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Roberta Harvey

Roberta Harvey

Oct 6, 2021

Roberta ‘Bert’ Harvey, 94, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday October 6, 2021 at her home. Born at home on Stoney Mountain Road in 1927, Roberta worked alongside her Mother, Father, Sisters and Brother, on their farm. Also as a young adult working at the Stonier residence as a housekeeper. All of these things installed a disciplined work ethic her...

Kenneth J. Newell

Kenneth J. Newell

Oct 5, 2021

Kenneth J. Newell, Sr., 83, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on October 5, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Tunkhannock on June 21, 1938 he was the son of the late Herbert J. and Helen M. Bullock Newell. Ken had attended the Tunkhannock Area School District. Then was a proud United States Army Veteran stationed at Fort Jackson South...

Kevin E. Price

Kevin E. Price

Oct 4, 2021

Kevin Edward Price, 51, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 4, 2021. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jennifer D. Singer-Price. The couple was married on September 16, 2018 and recently celebrated their third wedding anniversary. Jennifer was the love of his life. Born in Trenton, NJ on October 10, 1969 he was the...

Wanda J. Montross

Wanda J. Montross

Sep 30, 2021

Wanda J. Montross, 74, of Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday September 30, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Richard Montross. Born in Scranton, PA on October 12, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Evangeline McKennas Ford. Wanda was a 1964 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High...

Jeffery C. Chichvar

Jeffery C. Chichvar

Sep 26, 2021

Jeffrey C. Chichvar, 62, of Tunkhannock passed away on September 26, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his wife Benilda Gadores. Born in Swoyersville, PA on October 20, 1958 he was the son of the late John and Eleanor Liput Chichvar. Jeff served his country in the United States Military. He was a computer technician who enjoyed working...

Lloyd E. Gustin

Lloyd E. Gustin

Sep 24, 2021

Lloyd E. Gustin (Rick), 73, of Auburn Township passed away on September 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ann L. Bartels Gustin. Born in Troy, Pennsylvania on November 9, 1947 he was the son of the late Paul and Blanche Huntington Gustin. Lloyd was a 1967 graduate of...

Roger Furman

Roger Furman

Sep 20, 2021

Roger Furman, 82, of Meshoppen passed away on September 20, 2021 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore in the presence of his family. He is survived by his wife of 29 years Mary Ann Rezykowski Furman Born in Sayre on November 14, 1938 he was the son of the late Reginald and Dorothy Farr Furman. He was a graduate...

Louise Ann Offshack

Louise Ann Offshack

Sep 15, 2021

Louise Ann Offshack, 90, of Sugar Hollow, Tunkhannock passed away on September 15, 2021 at her home after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband George Offshack. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 19, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Charles and Wilma (Nancarrow) Sakoski. She was a 1949 graduate of Kingston High School and...

Charles E. White

Charles E. White

Sep 11, 2021

Charles E. White (T-Bone), 59 passed away on September 11, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Deirdre White. Born on October 5, 1961 in Chicago, IL he was the son of the late Walter and Gertrude (Bufford) White. He was a member of the Bridgewater Church, Tunkhannock, the NRA, and enjoyed hunting,...

Daniel T. Kinney

Daniel T. Kinney

Sep 10, 2021

Daniel T. Kinney passed away at home after a long battle with cancer surrounded by his loved ones on September 10, 2021. Dan was loved by everyone he met. He loved his family like no other. His grandchildren were his life and he spent every day with them. Every Tuesday they would always go to the Nicholson Auction. He spent...

John Borawski

John Borawski

Sep 8, 2021

John J. Borawski, 83, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday September 8, 2021 at his home after a courageous battle with A.L.S. Born in Poland on August 1, 1938 he was the son of the late Joseph and Stella Rogowski Borawski of Scranton. John was a member of the United States Army National Guard from 1955-1963. He is a member...

Joan E. Van Dyke

Joan E. Van Dyke

Sep 7, 2021

Joan Van Dyke, aged 81, passed away at home on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Although a long-time Tunkhannock resident, Joan was born and raised with her three brothers on a small family farm in northern New Jersey. Joan was married to her first husband, Peter DeNure, in 1959, and settled in Wayne, New Jersey, where they had their only child,...

Donna M. Robinson

Donna M. Robinson

Aug 26, 2021

Donna M. Robinson, 70, of Meshoppen passed away on Thursday August 26, 2021 at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton.She is survived by her husband of 53 years John G. Robinson. Born in Stowell, Pa, on September 5, 1950 she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Eunice Douglas Smith. Donna was kind, and sure to put others before herself and...

Sandra L. Vieczorek

Sandra L. Vieczorek

Aug 25, 2021

Sandra lrwin-Vieczorek,73, a Tunkhannock local and active role-model passed away on August 25t, 2021 after a hard-fought battle with Cancer. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Vieczorek. After earning her GED and a two-year degree in Liberal Arts with a 4.0 average, Sandra turned her power mind towards bettering her community. Sandra was an active member of the county,...

Jennifer M. Murley, RN

Jennifer M. Murley, RN

Aug 23, 2021

Jennifer Michelle Trauger Murley died suddenly on Monday August 23, 2021 at home. Born on July 16, 1975, in Allentown, PA, she was the daughter of Russell and Dorothy Noreika Trauger. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School, Lock Haven University, and Misericordia University. After receiving her RN, she worked in various area nursing homes and most recently...

Shirley Severcool

Shirley Severcool

Aug 22, 2021

Shirley Severcool, 90, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday August 22, 2021 at the United Methodist Home, Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her first husband Arthur Smith in 1983 and second husband Thomas Severcool in 2015. Born in Lemon Township, PA on September 30, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Otto and Mae Avery Harvey. She...

Ruth B. Bancala

Ruth B. Bancala

Aug 18, 2021

Ruth B. Bancala, 74, of Falls went to be with her heavenly Father on August 18, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family after her strong six-year battle with a brain tumor. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Bolis Bancala. Born in York County, PA she was the daughter of the late Reverend Paul and...

Leola Steele

Leola Steele

Aug 18, 2021

Leola Steele, 92, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday August 18, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 73 Years Herbert Steele. Born in Lemon Township on April 1, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Claude and Anna Titus Brown. She was a 1947 graduate of Tunkhannock School District and was a...

Wilard Durling

Wilard Durling

Aug 18, 2021

Willard W. Durling, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday August 18, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He is survived by his loving wife Hazel M. White. Born on September 12, 1940 in Englewood, NJ he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth Darsaro Durling. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending his time outdoors camping and four wheeling....

Neil Williams

Neil Williams

Aug 16, 2021

Neil Rhodes Williams, 82, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on Monday, August 16th at Wilkes Barre General Hospital. Neil was born in Wilkes Barre, PA on April 2nd, 1939, and was the middle son to Garfield and Mary Williams. After high school, Neil went on to earn a teaching degree from Glassboro State College (now named Rowan University), in New...

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