Charles Lewis Nichols, Sr.
Jan 13, 2023
Charles Lewis Nichols, Sr., age 90, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on Friday morning, January 13, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
He was born in Milltown, PA on June 22, 1932, the son of the late Ornal B. and Margaret Simmons Nichols. Growing up in the Sayre and Athens area, Charles peddled newspapers and...
Florence "Tootie" L. Helmacy
Jan 8, 2023
Florence L. "Tootie" Helmacy, age 92, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away on Sunday afternoon, January 8, 2023, at the Gardens at Tunkhannock Nursing Home in Tunkhannock, PA.
Florence was born in Franklin, NJ on August 6, 1930, the daughter of the late William H. and Mary Jane Blewett Terrill. She was a graduate of the Trewirgie Girls...
Charlotte Fassett
Jan 8, 2023
Charlotte Fassett, age 98, formerly of Wyalusing, PA passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the Bradford County Manor, where she had been residing for the last few years.
Charlotte was born in Swoyersville, PA the daughter of the late Walter and Loretta Smith Redmond. She attended the Laceyville High School while growing up.
She...
Patsy B. Sturdevant
Jan 4, 2023
Patsy B. Sturdevant, age 79, of Herrickville, PA passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
Patsy was born on June 3, 1943 in Towanda, PA the daughter of the late Dayton "Bud" (d. April 10, 2012) and Marcia Northrup Brown (d. July 30, 1995). She was a graduate of Wyalusing High School. Patsy has...
Blair Holden Purdy
Jan 2, 2023
"Let there be hope, let there be stories, let there be celebration of a life well lived".
Blair Holden Purdy, age 67, of South Auburn, PA passed away on Monday afternoon, January 2, 2023, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Meshoppen, PA on March...
Donald James Hampsey
Dec 28, 2022
Donald James Hampsey, age 77, of Storey Lake, PA passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Laceyville, PA.
Donald was born in Meshoppen, Pennsylvania on May 30, 1945, the son of the late Arthur Paul Hampsey Jr. and Evelyn Staights Hampsey. Growing up on Doolittle Hill, Donald developed his lifelong love of hunting, fishing, and...
Elnora J. Potter
Dec 23, 2022
Elnora J. Potter, age 96, of Terrytown, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, December 23, 2022 at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 18, 1926 in Evergreen, PA, the daughter of the late Leland and Irene Porter Kipp.
On June 15, 1944,...
Kenneth E. Jayne
Dec 22, 2022
Kenneth E. Jayne, age 93, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Thursday evening, December 22, 2022, at The Meadows Manor, in Dallas, PA, where he resided for the last few months.
Ken was born in Laceyville, PA, on August 20, 1929, the son of the late Claude A. Jayne Sr. (d. 1974) and Esther Remaley Jayne (d....
Willis Kiethline Bennett
Dec 21, 2022
Willis Kiethline Bennett, age 90, of Rock Hill, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at his home.
He was born on November 19, 1932 in Silvara, PA the son of the late Clark Elgin (d. 1942) and Esther Kiethline Bennett (d. 1944). He was a graduate of the Laceyville High School with the class of...
George F. Wilmarth Jr.
Dec 19, 2022
George F. Wilmarth Jr., age 71, of Laceyville, PA (Doolittle Hill), passed away on Monday afternoon, December 19, 2022, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.
George was born in Meshoppen, PA, on August 2, 1951 the son of the late George F. and Hazel Louise Webber Wilmarth Sr.
Growing up in Laceyville, PA,...
Donald J. Baker
Dec 18, 2022
Donald J Baker, 70, of Vestal, NY (formally Wyalusing, PA), peacefully passed away on December 18th 2022, surrounded by his loved ones at Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA July 26th, 1952 he is the son of the late Hattie and Roger Sharts.
Donald graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School in 1970 and pursued a...
Berton A. Hollister Sr.
Dec 18, 2022
Berton A. Hollister, Sr., age 85, of Auburn Center, PA passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday morning, December 18, 2022.
He was born on January 19, 1937 the son of the late Kenneth Hollister and Ruth Balliet. He attended school in Auburn Center. He drove coal truck then went on to...
Janet Lee Kinnier
Dec 9, 2022
"Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone's plan - if even for a moment - and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed...
Ferne A. Tiffany
Dec 3, 2022
Our hearts were broken on Saturday, December 3, 2022, when our mom, Ferne A. Tiffany, passed away at "The Gardens", Tunkhannock PA. She died peacefully, surrounded by family. Ferne was 94 ½ years of age, born May 23, 1928 in Mehoopany, PA to the late John R. Otten and Laura (Prichard) Otten.
Ferne graduated from the Mehoopany...
Rev. Dr. Barry R. Ballard
Dec 1, 2022
Those we hold most dear never truly leave us... they live on in the kindnesses they showed, the comfort they shared and the love they brought into our lives.
Barry Ballard loved Jesus and people and lived his life anchored in those two loves.
Growing up in Charlotte, NC he learned those loves from his...
Elizabeth Coleman
Nov 29, 2022
Elizabeth Coleman, 52, of Meshoppen, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. In her own words, she was a wife, a mom, a grandma, an artist, a catholic, a scientist, a traveler and a daughter of God. Beth truly made a positive impact on everyone she encountered.
Beth was born on August 25, 1970 to Adolf...
Reatha E. Robinson
Nov 27, 2022
Reatha E. Robinson, age 88, passed away peacefully at her home on Golden Hill Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2022 with her loving granddaughter, Waynette Millard-Lant and grandson-in-law, James Lant by her side.
She was born in Sayre, PA on December 31, 1933, the daughter of the late Howard and Vera Woodruff Salsman. Growing up in the Laceyville...
Antoinette Sportelli Gillen
Nov 27, 2022
Antoinette (Sportelli) Gillen, 85 of Laceyville, PA passed away peacefully on November 27, 2022 at The Gardens assisted living facility in Tunkhannock, PA. In her last hours she was surrounded by her family.
Born on January 10, 1937 to the late Cesare and Anna (Cafariello) Sportelli, she was the eldest daughter of six siblings. Antoinette grew up...
Jody Lynn Dake
Nov 23, 2022
Jody Lynn Dake, age 49, of Martinsburg, WV, formerly of Wyalusing and Blossburg, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 23, 2022 at the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Jody was born on September 18, 1973 in Wellsboro, PA the son of Linda Graves Dake Thomison of Blossburg and...
Lorraine Estelle Hill
Nov 22, 2022
Lorraine Estelle Lockburner Hill, 78 of Newton, NJ, passed away peacefully in Laceyville, PA on Tuesday morning, November 22, 2022.
Lorraine was born June 1, 1944 in Newton, NJ. She was a lifelong resident of Fredon Twp, NJ, growing up on the family farm. After Lorraine graduated from Newton High School, Class of 1962, she took a...
