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Jane Lois King

Jane Lois King

Oct 17, 2009

Jane Lois King, 78 of Tunkhannock died Saturday October 17. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Robert King of 34 years. She was born in Passaic, New Jersey daughter of the late Henry and Jeanetta Van Bevran Schoonfield. She retired from the Tunkhannock Area School district as a teacher’s aid. She was an active member of the...

Mary Williams

Mary Williams

Oct 17, 2009

Mary E. Williams Mary E. Williams 75, of Springville died on Saturday October 17 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 29 years Frank C. Williams. She was born January 11, 1934 daughter of the late Elwood and Minnie Yale Nulton. Mary was a graduate of the Dallas Township High School, and was...

Bernardine Carter

Bernardine Carter

Oct 10, 2009

Bernardine (Narda) Carter, age 90, Tunkhannock PA, formerly of Barre VT, passed away peacefully at home on October 10, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. Bernardine was born Sept. 13, 1919, in Websterville VT, the daughter of the late Bernardino and Visitacion (Campo) Gomez, formerly of Cantabria Spain. Her husband is Stanley Carter. They recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary....

Raymond J Ayers

Raymond J Ayers

Oct 7, 2009

Raymond J. Ayers Raymond “Red” J. Ayers of Centermoreland died Wednesday at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born April 28, 1934 in Noxen son of the late Earle and Mildred Foote Ayers. Red was a 1952 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to his retirement was employed as a mill worker at Natona Mills in Dallas for over...

June Marie Yun

June Marie Yun

Oct 5, 2009

June Marie Yun, 54, of Jenningsville died Monday at home. Born on November 1, 1955, in Gotenba, Shizuoka Ken Japan, she was the daughter of the late Richard F. and Hiroko Hasegawa Sommers. She was employed as a Deli Clerk at Mr. Z’s in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 19 years Dennis Yun of Jenningsville, son Richard...

James McCann

James McCann

Sep 30, 2009

James Arthur McCann James Arthur McCann of Scranton formerly of West Pittston died Wednesday at the Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Pittston on December 19, 1950 son of the late James T. and Eloise Adrian McCann. He was a 1968 graduate of West Pittson High School and attended the University of Maryland. He had been employed...

Irene M Macijowsky

Irene M Macijowsky

Sep 28, 2009

Irene M. Macijowsky, formerly of Lake Winola, died Monday at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born in Duryea on March 4, 1924, she was the daughter of the Late Stephen and Stella Kulas Glinski Golenski and stepdaughter of the late Stella Azarowicz-Glinski Golenski. She was a graduate of Falls-Overfield High School, class of 1942. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law,...

Jessica Warner

Jessica Warner

Sep 18, 2009

Jessica Marie Robinson Warner of Havelock, NC formerly of Hazel St., Tunkhannock died Saturday in Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern, NC from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident on Friday September 18th. Jessica was born in Tunkhannock on April 2, 1980, daughter of Janice Paylor Robinson of Tunkhannock and the late James Robinson. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock...

Neil S. Lane

Neil S. Lane

Sep 16, 2009

Neil S. Lane, 56, of Tunkhannock died on Wednesday in the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. He was born in Meshoppen, PA. on April 15, 1953 son of the late Roger and Esther Strickland Lane. He was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and worked as a Technician at Procter & Gamble. He was a member of Moose Lodge...

Janice Warnett

Janice Warnett

Sep 11, 2009

Janice Warnett, of Tunkhannock, died September 11, 2009 at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born Dec. 24, 1914, in Throop, she was a daughter of the late Gabriel and Lucy Mayer Calwitts. Prior to her retirement, she was a seamstress at Rowker Manufacturing in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alexander, in 1973; and her sister, Marion...

George H. Deeken

George H. Deeken

Sep 8, 2009

George H. Deeken of Sand Plant Road Tunkhannock died Tuesday in Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. He was born in Carlstadt, NJ on November 6, 1924 son of the late Herman and Evelyn Deeken. George was an Army veteran of WW2 and prior to his retirement he was employed as a book keeper for Hughey Trucking in Tunkhannock. He was...

Mildred Graham

Mildred Graham

Sep 6, 2009

Mildred Graham of 6 Maple St., Factoryville died Sunday in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was born in Newport, North Carolina on April 16, 1931 daughter of the late Earl and Bertha Bussard Graham. Prior too her retirement she was employed as a private duty care giver. Mildred was preceded in death by a son Craig Pogue, surviving...

Kenneth Lee Smith

Kenneth Lee Smith

Aug 21, 2009

Kenneth Lee Smith of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Tunkhannock and Scranton, died Friday in Community Hospice-Morris Center, Jacksonville. Ken was born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 5, 1960, son of Thomas Severcool, Tunkhannock, and the late Barbara Vaow Severcool. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and had been employed at Keystone Junior College, LaPlume. Later, he was the owner...

William S. Corey

William S. Corey

Aug 20, 2009

William Samuel Corey died Thursday at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He is survived by his wife, the former Elaine Frazier Blye of West Chester, whom he married in 1976. Born April 9, 1911, in Philadelphia, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., with a degree in electrical engineering. He also received a master's degree in mathematics from...

Edmund S. Wikoski

Edmund S. Wikoski

Aug 17, 2009

Edmund “Ed” S. Wikoski, 91, of Bartron Rd, Tunkhannock, died Monday in the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born on November 23, 1917 in Scranton, son of the late Walter and Bridget Cebalski Wikoski Prior to retirement he was a self employed trucker and stone quarry operator. He was an army veteran serving during World War II. “Ed” was a member...

Donald L. James

Donald L. James

Aug 8, 2009

Donald L. James of Meshoppen passed away at his home on Saturday, August 8th. He was born in Kingston, Oct 26, 1934, son of the late William D. and Louise Troster James. He was a 1952 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, was a Navy Veteran, and member of the Tin Can Sailors, JP Kennedy Crewmembers Association and the Black Walnut...

James Charles Simmons

James Charles Simmons

Jul 24, 2009

James Charles Simmons James Charles Simmons, 57, Springville died on Friday, July 24 2009, in the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville due to complications from a liver transplant last year. He was born in Waterville, ME on March 28, 1952, son of the late Stacy and Alice (Wentworth) Simmons. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Prior to his illness, Jim...

Kimberly Rought-Fiorentino

Kimberly Rought-Fiorentino

Jul 22, 2009

Kimberly A. Rought-Fiorentino, 42, of Factoryville died Wednesday July 22, 2009 after a courageous battle with MS. Born in Scranton on December 14, 1966 she was the daughter of Mary E and the late Robert W. Richards. She was preceded in death by her late husband Eugene T. Rought, father of her two boys, and by a sister Mary Grace....

Ruth A. Guyette

Ruth A. Guyette

Jul 17, 2009

Ruth Ann (Stile) Guyette of Tunkhannock, died Friday July 17, 2009 at home following a brief illness. Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Stile. She graduated from Luzerne High School. She was known to all as a dedicated mother and housewife who supported the growth of her husband's business through all the successes,...

Elmer H. Clark

Elmer H. Clark

Jul 13, 2009

Elmer H. Clark, of Diamond Trailer Park, Tunkhannock died Monday evening in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains PA He was born in Sayre, PA on April 4, 1941 son of the late Earl and Anna (Cashdollar) Clark. Prior to his retirement he was employed as an electrician at the Bad Creek Power Plant Salem, SC. He was a member of...

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