Obituaries

Bertha Holod

Bertha Holod

Mar 31, 2011

Bertha Stroka Holod, 90, died Thursday, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was married to Daniel Holod who passed away on March 26, 2011. She was born on March 3, 1921 on the tranquil family farm in Sugar Hollow, and was a daughter of the late William and Victoria Mrockza Stroka. Bertha and Dan married on September 1, 1945....

Letha Trowbridge

Letha Trowbridge

Mar 29, 2011

Letha Trowbridge of Tunkhannock died Friday evening in Greenly Personal Care Home in Thurston Hollow, Tunkhannock. She was born in Noxen on November 17, 1921 daughter of the late Henry and Rachel Foote Altemus. She was preceded in death by husband Kenneth Trowbridge. Surviving is a son Kenneth Trowbridge of Lawton, Pa. a sister Idabelle of Georgia, 4 grandchildren and...

Daniel Holod

Daniel Holod

Mar 26, 2011

Daniel Holod Sr., age 91 of Tunkhannock died Saturday morning in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Dan was born in Scranton on May 2, 1919 son of the late Daniel and Bernice Pacura Holod. He was raised in East Lemon on now what is Henry-Holod Road. Dan was a veteran of WW2 and served in England with the Army...

Margaret A. Walters

Margaret A. Walters

Mar 24, 2011

Margaret Lydia Walters, 92, of Tunkhannock, died March 24, 2011 at Mercy Tyler Hospital after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Walters in 1990 and her nephew, Donald Harding, III in 2002. Born July 1, 1918, in Thurston Hollow, She was the daughter of Clarence B. and Florence (Phinney) Allshouse. She was a member...

Fern Kromelbein

Fern Kromelbein

Mar 23, 2011

Fern Kromelbein of Tunkhannock formerly of Crestview Court, Athens died Wednesday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Fern was born in Centermoreland on July 15, 1925 daughter of the late Floyd B. and Ruth Terry Corby. She was a graduate of Beaumont High School class of 1943. Fern and her late husband Harold Lee “Bud” Kromelbein were the owners...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Mar 20, 2011

Ruth Titman Kaveney Smith of Harrison St., Tunkhannock died Sunday morning at her home. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 6, 1920 daughter of the late Floyd DeWitt and Sara Billings Titman. Ruth was a 1937 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and received her B.S. in Commercial Education from Bucknell University class of 1941. Ruth was employed by Cadwalader,...

Ronald P. Rozanski

Ronald P. Rozanski

Mar 18, 2011

Ronald P. Rozanski of Bardwell Road, Factoryville, died Friday March 18th at the Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was born August 20, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre son of the late John and Marion Pasternak Rozanski. Ron was a 1965 graduate of Wilkes-Barre Township High School and was a Navy Veteran serving two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Navy...

Robert H. Penrith

Robert H. Penrith

Mar 11, 2011

Robert H. Penrith Sr. went home to the Lord on March 11, 2011, after a brief stay at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Bob was born on February 27, 1935 son of the late Cecil and Emily Penrith. Bob was employed at Bendix Corp. in S. Montrose prior to his retirement. He also worked at Jonah Frameworks, Meshoppen. He was...

Wilmer L. Faux

Wilmer L. Faux

Mar 4, 2011

Wilmer L. Faux of Vernon, Northmoreland Twp. died at his home Friday afternoon March 4, 2011. He was born in Northmoreland Twp., Wyoming County on May 26, 1942 son of the late Joseph and Cloe Evans Faux. Wilmer was a 1960 graduate of Tunkhannock High Class of 1960 and a Navy Veteran. Prior to his retirement he was employed by...

Charles D. Wilson

Charles D. Wilson

Mar 1, 2011

Charles D. Wilson of Tunkhannock, died March 1, 2011 in Tunkhannock. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on May 21, 1976 son of Wayne L. Wilson and Joyce Fisher Wilson. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was employed as a mechanic for DeNaples in Dunmore. He had a love for all vehicles, fishing, camping. His greatest love was...

Bernard A. Steele

Bernard A. Steele

Feb 26, 2011

Bernard A. Steele of Tunkhannock died at home on Saturday morning February 26th. He was born in Nicholson on January 7, 1921 son of the late William and Mildred Gregory Steele. Bernie worked at the Tunkhannock Agway for 31 ½ years retiring as manager. He was a 1939 graduate of Factoryville High School and an Army Air Corps veteran. He...

Sandra L. Smith

Sandra L. Smith

Feb 25, 2011

Sandra L. Smith of Mehoopany died Friday February 25, 2011 in the Hospice Unit of Geisinger South in Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Kingston on November 21, 1947 daughter of the late Howard and Betty Louise Evans Boice. Sandra received her GED from Tunkhannock High School in 1986. She was a graduate of Empire Beauty School and was a self...

Michael J. Vadella

Michael J. Vadella

Feb 24, 2011

Michael Joseph Vadella Jr. died peacefully on Thursday surrounded by his loving family in the Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. Mike was the oldest of six children born July 26, 1923 in Winton Lackawanna County. He was the son of Michael Joseph and Bertha Sershen Vadella. He was a graduate of Winton High School and attended Harrisburg University. He was...

Veronica C. Azarowicz

Veronica C. Azarowicz

Feb 20, 2011

Veronica Smigel Azarowicz, 88, died Sunday at her home. Her husband of 50 years, Anthony Azarowicz, died in 1999. She was born in Falls Twp., Wyoming County on March 29, 1922 daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Jakubco Smigel. Veronica was preceded in death by sisters Anna Naylor, Mary Miner, Helen Bendokitis, Margaret Gorko and a brother Stanley Smigel....

Brian E. Harvey

Brian E. Harvey

Feb 17, 2011

Brian E. Harvey, 54, of Eaton Township died at home on Thursday, February 17, 2011. Born October 10, 1956 he was a son of the late Ross and Lois Tims Harvey. He was preceded in death by a brother Richard Harvey. He is survived by a son Troy Harvey of Tunkhannock, brothers Ross Harvey of Monroe Township, David Harvey of...

Richard Dickinson

Richard Dickinson

Feb 13, 2011

Richard Dickinson 86, of Lake Winola died Sunday evening at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Virginia Ayers Dickinson. He was born in Schultzville, PA on March 13, 1924 son of the late Alfred and Hilda Johnson Dickinson. Richard was a member of the Lake Winola United Methodist Church; he enjoyed wood working,...

Miles R. Delany

Miles R. Delany

Feb 13, 2011

Miles R. Delany of Maple Lane Tunkhannock formerly of New Hope died at his home on Sunday February 13, 2011. He was born in New Hope, Pa. on December 18, 1925 son of the late Miles H. and Edna Hutchinson Delany. Miles received his GED from New Hope High School and was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Prior...

Edgar Belles

Edgar Belles

Feb 11, 2011

Edgar A. Belles of Prevost Lane Tunkhannock died Friday, February 11, 2011 at home. He was born in Dallas Twp. Luzerne County on March 10, 1914 son of the late George and Cora Knecht Belles. Edgar was a graduate of Dallas High School Class of 1932. Prior to his retirement he was employed by Kanarr Tool and Dye Marker in...

Dorothy Rezykowski

Dorothy Rezykowski

Feb 4, 2011

Dorothy Rezykowski formerly of Falls died in the Abington Manor in Clarks Summit on Friday. She was born in Tunkhannock on April 28, 1933 daughter of the late William and Mary White Dymond. Dorothy was a member of the Falls United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Zigmond Rezykowski, son William, Brothers William and Floyd Dymond....

Elsie M. Clark

Elsie M. Clark

Feb 4, 2011

Elsie M. Clark of Pennsylvania Ave. Tunkhannock died at her home on Friday February 4, 2011. Elsie was born in Clinton Twp., Wyoming County on August 25, 1925 daughter of the late Earl Miller and Jennie Ann Slusser White. Prior to her retirement Elsie was employed by the Endicott Johnson Shoe Factory in Tunkhannock. She was a member of the...