Obituaries

Herbert "Herbie" F. Cornelius
Jan 27, 2021
Herbert "Herbie" F. Cornelius, age 49 of Retta, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center Hospital in Danville, PA.
He was born on January 7, 1972 in Tunkhannock, PA the son of Herbert E. Cornelius of Meshoppen, PA and the late Margaret E. Chapman Cornelius (d. March 24, 2019). He was...
Robert "Bob" M. Madrak
Jan 22, 2021
Mr. Robert "Bob" M. Madrak, age 74, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away at his home, early Friday morning, January 22, 2021 surrounded by his loving wife and their family.
Robert was born in Taylor, PA, Lackawanna Co., on August 18, 1946, the son of the late Edward J. Madrak Sr. who passed away in 1991 and the...
Alice Mae Docktor
Jan 22, 2021
Alice Mae Docktor, age 84, of Retta, PA passed away, Friday, January 22, 2021 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital from an unexpected illness.
She was born on July 6, 1936 in Richlandtown, PA the daughter of the late J. Harold and Marguerite Ritter Hinkle. She was a graduate of Quakertown High School.
Alice and...
Gary Alan Oakes
Jan 20, 2021
Mr. Gary Alan Oakes, age 49, of Wilkes Barre, PA, passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday morning, January 20, 2021, at his home in Wilkes Barre, PA.
Gary was born in Montrose, PA, on April 15, 1971 the son of the late Gilbert L. Oakes Sr., who passed away on January 21, 1997, and the late Lena "Faye"...
Dale Gordon Bennett
Jan 19, 2021
Dale Gordon Bennett, age 78, of Beaver Meadows, PA passed away Tuesday evening, January 19, 2021 at home with his loving family by his side.
Dale was born on August 29, 1942 in Towanda, PA the son of the late M.V. and Grace Sharer Bennett. He was a graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School with the class...
Dale Gordon Bennett
Jan 19, 2021
Dale Gordon Bennett, age 78, of Beaver Meadows, PA passed away Tuesday evening, January 19, 2021 at home with his loving family by his side.
Dale was born on August 29, 1942 in Towanda, PA the son of the late M.V. (d. January 27, 1977) and Grace Sharer Bennett (d. March 7, 1999). He was a graduate...
Eugene Dale Salsman
Jan 16, 2021
On January 16, 2021 Eugene Dale Salsman, age 80, passed peacefully at home on Golden Hill, PA surrounded by his loving family. Gene was born September 18, 1940 to the late Ralph E. Salsman and Gertrude Woodruff Salsman in his home on Golden Hill, in Laceyville, PA.
Gene grew up on a farm with six sisters and...
Wanda Joy Ermisch
Jan 11, 2021
Wanda Joy Ermisch, age 54, of Laceyville, PA passed away on January 11, 2021 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital.
Wanda was born on December 6, 1966 in Towanda, PA the daughter of Ralph and Sherrill House Jennings of Mountain Lake, PA. She was a graduate of Troy High School with the class of 1985. She also...
George M. Lear
Jan 6, 2021
George M. Lear, age 93, of 2622 Spring Hill Rd., Laceyville, PA passed away Wednesday evening, January 6, 2021 at Tyler Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. George was born on December 21, 1927 in Plumsteadville Twp, PA the son of the late Clarence S. and Hettie (Miller) Lear. On December 27, 1952, he married the love of his...
Gail Armitage
Jan 1, 2021
Gail Armitage, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Friday afternoon, January 1, 2021, at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.
Gail was born on January 11, 1945 the daughter of the late John R. Baker who passed away on June 20, 1974, and the late G. Arline Chamberlain Baker who passed away on July 20,...
Vickie R. Vanderpool
Dec 28, 2020
Vickie Renèe Vanderpool went to meet the Lord after a four year battle with cancer early Monday morning, December 28, 2020 at Geisinger South in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Vickie was born on May 8, 1959 in Meshoppen, PA, the daughter of the late Donna Day Newman (d. January 27, 2007). As a child, she enjoyed creating art in...
Ted R. Cobb
Dec 21, 2020
Ted R. Cobb, age 60, of Main St., Laceyville, PA, passed away on Monday afternoon, December 21, 2020, at the Abington Manor in Clarks Summit, PA, where he had been a resident for the last couple of months.
Ted was born in Meshoppen, PA on July 28, 1960, the twin son of the late Robert "Bud" P....
Richard H. Kramer
Dec 21, 2020
Richard "Bif" Kramer died on December 21, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer at his home in Wyalusing, PA.
Born July 17, 1950 in Milwaukee, WI to the late Fredrick and Lydia Beeskau Kramer, Rick was the second oldest of four boys. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother David, and brother Gary. Bif...
Donna Marie Clapper Adams Harvey
Dec 10, 2020
Donna Marie Clapper Adams Harvey passed away peacefully on Thursday December 10 th at home surrounded by her children. Known to many as "Mama", Donna was born on Clapper Hill January 17, 1938 to the late Daniel and Sylvia Clapper. Donna was preceded in death by her first husband Kenneth E. Adams, brother Douglas Clapper, brother Daniel and wife...
Irene Ann Fiore
Dec 8, 2020
Irene Ann Fiore, age 88, of Browntown, PA (formerly of Scranton, PA) passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her daughter's home where she had been residing for the last three years.
Irene was born on February 20, 1932 in Simpson, PA the daughter of the late Michael and Johanna Mihalik. She attended Fell Township High...
Cora Sutton
Nov 30, 2020
Cora Sutton, 96, of Warren Center, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday evening, November 30, 2020
She was born at the homestead on Water St. Camptown, PA on September 6, 1924, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Lelia Kissell Kithcart.
On Aug. 15, 1946, she married Frederick W. Sutton....
Donna Marie Burgess
Nov 26, 2020
Donna Marie Burgess, age 69, of Meshoppen, PA passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Wesley Village in Pittston, PA. Donna was born in Meshoppen, PA on May 1, 1951, the daughter of the late C. Ronald Burr (d. February 22, 2013) and Gail Swisher (d. October 25, 2013).
After attending Elk Lake High School and...
Albert B Marbaker
Nov 23, 2020
Albert B. "Pinky" Marbaker, age 94, of Laceyville, PA passed away peacefully at the Forest City Nursing Facility early Monday morning, November 23, 2020. He was born on September 12, 1928, the son of the late Montie Marbaker (d. June 2, 1973) and Mary Parys.
After working for Agway, Albert took a position with the US Post...
Robert F. Jayne
Nov 22, 2020
Robert F. Jayne, 78, of Laceyville, PA passed away peacefully at his home on November 22, 2020. He was the son of the late Jean Allen Jayne (d. July 9, 1974) and Frank Jayne (d. February 2, 1990). Bob was born June 26, 1942 in Towanda, PA
Bob grew up in Meshoppen, PA and served his country...
John "Jack" Ruane
Nov 13, 2020
John "Jack" Ruane, age 70, of Laceyville, PA passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 after a battle with Covid. Jack was born June 8, 1950 in Carbondale, PA the son of the late John and Ruth Washburn Ruane. He worked at Procter and Gamble from 1970-1998 as a technician.
Jack married the love of his life,...




