Obituaries
Aldona Talcott
Nov 10, 2008
Aldona Ruth Talcott of Tunkhannock died Saturday in the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Her husband of 65 years, Daniel, died on March 21. Born in Scranton on April 21, 1925, daughter of the late John and Agnes Yanaushaskaus Falett, Ruth was an accomplished farmer's wife working alongside her husband. She worked for more...
Rosa Kubilus
Nov 7, 2008
Rosa Bettio Kubilus of Factoryville, formerly of Dickson City died Friday in the Lackawanna County Health Care Center in Peckville. She was born in Augsburg, Germany on April 22, 1929 daughter of the late Anton and Maria Sailer Bettio Prior to her retirement she was active in the Lackawanna County 4-H program and when her children were younger she served...
Mary Jane Longenecker
Nov 7, 2008
Mary Longenecker, of Springville formerly of Fox Run Road, Dover, Pa. died Friday evening in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born on November 3, 1919 daughter of the late Carson E. and Maude Hoaster Stover. She was preceded in death by her husband Earl Meyer Longenecker, surviving is a son Robert of York, Pa., daughter Sherry Macialek of Springville,...
Berlin Russo
Nov 4, 2008
Berlin Russo Sr. Berlin Russo Sr. of Springville RD died Tuesday in the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Newark, NJ on February 16, 1922 son of the late John and Antoinette Russo. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a Construction Worker and was a member of the Springville United Methodist Church. He was preceded...
Andrea L. Allen
Nov 2, 2008
Andrea L. Allen Andrea L. Allen 31, of Meshoppen, PA died Sunday, November 2, 2008 at her residence after a long courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Gregory D. Allen Jr. Andrea was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on September 23, 1977 daughter of Howard W. Comstock, of Laceyville, PA and Arneta Mason Wayman, of Hobart,...
Mary-Jean Turner
Oct 31, 2008
Mary-Jean Alice (Lilly) Turner of Tunkhannock, formerly of Wellsboro, died Friday October 31, 2008 at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Francis C. Turner. She was born in Saegertown, PA on January 9, 1926 daughter of the late Samuel B. Lilly and Opal Jane Writer Lilly. She was...
Dennis E. Sands
Oct 9, 2008
Dennis E. Sands of Tunkhannock, died Thursday October 9 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was born at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Meshoppen in May 1949 son of Gerald and Annabelle Lunger Sands. He graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1967 and from the University of Miami, Fl in 1971 with a B.S. in Business Administration. He was a manager of...
Richard G. Pacanda
Oct 9, 2008
Richard G. Pacanda of Factoryville died at home on Thursday, October 9, 2008. He was born in Kingston, NY in April 25, 1941 son of Carrie Zimmermann and the late Frank Watkins who passed away in 1985. He worked as a truck driver at Huey Trucking in Tunkhannock where he was known to his friends as âLead Footâ. After his...
Harry C. Hibbert
Sep 27, 2008
Harry C. Hibbert of Eaton Terrace Tunkhannock, died Saturday in Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. He was born in Chicago, Ill. on January 20, 1915 son of the late Alexander T. and Freda Johnson Hibbert. After his high school graduation he joined the Reserves and worked as an instructor for the ATF and FBI as a sharp shooter expert. He...
Lois Plushanski
Sep 25, 2008
Lois Roller Plushanski 81 of Fieldcrest Drive, Tunkhannock died Thursday morning, Sept. 25, 2008, at the Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband of 59 years Henry Plushanski. She was born in Somerville, N.J., on May 26, 1927, daughter of the late Louis and Victoria Bulka Roller. She was a 1945 graduate of the Somerville High...
Robert H. Evans
Sep 24, 2008
Robert H. Evans 76, of Falls died Wednesday September 24 at Mercy Hospital Scranton. He is survived by his wife Abbie Smith Evans. He was born on June 3, 1932 son of the late Richard and Ruth Mitchell Evans. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors. He is preceded in death by his sister Laura Evans...
Nancy Gutknecht
Sep 23, 2008
Nancy Gutknecht of Olyphant formerly of Lake Winola died Tuesday in the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She was born in Camden, New Jersey on October 31, 1939 daughter of the late Francis and Mary Gutknecht. Prior to her retirement she was employed by the Procter & Gamble Plant in Mehoopany. She was a member of St. Mary of the Lake...
Herbert Hug
Sep 20, 2008
Herbert (Huggie) Hug of Lake Winola formerly of Scranton died Saturday in the Hospice unit at Community Medical Center in Scranton. Surviving is his wife Ruth A. OâDell Hug they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 26, 2008. He was born in Scranton on May 18, 1930 son of the late Herbert and Bertha Haussman Hug Sr. He was...
Peggy Welch Stevens
Sep 16, 2008
Peggy Welch Stevens, 80, of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday evening in Kindres Hospital, Tampa, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Stevens Sr. Born in Jersey Shore on Sept. 23, 1927, daughter of the late Wilbur and Helen Welch of Tunkhannock, she was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1945. She married Robert W. Stevens...
Sharon L. Thompson
Sep 4, 2008
Sharon L. Thompson of Lemon Creek Road Tunhannock died at her home on Thursday. She was born in Scranton on May 23, 1936 daughter of the late Floyd C. and Gertrude Tisdale Parrish. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School class of 1955. Prior to her retirment she was a Bus Driver's Aid. A member of the Lake Carey...
Michele Slater
Sep 2, 2008
Michele M. Slater of Washington Park Road Tunkhannock a native of California died Tuesday September 2 at her Home. She was born in San Leandro, Ca. on March 9, 1971 daughter of Judith M. Clement of Tunkhannock and the late Arvin W. Slater. She had been employed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock. Surviving is a...
Michele M. Slater
Sep 2, 2008
Michele M. Slater , of Washington Park Road, Tunkhannock and a native of California, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at her home. She was born in San Leandro, Calif., on March 9, 1971, daughter of Judith M. Clement, of Tunkhannock, and the late Arvin W. Slater. She had been employed by Compassionate Health Care of Dunmore and ARC of Tunkhannock....
James Lunger
Sep 2, 2008
James E. Lunger, 85, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Tunkhannock, died Tuesday in St. Ann's Hospital, Columbus. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rita E. Baker Lunger, Born April 1, 1923, in Fishing Creek Twp., Columbia County, son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger, he was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the...
James E. Lunger
Sep 1, 2008
James E. Lunger 85 of Gahanna, OH formerly of Tunkhannock died Tuesday at St. Annâs Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Fishing Creek Twp., Columbia Co. Pa. on April 1, 1923 son of the late Furman and Mary Edwards Lunger. He was an Army Veteran of WW2 serving in the Philippines. Prior to his retirement he was employed by...
Robert L. Cook
Aug 30, 2008
Robert L. Cook formerly of Laceyville died Saturday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Northmoreland Twp., Wyoming County on July 9, 1927 son of the late Frank and Jennie Cook. Prior to his retirement he was employed by Walter Wolfe farms in Lehman and retired from the Laceyville Agway Store in 1989. He was preceded...