Obituaries
Joycelyn Ross
Jan 3, 2023
Joycelyn N. Ross, 92, of Tunkhannock, passed away at her home, Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
She was born in Vernon, PA on November 3, 1930, daughter of Frances and Herbert Rogers.
She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1947. She was married to Jack J. Ross (deceased). Joycelyn raised her family of six children in the borough...
Robert Daniels
Jan 3, 2023
Robert C. Daniels, 80, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday January 3, 2023 at Mountain View Nursing Home, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lavona Dietrich Daniels.
Born in Pittston on July 20, 1942 he is the son of the late Carlton "Huck" and Ella Bowman Daniels.
Bob and his wife are members of the Tunkhannock...
Debbie Cahoon
Jan 2, 2023
Debbie Cahoon, 57, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 21 years, Ryan Cahoon.
Born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on December 5, 1965. She is the daughter of John Martinez and Mary Autry Terry.
She delivered newspaper for the Times Leader and Citizens Voice. She was devoted...
LaRue Cron
Dec 28, 2022
LaRue Cron, 74, of Mehoopany passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Sherwood Cron.
Born in Scranton on January 10, 1948 he is the son of the late Oliver and Marion LaRue Cron.
LaRue was a very hard worker, he...
Kay Tunnicliff
Dec 28, 2022
Kay Rose Tunnicliff, 61, of Mildred, PA passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Sevelon L. Tunnicliff.
Born on June 18, 1961, she is the daughter of the late Howard and Evelyn Kiesinger Comstock.
Kay graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1979. She was a mother to...
Cara Coolbaugh
Dec 26, 2022
Cara Ann Coolbaugh, 58, of Tunkhannock passed away on Monday December 26, 2022 at her home.
Born in Tunkhannock on December 1, 1964 she is the daughter of the late, Wendell and Joann Klimas Coolbaugh. Cara was a 1982 graduate of the Tunkhannock School District.
She loved traveling and visiting the Thousand Islands and Canton, NY. Cara enjoyed going to...
Norman Keen
Dec 19, 2022
Norman L. Keen, 84, of Eaton Twp. passed away on Monday December 19, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Marion E. Wood Keen one week prior on December 12.
Born on November 19, 1938 he is the son of the late Millard and Isabelle Keen Lowyn.
He was a...
Fern Boyce
Dec 16, 2022
Fern Boyce, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Robert Boyce.
"On Friday, December 16, at 11:35 AM, my wife and helpmate of 44 years, decided, her life should end. Fern Violet Boyce, the youngest of 5 children, born to Raymond and Violet...
Joan Zalewski
Dec 14, 2022
Joan M. Zalewski, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully December 14, 2022, at the age of 81, after a short illness.
She was born October 27th, 1941, in Mehoopany, Pa, the daughter of the late Edmund and Marian Reeser Fenton.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Ronald Zalewski, and by brothers, Richard, Ralph, Dusty, John, and Jack; sisters,...
Charles Buffington
Dec 12, 2022
Charles Andrew Buffington "Buff", 82, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday December 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Linda Goldsmith Buffington.
Born in Sayre, PA on April 17, 1940 he is the son of the late Charles and Martha Cook Buffington.
Charles was a 1958 graduate of Susquehanna High...
Marion Keen
Dec 12, 2022
Marion Elizabeth Keen, 84, of Eaton Twp. passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Norman Keen.
Born on January 4, 1938, she is the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Wood.
She was a member of the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church. She loved fishing, cooking and...
Willard Fassett
Dec 9, 2022
Willard E. Fassett, 70, of Meshoppen passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 in Palm Harbor, FL. He is survived by his wife, Tina Fassett.
Born on March 27, 1952, he is the adopted son of the late Robert Fassett and survived by his mother Violet Fassett.
Willard Fassett worked on a farm during his younger years and was an extraordinary...
Ann Weeks
Dec 5, 2022
Ann S. Weeks, 86, of Tunkhannock passed away and was Promoted to Glory on Monday December 5, 2022 at Guardian Healthcare, Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend C. Emory Weeks in 2005.
Born in Troy, NY on December 17, 1935 she is the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Martin Bass.
She was a 1954...
Lynne Delano
Dec 1, 2022
Lynne L. Delano, 73, of Meshoppen passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania with family by her side. She is survived by her Loving husband of 54 years, George Delano.
Born on November 24, 1949, she is the daughter of the late Wilbur and Agnes Brummett Smith. Lynne graduated from Neshaminy High...
Dianne Shelly
Nov 30, 2022
Dianne Banta Shelly, 79, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on November 30, 2022, after a tremendous battle with multiple illnesses, including Covid.
Dianne was born at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston on June 23, 1943. She attended Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, MD, graduating in 1960. She went on...
Barbara Zeck
Nov 27, 2022
Barbara D. Zeck, 87, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday November 27, 2022, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband John Zeck.
She had a love for gardening, antiques, reading and her family. Barbara loved going to the movies at the Dietrich theater and working in her gardens.
Barbara was born in Scranton...
Joyce Garrahan
Nov 26, 2022
Joyce Garrahan, 77, of Shavertown passed away on Saturday November 26, 2022 at Allied Hospice.
Born in Luzerne on September 7, 1945 she is the daughter of the late Peter and Celia Yablonski Gober.
Joyce enjoyed going to the Kris Kringle mart in Mifflinburg. Her interests included flea markets, festivals, arts and crafts, and bowling. Joyce was always very energetic...
Rosemarie Goble
Nov 21, 2022
Rosemarie A. Goble, 70, of Monroe Township passed away on Monday November 21, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 33 years Gary Goble.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on July 9, 1952 she is the daughter of the late Sylvester and Veronica Orleski-Tokar.
Rosemarie enjoyed life to its fullest. She loved gardening, mountain rides,...
Marie Gabura
Nov 19, 2022
Marie Patricia Gabura, 83, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday November 19, 2022, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years Emil Gabura in 1997.
Born in Plymouth on October 10, 1939 she is the daughter of the late Stanley and Celia Wisniewski Griscavage. She was a graduate of the Plymouth High...
Barbara Forster
Nov 13, 2022
Barbara A. Forster 87, of Mehoopany passed away on Sunday November 13, 2022 at UPMC Williamsport Hospital. She is the loving wife of 70 years to William E. Forster.
Born in Carbondale on September 29, 1935 she is the daughter of the late Paul and Nancy Fox.
She was a loving mother and grandmother. Barbara enjoyed cats ,going to the...
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