Obituaries
Zora R. Velicky (Benec)
January 18, 2024
Zora Rose Velicky, 91, of Cochranville, PA and formerly of Factoryville, PA. Zora died peacefully at home with her daughter, surrounded by her family in the morning of January 12, 2024.
Zora was born to George and Catherine Kayen Benec on July 2...
June Ann Goodrich
June Ann Goodrich, 91, of Montrose passed away at the Sayre Health Care Center on Jan. 8, 2024. She was born in Camden, NJ on June 28th, 1932, and she was the daughter of the late Stanley B. and Kathryn Risley Ash. June graduated from the Burling...
Dwight P. Minnich
Dwight P. Minnich, 69, of Factoryville died January 6, 2024, at his home with his family by his side. Born in Allentown on March 14, 1954; the son of the late Earl and Verna Reinert Minnich. His wife is the former June Hess of Factoryville.
He wor...
Kevin R. Britton
Veteran
Kevin R. Britton, 65, formerly of Lewiston, Maine and Factoryville died, Wednesday Jan. 3, 2024 at his home in Fleetville. He was born in Scranton on Oct. 4, 1958. The son of the late Kennard M. and Ramona Ayers Britton.
He graduated fro...
Darlene A. Saylor
December 21, 2023
Darlene L. Saylor, 70, of Meshoppen passed away at her home on Dec. 18th 2023. She was born on Oct. 13, 1953 in Meshoppen, Pa. and she was the daughter of the late Robert and Louise Roberts Hinkley. She was married to David James Saylor for 47 ye...
Else Logan (Olofson)
Else “Elsa” M. (nee Olofson) Logan, 90, of Factoryville, formerly of Ridgewood, NJ and a
native New Yorker, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on December
16, 2023, just 3 weeks short of her 91 st birthday. She was born in ...
Scott Shafer
Scott C.Shafer, 46 , of Tunkhannock passed away on friday December 15 at Geisinger hospital in Danville during a liver transplant.. He was born on September 20,1977 at Tyler Memorial Hospital to the late Robert Shafer and Betty Shafer of Tunkhanno...
Susie Murach (Manzer)
“Susie” Murach, 64, a proud resident of Thurston Hollow passed away at The Gardens at East Mountain on Dec. 12, 2023. She was born in Johnson City on Nov. 30, 1959, and she was the daughter of the late Don and Betty Jean Felton Manzer. Susie ...
Judith M. Keiser
Judith Keiser, 75, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 26 at the Gardens in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Hoyt Keiser. Born on August 22, 1948, in Williamsport, PA to the late Frank and Ruth Plotts of Watsonto...
Harold L. Bedford
Veteran
December 1, 2023
Harold L. Bedford, 86, of Laceyville formerly of Tunkhannock died Thursday Nov.23, 2023 at his home. Born in Forksville, Sullivan County on Feb. 15, 1937; the son of the late Merton and Sylvia Kilmer Bedford.
He graduated from Loyalsock ...
Gerald A. Ball
Veteran
Gerald A. Ball, 88, of North Branch Township, Mehoopany, passed away at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Nov. 13, 2023. He was born in East Lemon, on Jan. 24, 1935, and he was the son of the late Allen and Lucy Kintner Ball. He was married to...
Edward John Shaffer
Edward John Shaffer, 92, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away peacefully, at his home on November 10, 2023. Surrounded by his wife, Janice, and four generations of loving family members.
Edward was born in Waymart, PA on January 9, 1931, to the late J...
Joseph Robert Minzak
Joseph Robert Minzak, 67, of Falls passed away at his home Nov. 10th surrounded by his family. He was born on Feb. 27, 1956 and he was the son of the late Joseph and the former late Theresa Wascavage Minzak. He was married to the late Susan Minza...
James Elwin Rogers
November 11, 2023
James Elwin Rogers, 83, passed away at CMC hospital on Nov. 6, 2023. He was born in Nicholson on April 10, 1940 and was the son of the late Elwin H. Rogers and the late former Elizabeth Fisher. He is married to the former Anna Jane Dunlap.
Jam...
Ronnie D. Mitteer
Ronnie D. Mitteer, 70, of Nicholson died Saturday October 28, 2023 at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton.
Ronnie was born in Scranton on November 18, 1952; son of the late William H. and Mary Chambers Mitteer.
He grew up in Dalton and was a graduate of ...
Charlotte Button
October 29, 2023
Charlotte Button, 90, of Springville passed away surrounded by her family at the Sacred Heart Hospice on Oct. 25, 2023. She was born in Bristol Pa on Oct. 12, 1933, and she was the daughter of the late former Mildred Mershawn and Russell Booz. Sh...
Dennis Denny Nichols
October 26, 2023
Dennis (Denny) Mark Nichols, 61 of Tunkhannock, passed away surrounded by his family on October 21st at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after being diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. Denny graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 1980. He attended...
Ruth L. Herring
Ruth L. Herring, 88, a life long resident of Tunkhannock, passed away on Oct. 14, 2023 at the Wesley Village. She was born on August 23, 1935 in Tunkhannock, PA. Ruth was a devoted Catholic and was a member of the Nativity BVM Church. Ruth enjo...
George J. Conly III
Veteran
November 29, 2023
George Justice Conly, III peacefully transitioned from this life at his home in Lower Saucon Twp., Bethlehem, PA, on October 13, 2023. George was born in Abington, PA on December 2, 1946, to the late Mary Catherine (Hoerner) and George J. Conly, Il. ...
Elizabeth J. Powers (Knighton)
Elizabeth J. Powers, 86, of Lenox Twp. died at Abington Manor, S. Abington Twp. on Sunday October 8, 2023. Born in Scranton on July 11, 1937; the daughter of the late William and Priscilla Davis Knighton. Elizabeth and her husband Robert Powers Sr. w...
Jennie C. Stuble (Owens)
October 7, 2023
Jennie C. Stuble, 89, of Factoryville died Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at Geisinger C.M.C., Scranton. Her husband was the late Henry "Hank" Stuble, who died Jan. 24, 2009. They were married on June 26, 1954. She was born in Carbondale, daughter of the lat...
John R. Wisniewski
Veteran
October 6, 2023
John Wisniewski
September 30, 2023
John R Wisniewski, 84, of Russell Hill, Tunkhannock, passed away on
Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Meadow View Nursing Home. He was
born February 13, 1939 at the home of his grandparents on Carney Flats.
He wa...
Richard Michael Harvey
Richard Michael Harvey of Palm Coast FL, formerly of Tunkhannock PA.
Michael passed away in Fagler Co. FL, due to injuries sustained as a victim of a motor vehicle accident.
He attended Tunkhannock Area High School. He received his GED later ...
Norma Elsie Kelly
September 13, 2023
Norma Elsie Todd Kelly aged 96, passed away peacefully at Abington Manor in Clarks Summit on Saturday Sept. 9th. She was born March 8, 1927, in Stamford, NY the daughter of the late David Todd and Helen Kelly Todd. She was predeceased by her firs...
John Jack Walsh
Veteran
September 12, 2023
John (Jack) Walsh, age 86, of Julia Street, Dushore, PA, passed away on September 9 at the Guthrie Memorial Hospital, after a courageous three-year battle with cancer.
He was born February 17, 1937 to the late John and Rose Domanosky Walsh. He gra...