Obituaries

Andrew Michael Handza, 86, of the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.  He was the son of the late Andrew and Julia Martin Handza.  He was married to the former Nancy Marie Petrin...

June 5, 2018

Margaret A. Moffitt, 76, of Tunkhannock died Thursday Evening 5/31/2018 at Allied Services Hospice, Scranton. Peggy was born in Scranton on April 18, 1942 and she was the daughter of the late William and Theresa Renshaw Condon. Peggy’s  husband wa...

May 31, 2018

Richard “Dick” Joseph Newell of Lake Winola, born January 30, 1953, was welcomed by his Lord and Savior Monday May 28, 2018 in Allied Hospice Center Scranton, Pa. He’s survived by his longtime companion, Carol J. Hill, who lovingly and sacrifi...

Fay A. Clark, 61, of Mehoopany, passed away Sunday morning May 27, 2018 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock She was Born in Franklin New Jersey on October 20, 1956 and she was the Daughter of the late Frederick and Frances Clark. Fay often enjoyed crochet...

May 9, 2018

Twila Scott, 54, of Tunkhannock lost her battle with addiction at home on May 4th.  She was born on Apr. 24, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Harry and Marion Sickler.  She enjoyed being a mother to her biological and many "adopted" children, ...

May 3, 2018

Bryce Bouwe Brown, 18, of Tunkhannock passed away in Cobleskill, NY on April 27, 2018.  He was born in Kingston on May 1, 1999 and he was the son of Dennis Linn and Katina Aukema Brown.  Bryce graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 2017 and was ...

April 28, 2018

Carol Joan Ransom, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away at the Allied Hospice Center on April 25, 2018.  She was born in Tunkhannock on Feb. 7, 1967 and she was the daughter of the late Harold and Joan Layaou Ransom. Carol was a member of The Church o...

April 18, 2018

Margaret M. Benninger, 91, Of Clarks Summit died Sunday April 15, 2018 at her home. Born on May 20, 1926 in Binghamton NY; the daughter of the late Earl and Beatrice Schrader Westbrook. Margaret was married on April 21, 1945 to William “Bill” ...

April 11, 2018

Kenneth D. Shefler, Sr. 76, of Noxen/Harveys Lake passed away after a courageous short battle of cancer April 8, 2018 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore, Pa.  Kenneth was born Mar. 23, 1942 in Beaumont and he was the son of the late Maurice ...

April 9, 2018

Carl Albert Gable, husband of the late Catherine Gable of Tunkhannock went to his eternal home April 2, 2018 at The Wesley Village, Pittston after battling Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.  He was born Dec. 13, 1931 to the late Albert and Margaret Gable. ...

April 7, 2018

DORIS  S.  SHUGARS  Horlacher, 91, of Tunkhannock died April 1, 2018 at the Mercy Center Nursing Unit in Dallas, Pa.  She was born on  March 26, 1927 in Camden, New Jersey.   Her father was Charles Shugars and her mother was Carrie S...

April 4, 2018

Samuel B. Herring, Jr., 82 of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on March 30, 2018 unexpectedly. He was born on August 23, 1935 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  Samuel was a 1955 graduate of Meyers High School, Wilkes-Barre, PA.  A veteran of the Armed Forces.  He ...

March 17, 2018

Richard William DeHaut, 75 of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on March 13, 2018 after his battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 13, 1942 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, son of the late William DeHaut and Marion DeHaut (née Jones). Richard was a 1961 g...

Carolyn Craig 58, of Dalton Pennsylvania died on Saturday, March 10, 2018. She passed at home following a period of prolonged illness. Born on November 24, 1959 in Jersey City, NJ; she was the daughter of James Craig of Dalton and the late Jeanne Bau...

March 16, 2018

Shirley M. (Jones) Layaou, 83, passed away Friday March 9, 2018 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Shirley was born December 19, 1934, in Noxen. She was the daughter of the late Peter and ...

Joshua John Greenley, 32, died Wednesday Feb. 28, 2018 at his home. He was born in Kingston on Sept. 19, 1985 and he was the son of LuAnn Newhart Ward and her husband Doug of FL and John Roy Greenley and his wife Jackie of Tunkhannock. Josh will be ...

March 5, 2018

  Pauline J. Snover, 98, of Mill City passed way at The Gardens of Tunkhannock on Feb. 28, 2018.  Pauline was born on Oct. 3, 1919 in Tunkhannock and she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Madeline Klein Dixon.  She was married to the la...

March 3, 2018

Linda White, 68, of Factoryville passed away at the Geisinger C.M.C hospital on Feb 24, 2018.  She was born in Scranton on Mar. 16, 1949 and she was the daughter of the late Robert and Marion Morgan Allspaugh.   She was married to the late Terry V...

Ruth B. Seamans, 58, of Benton Twp. died Thursday morning Feb.15 at Geisinger C.M.C, Scranton. Born in Scranton on Sept. 21, 1959; the daughter of the late Januarius Bryer and the former Joan Russin of Benton Twp. Ruth is the wife of Jeffrey Seamans....