Obituaries
Roger C. Betts
Jun 22, 2013
Roger C. Betts, 77, of Tunkhannock, passed away on June 22nd at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 8, 1935, in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of the late Walter and Hazel Jacobs Betts. Roger was a graduate of Knox College in Galesburg, IL and a Navy veteran. He was a Procter and Gamble retiree...
Donald M. Scudder
May 30, 2013
Donald Morgan Scudder, of Harrison St. Tunkhannock, died Thursday, May 30th at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was born in Deposit, NY on September 19, 1928 son of the late Reid and Blodwin Morgan Scudder. Donald was employed by Bendix in South Montrose for 40 years and retired in 1992. He was a member of the Assembly of God...
Sarah E. Carichner
May 26, 2013
Sarah E. Carichner 83, of Mile Road Tunkhannock died at her home on Sunday May 26th, she was born in Noxen on April 8, 1930, daughter of the late Earle and Mildred Foote Ayers. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1948. For several years she was employed as wrapper in Daytona Mills. Sarah enjoyed the outdoors...
Arlene L. Muzzy
May 25, 2013
Arlene Muzzy, 68, of Jenningsville, Pa. died peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital with her husband of 47 years, Glenn Muzzy Sr., by her side. Arlene was the daughter of the late Elwood and Alice Miller Taylor of Jermyn. She was born in Carbondale on August 27, 1944. Arlene was a 1962 graduate of Benton High...
George M. Offshack
May 23, 2013
George M. Offshack of Sugar Hollow Road, Tunkhannock died Thursday in Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains. Surviving is his wife of 62 years Louise Sakoski Offshack. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on August 23, 1926 son of the late George and Mary Montville Offshack. He attended Coughlin High School in Wilkes-Barre and was an Army veteran serving Pacific Theater during WW2....
Thomas Gruen
May 22, 2013
Thomas Michael Steven Gruen 48, of Tunkhannock died Thursday Morning at Geisinger CMC in Scranton from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident while responding to automobile accident as an EMT for the Tunkhannock Ambulance Association. He was born in Scranton on August 12, 1964 son of the late Doris Kessler Gruen and Edmond Gruen, of Tunkhannock. Tom was a...
Catherine Shubert
May 22, 2013
Catherine Shubert of Spirit Lane, Mill City died at her home on Wednesday. May 22, 2013. She was born in Wilkes Barre on September 18, 1939 daughter of the late Franklin and Catherine Adamitis Thomas. Catherine was a graduate of Newport Township High School, attended an Extension Villanova University while living at Mt. Alvernia Convent in Reading. She was a...
William A. Rodgers
May 20, 2013
William A. Rodgers of Button Road, Springville, PA died Monday in the Endless Mountains Health System in Montrose, PA. He was born in Norfolk, VA. Son of the late William and Arlis Smith Rodgers. William was a 1958 graduate of Elizabeth High School in Elizabeth, NJ and he received a Bachelors degree from Kings Point College in 1962. After graduating...
Debra A Ferree
May 20, 2013
Debra A. Ferree, of Windy Valley Rd, Forkston, passed away at her home on Monday May 20th. She was born in Meshoppen on December 15, 1953 and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1971. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. She also enjoyed crocheting and had a great love of the outdoors...
John E. Polons
May 16, 2013
John Edward Polons, known as “Jack” to some, died Thursday, May 16th at Tyler Memorial Hospital. John was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1937 to Edward Polons and Gertrude Blockus Polons. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1954. Upon graduating he enlisted and served for 8 years in the Navy Reserves. In 1958, he married, moved to...
Ann M. Stroka
May 15, 2013
Ann Marie Wiernusz Stroka, 89, of Sugar Hollow, Tunkhannock passed away early Wednesday morning at Tyler Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Rokosz) Wiernusz and was the devoted wife of the late George S. Stroka. Ann worked for many years as a zipper setter at Bocar Manufacturing in Tunkhannock. In her...
Helen L. Sharpe
May 14, 2013
Helen Sawicki Sharpe, 84 of Laceyville and Melbourne, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, May 14th in Consulate Health Care Center of Melbourne. Born in Eaton Township on December 28, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Gajdica Jurista. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School. In her earlier years, she was employed in the garment...
Frances Gibbons
May 10, 2013
Twin sister Florence Jervis 16 years Philadelphia Bindery 23 years Ohio Casualty Insurance in Philadelphia
Mary Allegra Sturdevant
May 6, 2013
Mary Allegra Sturdevant of Marcy Rd, Tunkhannock died Monday May 6th at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born on November 30, 1921 in Riverside Hospital, Wilkes-Barre daughter of the late Fred G and Eleanor Gay Northrup. Mary Allegra attended the Mehoopany Grade School and graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1939. She then attended and graduated from Wilkes-Barre...
Violet Donowski
Apr 25, 2013
Violet Donowski, 90, of Tunkhannock formerly of Warrior Run Luzerne Co. died Thursday April 25, 2013 in the Golden Living Center Tunkhannock. She was born in Hanover, Luzerne Co. on December 9, 1922 daughter of the late Frank and Anna Kuprionus Kupinewicz . Violet traveled the world with her late husband Stanley W. Donowski as an Army wife as he...
James A. Lyman
Apr 25, 2013
James A. Lyman of Concord Ave, Factoryville, died Thursday April 25th at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. He was born in Scranton January 30, 1943 son of the late Raymond and Margaret James Lyman. Jim was a graduate of Dickson City High School. After school Jim enlisted in the United States Army where he was a Staff Sargent and...
Jane M. Evans
Apr 23, 2013
Jane Mable Evans of Falls died April 23 in Geisinger Community Center in Scranton. She was born in Tunkhannock on April 10, 1945 daughter of the late William F. and Emily Baker Strumski. Jane was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School class of 1963. For many fears she was a leader and active member of the Falls 4-H Club...
Florence Mae Denmon
Apr 22, 2013
Florence Mae Denmon of Beaumont passed away on Monday April 22nd at the Meadows Nursing Home in Dallas. She was born in Alderson, PA on October 30, 1913 daughter of the late P. William and Rachael Hobbs Long. She was preceded in death by her husband Irvin H. Denmon, brothers Boyd and Mervin Long, and a sister Adealine Eppley. Surviving...
Margaret Sheridan
Apr 22, 2013
Margaret Sheridan of Dark Hollow Rd, Tunkhannock, passed away on Monday, April 22nd in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Newark, NJ on January 27, 1937 daughter of the late Frank and Marie (Serafin) Dziejma. She was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM Tunkhannock and in 1999 retired from Clark Summit State Hospital...
Richard H. Holton
Apr 21, 2013
Richard H. Holton of Tunkhannock passed away Sunday evening in Geisinger Community Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was born in Tunkhannock, May 31, 1921 son of the late Edward Haulton and Alice Baker Holton. Dick was a 1939 graduate of Tunkhannock High School; a proud Navy veteran of World War II, and prior to his retirement in 1983 had been...
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