Obituaries

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Donald J. Baker

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Frank A. Kinnier

Frank A. Kinnier

Nov 21, 2022

On November 21 st , 2022 Frank A. Kinnier, age 84 of Lawton, PA was called home in the presence of family, after a long battle with Dementia.  Even in his last weeks he was still trying to make others smile.

He was born on January 28, 1938 in Long Branch, NJ to the late Jane Frances...

Suzanne "Suzie" Lynn Hallock

Suzanne "Suzie" Lynn Hallock

Nov 18, 2022

Suzanne "Suzie" Lynn Hallock, age 49, of Wyalusing, PA, formally of Meshoppen, PA, passed away unexpectedly at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, Friday morning, November 18, 2022.

Suzie was born in Tunkhannock, PA, on February 2, 1973 the daughter of the late Joseph F. Hallock who passed away on October 5, 1984, and Shirley Mae...

Dorothy "Dottie" Mae Burgess Kerr

Dorothy "Dottie" Mae Burgess Kerr

Nov 17, 2022

Dorothy "Dottie" Mae Burgess Kerr, age 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov 17, 2022. She was born on June 30, 1930, in Wilkes-Barre, PA to Jesse and Jennie Burgess.

Throughout her life some of the places she lived in were Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, Sayre, and Wyalusing. Her early life was spent working on her father's farm. After...

Pamela Jean Woodruff

Pamela Jean Woodruff

Nov 6, 2022

Pamela Jean Woodruff (64)

Pamela Jean Woodruff, age 64, of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at the Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home.

Pam was born in Meshoppen, PA on July 7, 1958, the daughter of the late Arden (d. 2010) and Catherine Manning Bowman (d. 1982).  Growing up in...

Jean E. Sulpy

Jean E. Sulpy

Oct 29, 2022

Jean Eleanor Sulpy, age 95, of Swoyersville, PA, formally of Meshoppen, PA, passed away at the River Street Manor, in Wilkes Barre, PA, early Saturday morning, October 29, 2022.

Jean was born in Newark, NJ, on February 3, 1927, the daughter of the late Louis J. and Selma Berendt Neuberger. Growing up in New Jersey, she was...

Bette S. Farr

Bette S. Farr

Oct 28, 2022

Mrs. Bette Farr, age 96, passed away early Friday morning, October 28, 2022 at her home on Nimble Hill, Mehoopany, PA, surrounded by her loving family. Bette was born in Endicott, NY on May 11, 1926, the daughter of the late Ralph and Marian Owen Sutton.

Growing up around the Meshoppen and Lynn areas, she was a...

Arthur Lee Fenton

Arthur Lee Fenton

Oct 21, 2022

Arthur Lee Fenton, age 78, of Wilmot, PA passed away at his home on Friday morning, October 21, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Wilmot, PA on May 27, 1944, the son of the late Rufus and Ruth Neuber Fenton.  Arthur attended the Wilmot School before beginning work on the family farm where...

Arthur Lee Fenton, Jr.

Arthur Lee Fenton, Jr.

Oct 18, 2022

Arthur Lee Fenton, Jr., age 57, of Wilmot, PA passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

Art was born on June 30, 1965 in Towanda, PA the son of Arthur and Marjorie (Lee) Fenton, Sr. of Wilmot, PA.

He was a graduate of the Wyalusing Valley...

Paul David Collins

Paul David Collins

Oct 6, 2022

Paul David Collins, age 49, of Meshoppen, PA passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.

He was born in Scranton on January 27, 1973 the son of Earl D. Collins and Sharon J. Nulton Collins.

Paul had various jobs through the years.  He worked for many cleaning companies...

David Mark Chamberlin, Sr.

David Mark Chamberlin, Sr.

Sep 30, 2022

David Mark Chamberlin, Sr., age 82, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2022 at 5:07 pm in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 20, 1939 at home in Taylorville to Cleon & Camille Chamberlin. He was a 1958 graduate of Wyalusing Valley Jr/Sr High School.

After high school, he was hired at...