logo-image

Obituaries

Wilber Smith

Wilber Smith

Mar 6, 2013

Wilbur H. Smith, 92, of Auburn Twp. Susquehanna Co. formerly of Jackson, New Jersey and Daytona Beach, Fla. died Wednesday March 6th in the Golden Living Care Center in Tunkhannock. Wilbur was born in Cornwell Heights, Pa. on December 3, 1920 son of the late Wilbur H. and Jane Morrison Smith Sr. He was a graduate of Bensalem High School...

Barbara A. Richter

Barbara A. Richter

Mar 1, 2013

Barbara A. Richter of Lovelton died Friday at her home. She was born in Fox Hollow Windham Twp., on July 14, 1945 daughter of the late Clyde and Helen Keithline Farr. Barb and her late husband Charles Thomas Richter were the owners of the Tomb Stone Inn in Lovelton for over 36 years. She attended the Mehoopany United Methodist Church...

Theodore Ronald Remetz

Theodore Ronald Remetz

Feb 26, 2013

Theodore R. Remetz of Pine Ridge Road, Northmoreland Twp. died at his residence on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. He was born in Luzerne on September 25, 1939 son of the late Frederick and Agnes Ponganis Remetz. Ted was a 1957 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, for several years he was a milk tester for Aldovin Dairy. He retired from the...

Barbara J. Yurksza

Barbara J. Yurksza

Feb 25, 2013

Barbara J. Yurksza of Remington Road, Tunkhannock passed away at the Regional Hospital in Scranton shortly after admission on Monday. She was born in Meshoppen on January 12, 1952 daughter of Clarence and Gertrude Garnet DeWolfe. She was a 1970 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was employed as a clerk at Weiss in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death...

Leonard Pallis

Leonard Pallis

Feb 24, 2013

Leonard J. Pallis Sr., 92, a resident of Tunkhannock Methodist Home died on Sunday, February 24th. Len was born Hanover Township on January 3, 1921 son of the Late Joseph and Edna Pallis. He was a graduate of Hanover High School and a graduate of Bloomsburg State Teachers College. He served proudly during World War II. Len graduated from Eckles...

Charles E. Klimas

Charles E. Klimas

Feb 22, 2013

Charles Edward Klimas, Jr., 65 of Tunkhannock, passed away February 22, 2013 at Regional Hospital Hospice Care in Scranton after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Crandall Klimas. Ed was born on July 26th, 1947 in Wilkes-Barre, son of the late Charles and Emma Craig Klimas, Sr. He graduated from Tunkhannock High...

Robert E. Holton

Robert E. Holton

Feb 22, 2013

Robert “Rob” Holton 43, of Tunkhannock died on Friday, February 22nd. He was born in Tunkhannock on July 14, 1969 son to Richard Holton of Tunkhannock and the late Elizabeth Larkin Holton. Rob was a 1988 graduate of Tunkhannock. He had been employed on the grounds crew at Stone Hedge Country Club, Creekside Gardens of Tunkhannock and Endless Mountain Landscaping....

Samuel L. Day

Samuel L. Day

Feb 16, 2013

Samuel L. Day Samuel L. Day of Mehoopany died Saturday in the Golden Living Care Center in Tunkhannock. Prior to moving to Golden Living he had been the guest at the home of his daughters, for six years having spent the last two years with Jack and Beverly Simmers. He was born October 9, 1916 in Bridgewater Twp. Susquehanna Co....

Donald Elmer Lunger

Donald Elmer Lunger

Jan 28, 2013

Donald E. Lunger of Whites Ferry Rd, Falls passed away at home on Monday January 28th. He was born in Benton Township, Columbia County on June 27, 1924. He was a son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger. He attended Benton High School and served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. For many years...

Edward R. Kimble

Edward R. Kimble

Jan 27, 2013

Edward Ruben Kimble 89 of Tunkhannock died Sunday January 27, 2013 in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was born in Clarks Summit on February 6, 1923 son of the late Lee B. and Myrtle Kettle Kimble. Edward served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in WW2 and prior to his retirement he was Executive Vice President...

Elsie Cecchini-Bynon

Elsie Cecchini-Bynon

Jan 27, 2013

Elsie Eva Cecchini-Bynon of Bennet Rd Meshoppen passed away on Sunday January 27th at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born in West Hazleton on April 11, 1938. Prior to her retirement she was a tavern owner in the Carolina Beach area. Surviving is a son Curtis S. Bynon of Meshoppen, a brother George Oney and a sister Alvina Oney...

C. Garrison

C. Garrison

Jan 24, 2013

Charles “Clark “Garrison of Aldovin Road Tunkhannock died Thursday in the Abington Manor in Clark Summit. He was born in Lemon Twp., Wyoming County on October 15, 1930 son of the late Archie and Hazel Clark Garrison. Clark was a 1948 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was the owner of Garrlark Farms in Lemon Township. He was a school...

David William Nuss

David William Nuss

Jan 16, 2013

David William Nuss of Tunkhannock, formerly of Bolton, Connecticut, died at his residence on Wednesday January 16th. He was born in New Britain, Connecticut on July 7, 1947 son of the late George Peter and Jessie Viola Locke Nuss. He was a 1965 graduate of New Britain High School and a 1970 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a...

Stanley L. Carter

Stanley L. Carter

Jan 16, 2013

Stanley L. Carter, age 91, of Tunkhannock PA and St. Albans Bay VT, formerly of Barre VT, passed away peacefully at home on January 16, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death October 2009 by his wife of 64 years, Bernardine Gomez Carter. Stanley was born August 23, 1921 in St Albans VT, the son of...

Jeffrey J. Guyette

Jeffrey J. Guyette

Jan 12, 2013

Jeffrey J. Guyette 23, of Mehoopany died in Dunmore at the Hospice Community Care on Saturday January 12th. He was born August 15, 1989 son of James Guyette, of Mehoopany and Faye Headley, of Throop. Jeffrey lost a long battle with cancer on Saturday evening, but it didn’t stop him from enjoying life and having future dreams. He enjoyed taking...

Eugene E. Wilson

Eugene E. Wilson

Jan 7, 2013

Eugene E. Wilson, Jr. of 1243 Blue Berry Rd., Falls died on Monday in the Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. He was born in Philadelphia, PA. on March 11, 1955, son of Fannie Palmer Wilson of Brooklyn NY and the late Eugene E. Wilson Sr. Surviving is his wife Christina M Wilson of Falls and five sons: Nathan and Nicholas...

William David Ball

William David Ball

Jan 5, 2013

William David Ball, 63, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on January 5, 2013 at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte PA. Born on December 17, 1949, he was a son of the late Joseph William and Elizabeth Hamblin Ball. Bill was a graduate of Airline High School of Bossier City LA graduating in 1968 at which time he attended Devry...

Joyce Lillie Truesdale

Joyce Lillie Truesdale

Dec 28, 2012

Joyce K. Truesdale, 69, of Tunkhannock died surrounded by her family on Friday in Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 30 years, Bob Truesdale. Joyce, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Othella Farr Lillie, was born in Tunkhannock on January 31, 1943. After 10 years of dedicate service, Joyce retired...

Paul Clarence Sickler

Paul Clarence Sickler

Dec 12, 2012

Paul C. Sickler of Tunkhannock died on Wednesday at the home of his daughter in Middleburgh, Pa. He was born on Corby Hill, Tunkhannock son of the late Chester and Flossie Corby Sickler. Paul had worked on the Shamokin Dam Power Plant, and as a logger and on his family farm. He retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Highway. Paul...

Glen R. Shoemaker

Glen R. Shoemaker

Dec 8, 2012

Glen R. Shoemaker, 63 of Laceyville died Saturday December 8 at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife Lorraine LaSaur. He was born in Meshoppen on February 16, 1949 son of the Late Leo and Hazel Evans Shoemaker. He retired from Tyler Memorial Hospital’s maintenance department in 2009. Glen was an avid fisherman, loved the outdoors and...

Share by: