on June 27, 1928 in...
James Owen Allen
October 30, 2017
James Owen Allen, 53, passed away at his home on Oct. 24, 2017. He was born in Meshoppen on Jan. 15, 1964 and he was the son of the late Jack R. Allen and Bertha “Pat” Evans Allen. Jim married the love of his life the former Nancy J. Osborn...
Connie Snyder
Constance “Connie” Ann Snyder, 66, of Factoryville, passed away at the Geisinger
C.M.C. Hospital on Sunday October 22, 2017 with her loving family by her side.
Connie was born on August 21, 1951 in Meshoppen, PA. and she was the daughter ...
Barry L. Otto
Veteran
October 28, 2017
Barry L. Otto,72, of Factoryville died Friday after a courageous fight with lung cancer at Geisinger C.M.C Hospital, Scranton. Born April 17, 1945 in Montclair, NJ; the son of the late Herbert R. and Evelyn E. Matthews Otto Sr. His wife is the former...