Obituaries
Mary Dean Minckler
Mar 27, 2022
Mary Dean Minckler, 69 of Tunkhannock passed away on March 27, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Leonard Edward Minckler. Born in Meshoppen, PA on March 26, 1953. She is the daughter of Peggy Louise Gramley and the late David Thomas MacCreary. She was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock...
David W. Schoenwetter
Mar 26, 2022
David W. Schoenwetter, 75, died on Saturday March 26, 2022 at Aventura at Creekside Nursing Home, Carbondale, where he was a resident since January 2020. He was born in Kingston on March 1, 1947 to the late Jack and Delores (Rosnick) Schoenwetter. He was raised in Luzerne, graduated from Luzerne High School in 1965, and from LCC in 1969. Dave...
Jeanette I Corby
Mar 25, 2022
Jeanette I. Corby, 86, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully at her home in her favorite chair on March 25, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Floyd L. Corby, Jr. in 1998. Born in Noxen on July 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Ruth Thompson Dymond. Her family moved...
Joseph Anthony Bolin
Mar 23, 2022
Joseph Anthony Bolin (formerly Bolinski) passed away on March 23, 2022 in Scranton, PA. Joe was born Dec 21, 1968 in Edwardsville, PA to the late Joanne and Joseph Bolinski. Although he resided for many years in Factoryville operating Bolin General Contracting and was formerly active in the Kiwanis and Masons, he had moved out of the area in 2011...
Maxine Smales
Mar 20, 2022
Maxine Blanche Smales, 98, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday March 20, 2022 at the United Methodist Homes, Tunkhannock, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Raymond Smales in 1996. Born in Johnson City, NY on March 10, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Guy E. and Elizabeth Peters Stevens. She was a 1941 graduate...
Helene Louise Spoor
Mar 11, 2022
Helene Louise Spoor, 79, of Hallstead, PA passed away on March 11, 2022 at UHS Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, NY. She was preceded in death by her husband James Spoor in 2012. Born in South Gibson, PA on September 23, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Enda Muzzy. She was a member of the First...
James Robert Locker
Mar 10, 2022
James Robert Locker, Sr., 86, of Tunkhannock passed away on March 10, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife Barbara A. McDonald Locker. Born in Scranton, PA he was the son of the late Edward and Thelma Lintott Locker. Jim was a Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War 1st Marine...
Dolores Heagy
Mar 1, 2022
Dolores Heagy, 90, of Lake Winola, passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2022 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Dolores was born in Philadelphia PA on August 24, 1931 to the late Peter and Magdalena (Lapa) Meigio. She married her husband, Charles Thomas "Tom" Heagy, in 1954 while he was stationed in Philadelphia. She spent the next 14 years moving to...
Donald R. Ellsworth
Feb 22, 2022
Donald R. Ellsworth, 91, of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday February 22, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife Dolores Ellsworth in 2017. Born on Ellsworth Hill in Washington Township on May 8, 1930 he was the son of the late Thomas W., Sr. and Anna Strong Ellsworth. He was a 1948 graduate of...
Anthony P. Talarico
Feb 19, 2022
Anthony P. Talarico, Sr., 94, of Tunkhannock passed away February 19, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years Helen Merhib Talarico in 2021. Born in Scranton, PA on December 25, 1927 he was the son of the late James and Helen Ochesky Talarico. Born the oldest of twelve children...
Linda Joy Purinton
Feb 15, 2022
Linda Joy Purinton, age 75, of Falls, PA passed away on February 15, 2022 at home and in the company of her loving family. Linda was born on May 15, 1946 in Scranton, PA. She was the daughter of the late Lorenzo and Ruby Thomas Cobb. Along with taking care of her family, she worked in dress factories for many...
Laurie Pedley
Feb 15, 2022
Laurie Ann Pedley, 64, of Meshoppen, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 15, 2022 She was an inpatient at Sacred Heart Hospice in Dunmore. Laurie was born in Tyler Hospital located in Meshoppen, to the late George and Kathleen Smith. She was a 1975 graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School. She worked at several jobs over the years, prior to her...
David William Haas
Feb 9, 2022
David William Haas, 75, of Monroe Township passed away on February 9, 2022 at the VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. He is survived by his wife of 53 years Christine Mary Lawrence Haas. Born in Wilkes-Barre on October 11, 1946 he was the son of the late William Conrad and Mariam Jones Haas. He served his country in the United States...
Michael A. Sponenberg
Feb 8, 2022
Michael A. Sponenberg, 49, of Auburn Township passed away on Tuesday February 8, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 9 years Penny C. Lebarron King. Born in Williamsport, PA on June 30, 1972 he is survived by his parents Robert, Jr. and Carol Yanney Sponenberg. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved having...
Peggy Ann Kingston
Feb 6, 2022
Peggy Ann Kingston (Robinson), 86, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday February 6, 2022 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Ronald Kingston in 2014. Born in Meshoppen on July 7, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Donald and Nellie Robinson. She was a member of the Russell Hill United Methodist Church. She...
Nancy Ann Mikulski
Feb 4, 2022
Nancy A. Mikulski, 82, of East Stroudsburg passed away Friday afternoon, February 4, 2022. Born at Lake Winola, PA on August 09, 1939 she was the daughter of the late George R. Mikulski and Claire Hotchko. She worked at the New York Telephone company and loved quilting, playing bridge, visiting the library and was an active member of the Red...
Frank E. Wadas
Feb 3, 2022
Frank Edward Wadas, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away Thursday February 3, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Patricia (Gorda) Wadas. Born in Meeker, PA on February 19, 1946 he was the oldest son of the late Frank E. and Dorothy King Wadas. Frank graduated from Dallas High School in...
Doris A. Smalser
Feb 2, 2022
Doris A. Smalser, 88, of Lake Winola passed away on Wednesday February 2, 2022 at Meadowview Healthcare, Montrose. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph Smalser in 2019. Born in Montrose on May 30, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Mabel Tyler Aldrich. She was proud to grow up on the family farm enjoying...
Janet Shalata
Jan 31, 2022
Janet Clarisse (Traver) Shalata, 86, of Monroe Twp., went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, January 31, 2022 at home. Born in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late Lambert H. Traver and Bertha (Sickler) Traver Smales. She was a graduate of the Beaumont school in 1953 where she played basketball. In 1953, she married the love...
Chris Jescavage
Jan 30, 2022
Chris Jescavage, 68, son of the late Chester A. and Dolores M. Cudnowski Jescavage, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton, after suffering a heart attack.
Chris was born in Saginaw, Michigan on September 13, 1953 and grew up in the Miners Mills section of Wilkes-Barre. Chris was a 1971 graduate of James...
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