Obituaries

Kain E. Elder

Kain E. Elder

Jul 16, 2017

Kain E. Elder 41, of Lake Winola died Sunday July 16th. He is survived by his wife of 22 years Stephanie Moreck Elder.

He was born on October 16, 1975 in Kingston, PA son of Curtis M. Elder, of Jermyn, PA and Gaye McVay, of Carbondale, PA.

He was a 1995 Graduate of the Tunkhannock High School. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.

He...

Arthur H. Goulding

Arthur H. Goulding

Jul 15, 2017

Arthur H. Goulding Jr.

Arthur H. Goulding Jr, 47 of Tunkhannock formally of Towanda died Saturday July 15th after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 20 years Bonnie Burgit Goulding. He was born on November 18, 1969 in Bryn mawr, PA son of Ann M. Merritt Dexter, of Troy and the late Arthur Goulding Sr.

He...

Bernard Leonard Blank

Bernard Leonard Blank

Jul 8, 2017

Bernard Leonard Blank of Tunkhannock, died Saturday July 8th in the VA Medical Center in Plains Twp., Luzerne Co. He was born in Philadelphia on February 22, 1951 son of the late Abraham and Sylvia Freemark Blank.

He was a graduate of South Philadelphia High School, Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and prior to his retirement he was employed by...

Gordon Minor Dyke

Gordon Minor Dyke

Jul 7, 2017

Gordon M. Dyke, 91, of Horseheads, NY passed away on July 7, 2017 at the Chemung County Nursing Facility in Elmira, NY. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne K. Dyke.

He was born on July 1, 1929 in West Bangor, NY son of the late Leland B. and Florence H. Owens Dyke.

Gordon was a WW II veteran where...

Edward B. Henning

Edward B. Henning

Jul 2, 2017

Edward B. Henning. Sr., 92, formerly of Mehoopany, passed away July 2nd, 2017 after a brief illness. Ed was born April 22, 1925 to Orrin Wesley and Julia Wood Myers Henning. He was predeceased by his parents, his brothers Daniel Myers Henning, Ralph Stemples Henning, and his wife Betty Comstock Lane.

He is survived by six children: Shelia Ruth Wood, R....

Dwane E. Reese

Dwane E. Reese

Jun 29, 2017

Dwane E. Reese, 49, of Lake Winola died Thursday June 29, 2017 at his home. Born May 10, 1968 he was the son of Dennes and Sherry Stubbs Reese of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 18 years Meredith Miner Reese.

Dwane was employed by Marworth Treatment Center in Waverly. He was a graduate of Scranton High School class...

Rickey T. Godshall

Rickey T. Godshall

Jun 22, 2017

Rickey T. Godshall, of Meshoppen died Thursday June 22, 2017. He was born in Allentown on September 2, 1959 son of Patricia Ann Bundra Godshall and the late Horace S. Godshall.

He is survived by his daughters Chelsea Hunsinger, of Tunkhannock, Cierra Godshall, of Pittston, sisters Dawn Kiah, of Meshoppen, Denise Hinse, of Tunkhannock, grandchildren Ginna Smith and Kaydence Smith.

Services will...

Julia J. Faux

Julia J. Faux

Jun 21, 2017

Julia J. Faux 83, of East Lemon went home to be with the Lord and into her husband's loving arms. Wednesday June 21st. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years Joseph H. Faux Sr. She was born in East Lemon on June 22, 1933 daughter of the late Frank and Anna Yurksza Ball. Julia retired as...

Brian Raymond Oslin

Brian Raymond Oslin

Jun 14, 2017

Brian Oslin, 39, of Factoryville passed away June 14, 2017. Born January 28, 1978 he was the son of Katie Reed and Step-Father Harry Faux. He loved spending time outdoors hunting, and fishing. Brian was a kind hearted man filled with compassion and love for his family and friends. Surviving is son Jaxson Oslin of New Castle. Sisters; Heidi Oslin...

Dale Guy Button

Dale Guy Button

Jun 13, 2017

Dale G. Button, 74, of Tucson, Arizona passed away on June 13, 2017 at his home in Tucson. Born December 2, 1942, he was the son of the late Ronald O. and Ruth E. Davis Button. Dale is survived by his wife, Linda, of Tucson, Arizona and his sister, Rhea Mettel, of Germantown, MD. The family wishes to extend their...

Dolores G. Ellsworth

Dolores G. Ellsworth

Jun 10, 2017

Dolores G. Ellsworth 82, of Washington Twp., died Saturday June 10th. She is survived by her husband of 40 years Donald Ellsworth. She was born on January 30, 1935 in Philadelphia daughter of the late Harvey S. and Lori Permar Gullickson. She was a 1953 graduate of Center Bucks High School, and retired from Proctor and Gamble in Mehoopany.

She was...

Victoria Todd Brong

Victoria Todd Brong

Jun 8, 2017

Victoria Todd Brong of Tunkhannock died Thursday June 8, 2017. She was born in Scranton on August 10, 1991 daughter of Kevin T. Brong of Montrose and Ruth Escott Kohut of Tunkhannock.

She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 2010 and was employed at Weiss Markets in Tunkhannock as an Asst. Tag Manager. Victoria loved helping people and...

Terry Lee Sterling

Terry Lee Sterling

Jun 8, 2017

Terry Lee Sterling 63, of South Montrose died Thursday Morning June 8th in Tunkhannock. He was preceded in death by his wife Margene Ann Sterling. He was born on April 3, 1954 son of the late Ralph and Cora Sterling.

He is survived by his son Terry Lee Sterling Jr., of Archibald, PA, brother Gary Sterling, of South Montrose, grandchildren Carmen...

Jay Riley Robinson

Jay Riley Robinson

Jun 4, 2017

Jay R. Robinson 68, of Tunkhannock died Sunday June 4, 2017 at the Hospice of Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA. He is survived by his wife of 40 years Alice Jennings Robinson. Jay was born on April 4, 1949 in Meshoppen, PA son of the late James R. and Ruby E. Teel Robinson. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the...

Robert C. Young

Robert C. Young

May 31, 2017

Robert Charles Young, 76, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Born in Keyport, NJ on June 9, 1940, he was the son of the late Charles I. Young, Jr. and Elinor Duncan Young. 

Bob graduated as valedictorian from Keyport High School in 1957, and from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, in 1961 with a Bachelor of Arts...

Marion E. Naylor

Marion E. Naylor

May 31, 2017

Marion Yates Naylor, of Meshoppen, died on May 31, 2017 at the Meadows Nursing Center in Dallas, PA. Born on April 24, 1926, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lillian Pratt Yates. Marion was a graduate of Central High School, Scranton; Keystone College, LaPlume; and Pennsylvania State University, State College. She was an instructor in...

Frances   Lukasiewicz

Frances Lukasiewicz

May 26, 2017

Frances P. Lukasiewicz of Tunkhannock died on Friday May 26, 2017 in The Gardens in Tunkhannock. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 20, 1922 daughter of the late Frank and Helen Simek Bucki.

Prior to her retirement she was employed as a retail clerk. She was preceded in death by her husband Sylvester Lukasiewicz.

Surviving is a son Robert and...

Arlene Jane Whalin

Arlene Jane Whalin

May 24, 2017

Arlene J. Mucha Whalin, 78, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away May 24, 2017 at her home in Euless, TX. Born January 21, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Florence Stelacone Mucha of Mehoopany, PA.

Arlene enjoyed spending time with family, especially her grandsons. She was active in her community center, where she welcomed new members, volunteered her...

Summer Marie Nolder

Summer Marie Nolder

May 24, 2017

Summer Marie Nolder, 20, of falls died Thursday afternoon at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, PA. Born February 19, 1997 in Indianapolis, IN she was the daughter of James and Cynthia Clark Nolder.

When Summer wasn’t drawing or writing you would often find her singing and dancing. She loved to be outside and explore new places and discover the unknown.

She is survived by...

Bernard J. Kenia

Bernard J. Kenia

May 20, 2017

Bernard John Kenia, 78, of Lake Winola, died peacefully at his home Saturday evening after fighting a battle with lung cancer. Born May 13, 1939 to the late John and Josephine Surowiec Kenia of Newton.  He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Loretta Kuffa Kenia.

Prior to his retirement, Bernie worked for American Asphalt & Paving as a crusher...