Obituaries

Lewis E. Wikoski

Lewis E. Wikoski

Dec 16, 2013

Lewis E. Wikoski, 84, of Falls died on Monday, December 16th at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. Born in Tunkhannock, on April 7, 1929, he was the son of the late Walter and Bridget Cebalski Wikoski. Lewis proudly served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was discharged after a 4 year enlistment. He then was...

John P. Delmar

John P. Delmar

Dec 12, 2013

John “Jack” Delmar Jr. passed away Thursday, December 12th. He was born on October 30, 1938 in Scranton son of the late John and Marie Mayer Delmar. He was surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home. Jack and his wife, Mary Catherine, celebrated 52 years of marriage on December 2nd. John was a devoted Catholic and member...

Edward A. Zackarias

Edward A. Zackarias

Dec 6, 2013

Edward A. Zacharias Edward A. Zacharias 82, of Tunkhannock died Friday December 6 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Ann Kukucka Zacharias. He was born on September 22, 1931 in Scranton, Pa son of the late Julius and Theresa Zangardi Zacharias. He was a veteran of...

Lois Stark

Lois Stark

Nov 14, 2013

Lois F. Stark Lois F. Stark of Tunkhannock died Thursday November 14, 2013 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Meshoppen on May 24, 1914 daughter of the late Lewis F. and Freda Fay French. Lois was a graduate of Meshoppen High School class of 1932, former treasure of the Dennis Strong American Legion Auxiliary, Women’s Christian...

Howard T. Miller

Howard T. Miller

Nov 13, 2013

Howard T. Miller Howard T. Miller of Tunkhannock a guest at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas died on Wednesday November 13, 2013 with his daughter Leona Miller at his side. He was born in Tunkhannock on August 8, 1925 son of the late Thomas and Harriet Carpenter Miller. He was an army veteran. Prior to his retirement he was...

Howard H. Kinney

Howard H. Kinney

Nov 4, 2013

Howard H. Kinney Howard H. Kinney of Lake Winola a guest at Abington Manor Clarks Summit died Monday November 4th in the nursing home. He was born March 9, 1934 in Indianapolis, IN, son of the late Lloyd and Hester L. Van Sickle Kinney. Prior to his retirement he was employed in the Construction Trade. Preceding him in death was...

Ronnie Barber

Ronnie Barber

Oct 28, 2013

EATON TWP. — Ronnie Barber of Eaton Township died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. He was born in Meshoppen on Jan. 23, 1941. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a truck driver at Meshoppen Stone. He loved mechanical work, fishing and especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ronnie always had...

Arlene Luce LaBar

Arlene Luce LaBar

Oct 26, 2013

Arlene Luce LaBar of Lakeville, MN, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, October 26th . Born on November 12, 1919 in Jenks, PA she was the daughter of the late George D. and Ethel Harding Luce. She was a 1936 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, received her BA in 1940 from Bucknell University and in 1945 received her master’s degree from...

Terry C. Garrison

Terry C. Garrison

Oct 23, 2013

Terry C. Garrison 51, of Lemon died Wednesday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital surrounded by his family and some of his closest friends. He is survived by his wife of 8 years Julie Johnson Garrison. Terry was born in Meshoppen on October 12, 1962 son of the late Clark and Helen C. Lange Garrison. He was a 1981 graduate...

Julia M. Wiernusz

Julia M. Wiernusz

Oct 21, 2013

Julia M. (Ciprich) Wiernusz 92 of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on October 21, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Edmund on April 8, 1998. She was born in Laceyville on August 16, 1921, daughter of the late Ignatz and Frances Kuffa Ciprich. She was a graduate of Laceyville High...

Bradford N Barnes

Bradford N Barnes

Oct 19, 2013

Brad Neal Barnes 71, of Mehoopany died Saturday morning October 19 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 25 years Lisa Perrin Barnes from Luzerne. Brad was born, on August 7, 1942 in Meshoppen son of Emily Lane Barnes, of Towanda and the late Frank Barns. After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1960 Brad...

Katrina A. Smith

Katrina A. Smith

Oct 15, 2013

Katrina A. Smith 41, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday October 15th at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband Douglas E. Smith of Tunkhannock. She is was born on July 3, 1972 in Binghamton, NY daughter of Thomas W. Docalavich, of Kirkwood, New York and mother Judy A. Stallman, of Tunkhannock. She was a 1990 Graduate of the...

Robert J. Skoronski

Robert J. Skoronski

Oct 6, 2013

Robert John Skoronski, 70, of Vernon PA. passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre on Sunday afternoon on October 6 2013. “Bob” was the son of the late Edward and Mary Skoronski. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 8, 1942. He was married to Marie Zuba on May 23, 1964. He lived in California for 12 years....

John E. Targett

John E. Targett

Oct 5, 2013

John E. Targett of Lake Winola passed away Saturday October 5th at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Flagstaff, Maine on January 15, 1942 he was the son of the late Erwin and Annette (Murray) Targett. John lived in Lake Winola for 40 years. He loved to fish and hunt and always looked forward to...

Carol S. Kelly

Carol S. Kelly

Oct 1, 2013

Carol S. Kelly, 78, of Tunkhannock Pennsylvania, died Tuesday October 1st at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on July 8, 1935, daughter of the late John and Helen Lambert Schweinsberg. Carol graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh in 1953, the University of Pittsburgh in 1957, and taught in several school districts before...

Paul Reed

Paul Reed

Oct 1, 2013

Paul Reed 58, of Tunkhannock died October 1, 2013 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He was born Meshoppen on May 15, 1955 son of the late Giles Reed and survived by his mother Rebecca Stark Reed, of Clark Summit. He was preceded in death by his brother Delraine Reed. He is survived by brothers Rick, of Tunkhannock, Harold, of Mahanoy...

Lori Olivia Bytheway

Lori Olivia Bytheway

Sep 23, 2013

Lori Olivia Bytheway 22, of Tunkhannock died Monday September 23, 2013. She was born in Fresno, California on October 7, 1990 daughter of Kirk Bytheway, of Tunkhannock and Denise Romans, of Fresno, California. Lori attended Tunkhannock High School and worked for Staff Management Smx. She enjoyed reading, dancing, singing, sewing, drawing, welding, listening to old records and being with her...

Margaret Mihoch

Margaret Mihoch

Sep 16, 2013

Margaret Mihoch of Tunkhannock died Monday, September 16th at Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 31, 1921 daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Tomko Partilla. Margaret was a 1939 graduate of G.A.R. High School and a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Tunkhannock. She was a loving mother and grandmother a spent...

Maryann C. Parry

Maryann C. Parry

Sep 15, 2013

Maryann C. Parry of E. Tioga St. Tunkhannock died Sunday evening September 14th in Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. She was born in Spring Lake Heights, NJ, on August 9, 1945, daughter of the late Stanley and Rita Kern Chmielewski. Maryann was a 1963 graduate of West Scranton High School. After graduating from beauty school she owned her on Salon until...

Millie Crawford

Millie Crawford

Sep 4, 2013

Millie I. Crawford Millie Isabel Harvey Crawford of Georgetown, TX formerly of Lake Carey died Wednesday at the home of her daughter and son in law Janet and Thomas Nelson of Georgetown. Millie was born February 17, 1915 in Marcy, Tunkhannock Twp. Wyoming county daughter of the late Ross and Bessie Milhime Harvey. Prior to her retirement she worked as...