Obituaries

Nancy Gutknecht

Nancy Gutknecht

Sep 23, 2008

Nancy Gutknecht of Olyphant formerly of Lake Winola died Tuesday in the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She was born in Camden, New Jersey on October 31, 1939 daughter of the late Francis and Mary Gutknecht. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the Procter & Gamble Plant in Mehoopany. She was a member of St. Mary of the Lake...

Herbert Hug

Herbert Hug

Sep 20, 2008

Herbert (Huggie) Hug of Lake Winola formerly of Scranton died Saturday in the Hospice unit at Community Medical Center in Scranton. Surviving is his wife Ruth A. O’Dell Hug they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 26, 2008. He was born in Scranton on May 18, 1930 son of the late Herbert and Bertha Haussman Hug Sr. He was...

Peggy Welch Stevens

Peggy Welch Stevens

Sep 16, 2008

Peggy Welch Stevens, 80, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday evening in Kindres Hospital, Tampa, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Stevens Sr. Born in Jersey Shore on Sept. 23, 1927, daughter of the late Wilbur and Helen Welch of Tunkhannock, she was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1945. She married Robert W. Stevens...

Sharon L. Thompson

Sharon L. Thompson

Sep 4, 2008

Sharon L. Thompson of Lemon Creek Road Tunhannock died at her home on Thursday. She was born in Scranton on May 23, 1936 daughter of the late Floyd C. and Gertrude Tisdale Parrish. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1955. Prior to her retirment she was a Bus Driver's Aid. A member of the Lake Carey...

Michele Slater

Michele Slater

Sep 2, 2008

Michele M. Slater of Washington Park Road Tunkhannock a native of California died Tuesday September 2 at her Home. She was born in San Leandro, Ca. on March 9, 1971 daughter of Judith M. Clement of Tunkhannock and the late Arvin W. Slater. She had been employed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock. Surviving is a...

Michele M. Slater

Michele M. Slater

Sep 2, 2008

Michele M. Slater , of Washington Park Road, Tunkhannock and a native of California, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at her home. She was born in San Leandro, Calif., on March 9, 1971, daughter of Judith M. Clement, of Tunkhannock, and the late Arvin W. Slater. She had been employed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock....

James Lunger

James Lunger

Sep 2, 2008

James E. Lunger, 85, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday in St. Ann's Hospital, Columbus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita E. Baker Lunger, Born April 1, 1923, in Fishing Creek Twp., Columbia County, son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger, he was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the...

James E. Lunger

James E. Lunger

Sep 1, 2008

James E. Lunger 85 of Gahanna, OH formerly of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at St. Ann’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Fishing Creek Twp., Columbia Co. Pa. on April 1, 1923 son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger. He was an Army Veteran of WW2 serving in the Philippines. Prior to his retirement he was employed by...

Robert L. Cook

Robert L. Cook

Aug 30, 2008

Robert L. Cook formerly of Laceyville died Saturday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Northmoreland Twp., Wyoming County on July 9, 1927 son of the late Frank and Jennie Cook. Prior to his retirement he was employed by Walter Wolfe farms in Lehman and retired from the Laceyville Agway Store in 1989. He was preceded...

Nancy L. Smith

Nancy L. Smith

Jul 30, 2008

Nancy L. Smith 66, of Tunkhannock died Wednesday, July 30 at her residence. She was born on May 9, 1942 in Newton Twp., Lackawanna County daughter of the late Ralph and Bertha Lubeck Lytle. Nancy was a member of the Shultzville United Methodist church, various dart leagues and enjoyed ring toss along with playing board games with her grandchildren. She...

Charles R. Andren

Charles R. Andren

Jul 17, 2008

Charles R. Andren 68, of Meshoppen died Thursday July 17, 2008 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock after a courageous two and a half year battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Cody, Wyoming moving to Pennsylvania in 1972. He was the son of the late Arland and Minnie Andren. He was an Army Veteran of the...

Doris L. Wagner

Doris L. Wagner

Jul 16, 2008

Doris L. Wagner of West St. Tunkhannock died Wednesday at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Tunkhannock on January 6, 1928 daughter of the late DeWitt Charles and Daisy Elizabeth Oakly Rosengrant. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1945. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the Wyoming County Assessment Office...

Bertha M. Wintermute

Bertha M. Wintermute

Jul 12, 2008

Bertha M. Wintermute of Mehoopany, died Saturday in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Jenks, Wyoming County on April 19, 1919 daughter of the late Samuel D. and Irene F. Dailey Phinney. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1938 and a member of the Mehoopany Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener...

Deborah A. McCormick

Deborah A. McCormick

Jul 10, 2008

Deborah A. McCormick 53, of Tunkhannock died Thursday, July 10 at the Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. She is surrived by her husband of 35 years James R. McCormick of Tunkhannock. She was born in Burlington, VT on February 22, 1955 daughter of Ramona Gordon of Burlington, VT and the late Armand “ Jack “ Guilbault. She was a 1973...

Joseph F. Karpov

Joseph F. Karpov

Jul 9, 2008

Joseph F. Karpov Sr. of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday July 9th at Geisinger Hospital in Danville. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Claire Fielder Karpov. He was born in Dushore in December 1933 son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Lech Karpovich. He worked as a Technician for Procter & Gamble for 27 years prior to his retirement....

Miriam R. Holdredge

Miriam R. Holdredge

Jul 6, 2008

Miriam R. Holdredge of Tunkhannock, died Sunday July 6, 2008 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest J. Holdredge on January 5, 2002. She was born in Allentown on January 2, 1925 daughter of the late Charles E. and Erma Fry Ritter. She graduated from South Whitehall High School in 1942...

Peggy J. Whipple

Peggy J. Whipple

Jul 4, 2008

Peggy J. Whipple of Tunkhannock died Friday at the Golden Living Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. She was born in Williamsport in 1933, daughter of the late P. Eugene and Gladys Jacobs Martin. She was a graduate of Williamsport High School class of 1951. Prior to her retirement she worked as a laborer and Union President at GTE in Williamsport....

Lucille A. Cresko

Lucille A. Cresko

Jun 26, 2008

Lucille A Cresko of Springville died Thursday June 26, 2008. She was the daughter of the late William L. and Cecilia A. Lupinsky. Surviving are her husband Joseph V. Cresko; children Joseph W. Cresko and his wife Lori Scott; William A. Cresko and his wife Cristin Hulslander; James E. Cresko and his wife Rachel Hickoff. Also surviving are a brother...

Ruth M Brown

Ruth M Brown

Jun 21, 2008

Ruth M. Brown of Springville formerly of Carbondale died Saturday in the Endless Mountains Health System in Montrose. She was born in Carbondale on January 6, 1920 daughter of the late William and Marguerite Reagner Rosler. She was a graduate of Carbondale High School class of 1938. A member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock. She was...

Lena Grassadonia

Lena Grassadonia

Jun 16, 2008

Lena Grassadonia, 100, of Lake Winola, died Monday at the Mountain View Care Center in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband Anthony Grassadonia, and her granddaughter Alicia Ann Heffler. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The funeral service will be held Friday, June 20, at 9:00 am from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, Inc., 73 West...