Obituaries
Richard James Hebda
Sep 4, 2013
Richard James Hebda of Short Road, Tunkhannock died at his home on Wednesday. He was born in Luzerne on August 9, 1937 son of the late Joseph and Lauretta Nafus Hebda. Richard was a 1955 graduate of Luzerne High School and a Army veteran. He had work for Kurlancheek and Feinberg Furniture Stores, retiring from Blue Ridge Communications in Tunkhannock...
Louise E. Hoskins
Sep 3, 2013
Louise E. Hoskins Louise E. Hoskins 70, of Stroudsburg formally of Tunkhannock died September 3rd in Stroudsburg, PA. She was born June 15, 1943 in LA Plume, PA daughter of the late Lewis and Leone Smith Jocelyn. She was preceded in death by her brother Charles Jocelyn and Companion Walter Becker. She is survived by son and daughter in law...
Robert F. Stenten
Aug 31, 2013
Robert F. Stenten 83, of Tunkhannock died Saturday evening. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on July 19, 1930 son of the late Charles and Anna Hosteller Stenten. Robert was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Korean War. He was a member of the Black Walnut American Legion Post 510 he was a...
C. Douglas Cooper
Aug 21, 2013
C . Douglas Cooper C. Douglas Doug Cooper, 71 of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly on August 21, 2013 at his home. Doug was born in Kingston on August 31, 1941 son of the late Clyde and Gladys Williams Cooper. He was a 1959 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and received a degree in Dairy Science from Penn State University. Doug...
Arthur E. Johnson
Aug 20, 2013
Arthur E. Johnson Arthur E. Johnson of Maple Ave. Tunkhannock died Tuesday August 20, 2013 in the Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas. Art was born in Tunkhannock on January 31, 1927 son of the late Harry and Mable Fargo Johnson. He was an Army Veteran, member of the Tunkhannock Assembly of God Church serving as Sunday School Superintend....
Maryann R. Targett
Aug 5, 2013
Maryann R. Targett, of Lake Winola, passed away on August 5th at Regional Hospital in Scranton. Born in Shamokin, PA on March 10, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Anna Horoshak Cleaver. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Targett. Maryann lived at Lake Winola for 40 years and was a member of...
Michael F. Privuznak
Aug 1, 2013
Michael F. Privuznak Michael F. Privuznak of Tunkhannock passed away on Aug 1st at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. He was born in New York City, NY on August 8, 1932 son of the late John and Anna C. Mahala Privuznak. He was a 1950 graduate of St Annes Academy in New York City and served in the US...
Frank C. Lenivy
Jul 25, 2013
Frank C. Lenivy Jr. 62, of Tunkhannock died suddenly Thursday at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 35 years Mary Pat Jarosz. He was born on July 1, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland son of the late Frank C. and Marie Linthicum Lenivy Sr. He retired from Proctor and Gamble in Mehoopany after 31 years...
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 Bachelors Degree in Dairy Science from the Pennsylvania State...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...