Obituaries
Carol L. Sickler
Jun 24, 2011
Carol L. Sickler 64, of Eatonville died Friday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Wilkes-Barre. She is survived by her husband of 46 years John G. Sickler. She was born in Binghamton, New York on March 18, 1947 daughter of the late Robert and Louise Matthews Sutton. Carol worked as a nurseâs aid at the Carpenter Care Center in...
Thelma Branning
Jun 21, 2011
Thelma Branning, of Windswept Road, Tunkhannock, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Springville on September 7, 1927, a daughter of the late George and Ruth Dymond Beebe. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for more than 50 years as a seamstress in various dress factories, retiring from Bocar...
Dorothy Delong
Jun 19, 2011
Dorothy G. Delong of Hill Crest Road Tunkhannock formerly of Spinnerstown, Pa., died at her home on Sunday morning June 19th. Dorothy was born in Salisbury Twp., Leigh County on August 31, 1929 daughter of the Clarence V. and Carrie M. Oswald Hilbert. Dorothy was a graduate of Allentown High School class of 1947. Prior to her retirement she worked...
Dwayne M. LaValley
Jun 17, 2011
Dwayne M. LaValley, 53, of Benson Hollow Lane Tunkhannock, passed away gently at his home surrounded by his loving family on June 17th after a brave battle with cancer. Dwayne is survived by his loving wife of 31 years Heather Owens LaValley and his children, Tom and wife Melissa, Cody, Sadie and fiancé Brandon Adams, Nathan and Nicholas all of...
Jackie A. Dispenza
Jun 15, 2011
Jackie A. Dispenza of Beverly Drive, Tunkhannock died Wednesday, June 15 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Jackie was born in Rochester, NY on November 10, 1989 daughter of Patrick and Maureen Curran Dispenza. She was a graduate Tunkhannock High School Class of 2007 and just completed her first year a Lackawanna College obtaining a 3.93 QPA. Jackie, in...
Matthew T. Carichner
Jun 15, 2011
Matthew T. Carichner of Mile Road Tunkhannock died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident earlier in the evening. Matthew was born on November 26, 1987 son of Dean E. Carichner of Tunkhannock and the late Frances M. Madill Carichner. He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 2007. Matthew was a self employed auto mechanic and...
Flora L. Secora
Jun 14, 2011
Flora L. Secora 84, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at the Golden living center East Mountain Manor in Wilkes Barre. She was preceded in death by her husband Chester G. Secora. She was born in Pittston on July 10, 1926 daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Dworak Olszewski. Flora was a graduate of St. Johns in Pittston and Lackawanna Business...
Phyllis A. Colavitti
Jun 14, 2011
Phyllis A. Colavitti of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at Tyler Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 58 years Virgil Colavitti. She was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on July 23, 1934, daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Fagan Baenen. Phyllis enjoyed working in her garden planting flowers, quilting, doing crossword puzzles, camping trips with her grandchildren,...
Peter Barletto
Jun 14, 2011
Peter Barletto 86, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was preceded in death by his wife Mildred Long Barletto. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey on March 11, 1925 son of the late Joseph and Carmella Christana Barletto. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served in WW II. He was employed...
Augustus Di Stadio
Jun 10, 2011
Well known, local businessman Augustus (Gus) Frank Di Stadio, Sr. 71, of Tunkhannock, PA, passed away early Friday morning, June 10, 2011, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born August 7, 1939, in Mt. Vernon, New York, preceded in death by his parents, Margaret Tucci and Dominic Di Stadio. Gus graduated from Mt. St. Michael Academy, Bronx,...
Marie Meador
Jun 5, 2011
Marie Meador of Tunkhannock, Pa. died Sunday, June 5 at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Eckerman, Michigan on March 21, 1924 daughter of the late Arthur Delphus and Ethel Cecelia Hanson Shady. Prior to her retirement she worked as an LPN at the Carpenter Care Center in Tunkhannock. She was preceded in death by...
Lucille M. Harvey
May 18, 2011
Lucille Harvey, of Whippoorwill Hollow Road, Tunkhannock, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She was born in Beaumont, on November 21, 1919, a daughter of the late Daniel B. and Alice Kunkle Meeker. Lucille was the mother of 13 children and enjoyed working on the farm. She was known for her baking and cooking and...
Milton C. White
May 12, 2011
Milton C. White, 53, of Tunkhannock, died Thursday afternoon after a long battle with cancer. Born on Oct. 28, 1957, in Pittston, son of Milton R. and Eleanor Hoover White of Tunkhannock, he was a 1976 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, and he had worked for the Tunkhannock Twp. road crew for the past 30 years. Milton was an avid...
Gertrude White
May 12, 2011
Gertrude E. White, 81, of Tunkhannock, formerly of Centerburg, OH, died Thursday evening at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. Born in McElhatten, PA on May 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Robert L and Olive Peters Bufford. Prior to her retirement she was a Machine Operator for Ampex, a distributor for Amway, and other multiple jobs....
Norris W. Zeunen
May 11, 2011
Norris âButchâ Zeunen, of Slocum Ave passed away Wednesday, May 11th. Born June 20, 1944 in Berkeley, CA he was the son of the late Jon and Leatha Schkey Zeunen. Butch graduated from Paradise High School in California and attended San Mateo College. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War a member of the American Legion Black Walnut...
Helen M. Evans
May 9, 2011
Helen Mae Trimble Evans of Tunkhannock formerly of Trenton NJ, died Monday evening in Mercy - Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Helen was born in Kingston PA on August 21, 1924 daughter of the late George and Helen Gay Trimble. Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years Dory D. Evans who passed away in 1984. She...
Valeda I. Boner
Apr 27, 2011
Valeda I. Boner, 69, of Wood Rd, Springville Township, died Wednesday, April 27th at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. Born in Meshoppen August 24, 1941 she was the daughter of the late William Milton and Selma Gansereit Stang. Valeda was a member of the Lemon Ladies Aide and Springville Ladies Auxiliary. She loved being with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and...
Robin A. Aiken
Apr 27, 2011
Robin A. Aiken of Stone Crest Lane Tunkhannock died in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock on Wednesday April 27, 2011. Robin was born in Baltimore on May 27, 1953 daughter of Joseph Dymond of Baltimore and the late Mildred Graham Aiken. Surviving is a daughter Taliena R, Gatch and a son Steven C. Gatch. A memorial service will be held...
Kenneth Solomon Teetsel
Apr 25, 2011
Kenneth S. Teetsel Jr, 41, of Noxen passed away at home of natural causes. He was born in Wilkes-Barre on January 5, 1970 son of Kathryn Pond Teetsel and the late Kenneth S. Teetsel Sr. Kenneth was a graduate of Elk Lake High School and was formerly employed by Leggett and Platt in Hanover, PA. He was a member of...
Nicholas E. Barna
Apr 22, 2011
Nicholas (Nick) Barna, Sr. 78 of Punta Gorda, FL and formerly of Tunkhannock and Miners Mills, PA went to be with his daughter and parents in Heaven on April 22, 2011 with his loving and devoted wife and family by his side. He was the husband of Lillian (Radzville) Barna, whom he married on July 31, 1954. Born November 13,...