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Florence O. Wilson

Florence O. Wilson

Apr 25, 2012

Florence O Wilson Florence O. Wilson of Tunkhannock formerly of Jefferson Ave. in Jermyn died on Wednesday April 25th in the Golden Living Care Center in Tunkhannock. She was born on November 14, 1916 daughter of the late William R. Reineke and Amelia B. Lyons Reineke Henry and stepdaughter of the late Earl Henry. Prior to retirement she worked for...

Thomas O'Neal

Thomas O'Neal

Apr 23, 2012

Tom O’Neil of Northmoreland township passed away on April 23, 2012 at Robert Packer Hospital. Tom was born in McKeesport PA on April 2, 1943. He was a retired History teacher who taught at McKeesport High School and later at Notre Dame Prep School in Niles, ILL. He was a two-term McKeesport Councilman. Tom was a Custer scholar consulting on...

Francis Xavier O'Hara

Francis Xavier O'Hara

Apr 23, 2012

Francis X. O'Hara Sr. of Springville Township, passed away April 23, 2012 at home. Born in Philadelphia on May 18, 1932 he was the son of the late James T. and Jessie Huff O’Hara. Francis was a master sergeant is the US Army for 12 years. He was an operating engineer in Local 542 for 20 years, and was employed...

Grace Ann Rought

Grace Ann Rought

Apr 19, 2012

Grace Ann Rought, 75, of Maple Drive, Overfield Township, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 at home. Born August 8, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Edmond and Marion Reeser Fenton. Prior to her retirement, she was a seamstress for Triple Trouser in Scranton. Grace enjoyed playing bingo, cards, and cooking. She loved being with her family and...

Florence M. Cavanaugh

Florence M. Cavanaugh

Apr 11, 2012

Florence M. Cavanaugh of Tunkhannock formerly of Dunmore died Wednesday afternoon in the East Mountain Golden Living Care Center. She was born in Hazelton on January 7, 1926 daughter of the late Samuel and Florence Hughes Hinkle. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the Manhattan Shirt Co. in Scranton and for 40 years she worked as a presser...

Frank A. Schoonover

Frank A. Schoonover

Apr 4, 2012

Frank A. Schoonover of Centermoreland, Pa died Wednesday, April 4 at his residence. He was born on May 4, 1947 son of the late Stacey and Francis Sayre Schoonover. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was employed by PennDOT for 22 years until his retirement. He was an avid deer...

Wayne Hussong

Wayne Hussong

Mar 31, 2012

Wayne E. Hussong, 81 of Jenningsville, Pennsylvania went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 31, 2012, surrounded by his family and Father Joseph J. Manarchuck. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin he was the son of the late Raymond P. and Clara A.Heisel Hussong. He was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Wyalusing, PA. Wayne...

Meikah Ashlynn-Nicole Gruver

Meikah Ashlynn-Nicole Gruver

Mar 29, 2012

Meikah Ashlynn-Nicole Gruver 2 Months old, went with the angles Thursday March 29 at Geisinger Hospital in Danville. Born on January 27 daughter of Christopher Gruver and Nicole Sands of Meshoppen. She was preceded in death by two cousins Britney Giberson and Antonia Kalacinski. She is survived by her maternal grandparents Tammy Giberson, and Jeremy Whitney, maternal great grandparents Pearl...

Roxana Rowker

Roxana Rowker

Mar 29, 2012

Roxana Rowker of Keelersburg Road, died at her home on Thursday, March 29, 2012. She was born in Punxsutawney, Pa. on April 23, 1951 daughter of the late George and Alvera Knopic. Roxana was employed as a clerk at the Tunkhannock WalMart. She enjoyed the outdoors and time spent with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by...

Eugene S. Milnes

Eugene S. Milnes

Mar 25, 2012

Eugene S. Milnes of Lane Hill Rd, Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday March 25th at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. Born in Sayre PA on November 24, 1936 he was a son of the late Stuart and Carmen Green Milnes. Gene was a 1955 graduate of the LaRaysville High School. He was a 20 year veteran of the United States...

Alan C. Layaou

Alan C. Layaou

Mar 23, 2012

Alan C. Layaou of Thurston Hollow Rd Tunkhannock, passed away on Friday March 23rd at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on June 11, 1955 son of Harry M. and Shirley Layaou Sr. of Mehoopany. He was a 1973 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and worked for 30 years as a Boilermaker with the...

Carolyn Jean Corker

Carolyn Jean Corker

Mar 16, 2012

Carolyn “Jean” Corker of Jets Lane Lemon Twp. died at her home on Friday March 16, 2012. She was born in Scranton on May 11, 1946 daughter of the late William and Lois Ruger Wilcox. Carolyn was preceded in death by a brother William Wilcox, sister Carol Ann. Surviving is her husband of 46 years Thomas Sr., sons Thomas Jr....

Helen A. McKeon

Helen A. McKeon

Mar 15, 2012

Helen A. McKeon (nee Nebus) of Springville, PA died March 15, 2012 at home, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Nebus. Helen was born in South Amboy, NJ and resided in Sayreville, NJ for many years before moving to Pennsylvania. She was predeceased by four brothers: Peter, William, Edmund, and Charles Jr...

Mary Chellis

Mary Chellis

Mar 12, 2012

Mary Chellis, 91, of Keelersburg Road, Tunkhannock passed away in Baltimore, Maryland on March 12th. Born on March 1, 1921 in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Frances Rokosz Wiernusz. Mrs. Chellis was a member of the Church of the Nativity BVM in Tunkhannock and St. Alphonsus Rodriguez in Woodstock, MD and devoted to her...

Michael Bakaysa

Michael Bakaysa

Mar 12, 2012

Michael Bakaysa Jr, of Dallas PA passed away Monday March 12th at the Hospice Unit Geisinger South in Wilkes-Barre. Born in Taylor, PA he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Fedor Bakaysa Sr. Michael was a Navy veteran serving from July 1943- March 1946 having served in WW II and in Okinawa He received Pacific Theater Ribbon...

Edith F. Wiggins

Edith F. Wiggins

Mar 9, 2012

Edith F. Wiggins of Tunkhannock passed away on March 9, 2012 in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. She was born in Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County on December 28, 1921 daughter of the late Franklin and Eugenia Bunnell Rowe. Edith was a 1939 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and married her high school sweetheart, Howard (Pete) Wiggins, who preceded her...

Robert H. Massaker

Robert H. Massaker

Mar 8, 2012

Robert H. Massaker Robert H. Massaker of Springville passed away on Thursday at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was born in Meshoppen on February 24, 1950 son of Robert and Carole Fleming Massaker of Tunkhannock. Bob was a 1968 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and a 1975 graduate of Bloomsburg University. While in high school and college Bob...

Dennis H. Smith

Dennis H. Smith

Feb 29, 2012

Dennis H. Smith, of Exeter, died Wednesday February 29th, in the Highland Manor Nursing Home in Exeter. Born in Phoenix, AZ on November 7, 1950, he was a son of the late Charles and Virginia Mason Smith. Dennis worked as a Taxi Driver. Surviving are two sons: Dennis Smith Jr. of Forkston, PA, Richard Smith of Elk Lake, PA, two...

Otto C. Keil

Otto C. Keil

Feb 26, 2012

Otto Charles Keil, Jr of Douglas Hollow Rd, died on Sunday February 26th at home. Otto was born in Washington, DC on July 23, 1918. He was the son of the late Otto C. and Florence Pickett Keil. Raised in Decatur, IL, the oldest of four siblings, two brothers and a sister, he was an Eagle Scout and was active...

John L. Bedell

John L. Bedell

Feb 23, 2012

John L. Bedell Sr. of Factoryville, PA passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley from complications as a result of his battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. He was born September 29, 1943, in Sussex, NJ, son of the late Earl Johnson and the late Madeline Bedell Johnson. He is survived by many loved ones...

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