Obituaries
Virgie Virginia Teetsel
Jul 20, 2022
Virgie Virginia Teetsel, 92, of Noxen passed away on Wednesday July 20, 2022 at The Gardens at East Mountain. She was preceded in death by her husband Rolland W. Teetsel.
Born in Lexington, Virginia on January 4, 1930 she is the daughter of the late Frank and Elvie Beverly Wall.
Virgie worked her whole life at different factories as a seamstress, floor...
Diane Lynn Clark
Jul 18, 2022
Diane Lynn Clark, 75 of Mill City, passed away on Monday July 18, 2022, at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Thomas Clark.
Born in Scranton on December 17, 1946 she is the daughter of the late Robert Dixon and Viola Bermilen.
Diane had a love for animals such as dogs and cats. She also...
Josephine Ann Hedrick
Jul 11, 2022
Josephine (DeDe) Ann Hedrick, 77 of Factoryville, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. In 2014 she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley C. Hedrick.
Born in Scranton on February 25, 1945 she is the daughter of the late John and Jemma (Gabello) Cigna.
Josephine was raised in the Scranton/Dunmore area, but lived the rest of...
Jeffery Robert Borgeson
Jul 9, 2022
Jeffery Robert Borgeson, 57, of Tunkhannock passed away on July 9, 2022. He is survived by his wife Karen Borgeson.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany on October 11, 1964 he is the son of the late Robert N. and survived by Ardena C. Mosier Borgeson.
He enjoyed fishing and spending time with granddaughters.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons,...
Frances Margaret Stiffler
Jul 7, 2022
Frances Margaret Stiffler passed away on July 7, 2022 at the age of, 80. She was born in Franklin Falls, NH on August 12, 1941 to the late George and Doris Pinette.
The family of six left the North East and moved west during the 1950s as her father was building drive in movie theaters across the country. She lived...
Robert T. Sickler
Jun 29, 2022
Robert T. Sickler 49, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday June 29, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Melissa L. Mynes Sickler.
Born in Tunkhannock on May 28, 1973, He is the son of Robert Sickler and the late Dawn Bodine Sickler.
Robert graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School. Growing up he worked hard on the family farm....
Mary Lou Colangelo
Jun 28, 2022
Mary Lou (Murray) Colangelo, Stagecoach Road, Marmora, NJ, formerly from Scranton, PA then Whites Ferry Road, Falls, PA passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Galloway, NJ.
Born in Scranton on September 13, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Detz Murray.
Mary Lou was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class...
Deborah Ann Stark
Jun 28, 2022
Deborah Ann Stark, 68 of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton Robert Stark Jr. on November 10, 2009.
Born in Philadelphia on August 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Michael D. Lemardy and Nancy Hagan McKenzie and husband James.
Deborah was a graduate of the...
Barbara Ann Rowlands
Jun 25, 2022
Barbara Ann Rowlands, 78, of Northmoreland Township passed away on Saturday June 25, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Michael Rowlands.
Born in Kingston, PA on September 22, 1943 she is the daughter of the late John Russell and Anna Bonnie Miller.
She was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area School and an...
Janet Ella Lee
Jun 24, 2022
Janet Hillier Lee, 86, of Tunkhannock, passed away June 24, 2022, at her home with her family by her side.
Born November 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie Hillier of Pittsburgh.
Janet grew up in East McKeesport, PA and attended Grove City College, where she graduated with an associate's degree in business. After working as a...
John Francis Halloran, Jr.
Jun 23, 2022
John Francis Halloran, Jr., 58, of Tunkhannock passed away on Thursday June 23, 2022 at his home after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Johnson City, NY, he was the son of the late John Sr. and Evelyn Paulus Halloran. He graduated from Whitney Point High School in 1982 where he was a 3-sport athlete in football, basketball, and...
Josephine Mae Jurkowski
Jun 22, 2022
Josephine Mae Jurkowski, 79 of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday June 22, 2022 at the Abington Manor.
Born in Nicholson, PA on July 26, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Carl and Pearl Howard Morrison.
Josephine enjoyed playing bingo with her friends. She was a big fan of Elvis Presley’s music and loved to watch the NASCAR races every week....
Elizabeth Sickler
Jun 21, 2022
Elizabeth Irene Sickler, 93 of Monroe Twp. passed away on Tuesday June 21, 2022 after an eight year stay at the Gardens of Tunkhannock.
Born in Eaton Twp. on July 13, 1928, she is the daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel Brown Sickler.
Liz attended Hunter School and Beaumont High School and worked for Bocar Apparel as a seamstress until her retirement....
Richard J. Dedonis
Jun 18, 2022
Richard J. Dedonis, 77 of Springville passed away on Saturday June 18, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kathleen A. Simpson Dedonis
Born in Scranton on March 15, 1945 he is the son of the late John and Mary Munley Dedonis.
Richard enjoyed spending his time outdoors where he would hunt and fish.
In addition to...
Stanley J. Podlaski
Jun 10, 2022
Stanley J. Podlaski, 78, of Tunkhannock passed away on June 10, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Harvey on April 10, 2000. Born in Wilkes- Barre on April 18, 1944, he is the son of the late Stanley and Sophie Putek Podlaski. He was a teacher at Tunkhannock High School...
George A. Matusavige
Jun 10, 2022
George A. Matusavige, 79, of Northmoreland passed away at his home on June 10, 2022. Born on August 1, 1942 in Binghamton, NY. He was the son of the late George L. Matusavige, who was lost in the desert for three days when his son George was born, and Aletha (Peg) Ring Matusavige both of Centermoreland. George graduated from Tunkhannock...
Louis P. Stang
Jun 9, 2022
Louis P. Stang, 86 of Meshoppen passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Meadow View Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was preceded in death by his wife Renate K. (Herrmann) Stang on June 3, 2010. Born in Lemon Twp. on July 23, 1935, he is the son of the late William Milton and Selma Cecelia (Gansereit) Stang. Louis graduated...
Walter R. Reese
Jun 2, 2022
Walter R. (Dick) Reese, 83, of Tunkhannock passed away peacefully on Thursday June 2, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Luzerne on February 15, 1939 he was the son of the late Walter D. and Hazel Traver Reese. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Joyce Lorah Reese; son, Walter R. Reese Jr. and...
Delores Kapolka
Jun 1, 2022
Delores Kapolka, 90, passed away on Wednesday June 1, 2022. Her husband Edward preceded her in death in 1984. She was born on July 12, 1931 in Kingston PA she was the daughter of Sylvia and Patrick Miller. Delores was a longtime resident of Tunkhannock PA and where owned a family-owned working dairy farm and Christmas tree farm for many...
Geraldine Fassett
May 25, 2022
Geraldine E. Fassett, 92 of Mehoopany, PA passed away Wednesday May 25, 2022 at Wesley Village, Pittston, PA. Born in Jenningsville, PA September 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Orrin E. and Evelyn Furman Phinney. She was the oldest of eleven children. Geraldine was a member of the Jenningsville United Methodist Church and the Ladies VFW Auxillary....
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