Obituaries

Nellie Mae Murphy

Nellie Mae Murphy

Jan 17, 2020

Nellie Mae Murphy, 91, of Monroe Township passed away January 17, 2020 at Star Hill Personal Care Home, Monroe Township. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank H. Murphy. Born in Noxen on March 21, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Carrie Randal Spencer. She was a member of the Ladies Garment Workers Union....

Leona Evans

Leona Evans

Jan 15, 2020

Leona Urganus Evans passed away on January 15, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband of 68 years, Kenneth W. Evans and three sisters, Natalie, Martha and Dorothy. Born in Plymouth, PA on July 13, 1927 she was the daughter of the late John and Natalie Krisman Urganus. Lee, known to many as “Gram” is survived by her four children,...

Marie M. Stair

Marie M. Stair

Jan 10, 2020

Marie Stair peacefully passed away at her home in Tunkhannock on January 10, 2020 at the age of 81. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Wayne Stair. Marie was born in Eatonville on March 16, 1938. She was the eldest child of the late Frank B. and Catherine (Goble) Miner. Marie lived life to its fullest. She...

Amelia H. Luckie

Amelia H. Luckie

Jan 3, 2020

Amelia H. Luckie, 100, of Auburn Township passed away January 3, 2020 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Luckie. Born in Philadelphia, PA on September 26, 1919 she was the daughter of the late Augustus and Augusta Baronik Schoenfellinger. She was a member of the New Hope Ministries Church, West Auburn. Amelia...

Paul G. Condeelis

Paul G. Condeelis

Jan 3, 2020

Paul G. Condeelis Jr., 70, of Falls passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 3rd at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center surrounded by his family after experiencing a medical emergency. Born in Scranton, He was the son of the late Paul E and Agnes A Sowa Condeelis. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and Lackawanna Junior College with...

Shawn N. Hines

Shawn N. Hines

Jan 2, 2020

Shawn Nathan Hines 44, of Tunkhannock died on January 2nd at Tyler Hospital. He is survived by his wife Denise Godshall Hines. Shawn was born in Endicott, New York on January 5, 1975 son of Patricia Hines Purdy and Step Father John Purdy and the late Hyman Horowitch. He was a graduate of the Newark Valley High School, he then...

Phyllis E. Howe

Phyllis E. Howe

Dec 31, 2019

Phyllis E. Howe, 64, of Tunkhannock died December 31, 2019 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. Born in Boston, MA on January 15, 1955 she was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Ruth G. Johnson Howe. She was a member of the Vernon Baptist Church. Phyllis is survived by her brothers, Melvin, James, Joseph, Edward, and William McKenney; sisters,...

Melvin S. Bush

Melvin S. Bush

Dec 22, 2019

Melvin S. Bush, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday December 22, 2019 at his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years Dolores Gregory Bush. Born in Nanticoke on August 5, 1939 he was the son of the late Samuel and Anna Chabala Bush. He was a member of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church,...

Deborah A. Lewis

Deborah A. Lewis

Dec 15, 2019

Deborah Lewis, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15 surrounded by her family while in the care of Regional Hospital in Scranton.

Debbie was born April 20, 1947 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret (Partilla) Mihoch.

She was a member of Tunkhannock Area graduating class of 1965. In earlier years Debbie was employed...

Daniel L. Reynolds

Daniel L. Reynolds

Dec 14, 2019

Daniel L. Reynolds, 60, of Mehoopany died December 14, 2019 at his residence. He is survived by his wife Karen E. Patton Reynolds.

Born in Scranton on September 28, 1959 he was the son of the late Floyd and Della Thompson Reynolds.

Dan was a 1977 graduate of Tunkhannock Area and served his country in the United States Air Force.

He was an...

Marshall A. Walburn

Marshall A. Walburn

Dec 14, 2019

Marshall A. Walburn, 70, of Mehoopany went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Allied Skilled Nursing Scranton, PA. Marshall was born on May 15, 1949 in Shamokin, PA, son of Leon and Shirley (Clark) Walburn. Marshall graduated from Shamokin Area High School; in 1967. He went on to attend Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. On July...

Ronald J. Takacs

Ronald J. Takacs

Dec 14, 2019

Ronald J. Takacs, 72, of Lovelton died December 14, 2019 at his residence. He is survived by his loving wife Carolyn Reul Takacs.

Born in Perth Amboy New Jersey on June 3, 1947 he was the son of the late Robert S. and Jane Lesko Takacs.

Ron served his country in the United States Air Force and is a member of the...

Jerome A. Lencoski

Jerome A. Lencoski

Dec 14, 2019

Jerome A. Lencoski, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly after a short battle with cancer on Saturday December 14, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Judith Miller Lencoski.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 10, 1943 he was the son of the late Jerome D. and Margaret A. Tomaskovic Lencoski. He was a...

Anne M. Schooley

Anne M. Schooley

Dec 13, 2019

Anne Mae Walton Schooley, 86, of Noxen, PA., formerly Tunkhannock PA. peacefully passed away on December 13, 2019 surrounded by loving family.

Anne retired in 1997 and proudly worked in administration at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock for over 30 years.

Anne was born in Clarks Summit PA. on December 27, 1932, the daughter of Arthur W. and Dora Walton.  She is...

Sidney DeBoer

Sidney DeBoer

Dec 11, 2019

Sidney 'Bud" DeBoer, 83, of Tunkhannock, died December 11, 2019, peacefully at home with his loving family at his bedside. 

Born on October 13, 1936 in the town of Grou, province of Frieslan, the Netherlands, he immigrated to America with his parents Homer DeBoer and Alice DeGroot DeBoer, and Brother John DeBoer, September, 1950 and resided in Chester, NJ.  They then...

Helen Getek

Helen Getek

Dec 9, 2019

Helen Franko Getek of Falls died on Monday, December 9th in Mercy Center in Dallas. She was born on February 21, 1930 in Falls Twp., Wyoming County, daughter of the late John and Ann Dempsky Franko.

After raising her family, she worked for several years for Topps Manufacturing in Duryea. She attended the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock and...

Joseph Mislevy

Joseph Mislevy

Dec 5, 2019

Joseph Mislevy, 76, of Lake Winola died December 5, 2019, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his loving wife Linda Walsh Mislevy of 54 years.

Born in Scranton on May 6, 1943, he was the son of the late Alexander and Julia Macijowsky Mislevy.

In addition to his wife he is survived by daughter, Kimberly Mislevy Fernandez and husband...

Sally A. Mingos

Sally A. Mingos

Dec 5, 2019

Sally Ann Mingos (Werkheiser), 68, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away surrounded by family on December 5, 2019 at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton, PA. She was born in 1951 in Northhampton, PA to Norman and the late Evelyn Werkheiser.

Sally graduated with honors from Lock Haven State College in 1973 and had a fulfilling career teaching special education for 33...

Nicholas Kordilla

Nicholas Kordilla

Dec 3, 2019

Nicholas Kordilla of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Clarks Summit Senior Living, Clarks Summit, PA. He was born in Nesquehoning, PA on October 31, 1926 and was the son of late Nicholas and Ella Starry Kordilla. 

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and received an Honorable Discharge. He was a graduate of...

Dorothy B. Dimmick

Dorothy B. Dimmick

Dec 1, 2019

Our beloved mother, Dorothy B. Dimmick 90, of Tunkhannock went to be with her Loving Savior, December 1, 2019 in the Star Hill Nursing Home, Monroe Township, with her daughters at her bedside.  She was preceded in death by her husband, of 47 years, John S. Dimmick.

Born in Dallas, PA on December 22, 1928 she was the daughter of the...