Obituaries

Doris S. Miller

Doris S. Miller

Dec 3, 2009

Doris S. Miller, 72 of Clarks Summit died Thursday, December 3 at CMC Hospital in Scranton following a long Illness. She was surrounded by family and friends as she passed from this life. She was born in Tunkhannock on March 23, 1937 daughter of the late Thomas and Harriet Carpenter Miller. Before she retired she was employed as a seamstress...

George Frank Scouten

George Frank Scouten

Nov 21, 2009

George F. “Butch” Scouten 54, of Tunkhannock formally of Fair Lawn, NJ died Saturday, November 21 at Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline Scouten. George was born in Englewood, NJ son of the late George Arnold and Gertrude Frommer Scouten. He worked as a mechanic and bus driver for Brown’s van service...

Myrtle A MacMillan

Myrtle A MacMillan

Nov 16, 2009

Myrtle A. MacMillan 100, of Binghamton, New York died on Monday in the Willow Point Nursing Home in Vestal. She was preceded in death by her husband Jeddie MacMillan. She was born in Noxen, PA on January 18, 1909, daughter of the late Leon and Lillie Coolbaugh Turner. She was preceded in death by her, Daughters, Ruth Jurista, and Joan...

Myrtle G. Wyda

Myrtle G. Wyda

Nov 12, 2009

Myrtle G Wyda 78, of Vernon passed into the arms of her loving Savior on Thursday, November 12th at Lakeside Nursing Center. She is survived by her husband of 55 years Albert J. Wyda. She was born on Corby Hill in Tunkhannock, Pa on November 16, 1930 daughter of the late Chester Sickler and Flossie Corby Sickler. She attended Hunter...

Alton R. Stark

Alton R. Stark

Nov 10, 2009

Alton R. Stark Jr. 61, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 34 years Deborah H. Lemardy. He was born in Meshoppen, Pa on July 31, 1948 son of Lois Fassett Stark, of Tunkhannock and the late Alton R. Stark Sr. He was a 1966 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High school and...

Brenda Lee Howell

Brenda Lee Howell

Nov 6, 2009

November 6, 2009 Brenda Lee Howell, of Terry's Lane, Nicholson, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at her home. She was born in Tunkhannock, on March 4, 1959, a daughter of the late James E. and Gertrude Barber Murphy. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Murphy. Surviving is her husband of nine years, Gary Howell, son, Gary Dustin...

Gloria D. Russell

Gloria D. Russell

Nov 6, 2009

Gloria D. Russell Gloria Dominick Russell of Jenningsville died Friday, November 6, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son in law in Jenningsville after a long and courageous battle with Essential Tremor. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Clair H. Russell. She was born in Plains on September 22, 1927, the daughter of...

Richard Santee

Richard Santee

Nov 4, 2009

Richard P. Santee passed away Wednesday morning November 4, 2009, at Mercy Hospital following an illness. He was born at home on a farm in Sugar Run, PA, February 26, 1947, the son of Marie and Kenneth Santee. Rich was preceded in death by his wife, Joan, both parents and two brothers, Kenneth Jr. and Donald. He is survived by...

Thomas L. Hummel

Thomas L. Hummel

Nov 4, 2009

Thomas L. Hummel, Sr., 65, of Mehoopany, died on Wednesday at home. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on April 30, 1944, son of the late Hugh and Bessie Cragle Hummel. He worked as a Technician at Procter & Gamble prior to his retirement. He was preceded in death by daughters, Kathy Ann Hummel and Betty Kreidler, and by a brother,...

Donald D. Shoemaker

Donald D. Shoemaker

Nov 1, 2009

Donald D. Shoemaker Donald D. Shoemaker, 59, of Montrose passed away on Monday, November 2, 2009. Born in Meshoppen July 29, 1950, he was the son of the late Leo and Hazel Shoemaker. He attended school at Elk Lake and was employed as a forklift operator at Rex Tex. He is survived by his wife Claudia DeRemer Shoemaker, sons; Donald...

Eugene C. Yonchiuk

Eugene C. Yonchiuk

Oct 29, 2009

Eugene Cornelius Yonchiuk 74, of Prospect Hill, Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, PA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Helen Collins Yonchiuk who died in December 2000. He was born in Tunkhannock on March 4, 1935, son of the late Cornelius and Mary Strumski Yonchiuk. He was a graduate...

Roger Clifford

Roger Clifford

Oct 21, 2009

Roger Clifford 51, of Clark Summit died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Clifford. Born in Tunkhannock on September 14, 1958 son of the late Darwin Clifford and Dorothy Vanderbilt Capwell, of Dalton. Roger worked for several years at Drake Well Drilling, in Factoryville and then several years at Interstate Safety Services...

Joseph W. Keller

Joseph W. Keller

Oct 19, 2009

Joseph W. Keller Joseph W. Keller of Anderson Road Tunkhannock passed away peacefully at his home on Monday after a lengthy illness surrounded by family. He was born in Kingston on August 27, 1932 son of the late Joseph H. and Vera Gilbert Keller. Joe was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1950 and served in the Army...

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...

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...

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,...