Obituaries
Denis A. Ide
Nov 24, 2015
Denis A. Ide, 81 of Tunkhannock died Tuesday November 24th at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years Jean A. Sabatino Ide. He was born in Kingston, Pa on August 28, 1934 son of the late Donovan A. and Eleanor Sowerby Ide. Denis was a graduate of the...
Ruth Kneisel
Nov 19, 2015
Ruth I. Kneisel of Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born in Decater, Ill on November 10, 1925 daughter of the late John and Marie Duddek. She was educated in North Scranton Schools, a member of the Tunkhannock Pilgrim Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene who died in 1959, brothers...
Glenn W. Custer
Nov 14, 2015
Glenn William Custer Glenn W. Custer of Tunkhannock died at his home on Saturday, November 14th. He was born in Tunkhannock on December 12, 1926 son of the late Theodore and Ethel Potter Williams Custer. He was a 1945 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and an Army Veteran of WW2. Glenn worked as a self-employed contractor before going to work...
James Rosengrant
Nov 6, 2015
Life Legacy James Rosengrant of Mehoopany died Friday in the Hospice Unit at CMC Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Hatfield, Pa. on April 9, 1943 son of the late Lloyd and Jackie Gable Rosengrant. Jim worked all his life as a carpenter and became well known for his bird carvings and Flintlock Rifles. He also enjoyed carving walking...
John W. Whytashek
Oct 31, 2015
John W. Whytashek of Tunkhannock died at his home on Saturday evening. He was born in Nanticoke on December 17, 1951 son of the late William “Ben” and Celia Barnes Whytashek. John was a 1969 graduate of Nanticoke High School. Prior to his retirement he was employed at the Procter and Gamble Plant in Mehoopany for 31 years and later...
Chester H. Brzoska
Oct 29, 2015
On October 29, 2015, the Lord guided Chester H. Brzoska to his eternal resting place. He was the only son of Johanne (Dermako) Brzoska of Sweet Valley, PA and the late Chester S. Brzoska. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 39, years, Gloria Brzoska. Chester discovered his passion for Culinary Arts during his 1966 – 1972...
Mark John Fitch
Oct 20, 2015
Mark John Fitch 63, of Springville, PA died Tuesday October 20th in the Geisinger South Hospice Unit in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Karen Newhart Fitch. Mark was born on December 2, 1951 son of the late Norris and Marilyn Swackhammer Fitch. He is a veteran of the United States Army and served his...
Robert J. Crimmel
Oct 18, 2015
Bob Crimmel of Tunkhannock passed away at Scranton Community Medical Center on Sunday, October 18 surrounded by his family and friends. He was 63. Bob was a 1970 graduate of Abington Heights and a 1975 graduate of Slippery Rock University. He taught physical education and health at Tunkhannock Area Middle School for 34 years. During that time, he coached swimming,...
Clifford G. Layaou
Oct 17, 2015
Clifford (Cliff) Layaou, 53 of Mehoopany, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home. Born on July 31, 1962 in Meshoppen, he was the son of the late Clifford G. Layaou and Sandra Ayers. Cliff was married to Wendy (Henning) Layaou. Cliff had known his wife since they were children and a chance meeting at an Infinity concert...
Jeffrey J. Logan
Oct 2, 2015
Jeffrey J. Logan of Nicholson died Friday October 2nd in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. He was born in Scranton son of the late John and Marilyn Lucker Logan. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a guard at the Wyoming County Jail. Surviving is his wife of 34 years Nancy Brotzman Logan, daughter Trish and husband Martin Stover of...
Robert D. Massaker
Sep 16, 2015
Robert D. Massaker of Tunkhannock passed away Wednesday September 16, 2015 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Tunkhannock on November 2, 1920 son of the late Henderson and Lois Kester Massaker. Bob was a 1939 graduate of Tunkhannock High School where he was the first athlete to letter in five sports in the same year. He...
Barbara Czwartoski
Sep 16, 2015
Barbara Czwartoski, of Factoryville, passed away unexpectedly at home on September 16th. Born on July 12, 1951, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Zymblosky Singer. Barbara attended school in the Scranton school district and was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter Erica Lanting of Fort Collins, CO, her niece and caretaker Tamara...
Howard D. Trauger
Sep 13, 2015
Howard D. Trauger 89, a life time resident of Lake Winola died at his home on Sunday. Preceding him in death was his wife Geraldine Jacques Trauger who died on January 23, 2011. He was born in Lake Winola on February 7, 1926 son of the late Carl and Mabel Hancock Trauger. Howard was a 1943 graduate of Falls Overfield...
Martha J. Migliori
Sep 13, 2015
Martha J. Fuller Migliori, 86, of Falls, died Sunday, September 13th. She was born in Olyphant, PA on February 22, 1929 daughter of the late Theodore and Bernice Slocum Fuller. Martha enjoyed playing cards and Yahtzee especially with her grandchildren and the weekly Tuesday Afternoon Club. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters; Dora Gumaer, Viola...
Reverend John Casey
Sep 13, 2015
Reverend John William Casey 95, Pastor Emeritus of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Tunkhannock, and a resident of St. Luke's Villa, Wilkes-Barre died on September 13, 2015. Father Casey, son of the late John W. Casey, Sr., and Mary O’Boyle Casey, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 15, 1920. He was a graduate of Saint...
Boyd H. Strickland
Sep 12, 2015
Boyd H. Strickland, of Nicholson, died at his home on Saturday September 12th. He was born in Springville on August 26, 1922, son of the late Raymond Boyd and Alberta Stark Bunnel Strickland. He was a self-employed dairy farmer all his life and during his farming career went to Russia to give seminars on agriculture and dairy farming. He was...
Esther C. Twordusky
Sep 12, 2015
Esther C. Twordusky, 101, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born June 23, 1914, in Scranton, a daughter of the late Floyd and Johanna Smith. Esther worked in the Grove Silk Mill, Scranton, and Bocar Manufacturing, Tunkhannock, for many years. During World War II she worked in a factory making...
Virginia Penrith
Sep 8, 2015
Virginia Penrith, 81, of Keiserville, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at her residence in Keiserville. Born on August 16, 1934 in Greenslanding, PA she was the daughter of the late Dana and Amelia Gable Depew. She was a faithful member of the Biblical Baptist Church, Meshoppen, for over...
Diane L. Green
Sep 4, 2015
Diane L. Green of Tunkhannock died at her home on Friday September 4th. She was born in Asbury Park NJ on November 23, 1942 daughter of the late William and Lillian Policastra Savage. She was a 1960 graduate of Asbury Park High School. A loving wife, mother and grandmother and her grandsons meant the world to her. Surviving is her...
Irene Kohnke Strickland
Sep 2, 2015
Irene Kohnke Strickland of Nicholson formerly of Montrose and Las Cruces, New Mexico died on Wednesday in Hospice of the Scared Heart in Dunmore. Irene was born in Binghamton on December 14, 1923 daughter of the late Bruce and Lena Kinney Squire. She was a graduate of Springville High School Class of 1940 and a graduate of Wyoming Seminary. Prior...
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