Obituaries
Joseph Kitchnefsky
Jan 14, 2021
Joseph Kitchnefsky, Jr., 76 of Tunkhannock passed away Thursday January 14, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Yvonne Parks Kitchnefsky. Born in Scranton on August 7, 1944 he was the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Irene L. Azarsky Kitchnefsky. Joe attended Tunkhannock High School, the Church of...
Daniel Pope
Jan 14, 2021
Daniel L. Pope of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on January 14, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Dan was born in Buffalo, NY on March 4, 1931, son of John and Esther (Johnson) Pope of Oakfield, NY. He was a 1948 graduate of Oakfield High School. He then entered the School of Architecture at Cornell...
Ray F. Grinnell
Jan 12, 2021
Ray Grinnell, 47, of Mehoopany passed away at his home after a battle with cancer. Born in Tunkhannock on February 27, 1973 he is survived by his parents Merle L. and Sarah L. Hollister Grinnell. Ray loved farming and was a helper on a dairy farm in the recent years. He was an avid hunter and fisher. Ray attended the...
Milton Dean Van Horn
Jan 11, 2021
Milton D. Van Horn, 90, of Falls passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois Ann Rush Van Horn on July 27, 2018. Born on a farm in Hope, NJ on December 8, 1930 he was the son of the late Frank and Cora Kinney Van Horn. Milton lived a...
Douglas L. Cook
Jan 11, 2021
Doug Cook, 49, of Monroe Twp., passed away Monday, January 11, 2021, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Irene Cook. Surviving family members are siblings, Gordon (Melinda) Cook, Sharon (Kim) Corby, Diane (Rick) Patton, Nancy (Lawrence) Patton all of Monroe Twp., Neal (Mendy) Cook of Fredericksburg, VA; numerous nieces,...
Clara F. Rifenbery
Jan 10, 2021
Clara Florida Rifenbery, 99, of Monroe Township passed away Sunday January 10, 2021 at Star Hill Rest Home. She was preceded in death by her husband William Rifenbery on August 23, 2000. Born in Monroe Township on November 16, 1921 she was the daughter of the late William and Clara Smith. She is survived by her daughter, Ruth Lewis and...
Russell Faux
Jan 6, 2021
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Russell N. Faux Sr. of Northmoreland Township on January 6, 2021 at age 86. Russell was born on April 9, 1934 on the family farm to Francis H. Faux and Blanche Coolbaugh Faux. Russell attended the one-room school house at Fitch’s Corners before attending Tunkhannock Area High School. He...
Mary V. Sickler
Jan 2, 2021
Mary Sickler passed away from COVID pneumonia on January 2, 2021; she was 81. She was born July 3, 1939, the daughter of Philip and Alice Veety Smalser. “Mert”, as she was known to her many friends, spent her life at Lake Winola and Osterhout, Pennsylvania. For years she was a loved, sometimes feared, teachers' aide in Mill City Elementary...
Guy R. Springer
Jan 1, 2021
Guy R. Springer, 58, of Tunkhannock passed on January 1, 2021. He is survived by his longtime companion Carolyn Hannigan. Born in Easton, PA on April 7, 1962 he is survived by his parents Ray and Karen Shoemaker Brotzman. He was a 1981 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Guy worked for Mile Hill Collison for over 25 years and was...
Leona Cook
Jan 1, 2021
Leona E. Cook of Tunkhannock, died January 1, 2021 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Donald L. Cook. Born in Noxen on August 10, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Sylvester (Jack) and Nina Blizzard Traver. Gone to be next to her loving husband Donald and son Leland James Cook....
Theresa Weeks
Dec 31, 2020
Theresa Kathryn Weeks, 60, of Vestal, NY passed away December 31, 2020 at Wilson Hospital, Vestal. She is survived by her husband of 30 years Phillip Weeks. Born in Ridgefield Park, NJ. She was the daughter of the late William and Judith Conkling Sheehan. She was a 1978 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. In addition to her husband, she is...
Sylvania Pennay
Dec 27, 2020
Sylvania Pennay, of Tunkhannock, a guest at the Gardens in Tunkhannock died on Sunday, December 27, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Pennay on December 21, 2013. Born in Paterson, NJ she was the daughter of the late Michael and Felicia Iwanicki Supeck. Attending the Russell Hill United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Michelle A. Pytlik
Dec 24, 2020
Michelle A. Pytlik, 54, of Tunkhannock passed away on December 24th peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer. Michelle was born in Bitburg, Germany to Antonia and Richard Brown. She was a 1986 graduate of Lackawanna Trail and went on to earn a degree in accounting from Keystone College. Michelle loved the sunshine, heat, the beach, and swimming...
Elmer T. Rowe
Dec 22, 2020
Elmer T. Rowe, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away December 22, 2020 at his home. He is survived by long time companion Carol Trosko. Born in Meshoppen on September 23, 1944 he was the son of the late Ernest and Helen Shaffer Rowe. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Conflict and retired from the Boiler...
Jason Wendell Konopka
Dec 18, 2020
Jason Wendell Konopka, 28, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away unexpectedly on December 18, 2020 at home. Jason was born in Scranton, PA, on November 17, 1992 he is the son of Brian & Wendy Konopka. He graduated at Lackawanna Trail High School and was employed at Walmart in Tunkhannock. Jason always had a ready smile and was kind to all....
Frances M. Wiernusz
Dec 14, 2020
Frances Marie Wiernusz, Old Forge (formally of Tunkhannock), passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Geisinger CMC Hospital, Scranton, PA due to COVID-19 complications. Born in Meshoppen, PA on November 21, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Edmund S. Wiernusz and Julia M. Ciprich Wiernusz, Tunkhannock, PA. She was a graduate of...
Drew Elliot Kline
Dec 3, 2020
Drew Kline, a long-time resident of Tunkhannock PA, died on December 3, 2020, with his loving wife Naomie by his side. Drew was born on December 14, 1956 in Glen Rock, PA to Lynn Sellers Kline and Dale Kline. He graduated from Susquehannock HS in 1975 and began his career in the Army as a Medic. Drew was one of...
Brent C. Levin
Dec 2, 2020
Dr. Brent Charles Levin of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania died on December 2, 2020. Brent was born in Denver, Colorado on August 25th, 1964, to Kathryn Levin and Charles Wacker, where he was also raised by Norman Levin and Vicky Wacker. He is survived by his 3 children: Joshua Maxwell Levin, Meira Isabelle Levin, and Benjamin Samuel Levin, and their mother, his...
Frank Biondollo
Dec 2, 2020
Frank Biondollo of Lake Carey died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Christina Calvitto Biondollo. Frank was born on October 28, 1930 in Newark, NJ, son of the late Lewis and Anna Vittola Biondollo. He served in the Air Force obtaining the rank of Sgt. He...
Clarence Schoonover
Dec 1, 2020
Clarence "Whitey" Schoonover, 77, of Centermoreland passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Judy Polinksi Schoonover. Born in Centermoreland on July 18, 1943, he was the son of the late Clarence and Ruth Weaver Schoonover. Whitey was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School. He served in...
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