Obituaries

May 29, 2008

Aaron J. Pringle Witko Aaron J. Pringle Witko of Tunkhannock died in Edwardsville on Thursday. He was born in Tunkhannock on September 7, 1988 son of Harry J. Witko and Deborah Pringle of Tunkhannock. He was a 2007 graduate of Coughlin High School and was employed by Jil Cleaning Service of Mt. Pocono. Surviving is a half brother Harry James...

May 28, 2008

Carl E. Gingher Jr., 82, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He and his wife, Marge, would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on August 12th. Born in Scranton on September 8, 1925, he was the son of the late Carl E. Gingher Sr. and Mary Cook Gingher. He attended North Scranton High School...

May 26, 2008

Catherine Shoemaker of Tunkhannock, PA., formerly of Mountain Lake Rd., Belvedere, N.J died Monday May 26, 2008 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. She was born in Columbia, NJ, on December 30, 1916, daughter of the late Cornelius and Anna Kinney Swayze. She was a member of the Buttzville, United Methodist Church, Buttzville, PA. She worked as a school cook...

May 25, 2008

Josephine “Jo” Kane Griffin 95 of Tunkhannock formerly of Towanda died Sunday at Ann’s Grove Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock after an illness surrounded by her loving Family. She was the widow of William E. Griffin, Sr. who predeceased in death in June of 1999. She was born in South Waverly on June 29, 1912 daughter of the late John...

May 22, 2008

Elbert Leonard Dornblazer of Centermoreland took his final journey into rest on Thursday, May 22, 2008 while he slept. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Sickler. Elbert was born in Centermoreland in his childhood home on April 16, 1914. He was the son of the late Woodward L. and Grace A. Weaver Dornblazer. Before his retirement, he...

May 16, 2008

Wendi L. Moyer of Church Road Tunkhannock, died Friday, May 16, 2008, at Tyler Memorial Hospital Tunkhannock. She was born in West Grove, Pennsylvania on January 30, 1958 daughter of the late John J. and Jane Winifred Shivery Hackman Beyer and step-daughter of Donald Beyer. She was a 1975 graduate of Solanco High School, Quarryville, Pennsylvania. She had been employed...

May 8, 2008

Rose Ann Zona of Maple St., Factoryville formerly of East Lemon died Thursday evening at her home with her daughters at her side after a courageous battle with “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. She was born in Olyphant on February 2, 1931 daughter of the late Michael and Mary Hudak Sofranko. She was a graduate of Olyphant High School and prior to...

May 7, 2008

Thomas E. Sands, of Dallas, died Wednesday, May 7, at the Allied Skilled Unit in Clarks Summit, Pa. from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident on January 11, 2008. Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 10, 1964, he was the son of Robert and Dorothy Keithline Sands, of Dallas, Pa. He was a 1982 graduate of Dallas High School and...

May 1, 2008

Joseph K. Pecellak Joseph K Pecellak of Meshoppen died Thursday evening May 1, 2008 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Donna Parr Pecellak. He was born May 8, 1950 in Franklin, NJ son of Joseph P. and Mary Ando Pecellak. He worked for Kane Warehouse in Tunkhannock where he was a...

Apr 13, 2008

Donald M. Shedaker 69, of Mehoopany and formally of Riverside, NJ died Sunday, April 13 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayer, PA. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Sandra Osgood Shedaker. He was born January 26, 1939 in Mount Holly, NJ son of the late Elton and Caroline Pacevich Shedaker. He was a member of the New...

Apr 11, 2008

Dr. W. Dayton Shelly, of Tunkhannock, died Friday at home. His wife of 42 years is Dianne Banta Shelly, Tunkhannock. Born Feb. 17, 1943, in Abington, son of Dr. Robert M. Shelly, Palm Coast, Fla.; and the late Florence L. Shelly, Dr. Shelly was a graduate of Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio; and Temple Medical College, Philadelphia. He graduated with Alpha...

Nov 22, 2007

Doris “Jean” Shauger Jean Shauger of Tunkhannock died Saturday evening in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Laceyville on August 14, 1922 daughter of the late James and Florence Brown Tinna. She was preceded in death by her husband Morris L. Shauger, brothers Harold, Earl and Kenneth Tinna. Surviving are sons, Richard Setser of Beaumont, Robert...

Sep 15, 1967

Frances M. Carichner of Mile Road Tunkhannock died at her home on Saturday May 8, 2010 surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle with ALS. Frannie was born in Tunkhannock on September 15, 1967 daughter of Geraldine Farr Madill of Tunkhannock and the late Joseph Madill. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock high school class of...

Oct 3, 1956

Thomas W. Gozikowski Thomas “Tommy Guss” Gozikowski, age 58, entered into eternal peace at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Friday, April 17, 2015. Born October 3, 1956, in Kingston, to Myrtle Jean (Evans) Gozikowski currently of Kingston and the late Thomas G. Gozikowski, Tom was a lifelong resident of Falls. Dedicated to the well-being of his community, he served...

Jun 19, 1921

Dorothy G. Delong of Hill Crest Road Tunkhannock formerly of Spinnerstown, Pa., died at her home on Sunday morning June 19th. Dorothy was born in Salisbury Twp., Leigh County on August 31, 1929 daughter of the Clarence V. and Carrie M. Oswald Hilbert. Dorothy was a graduate of Allentown High School class of 1947. Prior to her retirement she worked...

May 10, 1915

Lorraine S. Swenson Lorraine S. Swenson of Tunkhannock died Sunday May 10, 2015 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Summerville, NJ on July 1, 1964 daughter of Shirley Castner Swenson of Tunkhannock and the late Romayne J. Swenson. She was a 1982 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, member of The Tunkhannock Assembly of God Church, Wyoming...

Mar 20, 1015

Laurie A. Parry Laurie A. Parry of Tunkhannock died Friday in the Hospice of the Scared Heart in Dunmore. She was the daughter of Raymond Thomas of Tunkhannock and the late Esther Kudalsky Thomas. Laurie was a 1981 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and the Chamberlin School of Retailing in Boston. She was involved in the family operation of Kapmeyer...

Thomas W. Gozikowski Thomas “Tommy Guss” Gozikowski, age 58, entered into eternal peace at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center on Friday, April 17, 2015. Born October 3, 1956, in Kingston, to Myrtle Jean (Evans) Gozikowski currently of Kingston and the late Thomas G. Gozikowski, Tom was a lifelong resident of Falls. Dedicated to the well-being of his community, he served...

James J. Rosengrant Jr. of Boiling Springs, SC died on Thursday November 26, 2015, in North Branch Twp., Wyoming Co. He was born in Huntington Beach, Ca. on July 5, 1966 son of Karen Krul Rosengrant of Mehoopany and the late James J. Rosengrant. He was a 1984 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was employed by Spartanburg Regional Hospital....

John R. Kiefer John R. Kiefer of Tunkhannock died Friday of natural causes while turkey hunting with his grandson in Springville Twp., Susquehanna County. He was born in Binghamton, NY on March 7, 1947 son of the late Clifton “Spike” and Evelyn Oakley Kiefer. John was a 1965 graduate of Elk Lake High School and had worked at the Proctor...