Obituaries
Berlin Russo
Sep 11, 2012
Berlin Russo Jr. 56, of Springville died September 11 at the Montrose Hospital. He was born in Scranton on November 11, 1956 son of the late Berlin and Nancy Layaou Russo Berlin enjoying working on the family farm with his brother he also was an avid hunter and fisherman enjoying the outdoors every chance he had. He is survived by...
Charles Joseph Charles
Sep 7, 2012
Charles J. Charles of Tunkhannock died Friday in Mercy Center in Dallas. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 22, 1922 son of the late Simon and Elizabeth Ferris Charles. Charlie was a 1940 graduate of GAR High School and was a Marine Veteran serving with the 4th division in World War II having fought at Iwo Jima and other...
Doris Garinger
Sep 6, 2012
Doris Garinger of Tunkhannock died Thursday September 6th in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born March 22 1930 on Corby Hill, Eaton Township Wyoming County, daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel Brown Sickler. She was a 1948 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and was very active in the Free Methodist Church Bowmanâs Creek. She taught Sunday school...
Raymond Lybolt
Sep 1, 2012
Raymond âRay Crowfeatherâ Lybolt, 93, of Ideal, Georgia formerly of Tunkhannock died Saturday, September 1, 2012 in Flint River Hospital in Montezuma, Ga. Ray was born in Larksville on July 6, 1919 son of the late Ray V. and Charlotte M. Hawk Lybolt. Ray was of the Mohawk Nation. He was a 1937 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and served...
Bonnie Rae Smith
Sep 1, 2012
Bonnie Rae Kipp Smith, 70, of Lovelton passed away on September 1, 2012 at home following a brief illness. Born in Rochester NY on December 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Loren J. and Eleanor Gowan Kipp. She attended Wyalusing Valley Jr/Sr High School and graduated in 1960. Bonnie worked briefly at a dress factory before becoming...
Anna M Sabine
Aug 30, 2012
Mrs. Anna M. (Molnar) Sabine, 89, of Perth Amboy, NJ, Loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother died peacefully Thursday, August 30th, at the home of her youngest daughter Kerrie and her husband David Daniels in Meshoppen, PA. Born in Perth Amboy, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Maria Kirak Molnar. She lived in Perth Amboy for 88...
Darla K. McGavin
Aug 28, 2012
Darla McGavin, of Tunkhannock, died unexpectedly August 28, 2012 at Tyler Memorial Hospital. She was born in Tunkhannockâ June 27,1947, daughter of the late Earl and Helene Clark Lane. She is survived by her daughters Sherry McGavin Popiwchak and husband Joe, Denise McGavin Patton and husband Douglas;Companion Allan Perez; sisters Sonja Rau, Colleen Anderson, Pat Ayers; Grandchildren Katie Hunting, Zackery...
Pauline M. Rohrbach
Aug 28, 2012
Pauline Rohrbach of Tunkhannock formerly of Douglassville died Tuesday evening August 28, 2012 in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Pauline was born in Monocacy Station, Douglassville, Pa. on August 29, 1924 daughter of the late Harvey and Florence (Kline) Millard . Prior to her retirement she was employed as school bus driver for Rhoads Transportation in the Daniel Boone...
Harold D Cartwright
Aug 23, 2012
Harold D (Bo) Cartwright, 284 Bartron Rd Tunkhannock passed away peacefully Thursday August 23, 2012 at Golden Living Nursing Center Tunkhannock from complications of Alzheimer's & COPD. Born May 28, 1937 in Noxen to Moses and Eva Hopfer Cartwright he was a graduate of Tunkhannock HS Class of 1956 and served in the U S Army. He married Marguerite (Maggie)...
Emanuel Carfi
Aug 23, 2012
Emanuel âMannyâ Carfi of Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was born in Patterson, NJ on October 12, 1941 son of the late Patsy and Rose Agnello Carfi. Manny was employed as a truck driver all his professional career retiring from Hughy Trucking in Tunkhannock after 24 years of service. Surviving is his wife of 36...
Sara Weber
Aug 22, 2012
Sara Elizabeth Weber 88, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away on August 22, 2012 in Bridgewater, NJ after waging a courageous battle with cancer. Sara was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on August 12, 1924 daughter of the late L.G. and Myrtice Sutton Simpson Sara will be remembered as a devoted mother and great friend whose kindness, generosity and intelligence inspired all...
Corey R. Comstock
Aug 18, 2012
Corey R. Comstock, of Mehoopany, died Saturday, August 18th, at home. He was a son of the late Evelyn L. (Kiesinger) and Howard C. Comstock. Born in Meshoppen on February 25, 1947, he was a lifelong resident of Mehoopany. Corey was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and Mansfield University and worked for the Milnes Company of Tunkhannock for...
Irene V. Sudol
Aug 18, 2012
Irene V. Sudol of Mountain View Terrace formerly of Glen Lyon died at her home on Saturday. She was born in New Jersey on September 23, 1917 daughter of the late Michael and Katherine Kubasik. Irene was preceded in death by her husband Michael Sudol, brothers Tony Kasik, Frank Kubasik, sisters Sophie Staskiel, Mary Vansant and Julia Butz. Surviving are...
Gabriel W. Callwitts
Aug 16, 2012
Gabriel W. Callwitts Jr. of Hazel St. Tunkhannock, passed away on Thursday at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. He was born in Throop August 8, 1918 son of the late Gabriel and Lucy Mayers Callwitts Sr. He was a graduate of Coyne Electrical and Television School of Chicago IL and prior to his retirement he repaired numerous televisions retiring from Procter...
Natasha Canfield
Aug 13, 2012
Natasha (Tasha) Marie Canfield, age 17, of 456 Farr Rd., Mehoopany, passed away from injuries sustained as result of an automobile accident on Monday afternoon, August 13, 2012, in Windham Township, Wyoming County. She was born in Sayre on August 28, 1994, daughter of Roger Dale and Sylvia Marie Parks Canfield Jr. of Mehoopany. Natasha had just graduated with the...
Helen W. Lane
Aug 11, 2012
Helen W. Lane of Billings Mill Road Tunkhannock died Saturday evening in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Helen was born in Tunkhannock on February 16, 1932 daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Comstock White. She was a 1951 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to her retirement she was employed as a waitress at several local restaurants. She...
Maybelle J. Coolbaugh
Aug 9, 2012
Maybelle J. Coolbaugh of Rabbit Hollow Rd., Meshoppen died Thursday in the Community Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born in Wyoming, Luzerne country on January 7, 1918 daughter of the late Luther and Ethel Knorr Coolbaugh. She was a 1935 graduate of Meshoppen High School and received her Registered Nurses certification from Passaic General Hospital, in NJ. For several...
Jill V. Baldo
Aug 3, 2012
Jill V. Baldo of Jake Lane Factoryville died Friday evening in the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia. She was born in Meshoppen on May 9, 1965 daughter of Richard Nichols and Linda McLaud Nichols both of Tunkhannock. She attended Tunkhannock Area High School and had been employed by Wayneâs Automotive Collision Service Inc in Tunkhannock as a secretary....
Barbara M. Cortright
Aug 2, 2012
Barbara M. Cortright of West St., Tunkhannock, wife of the late Dale F. Cortright, passed away Thursday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Buffalo, NY on September 28, 1933, daughter of the late Albert P. and Myrtle M. Lyman Miller. She was a graduate of Corning Free Academy Class of 1951. She then attended nursing...
David L. Merrick
Jul 31, 2012
David L. Merrick of Meadowood Dr, Tunkhannock, passed away on Tuesday July 31st in INOVA Fairfax Hospital. He was born in Scranton on July 4, 1952, son of Leonard and Marion Sporer Merrick. He was a 1970 graduate of South Catholic High School and attended Keystone College. David began his career in the electronic security industry in 1979 where he...