Obituaries

Hugh K. Ashcraft

Hugh K. Ashcraft

Jul 21, 2013

Hugh K. Ashcraft Hugh K. Ashcraft 76, of Forkston, PA died Sunday July 21 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Hugh was born on June 3, 1937 son of the late Norman and Pauline Krewson Ashcraft., He was a 1957 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy Science from the Pennsylvania State...

Adam E. Onzik

Adam E. Onzik

Jul 9, 2013

Adam E. Onzik Adam E. Onzik of Towson, Maryland died peacefully at his home on Tuesday July 9, 2013. He was born in Kingston on September 19, 1984 and is the son of Edward P. and Mary Ann Kupstas Onzik of Shavertown. Adam was a 2003 graduate of Bishop O’ Reilly High School and 2007 graduate of Loyola College in...

Armistice Louise Nahlik

Armistice Louise Nahlik

Jul 5, 2013

Armistice L. Nahlik Armistice “Dude” Louise Nahlik of Springville died Friday July 5, 2013 in the Tunkhannock Methodist Home, Tunkhannock. She was born in Mehoopany on November 11, 1923 daughter of the late Lloyd and Ellen Atkinson Robinson. Dude lived in Queens Village for 31 years moving to Springville in 1986. She was an active member of St. Peters Episcopal...

Harold L. Tempest

Harold L. Tempest

Jun 25, 2013

Harold L. Tempest, age 61, of 133 Spruce St., Tunkhannock, PA (formerly of Millersville, PA) passed away on June 25, 2013 in Montrose, PA suddenly. He was born on July 22, 1951 the son of the late Harold H. and Ann Winsco Tempest. Harold was a graduate and class president of Mahanoy Area High School class of 1969. He also...

Gertrude H. Smith

Gertrude H. Smith

Jun 23, 2013

Gertrude H. Smith, age 104, of Vestal, NY (formerly of Springville, PA) passed away Sunday morning, June 23, 2013 at the UHS Senior Living at Ideal in Endicott, NY. She was born on December 17, 1908 the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Etta Mae Sutton Hadsall. Gertrude was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1928. She...

Roger C. Betts

Roger C. Betts

Jun 22, 2013

Roger C. Betts, 77, of Tunkhannock, passed away on June 22nd at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 8, 1935, in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of the late Walter and Hazel Jacobs Betts. Roger was a graduate of Knox College in Galesburg, IL and a Navy veteran. He was a Procter and Gamble retiree...

Donald M. Scudder

Donald M. Scudder

May 30, 2013

Donald Morgan Scudder, of Harrison St. Tunkhannock, died Thursday, May 30th at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was born in Deposit, NY on September 19, 1928 son of the late Reid and Blodwin Morgan Scudder. Donald was employed by Bendix in South Montrose for 40 years and retired in 1992. He was a member of the Assembly of God...

Sarah E. Carichner

Sarah E. Carichner

May 26, 2013

Sarah E. Carichner 83, of Mile Road Tunkhannock died at her home on Sunday May 26th, she was born in Noxen on April 8, 1930, daughter of the late Earle and Mildred Foote Ayers. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1948. For several years she was employed as wrapper in Daytona Mills. Sarah enjoyed the outdoors...

Arlene L. Muzzy

Arlene L. Muzzy

May 25, 2013

Arlene Muzzy, 68, of Jenningsville, Pa. died peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with her husband of 47 years, Glenn Muzzy Sr., by her side. Arlene was the daughter of the late Elwood and Alice Miller Taylor of Jermyn. She was born in Carbondale on August 27, 1944. Arlene was a 1962 graduate of Benton High...

George M. Offshack

George M. Offshack

May 23, 2013

George M. Offshack of Sugar Hollow Road, Tunkhannock died Thursday in Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains. Surviving is his wife of 62 years Louise Sakoski Offshack. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 23, 1926 son of the late George and Mary Montville Offshack. He attended Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre and was an Army veteran serving Pacific Theater during WW2....

Thomas Gruen

Thomas Gruen

May 22, 2013

Thomas Michael Steven Gruen 48, of Tunkhannock died Thursday Morning at Geisinger CMC in Scranton from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident while responding to automobile accident as an EMT for the Tunkhannock Ambulance Association. He was born in Scranton on August 12, 1964 son of the late Doris Kessler Gruen and Edmond Gruen, of Tunkhannock. Tom was a...

Catherine Shubert

Catherine Shubert

May 22, 2013

Catherine Shubert of Spirit Lane, Mill City died at her home on Wednesday. May 22, 2013. She was born in Wilkes Barre on September 18, 1939 daughter of the late Franklin and Catherine Adamitis Thomas. Catherine was a graduate of Newport Township High School, attended an Extension Villanova University while living at Mt. Alvernia Convent in Reading. She was a...

William A. Rodgers

William A. Rodgers

May 20, 2013

William A. Rodgers of Button Road, Springville, PA died Monday in the Endless Mountains Health System in Montrose, PA. He was born in Norfolk, VA. Son of the late William and Arlis Smith Rodgers. William was a 1958 graduate of Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, NJ and he received a Bachelors degree from Kings Point College in 1962. After graduating...

Debra A Ferree

Debra A Ferree

May 20, 2013

Debra A. Ferree, of Windy Valley Rd, Forkston, passed away at her home on Monday May 20th. She was born in Meshoppen on December 15, 1953 and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1971. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. She also enjoyed crocheting and had a great love of the outdoors...

John E. Polons

John E. Polons

May 16, 2013

John Edward Polons, known as “Jack” to some, died Thursday, May 16th at Tyler Memorial Hospital. John was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1937 to Edward Polons and Gertrude Blockus Polons. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1954. Upon graduating he enlisted and served for 8 years in the Navy Reserves. In 1958, he married, moved to...

Ann M. Stroka

Ann M. Stroka

May 15, 2013

Ann Marie Wiernusz Stroka, 89, of Sugar Hollow, Tunkhannock passed away early Wednesday morning at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Rokosz) Wiernusz and was the devoted wife of the late George S. Stroka. Ann worked for many years as a zipper setter at Bocar Manufacturing in Tunkhannock. In her...

Helen L. Sharpe

Helen L. Sharpe

May 14, 2013

Helen Sawicki Sharpe, 84 of Laceyville and Melbourne, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 14th in Consulate Health Care Center of Melbourne. Born in Eaton Township on December 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Gajdica Jurista. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School. In her earlier years, she was employed in the garment...

Frances Gibbons

Frances Gibbons

May 10, 2013

Twin sister Florence Jervis 16 years Philadelphia Bindery 23 years Ohio Casualty Insurance in Philadelphia

Mary Allegra Sturdevant

Mary Allegra Sturdevant

May 6, 2013

Mary Allegra Sturdevant of Marcy Rd, Tunkhannock died Monday May 6th at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born on November 30, 1921 in Riverside Hospital, Wilkes-Barre daughter of the late Fred G and Eleanor Gay Northrup. Mary Allegra attended the Mehoopany Grade School and graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1939. She then attended and graduated from Wilkes-Barre...

Violet Donowski

Violet Donowski

Apr 25, 2013

Violet Donowski, 90, of Tunkhannock formerly of Warrior Run Luzerne Co. died Thursday April 25, 2013 in the Golden Living Center Tunkhannock. She was born in Hanover, Luzerne Co. on December 9, 1922 daughter of the late Frank and Anna Kuprionus Kupinewicz . Violet traveled the world with her late husband Stanley W. Donowski as an Army wife as he...