Obituaries

September 9, 2018

Joseph Paul Leon, 22, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sept. 5, 2018.  He was born June 20, 1996 in Syracuse, NY and he was the son of Jessica Joyce Leon.  Joey was a 2014 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School and he worked at Samario’s. Joey g...

September 6, 2018

Carl E. Dolechek, Jr., 30, of Nicholson, lost the battle he bravely fought against the demon of addiction.   He passed away on September 2, 2018, at Tyler Memorial Hospital Tunkhannock. CJ was born on Scranton on March 22, 1988.  He was the son...

August 26, 2018

Arlene Lucille (Howe) Myers, 78, of Factoryville, PA, passed away on August 15, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. Born on December 20, 1939 in Scranton, PA;  daughter of the late Della Rodney Howe and the late Lawrence Palmer Howe. She graduated from Fact...

August 7, 2018

Joyce Tripp Colvin, 81, of Factoryville, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton. She was born in Clarks Summit on June 1, 1937, the daughter of the late Harold and Alice Ross Tripp. Joyce married the love of her life the...

Marilyn J. Ertle Scala, 86 of Factoryville died Aug. 1, 2018 at her home in Factoryville.  Born in Jersey City on Jan. 31, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ogla Peck Ertle.  She was the wife of the late Francis C. Scala for 64 year...

July 31, 2018

Stanley “Pop” Jones, 80, passed away Sunday July 29th at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Born on July 15, 1938 Stanley is the son of the late Jack and Minerva Jones and was married to the former Mary Beth Skoranski. Stanley was a truck dr...

August 1, 2018

Berneta Beeman Dietrich, 99, of Tunkhannock passed away Saturday July 28, 2018. Berneta was born on October 16, 1918 in Athens Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Glenn Beeman and Minnie Harned. She was married to the late George Dietrich....

August 4, 2018

Barbara L. White, 65, of Nicholson died Saturday 7/28/2018 at her home.  Born on April 27, 1953 in Factoryville; she was the daughter of the late Robert and Romayne Dendle White. Barb was a 1971 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and Keys...

August 4, 2018

Richard J. Benton, 98, of Tunkhannock passed away at his home on July 27, 2018.  He was born in Greenwich, NY on Aug. 7, 1919 and he was the son of the late Lewis and Elizabeth Ferguson Benton.  Richard married the Former Bertha Mary Stuble on Dec....

July 28, 2018

Margaret Stonier Curtis, 94, of Tunkhannock died July 26, 2018 at The Gardens at Tunkhannock. Born in Tunkhannock on Oct. 20, 1923; the daughter of the late Hubert A. and Edna Lane Stonier. Margaret graduated from Tunkhannock High School and Hahnema...

July 28, 2018

Gertrude M. Wood Sickler, 85, of Hop Bottom passed away at The Gardens at Tunkhannock on Monday, July 16, 2018. Born in Springville Twp. on Nov. 20, 1932; the daughter of the Jerry and Edna Springer Wood.  In 1962 Gertrude was married to the late ...

Adaline Rosengrant Fassett, 103, of Factoryville, died Thursday July 5, 2018 at her home. Her husband is the late Howard Fassett died Nov. 9, 1986. She was born in Factoryville on July 1, 1915; she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lena Pic...

Izabella-Ruth Inez Buchner, Born May 21, 2018  passed peacefully in her sleep at her loving home on the morning of July 5, 2018. Bella completed the lives of her Parents Brad and Courtney and her older brother.  She Loved Listening to her mother si...

August 3, 2018

James A. Nichols of Fleetville passed away at home on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the age of 71.  He was the son of the late Lyle Nichols and late Thelma Schenk Nichols of Fleetville.  Jim was a life-long resident of Fleetville and a 1964 grad...

July 6, 2018

Eleanor M. Martin, 85, died Saturday June 30, 2018 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.  Born in Scranton on Nov. 8, 1932; the daughter of the late Frank and Helen Fritch Venskitis. She attended Scranton schools and retired from General Motors, Balt...

Helen Montanye, 77, of Tunkhannock passed away June 25, 2018 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  She was born on October 27, 1940 in Tunkhannock and she was the daughter of the late William and Amelia Allen Fitch.  She was married to Harry Monta...

June 30, 2018

Anne M. Walker, 94, formerly of Glenburn Twp., passed away peacefully on June 16th at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Taylor. Her Husband of 61 years is the late Vincent R. Walker died July 19, 2014. Born Nov. 29, 1923, in Fleetville;...

June 18, 2018

    Melia D. Davis, 62, of Nicholson passed away at the Montrose Hospital on June 13, 2018.  She was born in Meshoppen on July 28, 1955, and she was the daughter of Willard Dyson and the former Phyllis Button.  She was married to her...

June 15, 2018

William Joseph Gibbons passed away Saturday, June 9. Resident of Tunkhannock, Bill was born December 22, 1951 in Abington to the late John E. and Ruth Gibbons. Bill attended St. Jude’s Elementary School in Mountaintop, graduating from Archbishop W...