Obituaries

July 28, 1942

Michael “Probie” Drennen Morris, 77, of Meshoppen passed away at the Sacred Heart Hospice House on Feb. 4, 2020. He was born in Omar West Virginia on July 28, 1942 and he was the son of the late Paul and Mary Drennen Morris. He was married to the...

February 8, 2020

Ramona Harvatt (Dailey), 87, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey (formerly of Tunkhannock, PA), passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. She was born on November 20, 1932, in Tunkhannock, PA, to the la...

February 1, 2020

Michael John Wiernusz, 91, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home surrounded by his family.  Mike was born in Wilkes-Barre on Jan. 22, 1929 and he was the son of the late Michael A. and Franciszka Rokosz Wiernusz.  Michael married the former Jane A...

Eleanor Dunlap passed away Jan. 28, 2020 at the Wyalusing Personal care Home surrounded by family. She was born April 23, 1927 in Shaffer Hollow, on the family farm in Eaton Township, Wyoming county. She was the daughter of the late William Henry Sha...

Russell O. Gunton, Mill City died on Jan. 28, 2020. He is survived by his wife the former Patricia Mathias and sister-in-law Alice Gunton. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Gertrude Sickler Gunton, he Was also preceded in death by a sister, Do...

Wilma Jacobs, 90, of Factoryville passed away at the Allied Services Hospice Center on Jan 23 rd 2020. She was born in Poland on Aug. 28, 1929 and she was the daughter of the late Adam and Emilie Penzek Dora. She was married to the late Michael Jac...

January 24, 2020

Howard “Bill” Conklin, 82 of Glenburn passed away at Moses Taylor Hospital of Scranton on Tuesday Jan. 21, 2020. Born Feb.3, 1937 he was the son of the late William and Naomi Sherman Conklin. Bill was married to his wife the former Irene Beckish ...

January 22, 2020

Paul Gerard Stamatis, 67, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Danville Medical Center on Jan. 17th.  Paul was born in Elizabeth NJ on Dec. 6, 1952 and he was son of the late Henry and Katherine Hoffman Stamatis.  Paul was a graduate of the Thomas A...

January 14, 2020

Jean Yablonski, 85, of Tunkhannock passed away Jan. 8, 2020 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock.  She was born in Luzerne on June 20, 1934, and she was the daughter of the late Walter and Stella Pickarski Konopke.  Jean was married to the late Bernard A....

January 10, 2020

Mark Gardner McCain, 95, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on Jan. 5, 2020. He was born in Tunkhannock on Feb. 17, 1924, and he was the son of the late Scott and Emma Lyman McCain. Mark was a graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and was Marri...

January 7, 2020

Jan McAndrew Henry, 70, of Factoryville, PA passed away at her home on January 1, 2020. She was born on July 5, 1949, in Frankfurt, Germany, as the daughter of the late Paul & Ingeborg McAndrew. After growing up in Dalton, PA, Jan moved to Ft. L...

Sandra E. Montanye, 79, of Tunkhannock passed away at her residence on Dec. 27, 2019.  She was born in Tunkhannock on March 12, 1940 and she was the daughter of the late Howard and Vivian Capwell Ellsworth.  She was a graduate of the Tunkhannock ...

January 4, 2020

Charlotte Annette “Montross” Hadsall, 101, of Tunkhannock passed away at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on Dec. 24, 2019.  She was born in Tunkhannock on Oct. 1, 1918 and she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary Foster Sands.  Charlotte was...

December 19, 2019

Jullee L. Chamberlain, 52, of Tunkhannock died at her home on Sunday Dec. 15, 2019. Born in Scranton on Jan. 19, 1967; the daughter of the late Walter Harvey Sr. and the late Jill Pilger Brown. Her husband is Keith Chamberlain. She was a graduate of...

December 21, 2019

Thelma Helen Pensak, 90, of Tunkhannock passed away at her house surrounded by her family on Dec. 15, 2019.  She was born in Dundalk Maryland on Jan. 9, 1929 and she was the daughter of the late Gustave and Ruth Munski Erat.  Th...

December 14, 2019

Richard L. Ronchi, 73 of Factoryville died Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia. Born in Peckville on July 30, 1946; he was the son of the late Louis and Mary Marconi Ronchi. His wife of 45 years is the forme...

December 12, 2019

David Robert Kroptavich, 55, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on Dec. 7th.  David was born in Kingston on March 24, 1964 and he was the son of the late Joseph and Ann Azarsky Kroptavich.  He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and recei...

December 11, 2019

Ruth A. Finch, 92 of Mill City died Friday Dec. 6, 2019 at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Born in Newton on June 15, 1927; daughter of the late John and Mabel Smith Ward. Her husband Elmer B. Finch Sr. died in 2005. Ruth graduated from Newton High School....

December 8, 2019

Beverly Mae Drake, 83, of Factoryville died at the Allied Service Hospice on Nov. 28, 2019.  She was born in Factoryville, on Oct. 24, 1936 and she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Edith Boardman Beck.  Beverly was a Seamstress and was a ...

November 25, 2019

Nancy Cresswell, 76, of Lake Winola, passed away on Nov. 20, 2019 at home after a long illness. She was surrounded by her family. Born in Forty Fort, PA, she graduated from Lackawanna Trail Jr/Sr High School. She owned and operated Kane’s Dress Sho...

Thomas Alan Hemmerly, 73, of Factoryville passed away at the CMC hospital on Nov. 19, 2019.  He was born in Jersey City, NJ on April 2, 1946. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Gladys Beggs Hemmerly.  He was married to the late former Louise Wo...

November 18, 2019

Mary Ann Valentine, 87, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Abington Manor on Friday Nov. 15th, 2019 surrounded by her loving son, daughter, and son-in-law. Mary was born in Dickson City on July 14, 1932 and she was the daughter of the late John and Ma...