Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
May 10, 2013
Twin sister Florence Jervis 16 years Philadelphia Bindery 23 years Ohio Casualty Insurance in Philadelphia
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
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...
James A. Lyman
Apr 25, 2013
James A. Lyman of Concord Ave, Factoryville, died Thursday April 25th at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. He was born in Scranton January 30, 1943 son of the late Raymond and Margaret James Lyman. Jim was a graduate of Dickson City High School. After school Jim enlisted in the United States Army where he was a Staff Sargent and...
Jane M. Evans
Apr 23, 2013
Jane Mable Evans of Falls died April 23 in Geisinger Community Center in Scranton. She was born in Tunkhannock on April 10, 1945 daughter of the late William F. and Emily Baker Strumski. Jane was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School class of 1963. For many fears she was a leader and active member of the Falls 4-H Club...
Florence Mae Denmon
Apr 22, 2013
Florence Mae Denmon of Beaumont passed away on Monday April 22nd at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. She was born in Alderson, PA on October 30, 1913 daughter of the late P. William and Rachael Hobbs Long. She was preceded in death by her husband Irvin H. Denmon, brothers Boyd and Mervin Long, and a sister Adealine Eppley. Surviving...
Margaret Sheridan
Apr 22, 2013
Margaret Sheridan of Dark Hollow Rd, Tunkhannock, passed away on Monday, April 22nd in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Newark, NJ on January 27, 1937 daughter of the late Frank and Marie (Serafin) Dziejma. She was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM Tunkhannock and in 1999 retired from Clark Summit State Hospital...
Richard H. Holton
Apr 21, 2013
Richard H. Holton of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday evening in Geisinger Community Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born in Tunkhannock, May 31, 1921 son of the late Edward Haulton and Alice Baker Holton. Dick was a 1939 graduate of Tunkhannock High School; a proud Navy veteran of World War II, and prior to his retirement in 1983 had been...
Debra Ann Sherwood
Apr 16, 2013
Debra Ann Sherwood of Hunter Lane, Factoryville died Tuesday April 16th in the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South in Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Meshoppen on January 13, 1957 daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Henry Hallock and Step Daughter of Patricia Allen of Canton. Debra attended Tunkhannock High School and worked as a clerk in Brick’s Market in...
Paul A. Kinney
Apr 15, 2013
Paul A. Kinney Paul A. Kinney of Scranton died Monday April 15 in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was born in Scranton on May 25, 1954 son of the late Kenneth and Betty Harris Kinney Sr. He was preceded in death by brothers John Kinney, James Kinney, Randy Kinney Sr., and Carl Kinney. Surviving are brothers Kenneth Kinney Jr.,...
Sarah E. Howell
Apr 14, 2013
Sarah E. Howell of Tunkhannock died Sunday April 14th at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Northmoreland Twp Wyoming County on December 12, 1918, daughter of the late George and Minnie Weaver Hicks Crone. She was a member of the Osterhout Bible Church, the Wyoming County Senior Citizens, and the Children’s Evangelist Fellowship of Wyoming County....
Thomas M Owens
Apr 12, 2013
Thomas M. Owens Senior Chief Petty Officer USN Retired Tom Owens 74 died peacefully on April 12th surrounded by his loving family in Community Medical Center in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Judy Dickinson Owens. They based their marriage on love, compassion and trust. He was the son of the late J. Philip and Helen...
Clara L. Edwards
Apr 11, 2013
Clara L. Edwards 101 of Tunkhannock formerly of Scranton and Dalton died Thursday evening at the Golden Living center in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband Francis Edwards. She was born in Scranton on March 6, 1912 daughter of the late Louis and Hattie Hilwig Kline. She was a graduate of the Scranton Public Schools and the...
Robert F. Gillis
Mar 28, 2013
Robert F. Gillis of Lake St, Tunkhannock passed away at home on Thursday, March 28, 2013. He was born in Jenkins Twp., Luzerne County on June 4, 1934, son of the late Edward and Frances Sankus Gillis. Bob was a graduate of Duryea High School class of 1952 and attended Penn State University. He was a Navy Veteran of the...
Sandra Marie Ide
Mar 27, 2013
Sandra Marie Ide of Ide Lane Meshoppen passed away at her home on Wednesday March 27th She was born in South Burlington VT on March 9th 1962 daughter of the late Norino C. and Shirley J. Robinson Dattilio. She was a 1980 graduate of South Burlington High School and received a BS and Masters from Springfield College in Massachusetts. She...
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