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Roger Green

Roger Green

Aug 26, 2022

Roger I. Green, 68, of Tunkhannock passed away on Friday August 26, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Brenda L. Oakes Green.

Born in Springville, PA, he was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy Gould Green.  

He was a truck driver for many years. He enjoyed spending...

Karen Brotzman

Karen Brotzman

Aug 26, 2022

Karen Brotzman, 81 of Tunkhannock passed away August 26, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Ray Brotzman. 

Born in Buttzville, NJ on July 13, 1941, she is the daughter of the late Kenneth and Catherine Swayze Shoemaker. 

She was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church for over 35...

James Charles Remington, Jr.

James Charles Remington, Jr.

Aug 12, 2022

James Charles Remington, Jr. "Jimmy" 56, of Mehoopany passed away on Friday August 12, 2022 at home, with his wife at his side. He was born in Prince George's, Maryland.

He was employed by P&G for over 37 years. He graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School.

Jimmy's love for his community grew and he became an employee as emergency communication...

Pauline Lawson

Pauline Lawson

Aug 5, 2022

Pauline Lawson, of Tunkhannock, born July 7, 1943, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, at home.

She was an amazing woman; anyone who knew her loved her.

She was preceded in death by her son, Danny Thompson; and her husband, James Lawson.

Surviving are her sons, Elwood and Bryan Thompson; daughters-in-law, Bonnie and Ami Thompson; brothers, Ron Sunny and...

Gerald Grimaud

Gerald Grimaud

Aug 4, 2022

Gerald (Jerry) Grimaud passed away on August 4th, 2022, surrounded by family.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Helen (Henny) Grimaud; his four children, Drs. Rebecca Grimaud-Chilson (Terrence), Gretchen Grimaud-Moore (Steven), Jerry Grimaud, and Barbara Reba Grimaud (Chris); and ten grandchildren, Jack, Benjamin, and Luke Chilson, Steven and Elizabeth Moore, Madelyn and Karley Lockard, and Christopher, Eli,...

Carman A. Spadafora, Sr.

Carman A. Spadafora, Sr.

Aug 4, 2022

Carman A. Spadafora, 85 of Meshoppen passed away on August 4, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He was preceded in death by his wife Phyllis (Brecker) Spadafora in 2013.

Born in Philadelphia on April 28, 1937 he was the son of the late Alexander and Rose (Abbamondi) Spadafora.

Carman served in the U.S. Navy and was a...

James L. Johnson

James L. Johnson

Aug 3, 2022

James L. Johnson entered into rest in the house of the Lord, on August 3, 2022.

Born on September 2, 1952, in Tunkhannock, PA, to Smith and Catherine (Jean) Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Shirley; sons, Matthew and Joel, of Alexandria, VA; and siblings, Searl Johnson, of Tunkhannock, PA, and Anne Knopf, of Stuart, Florida. 

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Kevin Boyd

Kevin Boyd

Aug 2, 2022

Kevin Patrick Boyd, 44, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family after his courageous 2-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 6 years, Erin Elizabeth (Maciorkoski) Boyd.

Born in Huntington Station, NY on September 19, 1977 he is the son of Bryan Boyd and Virginia (Clancy) Hammond.

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Theodore Carpenetti

Theodore Carpenetti

Jul 30, 2022

Theodore (Ted) Carpenetti, 105, of Gilroy California passed away on July 30, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife Elise in 1999.

Born in Peckvillle on September 17, 1916 he is the son of the late Marino and Asunta Carpenetti.

Ted served in the United States Navy during World War II where...

Thomas Wesley Edwards

Thomas Wesley Edwards

Jul 24, 2022

Thomas W. Edwards, 75 of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 24, 2022, at his home in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Alice Fronduti Edwards.

Tom was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on April 19, 1947, he is the son of the late Donald and Mildred Edwards.

Tom was a graduate of Dallas High School...

Virgie  Virginia Teetsel

Virgie Virginia Teetsel

Jul 20, 2022

Virgie Virginia Teetsel, 92, of Noxen passed away on Wednesday July 20, 2022 at The Gardens at East Mountain. She was preceded in death by her husband Rolland W. Teetsel. 

Born in Lexington, Virginia on January 4, 1930 she is the daughter of the late Frank and Elvie Beverly Wall.

Virgie worked her whole life at different factories as a seamstress, floor...

Diane  Lynn Clark

Diane Lynn Clark

Jul 18, 2022

Diane Lynn Clark, 75 of Mill City, passed away on Monday July 18, 2022, at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Thomas Clark.

Born in Scranton on December 17, 1946 she is the daughter of the late Robert Dixon and Viola Bermilen.

Diane had a love for animals such as dogs and cats. She also...

Josephine  Ann Hedrick

Josephine Ann Hedrick

Jul 11, 2022

Josephine (DeDe) Ann Hedrick, 77 of Factoryville, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. In 2014 she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley C. Hedrick.

Born in Scranton on February 25, 1945 she is the daughter of the late John and Jemma (Gabello) Cigna.

Josephine was raised in the Scranton/Dunmore area, but lived the rest of...

Jeffery Robert Borgeson

Jeffery Robert Borgeson

Jul 9, 2022

Jeffery Robert Borgeson, 57, of Tunkhannock passed away on July 9, 2022. He is survived by his wife Karen Borgeson.

Born in Frankfurt, Germany on October 11, 1964 he is the son of the late Robert N. and survived by Ardena C. Mosier Borgeson.

He enjoyed fishing and spending time with granddaughters.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons,...

Frances Margaret Stiffler

Frances Margaret Stiffler

Jul 7, 2022

Frances Margaret Stiffler passed away on July 7, 2022 at the age of, 80. She was born in Franklin Falls, NH on August 12, 1941 to the late George and Doris Pinette.

The family of six left the North East and moved west during the 1950s as her father was building drive in movie theaters across the country. She lived...

Robert T. Sickler

Robert T. Sickler

Jun 29, 2022

Robert T. Sickler 49, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday June 29, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Melissa L. Mynes Sickler.

Born in Tunkhannock on May 28, 1973, He is the son of Robert Sickler and the late Dawn Bodine Sickler.

Robert graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School. Growing up he worked hard on the family farm....

Mary Lou Colangelo

Mary Lou Colangelo

Jun 28, 2022

Mary Lou (Murray) Colangelo, Stagecoach Road, Marmora, NJ, formerly from Scranton, PA then Whites Ferry Road, Falls, PA passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Galloway, NJ.

Born in Scranton on September 13, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Detz Murray.

Mary Lou was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class...

Deborah  Ann Stark

Deborah Ann Stark

Jun 28, 2022

Deborah Ann Stark, 68 of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton Robert Stark Jr. on November 10, 2009. 

Born in Philadelphia on August 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Michael D. Lemardy and Nancy Hagan McKenzie and husband James.

Deborah was a graduate of the...

Barbara  Ann Rowlands

Barbara Ann Rowlands

Jun 25, 2022

Barbara Ann Rowlands, 78, of Northmoreland Township passed away on Saturday June 25, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Michael Rowlands.

Born in Kingston, PA on September 22, 1943 she is the daughter of the late John Russell and Anna Bonnie Miller.

She was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area School and an...

Janet Ella Lee

Janet Ella Lee

Jun 24, 2022

Janet Hillier Lee, 86, of Tunkhannock, passed away June 24, 2022, at her home with her family by her side.

Born November 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie Hillier of Pittsburgh.

Janet grew up in East McKeesport, PA and attended Grove City College, where she graduated with an associate's degree in business. After working as a...

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