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Roger L. Glahn

Roger L. Glahn

Mar 7, 2009

Roger Lewis Glahn passed quietly in Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA, on the morning of March 7, 2009. He was 84 years old. Roger was born on July 30, 1924 in Luzerne, PA, the son of William Lewis Glahn and Florence Mae Annear Glahn, and the brother of the late Lora Mae Basciano. He graduated from Luzerne High School (Class...

Victor W. Schaefer

Victor W. Schaefer

Mar 4, 2009

Victor W. Schaefer, 93, of Tunkhannock, died Wednesday at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. His wife of 65 years is Anne Chaplauske Schaefer, Born July 29, 1915, in Orange County, Calif., son of the late Herman and Lillie Bauer Schaefer, he was an Army veteran. He served for five years and saw action in the Pacific theater of operations during World...

Grace A. LaBar

Grace A. LaBar

Mar 3, 2009

Grace A. LaBar, 85, of Tunkhannock, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock. She was born September 6, 1923, in Tunkhannock, daughter of the late Wesley and Minnie (Sands) Miner. Grace worked at GLF in Tunkhannock for many years. She was an accomplished seamstress and a talented baker. She and her late husband, Earl, celebrated...

James J. Bartron

James J. Bartron

Mar 3, 2009

James J. Bartron, 68, of Tunkhannock died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Kathe Reynolds Bartron. Born in Tunkhannock on Nov. 16, 1940, he was a son of the late John and Helen Byrd Bartron. James enjoyed woodworking, building and repairing clocks. He had a love for birds and fishing...

Lillian P. Kupstas

Lillian P. Kupstas

Feb 28, 2009

Lillian P. Kupstas of Yeager Ave. Dallas died Saturday in the Hospice Unit Geisinger South in Wilkes Barre. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 15, 1923 daughter of the late Henry W. and Mary Agnes McCourt McCusker. She was a graduate of the Girls High School of Boston and was an active member of St. Therese’s Church Shavertown....

Mildred A. Strumski

Mildred A. Strumski

Feb 24, 2009

Mildred A, Strumski , 69, of Winola View Apartments, Lake Winola died Tuesday at the Community Medical Center, Scranton, after complications following heart surgery. She was born in Dunmore on April 16, 1939 daughter of the late Frank J. and Josephine Stanavitch Galonis. She was a 1957 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. She was a member of St. Mary’s...

Ernest John Malandri

Ernest John Malandri

Feb 20, 2009

Ernest Malandri Ernest Malandri 86 of Springville, PA died Friday at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Tunkhannock. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years Elizabeth Crosby Malandri. Born in New York City on September 5, 1923 son of the late Lawrence and Rose Ferrari Malandri. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force...

Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams

Feb 15, 2009

Joseph Williams of Highland Drive Dalton died Sunday at the home of his niece and her husband Mary and Edward Barber with whom he resided. He was born in Scranton on September 8, 1948 son of the late Lester and Mary Pitcavage Williams. Surviving is a sister Edna Williams of Mehoopany and a brother Lester Williams of Nicholson, several nieces...

Patricia Jean Johnson

Patricia Jean Johnson

Feb 14, 2009

Patricia Jean Johnson Patricia Jean Johnson, known to her family and friends as Tish, of King George Virginia, formerly of Tunkhannock passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2009 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She was born on December 23, 1953 at home in Lymanville, PA, daughter of Roger and Jean (Hall) Williams of Keiserville, Pa.. She was a...

Leonard James Matylewicz

Leonard James Matylewicz

Jan 29, 2009

Leonard James Matylewicz, 87, died Thursday at home. He and his wife, the former Evelyn Mae Herron, were married for 59 years. Born in Lake Winola on July 15, 1921 he was the son of the late Adam and Helen (Kazmierski) Matylewicz. He was an army veteran serving during WWII and retired from the post office after 28 years as...

William R. Williams

William R. Williams

Jan 25, 2009

William R. Williams VMD of Tunkhannock died Sunday in Ann’s Grove Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock. He was born in Plymouth on February 5, 1933 son of the late William Garfield and Mary Jones Williams. He was a 1949 Graduate of Tunkhannock High School where he was Valedictorian, and a Graduate of Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania...

Louis H. Avery

Louis H. Avery

Jan 24, 2009

Louis H. Avery Louis H. Avery of Mill City, Overfield Twp. died on Saturday in the Community Medical Center in Scranton. He was born in Mill City, PA. on May 26, 1934, son of the late Harry and the late Alice Black Avery. He worked as a Truck Driver and prior to his retirement he was employed by Haddon Craftsman...

Joseph F. Soltis

Joseph F. Soltis

Jan 17, 2009

Joseph F. Soltis, 99, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday January 17, 2009. He was born in Clairton on November 26, 1909 and married his beautiful wife Margaret Phillips on September 24, 1940. They are survived by their children, Joseph P. Soltis (Mary Ellen) of Scottsdale AZ, Monica J. Denton (James) of Granite Falls WA, Margaret J....

Robert M. Nash

Robert M. Nash

Jan 16, 2009

Robert M. Nash of Tunkhannock a guest at the Tunkhannock Methodist Manor and the Golden Living Center, died Friday at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in the Bronx, New York on August 29, 1937 son of the late William G. Nash and Agnes Grogan Nash. He was a 1958 graduate of West Babylon High School and...

Frank J. Berardicurti

Frank J. Berardicurti

Jan 9, 2009

Frank J. Berardicurti of Lake Carey formerly of Rochester, New York died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. He was born in Rochester,N.Y. on March 10, 1938 son of the late Frank J. and Gladys Carusi Berardicurti. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School class of 1958 in Rochester. He was an Army veteran of Viet...

Vivienne E. Spence

Vivienne E. Spence

Jan 9, 2009

Vivienne E. Spence, 92, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Wesley Village, Pittston, where she had been a resident for four years. Born August 18, 1916 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, she was the daughter of the late John Lionnel Carlton-Walker and Beatrice (Watts) Carlton-Walker. After graduating from St. Catherine’s Convent School, she moved to London where she...

Joseph T. Shalata

Joseph T. Shalata

Jan 7, 2009

Joseph T. Shalata passed away at home in Evans Falls on Wednesday. He was married to Janet “Traver” Shalata. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2008. He was born in Noxen on March 2, 1934 to the late Joseph and Angeline Jones Shalata. He attended Lake Noxen High School and was employed for 44 years at the...

George Franko VMD

George Franko VMD

Dec 28, 2008

George A. Franko VMD George A. Franko VMD of Nicholson died Sunday in the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit in Scranton. He was born in Duryea on February 7, 1931 son of the late George C. and Anna Evancho Franko. He was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School class of 1949, Penn State University class of 1954 and a 1956...

Agnes A. Condeelis

Agnes A. Condeelis

Dec 27, 2008

Enjoyed traveling, especially to Atlantic City Graduated from Scranton Tech at International Corespondence School Worked at St. Mike's Hoban Heights for 16 years as a house mother Family enjoyed cinnimon bisques and molasses cookies Family loved cooking and baking

Harold Boice

Harold Boice

Dec 24, 2008

Harold “Carl” Boice, 79 of Drost Boice Lane, Tunkhannock (Sugar Hollow) died Wednesday December 24, 2008 at home. He was born in Tunkhannock on July 31, 1929 son of the late Solomon and Evelyn Weed Boice. He was a 1947 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was an Army Veteran and member of VFW Post 396. Prior to his retirement...

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