Obituaries

John E. Logan

John E. Logan

Mar 8, 2014

John (Jack) E. Logan, 80, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday. He joined his beloved "Sweetie", Marilyn Logan who passed Sep. 21, 2011. The couple was married for more than 58 years. Born Sep. 15, 1933, in Mill City, son of the late Thomas M. and Gertrude Miller Logan, he was a Tunkhannock resident since 2005 and...

Louise J. DeLeo

Louise J. DeLeo

Mar 6, 2014

Louise J. DeLeo Louise J. DeLeo, 87 of Lake Winola passed away peacefully on March 6 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years Anthony P. DeLeo. She was born on April 2, 1926 in Scranton daughter of the late Anthony and Bridgetta Apostalico Berardelli. Louise graduated from Scranton Technical High...

Esther S. Thomas

Esther S. Thomas

Mar 2, 2014

Esther S. Thomas 77, of Tunkhannock died Sunday morning, March 2nd, at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband Raymond Thomas; they would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in May. She was born September 25, 1936 in Scranton daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Balla Kudalsky. Esther worked for the Tunkhannock Area School...

Donald G. Marabell

Donald G. Marabell

Mar 2, 2014

Donald G. Marabell Sr. of Tunkhannock died at his home on Sunday, March 2, 2014, He was born in Tunkhannock on February 29, 1944 son of the late Theodore and Ruth Steinrock Marabell. Don was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School Class of 1962. He was an Air Force Veteran serving in the Vietnam and was the owner operator of...

Elizabeth Jane Harvey

Elizabeth Jane Harvey

Feb 28, 2014

Elizabeth Jane Harvey 78, of Tunkhannock succumbed to a long term illness Friday February 28, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born in Binghamton, NY on June 8, 1935 daughter of the late Ray Pratt and Margarite Rugg Gleason. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Merle R. Harvey. Also sister-in-law Joyce Vought, of Owego, NY, her...

Cynthia Taylor

Cynthia Taylor

Feb 28, 2014

Cynthia C. Taylor, 69, of Meshoppen died Friday February 28th at Hospice of the Scared Heart, Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 51 years William Taylor. She was born July 27, 1944 in Nanticoke, PA daughter of the late Wesley and Genevieve Allen Robbins. Cynthia devoted her life to her family and grandchildren. She was an avid gardener...

Sharon E. Harvey

Sharon E. Harvey

Feb 25, 2014

Sharon E. Harvey 57, of Tunkhannock died on Tuesday at Geisinger South Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. She was born in Meshoppen, on April 27, 1956, daughter of the late Almon and Olive Dymond Harvey. She was a 1974 graduate of the Tunkhannock High School. She worked as a Clerk at Wyoming County Public Assistance for fourteen years, and at the Wyoming...

Plechette L. Dunton

Plechette L. Dunton

Feb 23, 2014

Plechette L. Dunton, 47 of Tunkhannock died Sunday February 23rd. She was born on July 5, 1966 in Rochester, NY daughter of Sharon Commercial, of Prattsburg, NY and the late Frank Berardicurti. She is survived by two daughters Ciara Dunton, of Tunkhannock and Alivia Dunton, of Tunkhannock and two grandchildren Makota and Aviana. A memorial service will be held on...

Stanley H. Cook

Stanley H. Cook

Feb 8, 2014

Stanley H. Cook, 85, of Monroe Township, Tunkhannock passed away Saturday February 8th surrounded by his children at Community Hospice in Scranton. He was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Louise Sickler Cook. He served in the US Army during the Korean War and was the owner and operator of Cooks Gas Station and Excavating, Bowman’s Creek, the...

Kaye C. Roote

Kaye C. Roote

Feb 7, 2014

Kaye C. Roote of Tunkhannock died Friday February 7, 2014 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Kaye was born in Valparaiso, Ind. on December 25, 1942, daughter of the late Edison and Ruth Hatton Parker. She held numerous jobs during her working years, working as a CNA nursing care, Chiropractic Assistant and for 6 years she was employed at Greenly’s...

Jack B. Stephens

Jack B. Stephens

Feb 6, 2014

Jack B Stephens Jack B. Stephens, 88, formerly of Tunkhannock, passed away Thursday, February 6th at Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center, Scranton. Jack’s wife is the former Edith Hontz. Last August they celebrated 56 years of marriage. Born January 26, 1927, in Nicholson, son of the late John and Olive Beebe Stephens, Jack was a graduate of Nicholson High School...

Jennie Bartron

Jennie Bartron

Feb 4, 2014

Jennie Jenkins Bartron, 93, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Born in Washington Twp. on July 3, 1920, she was the second of ten children born to the late George and Stella Winnie Jenkins. Jennie, with her husband, Stark, founded Bartron Supply in 1948. She was a member of the Tunkhannock United Methodist Church, Tunkhannock Women’s Club...

Gerald W. Marish

Gerald W. Marish

Feb 2, 2014

Gerald W. Marish Died Sunday, February 2nd, at Regional Hospital in Scranton after a lengthy illness. He was born in Scranton, PA on November 9, 1957. He was the son of the late Sally Matylewicz Palmer and the late Milton “Jeff” Marish. Jerry grew up on the Matylewicz farm in Lake Winola with his mom, grandparents (Adam & Helen Matylewicz),...

William J. Felker

William J. Felker

Jan 26, 2014

William “Bill” Jacob Felker, 53 of Hoch Road, Marion, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday morning January 26, 2014. Bill was untied in marriage with his wife of nineteen years Bonnie Perrego Felker on April 1, 1994. Bill was a 1979 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and after graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy, where...

William L. Koepke

William L. Koepke

Jan 24, 2014

William L. Koepke Jr. 40, of Tunkhannock died Friday, January 21 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 10 ½ years Renee McCaffery Koepke. He was born on September 1, 1973 in Tunkhannock son of William L. and Dolores Gurdak Koepke, of Tunkhannock. William is a 1993 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School and...

Lynda L. Dyson

Lynda L. Dyson

Jan 17, 2014

Lynda L. Dyson 54, of Tunkhannock died in Homestead Florida on Friday January 17th. She is survived by her husband of 32 years Kevin D. Dyson. She was born on January 5, 1960 daughter of Barbara Dailey, of Tunkhannock and the late William Huff. Lynda was a 1978 graduate of the Tunkhannock Area High School and retired from Proctor and...

Marcia A. Platts

Marcia A. Platts

Jan 9, 2014

Marcia A. Platts of Mehoopany died Thursday January 9, 2014 at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Meshoppen on October 30, 1949 daughter of the late Stuart and Carmen Green Milnes. She was a graduate of North East Bradford class of 1967, and attended Brandywine and Corning Colleges. Marcia lived in McLaren Vale, South Australia for 30...

Linda M. Bamberger

Linda M. Bamberger

Jan 9, 2014

Linda M. Bamberger 55, of Tunkhannock died January 9th at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Wilkes Barre. She is survived by her husband Jack Bamberger. Linda was born in Cleveland Ohio on May 3, 1958 daughter of the late Carol Bascarello. She is survived by her son Jason Bamberger, of Dalton, daughter Angie Bamberger, of Tunkhannock, and brother Mike Bascarello,...

Donald T. Sherry

Donald T. Sherry

Jan 8, 2014

Donald T. Sherry of Tunkhannock died Wednesday in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 7, 1920 son of the late Thomas and Anna Daniels Sherry. Don was a graduate of E.L. Myers High School class of 1939. He served as a Sergeant in the Army Air Force in World War 2 serving in, North...

Anna Balavage

Anna Balavage

Jan 6, 2014

Anna Balavage 82, of Vernon, passed into eternity with the Lord at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre Pa. on Monday, January 6, 2014. Anna was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 4, 1931 daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Bendus Detsick. She enjoyed going to Disney World and road trips to anywhere. Anna was an avid crafter and enjoyed life to...