Obituaries
Barbara Forster
Nov 13, 2022
Barbara A. Forster 87, of Mehoopany passed away on Sunday November 13, 2022 at UPMC Williamsport Hospital. She is the loving wife of 70 years to William E. Forster.
Born in Carbondale on September 29, 1935 she is the daughter of the late Paul and Nancy Fox.
She was a loving mother and grandmother. Barbara enjoyed cats ,going to the...
Sally Coolbaugh
Nov 10, 2022
Sally Ann Coolbaugh, 84 of Meshoppen passed away Thursday November 10, 2022 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Gene Coolbaugh.
Born in Manchester, CT on December 1, 1937 she is the daughter of the late William A. Hampton and Alyce Ewan Burnett.
Sally loved the Lord and her family. She enjoyed pen & ink...
William Kenia
Oct 31, 2022
William A. Kenia, 78, of Jefferson Township passed away on October 31, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda Zingaretti Kenia.
Born on March 5, 1944, he was the son of the late Stanley and Sophie Galushka Kenia.
William graduated from Newton-Ransom High School in 1962. He and his wife owned a farm...
Helen Zarychta
Oct 30, 2022
Helen L. Zarychta, 92, of Falls passed away on Sunday October 30, 2022, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Zarychta in 2008.
Born in Pittston, on June 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Stella Azarawicz Golenski.
Helen attended Falls-Overfield School. Helen retired as a forelady from the...
Betty Loy
Oct 20, 2022
Betty Patricia Loy, 95, of Factoryville passed away on Thursday October 20, 2022, at The Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years R L Loy in 2016.
Born in Philadelphia on January 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva Brendlinger Monaghan.
Betty and her husband...
Mark Stanley Stegner
Oct 16, 2022
Mark Stanley Stegner, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away on October 16, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his mother, Joyce Stegner.
Born on August 8, 1970, he is the son of the late Frank Stegner.
Mark had many passions and hobbies including music, going on walks, and spending time with his cat, Patches. Mark was an active member...
Linda Miller
Oct 2, 2022
Linda Carol Miller, 72, of Tunkhannock passed away on October 2,2022 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Gary Miller.
Born on March 5,1950, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude "Trudie" Shoener Collins.
Linda graduated from Parsippany High School, NJ in 1967. On November 11, 1995, Linda and Gary celebrated their wedding. Linda...
Larry Dean Vangasbeck
Sep 19, 2022
Larry Dean Vangasbeck, 63, of Lake Winola passed away on Monday September 19, 2022, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Susan (Keen) Vangasbeck.
Born in Newport, RI on September 20, 1958, he is the son of the late Ronald Gershon Vangasbeck and survived by his mother, Betty Louise (Arnold) Vangasbeck.
Larry was a...
Lillian Kite
Sep 19, 2022
Lillian Luba Kite, 87, of Suffolk, N.Y. passed away on Monday September 19, 2022 at St. James Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Kite in 2008.
Born in New York City on March 1, 1935 she is the daughter of the late John and Anna Kwoka.
She was a graduate of Washington...
Carolyn MacGeorge
Sep 14, 2022
Carolyn Ann MacGeorge, 65, of Tunkhannock passed away at her home on September 14, 2022. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, James Allen MacGeorge.
Born in Tunkhannock on August 1, 1957 she is the daughter of the late Francis and Geraldine Johnson Hall.
She was a 1975 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and later retired from Brick's...
Christopher Doerner
Sep 6, 2022
Christopher Lee Doerner, 52, of Mehoopany passed away on Tuesday September 6, 2022, at home. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Karen Estok Doerner. Born in Norristown, PA, he is survived by his parents Henry and Charlotte Kennedy Doerner.
He was employed by Bartron Supply Inc in Tunkhannock. Christopher was an avid camper and fisher and enjoyed sitting...
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...