Obituaries

Russell E. Malina Jr.

Russell E. Malina Jr.

Mar 10, 2018

Russell E. Malina, Jr.

Russell “Rusty” E. Malina, Jr., 52, was taken from this earth so unexpectedly due to a motor vehicle accident on March 10, 2018.  He was born on September 1, 1965, son of the late Russell E. and Diane E. Meckes Malina.

Rusty was a lifelong resident of Hop Bottom, PA, and A 1984 graduate of Mountain View School...

Bill Grindall

Bill Grindall

Mar 9, 2018

Bill Grindall of Mill City died Friday March 9th at the home of his niece and care giver Shannon Lasher. He was born in Philadelphia on July 28, 1943 son of the late Bill and Olive Davis Grindall.

Prior to his retirement he was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in Wyoming County for over 33 years. He was preceded...

Joseph Francis Ignatovich

Joseph Francis Ignatovich

Mar 9, 2018

Joseph F. Ignatovich of Falls died at his home Friday, March 9th.  He was born in Duryea on Sept. 20, 1930, son of the late John and Anna Franko Ignatovich. He was a graduate of Duryea High School and an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Before his retirement, he was employed for more than 30 years by Wyoming Sand and...

Carlton E. Dymond

Carlton E. Dymond

Mar 3, 2018

Carlton E. Dymond 74, of Falls, PA died Saturday, March 3rd in Geisinger South Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on July 1, 1943, son of the late Fred and Marion Cook Dymond.

He was a Veteran of the United States Army, member of the Army National Guard, American Legion, in Black Walnut, and the Lions Club.

He is...

Donald R. Taylor

Donald R. Taylor

Feb 21, 2018

Donald R. Taylor Jr. died Wednesday February 21st in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

He was born in Meshoppen on July 3, 1964 son of the late Donald R. Sr. and Juanita Smith Taylor.

He is survived by his sons Ryan, of Factoryville, Tim, of Meshoppen, Mike of Plainview, New York, sister Debbie Herman, of Tunkhannock, and grandchildren Corey, Kimberly, Aidan, and JJ.

A Memorial service...

John J. Karp

John J. Karp

Feb 20, 2018

 John J. Karp Jr. of East Lemon Died February 20th at his residence.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years Carmen Clark Karp.

John was born in Scranton, PA on October 10, 1945 son of the late John J. Sr. and Katherine Martinkovitch Karp.

He was a member of the East Lemon Sportsman Club, East Lemon United Methodist Church, member of...

Donna C. Illuzzi

Donna C. Illuzzi

Feb 11, 2018

Donna Cleo Doty (Tilly) Illuzzi, 87, of Sugar Hollow Rd, Tunkhannock died February 11th at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA.  Born September 23, 1931 in Memphis TN she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Nancy Anderson Doty. 

She was a 1950 graduate of Abington Heights High School, and received an Associate’s degree in Business Administration from...

Ralph E. Coates

Ralph E. Coates

Feb 8, 2018

Ralph E. Coates, 75, of Mehoopany, passed away Thursday, February 8th, at Geisinger CMC in Scranton.  Born February 8, 1943, he was the son of the late Frank D. and Dorothy Wynings Coates.

Ralph was a 1960 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and received an Associate’s degree from Lackawanna Jr. College in 1962. He served as a Sergeant in the USAF...

Harold Donald Rought

Harold Donald Rought

Feb 8, 2018

Harold Donald Rought

Harold “Donnie” Rought, 79 of Centermorland, went to be with his Lord on February 8, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born on August 28, 1938 to Harold and Lois Race Rought. He grew up in Mill City and was a 1956 graduate of Tunkhannock High School.

He worked for Allied Bendix Co. in South Montrose for a...

Marjorie M. Adams

Marjorie M. Adams

Jan 26, 2018

Marjorie Jean McGrew Adams, 95, Of Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 26, 2018.

Born in Bruceton Mills, WV, on October 19, 1922. She is the daughter of the late Warren and Althea Haines McGrew. Marge married the late B. Clifford Adams in 1950. Marge and Cliff moved to Pennsylvania leaving her career as...

Dawn E. Sickler

Dawn E. Sickler

Jan 26, 2018

Dawn E. Sickler, 71 of Thurston Hollow died surrounded by her family on Friday January 26th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 47 years Robert Sickler.

She was born in Scranton on July 7, 1946 daughter of the late William and Marion Colley Bodine.

She was a graduate of the Benton High School, in Fleetville, PA,

She Co-Owned...

Ricky T. Herman

Ricky T. Herman

Jan 24, 2018

Ricky T. Herman, 54, of Tunkhannock, passed on January 24th at home.  Born June 24, 1963 he was the son of Thomas Herman and the late Marjorie Gruver Herman. 

Ricky was a 1982 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and worked at several different occupations.  He was best known for his talent with cars.  Ricky loved his family and friends and was...

Karen Anne Sands

Karen Anne Sands

Jan 23, 2018

Karen Anne Sands, 60 of Tunkhannock died Tuesday January 23rd from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. She is survived by her husband of 13 years, Richard “Dick” Sands.

Born in Staten Island, New York on October 4, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Alford and Anne Seaman Jacobsen. She also was raised in Honesdale, PA.

Karen graduated from...

Edward A. Cerep

Edward A. Cerep

Jan 10, 2018

Edward A. Cerep

Edward A. Cerep of Tunkhannock died at his home on Wednesday January 10th, 2018. He was born in Baltimore on July 1, 1954 son of the late Edward J. and Henriette Cerep.

He was a graduate of West Side High School class of 1971. A Navy veteran working in the area of communications. Prior to his retirement he was...

Donna G. Malandri

Donna G. Malandri

Jan 7, 2018

Donna G. Malandri, of Olyphant died Sunday January 7th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 27 years Thomas Malandri.

She was born in Englewood, New Jersey daughter of the late Donald and Barbara Boggiano Pfaff.

She was a member of the church of Nativity BVM and Tunkhannock.

She is survived by her son Thomas, Jr., daughters Samantha, and...

Hewitt  Hutchinson

Hewitt Hutchinson

Jan 4, 2018

Hewitt Hutchinson died Thursday January 4, 2018 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 48 years Joan Clunk Hutchinson.

Hewitt was born in Trenton, New Jersey on November 30, 1943 son of the late Drs. Robert Cranford and Dorothy Hewitt Hutchinson.

He served in the United States Army 101 first airborne division and was preceded in death by...

Ruth A. Kukucka

Ruth A. Kukucka

Jan 1, 2018

Ruth A. Kukucka of Tunkhannock died Monday, January 1st in The Gardens in Tunkhannock. She was born on Shupp Hill in Tunkhannock on August 3, 1942 daughter of the late Hiram and Evangeline McKennas Ford.

Ruth was a 1960 graduate of Tunkhannock High School having worked for Commonwealth Telephone Company as an operator in Tunkhannock.  She retired from JR Hallmark in...

Theresa Rose Schorr

Theresa Rose Schorr

Dec 25, 2017

Theresa Rose Schorr 84, of Tunkhannock died Monday December 25th at the Meadow View Nursing Home in Montrose. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Schorr. She was born on October 9, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio daughter of the late Rose Pacewicz.

She was a 1952 graduate of the Forest City High School, a member of the Tunkhannock United...

Lillian I. Rayno

Lillian I. Rayno

Dec 25, 2017

Lillian I. Rayno 88, of Mill City died Monday, December 25th at Regional Hospital in Scranton. Born in Mill City, PA she was the daughter of the late James Lesslie and Mildred Huffsmith Jacques.

She was a 1947 Graduate of the Falls Overfield School, and was a member of the lake Winola United Methodist Church serving as a, church board member...

Ida Mae Cleveland

Ida Mae Cleveland

Dec 21, 2017

Ida Mae Cleveland

On December 21, 2017, Ida Mae Cleveland peacefully left this earth to be reunited with her soulmate of 67 years, Louis Arjay Cleveland. Born on November 11, 1928 to the late Albert and Emma Monk, Ida spent much of her life raising her 6 beautiful children. When asked how she managed to raise 6 kids, she would often...