Obituaries
Doris M. Stang
Feb 3, 2021
Doris M. Stang, 89, of Meshoppen passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at the Tunkhannock United Methodist Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, William M. Stang, Jr. in 2016. Born in Dimock on December 22, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Bessie Ace Sherwood. Doris was a member of the Lemon United Methodist...
Carol Schwartztrauber
Jan 29, 2021
Carol Schwartztrauber, 77, of Tunkhannock, passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas W. Schwartztrauber, in 2003. Born in Scranton on Jan. 9, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Magnotta Grant. She graduated from Scranton Central High School and attended...
Julie Moe
Jan 27, 2021
Julie Ann Moe, 62, of Tunkhannock passed away January 27, 2021 at Moses Taylor Hospital. She is survived by her companion of 21 years Paul Harvey. Born in Montrose she was the daughter of the late David and Phoebe McManin Stanton. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughters Jemlyne and Ejai Moe; brother, David Stanton; sister,...
Jessie L. Barber
Jan 24, 2021
Jessie L. Barber, 86, of Mehoopany passed away Sunday January 24, 2021 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry T. Barber in 2003. Born in Tunkhannock on June 8, 1934 she was the daughter of the late William and Virginia Cook Shiffer. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, crocheting, and playing cards...
Eleanor Abelow
Jan 20, 2021
Slightly past 9 PM, on January 20, 2021, a bright light lost its glow! Eleanor Abelow had taken her last breath. The monitor in her room in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital said: "tranquility". Eleanor, aged 87, had passed from non-Covid related pneumonia. Eleanor was beautiful, smart, well educated, kind, gentle, compassionate and loving. Her husband Joe said he knew these things...
Lucy Hamilton Monninger
Jan 17, 2021
Lucy Hamilton Monninger died on January 17, 2021 in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Born in Maryland on November 18, 1937, Lucy was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel Eckman Hamilton. She grew up in Harford County, Maryland and was a nursing home administrator in the Baltimore area for 28 years, retiring in July 1998 to join her husband at Lake...
Shawnna L. Hug
Jan 16, 2021
Shawnna L. Hug, 53, of Lake Winola passed away Saturday January 16, 2021 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 32 years Tony F. Hug. Born in Maysville, KY on May 22, 1967 she was the daughter of the late Earle and Sandra Lee Harris Brigner. Shawnna was a graduate of Orresville High School, Ohio and served...
Daniel Pope
Jan 14, 2021
Daniel L. Pope of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on January 14, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Dan was born in Buffalo, NY on March 4, 1931, son of John and Esther (Johnson) Pope of Oakfield, NY. He was a 1948 graduate of Oakfield High School. He then entered the School of Architecture at Cornell...
Joseph Kitchnefsky
Jan 14, 2021
Joseph Kitchnefsky, Jr., 76 of Tunkhannock passed away Thursday January 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Yvonne Parks Kitchnefsky. Born in Scranton on August 7, 1944 he was the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Irene L. Azarsky Kitchnefsky. Joe attended Tunkhannock High School, the Church of...
Ray F. Grinnell
Jan 12, 2021
Ray Grinnell, 47, of Mehoopany passed away at his home after a battle with cancer. Born in Tunkhannock on February 27, 1973 he is survived by his parents Merle L. and Sarah L. Hollister Grinnell. Ray loved farming and was a helper on a dairy farm in the recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisher. Ray attended the...
Douglas L. Cook
Jan 11, 2021
Doug Cook, 49, of Monroe Twp., passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Irene Cook. Surviving family members are siblings, Gordon (Melinda) Cook, Sharon (Kim) Corby, Diane (Rick) Patton, Nancy (Lawrence) Patton all of Monroe Twp., Neal (Mendy) Cook of Fredericksburg, VA; numerous nieces,...
Milton Dean Van Horn
Jan 11, 2021
Milton D. Van Horn, 90, of Falls passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Ann Rush Van Horn on July 27, 2018. Born on a farm in Hope, NJ on December 8, 1930 he was the son of the late Frank and Cora Kinney Van Horn. Milton lived a...
Clara F. Rifenbery
Jan 10, 2021
Clara Florida Rifenbery, 99, of Monroe Township passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at Star Hill Rest Home. She was preceded in death by her husband William Rifenbery on August 23, 2000. Born in Monroe Township on November 16, 1921 she was the daughter of the late William and Clara Smith. She is survived by her daughter, Ruth Lewis and...
Russell Faux
Jan 6, 2021
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Russell N. Faux Sr. of Northmoreland Township on January 6, 2021 at age 86. Russell was born on April 9, 1934 on the family farm to Francis H. Faux and Blanche Coolbaugh Faux. Russell attended the one-room school house at Fitch’s Corners before attending Tunkhannock Area High School. He...
Mary V. Sickler
Jan 2, 2021
Mary Sickler passed away from COVID pneumonia on January 2, 2021; she was 81. She was born July 3, 1939, the daughter of Philip and Alice Veety Smalser. “Mert”, as she was known to her many friends, spent her life at Lake Winola and Osterhout, Pennsylvania. For years she was a loved, sometimes feared, teachers' aide in Mill City Elementary...
Guy R. Springer
Jan 1, 2021
Guy R. Springer, 58, of Tunkhannock passed on January 1, 2021. He is survived by his longtime companion Carolyn Hannigan. Born in Easton, PA on April 7, 1962 he is survived by his parents Ray and Karen Shoemaker Brotzman. He was a 1981 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Guy worked for Mile Hill Collison for over 25 years and was...
Leona Cook
Jan 1, 2021
Leona E. Cook of Tunkhannock, died January 1, 2021 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Donald L. Cook. Born in Noxen on August 10, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Sylvester (Jack) and Nina Blizzard Traver. Gone to be next to her loving husband Donald and son Leland James Cook....
Theresa Weeks
Dec 31, 2020
Theresa Kathryn Weeks, 60, of Vestal, NY passed away December 31, 2020 at Wilson Hospital, Vestal. She is survived by her husband of 30 years Phillip Weeks. Born in Ridgefield Park, NJ. She was the daughter of the late William and Judith Conkling Sheehan. She was a 1978 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. In addition to her husband, she is...
Sylvania Pennay
Dec 27, 2020
Sylvania Pennay, of Tunkhannock, a guest at the Gardens in Tunkhannock died on Sunday, December 27, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Pennay on December 21, 2013. Born in Paterson, NJ she was the daughter of the late Michael and Felicia Iwanicki Supeck. Attending the Russell Hill United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Michelle A. Pytlik
Dec 24, 2020
Michelle A. Pytlik, 54, of Tunkhannock passed away on December 24th peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer. Michelle was born in Bitburg, Germany to Antonia and Richard Brown. She was a 1986 graduate of Lackawanna Trail and went on to earn a degree in accounting from Keystone College. Michelle loved the sunshine, heat, the beach, and swimming...
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