Obituaries

Audrey Hyde Lockhart

Audrey Hyde Lockhart

Feb 24, 2017

Audrey Hyde Lockhart, 84, of Dallas passed away on February 24th at Celtic Hospice Wilkes-Barre. Born on 4/22/1932 in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Sarah Cleaver Hyde. Audrey was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Dallas, PA. Mrs. Lockhart was active in her church serving as a deacon for several years and...

Peter J. Brozusky

Peter J. Brozusky

Feb 22, 2017

Peter J. Brozusky Jr. of Tunkhannock, died February 22nd at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Born on July 6, 1934 in Kingston, he was a son of the late Peter J. and Anna Yasenchak Brozusky. He was married to Mary Ann Magda Brozusky of Larksville and Edwardsville, PA. They would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary of March...

Glenn J. Ayre

Glenn J. Ayre

Feb 22, 2017

Glenn J. Ayre, 92, passed away Wednesday February 22, 2017 at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. His wife of 69 years, the former Joan Rodgers, passed away in January of 2016 Born in Tunkhannock, the son of the late James and Charlotte Cleveland Ayre he was a 1942 graduate of Tunkhannock and served in the army as quarter...

Leila  Rice

Leila Rice

Feb 20, 2017

Leila LaBar Staley Rice, born Jan. 7, 1924, died on February 20 2017 at the age of 93. She was born in Lafayette, N.J., daughter of Sutton LaBar and Josephine Staley. She was a resident of the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock at the time of her death. She enjoyed reading and befriending fellow residents at the Golden Living and Tunkhannock...

Doris Irene Fischer

Doris Irene Fischer

Feb 19, 2017

Doris Irene Fischer, 95, died February 19th at the Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton, PA, she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Fischer. She was born on April 11, 1921 daughter of the late Thomas and Beulah Christman Phillips. She was preceded in death by her daughter Joyce Fischer, twin brother Donald, brothers Sterling, Wilbert, Phillip and...

Logan Richard Belcher

Logan Richard Belcher

Feb 17, 2017

Logan Richard Belcher of Laceyville died Friday evening in a house fire at his home in Laceyville. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on Feb. 1, 2011 son of Larry Belcher of Kingsley and Melissa Murphy and step son of Shane Fryer of Laceyville. He was preceded in death by Maternal Grandfather James Murphy and Paternal Grandfather Joseph Fryer. Surviving is...

Rosa Anna Schaefer

Rosa Anna Schaefer

Feb 17, 2017

Rosa Anna Schaefer of Tunkhannock died at the home of her caregiver and daughter Esther Chellis on Friday February 17, 2017. She was born in the Czech Republic on October 17, 1922. Rosa and her late husband Karl Schaefer where the owners of RK furs from 1968 until their retirement in 1996. She was a loving Mother and Grandmother and...

Elizabeth V. Harvey

Elizabeth V. Harvey

Feb 15, 2017

Elizabeth V. Posten Harvey, 98, of Montrose died January 15th in the Endless Mountains Hospital Montrose. Born in Washington Township Tunkhannock, on September 10, 1918 she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel Rogers Clayton. Prior to her retirement, she worked for various dress factories in Tunkhannock and Meshoppen. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church...

Valera V. Roberts

Valera V. Roberts

Feb 10, 2017

Valera V. (Phillips) Roberts of Blakely Borough passed away unexpectedly Friday February 10, 2017 while traveling in Plains Township, PA. Born June 7, 1931 in Newton Township, Lackawanna County she was the daughter of the late Peter and late Mary Tranowicz (Filipkowski) Phillips. She was a graduate of the Newton High School, class of 1949. She was a retired seamstress...

Eben H. Harvey

Eben H. Harvey

Feb 8, 2017

Eben H. Harvey Jr., of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday February 8, 2017 at Wilkes – Barre General Hospital. Son of the late Eben and Margaret Randall Harvey. He was born November 14, 1943 in Hackettstown, NJ. He was predeceased by his brother Ronald, and Grandchild Elizabeth Wilson. Surviving is son; Howard. Daughters; Cindy, Wendi, and Trudi. Sister; Carol. 8 grandchildren...

Barbara  Chapman

Barbara Chapman

Feb 3, 2017

Barbara Chapman of Tunkhannock died Friday February 3, 2017. She was born in Farmingdale, NY on November 10, 1950, daughter of Robert Chapman of Farmingdale and the late Margaret Carmody Chapman. Barbara was a graduate of Farmingdale High School Class of 1968. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by the Tunkhannock Area School District for over twenty years....

Mabel E. Hadsall

Mabel E. Hadsall

Feb 1, 2017

Mabel Elizabeth Hadsall of Tunkhannock died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at her residence, Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Daughter of the late Charles and Beatrice Puterbaugh Fargo, she was born in Tunkhannock on February 10, 1924. Mabel was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1942, and a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church. She worked for...

Randy J. Woodruff

Randy J. Woodruff

Feb 1, 2017

Randy J. Woodruff "Woody", 47, of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday February 1, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Born October 11, 1969. He is the son of Clifford Woodruff Jr. of Laceyville and Barbara Harvey of Michigan. He enjoyed playing golf, hunting, and especially spending time with his family. He was a member of the Moose Lodge 1276,...

Kevin D. Ganly

Kevin D. Ganly

Jan 30, 2017

Kevin D. Ganly 49 of Nicholson died January 30, 2017 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He was born on December 24, 1967 son of Robert Ganly, of Nicholson and Donna Pennings, of Nicholson. He was an avid outdoors man enjoyed hunting, fishing, and hiking in the woods, he also enjoyed muscle cars. He is survived by his wife Michelle Bowers,...

Nicholas J. Migliori

Nicholas J. Migliori

Jan 27, 2017

Nicholas J. Migliori, of Tunkhannock passed away January 27, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Scranton on August 22, 1925 he was the son of the late Mario and Rosaria Yacavoni Migliori. He loved baseball and especially watching the Yankees play. He enjoyed working outside in his flower garden and bird watching. He was a Decorated...

Florence  Wolfe

Florence Wolfe

Jan 26, 2017

Florence Wolfe of Tunkhannock passed away at her home on January 26, 2017. Born in Wantage, NJ on February 17, 1948 she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Dorothy Boyd Brown. She loved spending her time at the casino and taking trips down to Atlantic City. She was preceded in death by her husband of 10 years Gene...

Albert C. Miller

Albert C. Miller

Jan 25, 2017

Albert C. Miller Sr., of Lake Carey, Tunkhannock Twp. Pa. passed away Wednesday, January 25th, at home. Albert was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He was the son of the late Edmund and Gertrude Miller and was a graduate of James M. Coughlin High School. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company, was self-employed for many...

Rose Ann A. White

Rose Ann A. White

Jan 21, 2017

Rose Ann A. White of Tunkhannock died Saturday evening in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Salem Twp., Wayne County on January 5, 1937 daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Mae Pruss Perkosky. Rose was a 1954 graduate of Tunkhannock high school and a 1956 graduate of the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing. After receiving her...

Anne E. Schaefer

Anne E. Schaefer

Jan 17, 2017

Anne E. Schaefer of North Eaton, Tunkhannock died on Tuesday in Commonwealth Regional Hospital in Scranton. She was born in Lenox, Susquehanna County on November 19, 1922 daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen Minkle Chaplauske. Anne was a 1939 graduate of Nicholson high school. Prior to her retirement she work for Bocar Dress Factory in Tunkhannock. A member of...

Lura M. Fitch

Lura M. Fitch

Jan 15, 2017

Lura M. Fitch 97, of Falls, PA died Sunday January 15th at Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born on March 18, 1919 and is the daughter of the late Emerson and Anna Swartwood and foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Switzer. She was a 1937 graduate of the Kingston High School, and a 1938 graduate of the Empire...