Obituaries
Kenneth E. DeGraw
Apr 3, 2009
Kenneth E. DeGraw, 92, of Falls, died Friday afternoon at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Ama Sutton. Born Aug. 27, 1916, in Centermoreland, son of the late John and Effie Weaver DeGraw, he was a member of Centermoreland United Methodist Church, enjoyed hunting and was a scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop...
Helen E. Clayton
Apr 1, 2009
Helen E. Clayton, 95, of Tunkhannock, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the home of her son Nelson C. Clayton, Jr. in Auburn Township. She was born in Scranton on September 23, 1913, daughter of the late Andrew and Eva (Steasina) Delambo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson C. Clayton, Sr. Surviving is her son Nelson...
Francis H. Tilghman
Mar 24, 2009
Francis H. Tilghman of Mehoopany died on Tuesday in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born on April 26, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland son of the late Arthur L. and Bertha Mae Lockhart Tilghman. He retired from the United States Army. He served in Vietnam with the 7th Calvary along side of Col. Hal Moore. The story of his...
James P. Ogden
Mar 21, 2009
James Piatt Ogden passed away March 21st at The Springs Nursing Home in St. Petersburg, Fla. Born March 4, 1919, in Tunkhannock, he was the son of the late Joseph and Eulalie Piatt Ogden. Mr. Ogden graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1937. He attended Wyoming Seminary in Kingston and graduated in 1941 from The University of Pennsylvania, where he...
Robert L. Avery
Mar 18, 2009
Robert L. Avery of Dalton, Overfield Twp., Wyoming County died Wednesday in the Hospice Unit of Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was born in Overfield Twp. on May 1, 1949 son of the late Donald and Gertrude “Freeman†Avery. Robert was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1967 and the Johnson Technical School in Scranton. For the past...
Ernest B. Conklin
Mar 16, 2009
Ernest B. Conklin of Tunkhannock died on Monday in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Campgaw, NJ on September 26, 1931, son of the late Sampson and Lena Montanya Conklin. He was a veteran of the United States Army, served in the Korean War, and was a member of the Franklin Lakes Fire Department for 50...
Martin VanSovitch
Mar 9, 2009
Martin VanSovitch of Stark Road Tunkhannock died March 9th in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Emergency Room. He was born in Olyphant on October 31, 1938 son of the late Louise Beston Baranski and Step son of Frank Baranski. Martin was a Navy Veteran and a graduate of the Culinary School of New York. Prior to moving back to Tunkhannock and opening...
Roger L. Glahn
Mar 7, 2009
Roger Lewis Glahn passed quietly in Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA, on the morning of March 7, 2009. He was 84 years old. Roger was born on July 30, 1924 in Luzerne, PA, the son of William Lewis Glahn and Florence Mae Annear Glahn, and the brother of the late Lora Mae Basciano. He graduated from Luzerne High School (Class...
Victor W. Schaefer
Mar 4, 2009
Victor W. Schaefer, 93, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. His wife of 65 years is Anne Chaplauske Schaefer, Born July 29, 1915, in Orange County, Calif., son of the late Herman and Lillie Bauer Schaefer, he was an Army veteran. He served for five years and saw action in the Pacific theater of operations during World...
Grace A. LaBar
Mar 3, 2009
Grace A. LaBar, 85, of Tunkhannock, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born September 6, 1923, in Tunkhannock, daughter of the late Wesley and Minnie (Sands) Miner. Grace worked at GLF in Tunkhannock for many years. She was an accomplished seamstress and a talented baker. She and her late husband, Earl, celebrated...
James J. Bartron
Mar 3, 2009
James J. Bartron, 68, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Kathe Reynolds Bartron. Born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 16, 1940, he was a son of the late John and Helen Byrd Bartron. James enjoyed woodworking, building and repairing clocks. He had a love for birds and fishing...
Lillian P. Kupstas
Feb 28, 2009
Lillian P. Kupstas of Yeager Ave. Dallas died Saturday in the Hospice Unit Geisinger South in Wilkes Barre. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 15, 1923 daughter of the late Henry W. and Mary Agnes McCourt McCusker. She was a graduate of the Girls High School of Boston and was an active member of St. Therese’s Church Shavertown....
Mildred A. Strumski
Feb 24, 2009
Mildred A, Strumski , 69, of Winola View Apartments, Lake Winola died Tuesday at the Community Medical Center, Scranton, after complications following heart surgery. She was born in Dunmore on April 16, 1939 daughter of the late Frank J. and Josephine Stanavitch Galonis. She was a 1957 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. She was a member of St. Mary’s...
Ernest John Malandri
Feb 20, 2009
Ernest Malandri Ernest Malandri 86 of Springville, PA died Friday at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Tunkhannock. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years Elizabeth Crosby Malandri. Born in New York City on September 5, 1923 son of the late Lawrence and Rose Ferrari Malandri. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force...
Joseph Williams
Feb 15, 2009
Joseph Williams of Highland Drive Dalton died Sunday at the home of his niece and her husband Mary and Edward Barber with whom he resided. He was born in Scranton on September 8, 1948 son of the late Lester and Mary Pitcavage Williams. Surviving is a sister Edna Williams of Mehoopany and a brother Lester Williams of Nicholson, several nieces...
Patricia Jean Johnson
Feb 14, 2009
Patricia Jean Johnson Patricia Jean Johnson, known to her family and friends as Tish, of King George Virginia, formerly of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2009 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She was born on December 23, 1953 at home in Lymanville, PA, daughter of Roger and Jean (Hall) Williams of Keiserville, Pa.. She was a...
Leonard James Matylewicz
Jan 29, 2009
Leonard James Matylewicz, 87, died Thursday at home. He and his wife, the former Evelyn Mae Herron, were married for 59 years. Born in Lake Winola on July 15, 1921 he was the son of the late Adam and Helen (Kazmierski) Matylewicz. He was an army veteran serving during WWII and retired from the post office after 28 years as...
William R. Williams
Jan 25, 2009
William R. Williams VMD of Tunkhannock died Sunday in Ann’s Grove Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. He was born in Plymouth on February 5, 1933 son of the late William Garfield and Mary Jones Williams. He was a 1949 Graduate of Tunkhannock High School where he was Valedictorian, and a Graduate of Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania...
Louis H. Avery
Jan 24, 2009
Louis H. Avery Louis H. Avery of Mill City, Overfield Twp. died on Saturday in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was born in Mill City, PA. on May 26, 1934, son of the late Harry and the late Alice Black Avery. He worked as a Truck Driver and prior to his retirement he was employed by Haddon Craftsman...
Joseph F. Soltis
Jan 17, 2009
Joseph F. Soltis, 99, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday January 17, 2009. He was born in Clairton on November 26, 1909 and married his beautiful wife Margaret Phillips on September 24, 1940. They are survived by their children, Joseph P. Soltis (Mary Ellen) of Scottsdale AZ, Monica J. Denton (James) of Granite Falls WA, Margaret J....
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