Obituaries
Sherry L. Gildea
Feb 3, 2011
Sherry L. Gildea Sherry L. Gildea of Greentown, Pa. died on Thursday February 3, 2011 in Jefferson Twp., Lackawanna County. She was born in Tunkhannock on January 5, 1972 daughter of Amelia Michael Donavan Janczewsky of Factoryville and the late Stanley William Donavan. She was preceded in death by brothers Stanley W. Donavan, Charles S. Donavan and Robert H. Michael....
Elva L. Minckler
Jan 29, 2011
Elva L. Minckler of Tunkhannock died Saturday in the Meadow View Senior Living Center Montrose. She was born in West Wyoming on July 6, 1927 daughter of the late John and Nellie Wittaman Troy. She was a member of the Tunkhannock Eastern Star Chapter 74 and attended the Grace Fellowship Church in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her...
Marie Evans
Jan 29, 2011
Marie Smith Evans went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday afternoon in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She was surrounded by her loving children whom were a comfort to her. Born January 27, 1939 in Sayre she was a daughter of the late Stephen M. and Mary Elizabeth Coolbaugh Smith. She was preceded in death by...
Geraldine M. Trauger
Jan 23, 2011
Geraldine M. Trauger of Lake Winola and Gulf Port, Fl passed away Sunday evening in the Community Medical Center Scranton. She was born in Northmoreland Township Wyoming County on December 16, 1928 daughter of the late Russell and Hazel Howell Jacques. She was a 1946 graduate of Falls Overfield High School and a member of the Lake Winola United Methodist...
Marlys A. Rozelle
Jan 12, 2011
Marlys Ann Rozelle of Forkston Twp passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre. Born July 24, 1935, in Swoyersville, she was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Pearl Garnet Thompson. She was a wife of the late Robert Rozelle and was a lifelong resident of Forkston Township. Marlys was a 1953 graduate...
Richard L Andrews
Jan 11, 2011
Richard L. Andrews, 66, a resident of Newark DE, and East Lemon Township PA, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. Born in Phoenixville, PA on March 14, 1944, he was a son of the late Dr. Emrys W. and J. Frances Spare Andrews. Richard is survived by seven brothers and sisters: George E. (Sandra) of Claymont,...
Wayne A. Montross
Jan 10, 2011
Wayne A. Montross of 110 Bluegrass Dr, Tunkhannock died Monday at Hospice Community Care at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Tunkhannock, Pa. on April 6, 1946 son of the late John and Ida Wadsworth Montross. Wayne was a 1965 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, and earned a certificate in the Operation of Heavy...
Jessie G. Moss
Jan 8, 2011
Jessie G. Moss, of Tunkhannock, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at home. Jessie was born November 10, 1919, at Lake Winola, a daughter of the late Hugh and Clara Newman Grose. She was married to the late William E. Moss. Jessie was a graduate of Blakely High School. While she was there, she...
Margy Cheryl Morgan
Jan 6, 2011
Margy Cheryl Morgan, 65, of Scranton, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away on Thursday, January 6th at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Born May 5, 1945 in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late David J. and Frances Bytosh Morgan. Margy was a resident at the William Warren Scranton Residence and participated in the Seniors group. She was always very...
Donald E. Davis
Jan 6, 2011
Donald E. Davis 90, of Tunkhannock, died Thursday at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Jane C. Davis. Born Dec. 1, 1920, in Wilkes-Barre, son of the late Stanley and Helen Jones Davis, he was a 1939 graduate of Kingston Twp. High School. He worked for Sordoni Construction before...
Lillian M. Jurista
Jan 1, 2011
Lillian M. Jurista of Jurista Drive Tunkhannock died Saturday in Mercy Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in South Gibson, Pa. on May 29, 1929 daughter of the late Ernest and Lillian Swett Wilbur. Lillian was a 1947 graduate of Harford High School, member of the Church of The Nativity B.V.M. in Tunkhannock...
Eva Maria Brabant
Dec 21, 2010
Final Chapter The final chapter of Momâs life was written unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. She had been working on her memoirs with the help of her children for the past several years and now her book will know completion. Eva Brabant was born in Braunschweig, Germany on February 14, 1928....
Marjorie Ann Rupsky
Dec 19, 2010
Marjorie A. Rupsky of Falls died Sunday, December 19th at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. Born on February 6, 1924 in Granby, MO she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Millie Anderson Smith. Marjorie had been employed as a seamstress in Loriâs Dress Factory in Falls for 30 years and was a member of the Falls United Methodist Church. She...
Floyd Carlysle Reynolds
Dec 18, 2010
Floyd Carlysle Reynolds of Tunkhannock died Saturday evening in Mercy Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Jermyn, Pa. on April 26, 1921 son of the late Paul and Muriel Adams Reynolds. Floyd was an Army Veteran of World War II, Prior to his retirement he was employed by Brockway Motors, Reynolds Auto Electric and served as shop foreman...
Shelley Lynn Savage-Cook
Dec 17, 2010
Shelley Lynn Savage-Cook, 40, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, after a lengthy illness. Shelley was born and raised in Orange County, Calif.. She is the daughter of Gregg and Carolyn (Oakey) Savage, Westminster, Calif. Shelley had a deep love for animals. Her daughter, Karyn, was the light of...
Ronald L. Clark
Dec 16, 2010
Ronald L. Clark, of Harding Lane, Tunkhannock, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, in Mercy Tyler Hospital shortly after admission. His wife is the former Mary Lou Steele, and together they shared 51 years of marriage. He was born in Tunkhannock, on August 17, 1935, a son of the late Leo W. and Dora Ball Clark and stepson of the late...
Florence S. Stelma
Dec 8, 2010
Florence Sakosky Stelma of Centermoreland died at her home on Wednesday December 8th. Born in Wyoming, PA on January 28, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and MaryAnn Stanislawa Sakosky. She had been employed in the dress factory industry for over 23 years retiring from Loriâs Dress Factory in Falls PA. She was a member of the...
Richard P. Walsh
Dec 4, 2010
Richard P. "Dick" Walsh Jr., 46, of Tunkhannock died Saturday at Mercy Hospice. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Laurie Watkins, of Tunkhannock. Born in Scranton on May 1, 1964, son of Richard and JoAnne Lasher Walsh, Scranton, he was a 1982 graduate of Scranton Technical High School and worked for Cargill Industries, Wyalusing. Also surviving are...
Jack Corker
Nov 25, 2010
Jack Corker of Tunkhannock died Thursday November 25th in the VA Medical Center in Plains Twp. He was born in Philadelphia on November 6, 1945 son of the late Willard and Bertha Reese Corker. Jack was a Navy Veteran and worked various jobs in Wyoming County prior to his retirement. He and his wife of 40 years Rosemary Fox Corker...