Obituaries
Lynn Y. Clark
Sep 28, 2014
Lynn Y. Clark of the White Haven Center, died on Sunday September 28th in the White Haven Center. She was born in Meshoppen on April 5, 1954, daughter of the late Fred and Donna Navle Clark. Most recently and for many years, Lynn lived at the White Haven Center in White Haven, PA. She was described as determined and willful...
David Comly
Sep 28, 2014
David Comly, 74, of Springville Twp. died unexpectedly on Sunday September 28th at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Jeanne MacMillan Comly. He was born in Philadelphia on April 22, 1940, son of the late John and Alice Starkey Comly. David served in the United States Air Force and was Mathematics teacher...
John Joseph Mikush
Sep 23, 2014
John J. Mikush, 83, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on September 23, 2014. Jack is survived by his wife, Dottie Mikush, with whom he recently celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary. Jack was born February 8, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Son of the late John and Helen Mikush. Jack served his country honorably during...
Glenn Bohlander
Sep 19, 2014
Glenn William Bohlander, 49, of Scranton Pennsylvania, passed from this world to heaven on September 18, 2014. Glenn was born on April 10, 1965 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Glenn lived a full life despite his affliction with Muscular Dystrophy. Glenn was a 16 year resident of Allied Skilled Nursing Center, in Scranton where he lived a life surrounded by a...
Harold C. Sickler
Sep 19, 2014
Harold C. Sickler, 90 of Tunkhannock Went home to be with the Lord Friday September 19 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Greenley Sickler; they would have celebrated seventy years of marriage on September 23rd. He was born on Corby Hill Eaton Twp., on August 5, 1924 son of the late Chester...
Betty F. Simmons
Sep 15, 2014
Betty Simmons of Tunkhannock, formerly of Kingston, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 15th at home. Born in Kingston on July 22, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel Harding Partington. She was a life Member of VFW Auxiliary #283, Kingston and the Immanuel Baptist Church in Edwardsville. Betty will be greatly...
Ann D. Zeibig
Sep 13, 2014
Mrs. Ann Zeibig of Tunkhannock passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Born February 20, 1934 in Brooklyn NY. She was a daughter of John and Bertha DeWald Summers. She was a loving wife to Ronald Zeibig, a loving mother to Laura Frisvold, Susan Gaynor, and Ron and Angela Zeibig. She was dedicated to her...
Dorothy M. Sands
Sep 12, 2014
Dorothy M. Sands of Falls, died on Friday, September 12th. She was born in Kingston on October 3, 1945, daughter of the late Roland and Mary Milbrodt Keithline. She was employed by Nesbitt and Wilkes-Barre General Hospitals as a housekeeper and retired from Penguin Group (Book Shipper) USA after 11 years of service. Dorothy was a member of the Back...
Margurite Cook
Sep 3, 2014
Marguerite Maggie Cook Marguerite Maggie Mae Cook, formerly of Tunkhannock peacefully went home to spend eternity with her Lord on Monday September 3, 2014. Maggie was the widow of Francis Cook and beloved mother of Beverly Ann and John Mark Cook. Throughout her life, Maggie relied on the strength, comfort, and joy of serving her Lord at the Bowmans Creek...
Frederick M. Drake
Aug 31, 2014
Frederick M. Drake of Tunkhannock died Sunday in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born on Buffalo, NY on March 16, 1944 son of the Frederick M. and Alma Nelson Drake. Fred was a 1962 graduate of Dallas High School and an Air Force Veteran. For several years he was employed by the United States Post Office servicing in...
Robert A. Takacs
Aug 25, 2014
Robert A. Ratsy Takacs of Nicholson died Monday August 25th due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident early in the day. He was born in Perth Amboy, NJ on August 22, 1974 son of Ronald and wife Carolyn Takacs of Lovelton and Donna Lee Lindh Ardito and Husband Jack of Georgetown, SC. Robert graduated from Tunkhannock High School in...
Pamela J. Schoonover
Aug 25, 2014
Pamela J. Schoonover of Tunkhannock died in Geisinger Wyoming Valley on Monday August 25. She was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 10, 1949 daughter of the late John and Julie George Nixon. She was preceded in death by a daughter Jennifer Boston. Surviving are sons Frank and Brian of Tunkhannock, Michael of Minersville, brothers Jack and David Nixon, sister Kathy...
John Kobylski
Aug 24, 2014
John A. Kobylski Sr. 91, of Tunkhannock died Sunday August 24th at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 51 years Cecelia Wiernusz Kobylski. He was born in Kingston on March 8, 1923 son of the late Michael and Antoinette Holka Kobylski. He was a graduate of Kingston High School. He then served for the US Army in...
Evelyn Scranta
Aug 21, 2014
Evelyn A. Scranta of Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Celtic Hospice Unit of Geisinger South. She was born in Tunkhannock on October 10, 1931 daughter of the late Henry and Agnes Sands Giberson. After high school she was employed for a short time at the Endicott Johnson Shoe Company in Tunkhannock. Evelyn had been employed by Rowker Dress Co., Ronox...
Ira J. Wittig
Aug 21, 2014
Ira J. Wittig, of Tunkhannock died Thursday evening, August 21st, in the Sacred Heart Hospice Unit in Dunmore. Born in Wilkes-Barre March 5, 1941 he was the son of the late George and Mildred Smith Whittig. He was a 1961 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was an avid firefighter serving many local fire departments, and having fought his first...
Angelo J. Sabbatini
Aug 13, 2014
Angelo J. Sabbatini Angelo J. Sabbatini of Mehoopany died Wednesday evening at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 10, 1937 son of the late Romolo and Viola Lawrence Sabbatini. Angelo was an Air Force Veteran, and for over 40 years he was employed as a bricklayer by local 5 of the...
Mark Richard Rosengrant
Aug 11, 2014
Mark Richard Rosengrant 41, of Montrose died unexpectedly at home on August 11th, Born July 24, 1973 in Tunkhannock son of Richard and Diana Brogdon Rosengrant and Judith Cortright Bonavita all of Tunkhannock. Mark was a 1991 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School and served in the National Guard 1991-1997. He was recently employed at the Carlton organic farm in...
William J. Strollis
Aug 11, 2014
William J. Strollis Jr. William J. Strollis Jr. 68, of Tunkhannock died Monday, August 11 at his residence; he was preceded in death by his wife Susan Smith. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on July 10, 1946 son of the late William J. and Marie Nikodem Strollis Sr. He was a United States Army Veteran and a self-employed Carpenter. He...
Gage A. Wells
Aug 11, 2014
Gage Anthony Wells Gage Anthony Wells, age 17 months, of Mehoopany died Monday, August 11 at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 3, 2013 son of Parents Jordan Wells and Tiffany Rettberg, of Mehoopany. At this time of our great loss of this little man, the family would like to thank everyone for their kindness...
Robert Philip Spigarelli
Aug 10, 2014
Robert P. Spigarelli of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He was born in Pittston on February 5, 1946 son of the late Feliciano and Amelia Corsaletti Spigarelli. He was a 1963 graduate of Northeast High School and after graduation joined the United States Marine Corp. He attended the...