Obituaries
Todd William Madill
Jan 27, 2022
Todd William Madill, 59, passed away January 27, 2022 at his home. Born on December 4, 1962 in Meshoppen, PA he was the son of the late Joseph Brown Madill. He is survived by his mother Geraldine Farr Madill. Todd graduated from Towanda High School and was employed by Cargill. He had a passion for snowmobiling. He enjoyed the outdoors...
Donna Stang
Jan 26, 2022
Donna Stang, 55, of Meshoppen passed into the loving arms of her Savior on Wednesday January 26, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 21 years Kurt Stang. Born in Shavertown, PA on May 23, 1966 she was preceded in death by mother, Sharon Conden and survived by father Bernard McDermott, II and by...
Joan E. Schwartz
Jan 25, 2022
Joan E. Schwartz, 78, of Forkston, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday January 25, 2022 at Allied Hospice, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Joan is survived by her husband Richard J. Schwartz. Born in Philadelphia on September 17, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Margaret Gillespie Adams. After marriage she lived in Rantoul Illinois with Richard and then travelled...
Emily S. Kocian
Jan 25, 2022
Emily Kocian, 95, of Highland Park Senior Living, Wilkes-Barre Pa passed away on Tuesday January 25, 2022. Born on March 8, 1926 in Kingston PA she was the daughter of the late Sylvia and Stanley Kocian. Emily was a longtime resident of Miami Florida where she worked for Bell Telephone as a telephone operator. In addition, she also worked for...
Pauline B. Oakley
Jan 22, 2022
Pauline Oakley, 87, of Nicholson passed away Saturday January 22, 2022 at Geisinger Community Center, Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband Philip Oakley Sr. on December 23, 2001. Born on July 7, 1934 in Harford, PA. She was the daughter of the late Burton and Rachel Pratt Collins. She is survived by her sons, Philip Oakley Jr....
Helen D. Goodman
Jan 21, 2022
Helen D. Goodman, 83, of Monroe Twp., died Friday, January 21, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. She was preceded in death by her husband Chester Goodman in 2004. Born in Evans Falls on March 16, 1938. She was the daughter of the late William and Mildred “Minnie” Whispell Shook. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Bowmans Creek....
James J. Harvey
Jan 20, 2022
James Joseph Harvey, Wyalusing, passed away peacefully, on January 20, 2022, at the Gardens in Tunkhannock, where he had been a resident since November 2021. Born in Lemon on August 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Cyril Harvey and Amy Buckingham Jayne. Jim graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School in 1956. He enlisted in the Army in...
Rosemary Hall
Jan 19, 2022
Rosemary Hall, 83, of Bradenton Beach, Florida passed away on January 19, 2022 surrounded by family. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late John and Rita Skelly Daigneault. She was a member of the St. Bernard’s Catholic Church of Holmes Beach Florida and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Bradenton Beach Florida. She was a...
Rebekah Elaine Ralph
Jan 14, 2022
Rebekah Elaine Ralph, 45, of Meshoppen passed away Friday January 14, 2022 at Hospice of the Scared Heart, Dunmore. She is survived by her husband of 14 years, Patrick Ralph. Born in Stroudsburg, PA on June 25, 1976. She is survived by her parents Lyle and Anna Jenetta Berger Smith of Effort, PA. She was a member of the Mehoopany...
Norman Werkheiser
Jan 11, 2022
Norman A. Werkheiser of Tunkhannock passed away Tuesday January 11, 2022 at the age of 95. Born March 20, 1926 in Nazareth, Pa. to Robert And Pearl (Keiper ) Werkheiser, and was the third youngest of 17 children. Norman was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, Dennis Strong Legion Post 457, Triton Hose Company and a past President...
Hildegard T. Henn
Jan 9, 2022
Hildegard T. Henn, 89, of Lemon passed away on Sunday January 9, 2022 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre PA. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Henn in 1981. Born in Gottesgab, Germany on June 4, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Grimm. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s...
Thomas Harvey
Jan 9, 2022
Thomas O. Harvey, 81, of Dalton passed away on Sunday January 9, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 61 years Iva Howell Harvey. Born in Tunkhannock on September 5, 1940 he was the son of the late Cyril Harvey and Amy Buckingham Jayne. He was a 1958 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and...
Betty M. Fargo
Jan 8, 2022
Betty Shiffer Fargo, 92, of Tunkhannock passed away quietly on Saturday January 8 after a brief illness. She was married to Charles S. Fargo Jr. for 63 years before his death in January 2015. Born in Shupp Hill-Tunkhannock she was the daughter of William and Virginia Cook Shiffer. She spent most of her life in her home at the end...
Ruth A. Fowler
Jan 6, 2022
Ruth A. Fowler, 80, of Mehoopany passed away on Thursday January 6, 2022 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Don Fowler, Sr in 1993. Born in Montrose on November 10, 1941 she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ruth Balliet Hollister. She is survived by sons, Don, Jr. and wife Joyce, Danny Fowler, and...
Volkhard Rutter
Jan 4, 2022
Volkhard Rutter “Richie”, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday January 4, 2022 at his home. He is survived by the love of his life, Carol Lee White Rutter, who celebrated 23 years of marriage together. Born in Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany on June 3, 1946 he was the son of the late Ludwig Rutter and survived by his loving mother...
Nancy B. Gavek
Jan 2, 2022
Nancy B. Gavek, 74, of Lake Carey, passed away Sunday January 2, 2022, at home surrounded by her loving family. Nancy was born February 8, 1947, in Springville, PA, the daughter of the late Malcolm Button and Louise Brotzman. Nancy was a 1965 graduate of Elk Lake High School. After high school she married the love of her life, Don...
Kevin M. Class
Jan 1, 2022
Kevin M. Class, 66, of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday January 1, 2022 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He is survived by his companion of 17 years Mary Kingsley. Born in Binghamton, NY on July 19, 1955 he was the son of Toni Burgoyne. Kevin was retired from DHL Supply Chain. He will be remembered for his love of music...
Gerald B. Irwin
Jan 1, 2022
Gerald Byron Irwin, 95, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania passed away on January 1, 2022, joining his beloved wife of 73 years, Jean, in eternal rest. Born February 27, 1926, in Clearfield County, to Byron and Viola Irwin, Gerald was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Ruth (Irwin) Jamison, and Grace (Irwin) Bachelier. He is survived by his brother-in-law, Samuel Bachelier....
Faye Ida Bush
Dec 26, 2021
Faye Ida Bush, 68 of Falls passed away on Sunday December 26, 2021 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Scranton on July 25, 1953 she was the daughter of the late Donald P. and Joan Jones Carter. Faye enjoyed doing word searches and coloring. She is survived by her daughters, Natalie Meck and Rebecca Collins; grandchildren, Chloe, Zachary, and...
Joseph Myron LaBar
Dec 25, 2021
Joseph Myron LaBar, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away on December 25, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Chrisanne Belles LaBar. Born in Derby, Connecticut on November 14, 1945. He was the son of the late Joseph M. and Ardena Brungess LaBar. Joseph served his country during the Vietnam Conflict as...