Obituaries
Alice Williams
Aug 18, 2024
Alice M. Williams, 99, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024, at the Embassy of Tunkhannock. She is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Gerald Williams in 2012.
Born on October 24, 1924, in Farmingdale, NY, she is the daughter of the late Arthur and Martha (Abramoske) White.
Alice was a 1941 graduate of Farmingdale High School in...
Walter Stelzer
Aug 18, 2024
Walter K. Stelzer, 83, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024 at home.
Born on November 30, 1940, in Manhattan, he is the son of the late Kurt and Gertrude (Kubale) Stelzer. He is preceded in death by his wife Osue (Shige) Stelzer; sister, Astrid Diamond; brother, Hans Stelzer.
Walter attended Tunkhannock High School. He served his country in the United...
Edgar Wilcox
Aug 18, 2024
Edgar F. Wilcox Jr., 77, of Tunkhannock was called to rest on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in Wilke-Barre.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on September 24, 1946, he was the oldest son of the late Edgar Sr. and Florence Shook Wilcox.
Edgar left school to serve his country, spending six years in the army with deployments in Germany and...
Denise Conyers
Aug 18, 2024
Denise G. Conyers, 67, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, August 18, 2024 at home. She is preceded in death by her husband of 18 years, Robert Conyers in 2019.
Born on May 30, 1957 in Japan, she is the daughter of the late Harry and Catherine (Stefansky) Hutch Jr.
She was a 1976 graduate of Tunkhannock High School.
Denise worked at Second Wind...
Frederick Remington
Aug 17, 2024
Frederick Robert Remington, 76, of Tunkhannock passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.
Born on September 9, 1947 in Williamsport, he is the son of the late Frank and Lillian (Shultz) Remington.
Frederick was widely recognized for his remarkable knack for fixing things, earning him the distinguished title of "the fixer of things." His abilities, particularly attuned...
Summer Dimmick
Aug 7, 2024
Summer D. Dimmick, 62, of Tucson, AZ passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Caroline (Robinson) Dimmick.
Born on September 3, 1961 in Noxen, PA, he is the son of the late John and Dorothy (Brobst) Dimmick.
Summer was a proud graduate of Tunkhannock High School, where he was also a member of the...
James Layaou
Aug 7, 2024
James (Jim) Layaou, 60, of Monroe Township passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Bobbie Jo Layaou.
Born on January 24, 1964 in Wilkes-Barre, he is the son of the late James and Mary Ruth (Knott) Layaou.
Jim graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1981 where he...
Paulette Crockett
Aug 6, 2024
Paulette Mildred Crockett, 77, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
Born on January 17, 1947 in Singac, NJ, she is the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (Telep) Jancio.
She graduated from Passaic Valley Regional High School in Little Falls, New Jersey in 1964. Throughout her career, Paulette held jobs in...
Gary Groves
Aug 5, 2024
Gary H. Groves, 81, of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania passed away on August 5, 2024, at his farm surrounded by those who loved him most.
Gary was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 2, 1942. He was immediately adopted by his loving parents, Robert and Marjorie Groves and was raised in Lafayette, Indiana. He graduated from Lafayette High School Class of 1960....
Joyce Stegner
Aug 4, 2024
Joyce Stegner, 83, of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Nanticoke. She is preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, Maurice Stegner in 1994.
Born on September 3, 1940 in Newark, NJ, she is the daughter of the late Stanley and Agnes (Healey) Alexander.
Joyce was a graduate of Belleville High School in...
Sally LaBarre
Jul 27, 2024
Sally Sue LaBarre, 78, of Tunkhannock passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Richard LaBarre in 2023.
Born on October 21, 1945 in Tunkhannock, she is the daughter of the late Harold and Eithel (Wickizer) Howell.
After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1964, she embarked...
Susan Traver
Jul 25, 2024
Susan Paige Traver, 50, of Monroe Twp. passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Brian Traver.
Born on February 27, 1974 in Staten Island, NY, she is the daughter of the late William Halliday and survived by her mother, Mary (Fowler) Halliday.
Susan was a...
Leslie Lord
Jul 22, 2024
Leslie Leroy Lord (Lee), 79, of Queens, NY passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 22, 2024 at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY. Lee grew up in Nicholson, PA but had lived in New York City for the past 40 years always in touch with friends and family here and coming "home" several times a year cherishing all those great childhood...
Gladys St.Clair
Jul 22, 2024
Gladys I. St. Clair, 93, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday, July 22, 2024 at home. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Ronald St. Clair in 2002.
Born on October 5, 1930 in Tunkhannock, she is the daughter of the late James and Charolette (Cleveland) Ayre.
She was a 1947 graduate of Tunkhannock High School.
Gladys was a garment...
Robert Keehn
Jul 21, 2024
Robert "Bob" Barry Keehn, 84, of Mehoopany passed away peacefully Sunday, July 21, 2024, at home.
Born on June 15, 1940, in Birdsboro, Pa., he is the son of the late John Keehn and Anna (Buchanan) Riddle and adopted father William Riddle.
He was a graduate of Henderson High School in West Chester, Pa and went on to serve his country with...
Richard Ziegler
Jul 19, 2024
Richard Ziegler, 90, of Vestal, NY passed away Friday, July 19, 2024 at UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Violet (Smith) Ziegler.
Born on January 30, 1934 in Binghamton, NY, he is the son of the late Francis and Patricia (Hood) Ziegler.
He honorably served his country in the United States Navy...
Floe Ellsworth
Jul 19, 2024
Floe H. Ellsworth, 101, of Meshoppen passed away Friday, July 19, 2024 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Kenneth T. Ellsworth, who passed in 2000.
Born on May 15, 1923 in Springville, she is the daughter of the late Floyd and Myrtle (Bishop) Hibbard.
After graduating from Springville High School...
Robert Russell
Jul 12, 2024
Robert J. Russell, 81, of Tunkhannock, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Poconos. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Pamela Nystrand.
Born on April 12, 1943, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Carl and Adella (DeSarro) Russell.
Bob honorably served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1966 as a parachute...
Judith Harvey
Jul 9, 2024
Judith Ann Harvey, 84, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
Judy was born on December 22, 1939, in her hometown of Tunkhannock. She is the daughter of the late Roger and Evelyn (Santee) McLaud.
Judy was a 1957 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and continued on to graduate from Keystone College in 1959.
She and her husband spent the...
Beverly Hartle
Jul 4, 2024
Beverly A. Hartle, 74, of Lake Winola passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Donald Hartle.
Born on October 27, 1949 in Meshoppen, she is the daughter of the late George and Grace (Fritsch) Fischer.
She was a 1967 graduate of Falls-Overfield High School.
Among Beverly's proudest accomplishments was her...
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