Obituaries
Lon F. Deubler

Veteran
March 4, 2017
Lon F. Deubler, 68, of Mehoopany passed away at his house Feb. 28, surrounded by his
family. Lon was born in Meshoppen on Mar. 21, 1948 and he was the son of Francis G.
and Helen Way Deubler. Lon was married to the former Susan M. Miner for 48 year...
Edward Y. Anderson, JR.
March 2, 2017
Edward Y. An
derson Jr. 64, of Mehoopany died Sunday Feb. 26, 2017 at his home that he shared with his mother. Born in Tunkhannock on March 16, 1952; the son of the late Edward Y. Anderson Sr. and the former Marion E. Burgess of Mehoopany
Eddie...
Carlene Anthony
Carlene Roberts Anthony
She fought the good battle and proved herself a warrior of the highest order. Carlene Roberts Anthony passed away on February 22, 2017 surrounded in love by her family. Carlene worked hard all her days to make a good life f...
Forest W. Reid
February 25, 2017
Forest W. Reid, 68 of Tunkhannock, died at his home on Feb. 21, 2017. He was the husband of the late former Shirley Rosengrant that passed in 2013. Born in Scranton on July 9, 1948, Forest was the son of the late Forest C. and Marian Anderson Reid.
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Leo P. Conway
February 26, 2017
Leo P. Conway Jr., Archbald formerly of Factoryville, died peacefully at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore on February 20, 2017 after battling ALS. His wife of 53 years was the late Mary Jane Walsh Conway, and preceded him in death in 2008. Born...
Jean E. Pliske-Newberry (Williams)
Jean Pliske Newberry, a resident of Dalton and recently of the former Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock now known as The Gardens at Tunkhannock, died Friday Feb. 3, 2017, one day after her 92nd birthday.
Jean was born on Feb.2, 1925 in Scranton to...
Lillian A. Ball (Ball)
February 7, 2017
Lillian A. Ball, 86, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, February 3rd at The Gardens at Tunkhannock. Born in East Lemon on January 20, 1931; the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Yurksza Ball.
Lil was employed at Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory, The Prince...
Steven C. Swift
February 3, 2017
Steven C. Swift, 43, of Factoryville, died unexpectedly at work Monday evening. Born Oct. 28, 1973 in Scranton. An avid hunter and wanna be “ice” fisherman, he graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1993.
He was employed with the Facto...
Elizabeth A. Rogers
Elizabeth A. Rogers, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home Jan. 29, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born in Wanamie, Pa. on July 26, 1936and she was the daughter of the late Albert and Sophia Pointek Siperko. She married Herbert A. Ro...
John S. O'Leary
Dr. John Scott O’Leary, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away Jan. 28, 2017. He was born June 6, 1964 and he was the son of late Raymond O’Leary and the former Joan Melanie Doscher. John was married to the former Yolande Fattal.
John was a grad...
Florence Kingston
January 27, 2017
Florence Kingston passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at The Golden Living Center , Tunkhannock. PA
Born in Mehoopany on March 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William O and Pearl Smith Place.
She was a 1937 graduate of Mehoopany H...
Leon J. Turner
Leon J. Turner, Jr., 86, formerly of Quicks Bend, PA died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. He was born August 25, 1930 in Quicks Bend, and he was the son of the late Leon, Sr. and the former Iona Brown.
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Kathryn Dolechek
January 17, 2017
Kathryn A. Dolechek, 79, of Factoryville died Saturday morning at her son’s Carl’s house. Born in Scranton on Sept. 21, 1937 the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann Herman Lynott. Her late husband August J. Dolechek Jr. died March 5, 2009, th...
Dorothy Naylor (Smith)
January 21, 2017
Dorothy Naylor, 90, of Dalton passed away peacefully in her sleep after prolonged illness. Born in Scranton on April 22, 1926, daughter of the late Ralph and Gwladys Jones Smith. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ralph Naylor Jr;
Dor...
Alice R. Thurston
Alice R. Thurston of Dunedin, FL formerly of Tunkhannock, Pa. passed away on Jan. 12, 2017. She was born May 31 1913 and at 103 she was the matriarch of the family. Her husband William E. Thurston preceded her in death.
She is survived by chil...
Ruth June McGregor
Ruth June McGregor,89, of Factoryville died Tuesday morning Dec. 27, 2016 at her home with her family at her side. Ruth was born in Scranton on March 21, 1927 and she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Korban Herman. Her husband James...
Richard O. Graham
December 28, 2016
Richard O. Graham Jr., 63, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday at his home. He was born in Bermuda, Great Britain on Nov. 12, 1953. He was the son of the late Richard O. Graham Sr. and the former Carol Fry of Gallipolis, ...
Leslie C. Belles

Veteran
December 29, 2016
Leslie C. Belles, 83, of Baylor's Lake, died Monday at his home. He was born in Scranton on Nov. 27, 1933; the son of the late John Lon and Sarah Elizabeth Brown Belles. He attended the Scranton school system. His wife of 56 years is the former Ann...
Wellington “Laverne" Barber
December 14, 2016
Wellington “Laverne” Barber, 96, of Fleetville, died Sunday morning December 11, 2016 after a brief stay at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. Born in Lenoxville on May 2 1920; the son of the late Wellington and Letha Robinson Barber. His wife the fo...
Margaret Latsha Reid
November 26, 2016
Margaret Amelia Latsha Reid of Tunkhannock passed away November 21, 2016.
Born November 9, 1924, she spent her childhood years in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 1945, a master’s degree in r...
Ruth Heitsman Lasco
Ruth Heitsman Lasco, 98, of Tunkhannock, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family and Laura Kirk. She was the wife of the late Stephen Lasco and they were married for 67 years.
She was born on March 26, 1918 in Centermorel...
Verna Griffiths (Miller)
November 19, 2016
Verna Griffiths, 102, of Scott Twp., Formerly of Lake Sheridan died Tuesday Morning at home. Born in Scranton on June 23, 1914; the daughter of the late Frank and Lillian Neuls Miller.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Factoryville a...
Josephine Bunnell Troster
Josephine Bunnell Troster passed away on Oct. 28, 2016 in Florida. She was born in Meshoppen on April 12, 1918 the only child of the late Theodore and Jessie Maynard Bunnell. She attended Mansfield and earned a Masters in Music from Columbia Univer...
William Miner
October 30, 2016
William Miner, 58, of Mehoopany passed away at his home on Oct. 27, 2016. He was born in Newark, NJ. on May 22, 1958. He was the son of the late Richard and Bernice Cook Miner. He married Audrey Smith of Laceyville on April 11, 1977. Will...
Patricia Ayers
Patricia D. Ayers, 72, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes-Barre on Oct. 26, 2016. She was born in Tunkhannock on Sept. 4, 1944 and she was the daughter of the late Earl Lane and Helene Clark Walker. She was ...