Obituaries

Robert G. Colbenson

Robert G. Colbenson

May 15, 2021

Robert (Cobby) G. Colbenson, 74, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away on May 15, 2021. Bob was born in Kingston, PA to Robert G. Sr. and Doris Harvey Colbenson on November 15, 1946. He went to high school at Tunkhannock Area School District and graduated in 1964. He attended East Tennessee State University after high school to continue his football dreams...

Mary Bolouski

Mary Bolouski

May 9, 2021

Mary Bolouski, 92, of Tunkhannock, passed away Sunday, May 9th, at home. Born in Lewistown, on June 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Scalzo Esposito. Mary was preceded in death by her husband Albert M. Bolouski. Mary attended Lewistown grade school and graduated from Lewistown high school. She met her husband Albert through mutual friends while...

James Sr. Nothoff

James Sr. Nothoff

May 8, 2021

James Nothoff Sr. 68 of Monroe Twp passed away Friday May 8, 2021 at home with his truest companion; his dog- Buddy. Born in Wilkes-Barre, June 4, 1952, he was the son of the late Jack and Stella Klimovich Nothoff. James was a very proud US Navy Veteran. He was an avid outdoorsman; you could often times find him smoking/grilling...

Bernard P. Martin

Bernard P. Martin

May 6, 2021

Bernard Paul Martin Sr. 82 of Falls passed away on Thursday May 6th in the same home which he was born in. He is survived by his loving wife Christine (Kuffa). He was the son of the late Joseph J and Mary (Kridlo) Martin. He graduated from Falls Overfield High School in 1956 and took over running the family dairy...

Timothy M. Noble

Timothy M. Noble

May 3, 2021

Timothy (TJ) M. Noble Jr., 41, of Meshoppen lost his battle with heart disease on May 3, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He is survived by his wife Andrea L. Sheldon Noble. Born in Tunkhannock on March 1, 1980 he is the son of the late Timothy M. Noble, Sr. and survived by his mother Penny Smith. TJ enjoyed...

N. Frank Ketchum

N. Frank Ketchum

Apr 19, 2021

Nils “Frank” Ketchum, 85, died peacefully at his home in Mehoopany, PA on April 19, 2021. He was born in Rockford, IL in 1935. His service to our country was in the Air Force and that service to him to Okinawa, Japan. He spent most of his career at the Procter & Gamble paper plant in Mehoopany, PA. After retiring,...

Blake R. Elder

Blake R. Elder

Apr 16, 2021

Blake R. Elder, 23, of Lake Winola passed away April 16,2021 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Scranton on February 9, 1998, he was the son of the late Kane Elder and survived by his mother Stephanie Moreck-Elder. Blake was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed fly fishing, making his own rod and tying his own flies....

Klaus Peter Groeger

Klaus Peter Groeger

Apr 7, 2021

We are gathered here today to say goodbye to Klaus Peter Groeger, known as Pete to those of us who knew him well. He was my uncle, my mentor, my friend and an inspiration. I would like to say a few words about him today as representative of his family. I was blessed with the most amazing uncle anyone could...

Geoffrey David-Josef Cota-Bayley

Geoffrey David-Josef Cota-Bayley

Apr 2, 2021

Geoffrey David-Josef Cota-Bayley, 37, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly April 2, 2021. He is survived by his partner of 10 years Richard “Perry” Lyons. Born in Sacramento, California and having grown up primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, he is the son of Margaret (Peg) Boucher-Murphy and Barbara Jane Bayley. Geoffrey was an active participant in LARPS, an avid...

Thomas R. Zalewski, Sr.

Thomas R. Zalewski, Sr.

Mar 30, 2021

Thomas R. Zalewski, Sr. 74, of Tunkhannock passed away March 30, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Linda A. Mock Zalewski in 2016. Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 11, 1946, he was the son of the late Harold and Maryon Harvey Grow of Tunkhannock and the late William and Jean...

Byron B. Gummoe

Byron B. Gummoe

Mar 10, 2021

Byron B. Gummoe Jr., 90 formerly of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday March 10, 2021 at his home. He is survived by his wife Frances Myers Gummoe. Born in Clifford on September 26, 1930. He was the son of the late Byron and Mary Chapman Gummoe. He was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. He served his country in...

Sean C. Murphy

Sean C. Murphy

Mar 8, 2021

On Monday March 8, 2021, Sean C. Murphy, beloved son and brother, passed away at his home at the age of 44. Born on April 13, 1977, he was the son of Eugene Murphy and Linda Getz Murphy. Sean was a 1995 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School where he was very active on the soccer team. He then went...

Mary E. Robinson

Mary E. Robinson

Mar 7, 2021

Mary E. Robinson “Liz”, 61, of Mehoopany passed away Sunday March 7, 2021 at her home. She is survived by her companion of 12 years Ronald Vendetti. Born in Cedartown, Georgia she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Patricia A. Dauksis Price. She was a gradate of the Tunkhannock School District and was active in the Black...

David B. Holdredge

David B. Holdredge

Mar 6, 2021

David Brian Holdredge (Dave), 46, Tunkhannock, PA, passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2021 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Dave was born in Kingston, PA to parents Donald Richard Holdredge and Sharen Lee Holdredge on January 20, 1975. He is a graduate of the Dallas Area High School. Dave went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Education from...

Colleen Zdaniewicz

Colleen Zdaniewicz

Mar 6, 2021

Colleen Zdaniewicz, 57, of Falls, passed away on March 6th 2021 in Scranton after fighting a five and a half year battle with cancer. Colleen was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to John and Dorothy Jenkins on May 4th 1963. She graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 1981. Colleen and her husband, Ben, worked on their family farm for over...

Ernestine Sickler

Ernestine Sickler

Mar 2, 2021

Ernestine Sickler, 88, formally of Falls, passed away Tuesday March 2, 2021 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Larry Sickler, in 2008. Born in Thomasville, GA on March 17, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Paul and Bertha Mae Eddings Bryan. She was a member of the West Falls...

Susan Ann Donahue

Susan Ann Donahue

Feb 24, 2021

Susan Ann Donahue, age 73, of Smyrna, Georgia passed away February 24, 2021. Funeral Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel in Marietta, GA. Interment will be held in Pennsylvania. Susan Ann Donahue nee Scent was born to Bess and Francis Scent on October 17, 1947 and...

Bertha Bedell

Bertha Bedell

Feb 19, 2021

Bertha Bedell, 77, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Bedell Sr in 2012. She was born December 25, 1943, in Sussex, N.J. and a daughter of the late Zenas Raymond and Alma Belcher. She was preceded in death by brothers; Freeman, Donald,...

Audrey Davidson

Audrey Davidson

Feb 19, 2021

Audrey Ana Davidson, 34, Trucksville passed away February 19, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She is survived by her loving husband Joseph Davidson, III. Born in Nicholson on October 19, 1986 she was the daughter of Joseph and Connie Clark Johnson. She was a graduate of Mountain View Jr/Sr High School where she quickly gained popularity, as her beauty...

Patricia A. Carr

Patricia A. Carr

Feb 10, 2021

Patricia A. Carr, 65, of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday February 10, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center from complications from ALS. She is survived by her husband of almost 45 years, Paul E. Carr, Sr. They married May 22nd 1976. Born in Philadelphia on November 20, 1955 she is the daughter of the late Gerald C. and Margaret M....