Obituaries

Lyman Walters

Lyman Walters

Jan 5, 2014

Lyman G. Walters Jr. Lyman G. Walters Jr. of Mehoopany died at his home on Sunday January 5, 2014. He was born in Kingston on June 26, 1947 son of the late Lyman G. and Betty Mowry Walters Sr. Lyman attended Tunkhannock High School and worked on the family farm all of his life. He was the owner of Walters...

Roderick T. Bliss

Roderick T. Bliss

Jan 2, 2014

Roderick T. Bliss “RT” 61, of East Lemon went home with lord on Thursday January 2 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 41 years Debra Faux Bliss. RT was born on November 20, 1951 in Pittston, PA son of the late George and Jean Kondrosky Bliss. R.T. finished his career as a Sheet Metal Journeyman with...

Ray Edward Burd

Ray Edward Burd

Jan 1, 2014

Ray Edward Burd Ray Edward Burd, 63, of Harvey’s Lake passed away January 1, 2014. Born on November 30, 1950 he was the son of the Helen M Richmond Burd of Bellfonte and the late Ray Edward Burd Sr. He was a 1968 graduate of Bald Eagle High School, Milesburg and graduated from State University of New York and received...

Glen Dymond

Glen Dymond

Dec 22, 2013

Glen R. Dymond Glen R. Dymond of Tunkhannock died Sunday in the Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton. He was born in Thurston Hollow, Eaton Twp. on January 14, 1939 son of the late William and Mary White Dymond. Prior to his retirement he worked for over 41 years for D&K Lumber and Deer Park Lumber in Tunkhannock. Glen was...

Donald Pennay

Donald Pennay

Dec 21, 2013

Donald H. Pennay Donald H. Pennay of Tunkhannock died Saturday December 21, 2013 in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Wyalusing on June 14, 1932 son of the late Hartley and Mary Sine Pennay. Donald was an Army veteran serving with the 109th Infantry in Germany. He had been employed by Sylvania in Towanda for over...

Anna Barker

Anna Barker

Dec 21, 2013

Anna Joyce Barker Anna Joyce Barker of Tunkhannock formerly of Fair Haven, NY and Westwood, NJ died at the home of daughter Linda Howell of Tunkhannock on Saturday December 21, 2013. She was born in Syracuse, NY on July 23, 1929 daughter of the late Theron and Alma Lutke Coles. After graduating from Ithaca High School, Joyce attended Cornell University...

Robert A. Crawford

Robert A. Crawford

Dec 17, 2013

Robert Arthur Crawford, of Mile Road, Tunkhannock, passed away Tuesday December 17th at home. Born on May 27, 1930 in Montgomery PA, he was the son of the late Harry and Deva Weaver Crawford. He was under the care of Commonwealth Hospice of Scranton and loving family. Robert pursued his childhood dream of becoming a licensed pilot at Williamsport Regional...

Lewis E. Wikoski

Lewis E. Wikoski

Dec 16, 2013

Lewis E. Wikoski, 84, of Falls died on Monday, December 16th at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. Born in Tunkhannock, on April 7, 1929, he was the son of the late Walter and Bridget Cebalski Wikoski. Lewis proudly served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was discharged after a 4 year enlistment. He then was...

John P. Delmar

John P. Delmar

Dec 12, 2013

John “Jack” Delmar Jr. passed away Thursday, December 12th. He was born on October 30, 1938 in Scranton son of the late John and Marie Mayer Delmar. He was surrounded by his family in the comfort of his home. Jack and his wife, Mary Catherine, celebrated 52 years of marriage on December 2nd. John was a devoted Catholic and member...

Edward A. Zackarias

Edward A. Zackarias

Dec 6, 2013

Edward A. Zacharias Edward A. Zacharias 82, of Tunkhannock died Friday December 6 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Ann Kukucka Zacharias. He was born on September 22, 1931 in Scranton, Pa son of the late Julius and Theresa Zangardi Zacharias. He was a veteran of...

Lois Stark

Lois Stark

Nov 14, 2013

Lois F. Stark Lois F. Stark of Tunkhannock died Thursday November 14, 2013 in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Meshoppen on May 24, 1914 daughter of the late Lewis F. and Freda Fay French. Lois was a graduate of Meshoppen High School class of 1932, former treasure of the Dennis Strong American Legion Auxiliary, Women’s Christian...

Howard T. Miller

Howard T. Miller

Nov 13, 2013

Howard T. Miller Howard T. Miller of Tunkhannock a guest at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas died on Wednesday November 13, 2013 with his daughter Leona Miller at his side. He was born in Tunkhannock on August 8, 1925 son of the late Thomas and Harriet Carpenter Miller. He was an army veteran. Prior to his retirement he was...

Howard H. Kinney

Howard H. Kinney

Nov 4, 2013

Howard H. Kinney Howard H. Kinney of Lake Winola a guest at Abington Manor Clarks Summit died Monday November 4th in the nursing home. He was born March 9, 1934 in Indianapolis, IN, son of the late Lloyd and Hester L. Van Sickle Kinney. Prior to his retirement he was employed in the Construction Trade. Preceding him in death was...

Ronnie Barber

Ronnie Barber

Oct 28, 2013

EATON TWP. — Ronnie Barber of Eaton Township died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. He was born in Meshoppen on Jan. 23, 1941. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a truck driver at Meshoppen Stone. He loved mechanical work, fishing and especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ronnie always had...

Arlene Luce LaBar

Arlene Luce LaBar

Oct 26, 2013

Arlene Luce LaBar of Lakeville, MN, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Saturday, October 26th . Born on November 12, 1919 in Jenks, PA she was the daughter of the late George D. and Ethel Harding Luce. She was a 1936 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, received her BA in 1940 from Bucknell University and in 1945 received her master’s degree from...

Terry C. Garrison

Terry C. Garrison

Oct 23, 2013

Terry C. Garrison 51, of Lemon died Wednesday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital surrounded by his family and some of his closest friends. He is survived by his wife of 8 years Julie Johnson Garrison. Terry was born in Meshoppen on October 12, 1962 son of the late Clark and Helen C. Lange Garrison. He was a 1981 graduate...

Julia M. Wiernusz

Julia M. Wiernusz

Oct 21, 2013

Julia M. (Ciprich) Wiernusz 92 of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on October 21, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Edmund on April 8, 1998. She was born in Laceyville on August 16, 1921, daughter of the late Ignatz and Frances Kuffa Ciprich. She was a graduate of Laceyville High...

Bradford N Barnes

Bradford N Barnes

Oct 19, 2013

Brad Neal Barnes 71, of Mehoopany died Saturday morning October 19 at Geisinger CMC in Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 25 years Lisa Perrin Barnes from Luzerne. Brad was born, on August 7, 1942 in Meshoppen son of Emily Lane Barnes, of Towanda and the late Frank Barns. After graduating from Tunkhannock High School in 1960 Brad...

Katrina A. Smith

Katrina A. Smith

Oct 15, 2013

Katrina A. Smith 41, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday October 15th at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband Douglas E. Smith of Tunkhannock. She is was born on July 3, 1972 in Binghamton, NY daughter of Thomas W. Docalavich, of Kirkwood, New York and mother Judy A. Stallman, of Tunkhannock. She was a 1990 Graduate of the...

Robert J. Skoronski

Robert J. Skoronski

Oct 6, 2013

Robert John Skoronski, 70, of Vernon PA. passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre on Sunday afternoon on October 6 2013. “Bob” was the son of the late Edward and Mary Skoronski. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on December 8, 1942. He was married to Marie Zuba on May 23, 1964. He lived in California for 12 years....