Obituaries

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Paul Thomas Smith

Paul Thomas Smith

Dec 28, 2018

Mr. Paul Thomas Smith, age 87, of John St., Wyalusing, PA, passed away suddenly, at his home in Wyalusing, early Friday morning, December 28, 2018. Paul was born in Peckville, PA on April 11, 1931, the son of the late William and Carrie E. Rymond Smith.

Graduating from the Montrose High School, he was a member of...

Michael Joseph Cronauer

Michael Joseph Cronauer

Dec 26, 2018

Michael Joseph Cronauer, age 23, of Laceyville, PA passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2018.

Michael was born in Altoona, PA on July 18, 1995 the son of David and Lisa Cronauer.

Michael was a kind soul.  He had a contagious laugh and a million-dollar smile.  He loved fishing and spending time on the river. ...

Delores D. Kostantewicz

Delores D. Kostantewicz

Dec 19, 2018

Delores D. Kostantewicz, age 75, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock.

Delores was born on January 31, 1943 in Tunkhannock, PA, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Yurksza Ball. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School with the Class of 1961. On...

Perle Clinton Goodwin

Perle Clinton Goodwin

Dec 14, 2018

Perle Clinton Goodwin, age 87, originally from Forkston, PA, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home.

Perle and his identical twin brother, Paul, were born on June 29, 1931 the sons of late Earl and Olive Lewis Goodwin on their family farm in Mehoopany Township, PA. Perle graduated from Mehoopany...

Teresa Mapes Carachilo

Teresa Mapes Carachilo

Dec 14, 2018

Teresa Mapes Carachilo, age 48, of Laceyville, PA passed away on Friday morning, December 14, 2018 after a long battle with an illness.

Teresa was born on September 13, 1970 in Towanda, PA the daughter of Edward L. Mapes of Sugar Run, PA and the late Martina Harvey Post.

She was a graduate of Wyalusing...

John M. Parys

John M. Parys

Dec 14, 2018

Mr. John M. Parys, age 97, of Spring Hill Road, Laceyville, PA, passed away at his home, just outside of Laceyville, PA, on Friday morning, December 14, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones.

John was born on Clapper Hill, Bradford County, PA, on July 23, 1921, the son of the late Louis and Anna...

Shirley Charlene (Morley) Woodruff

Shirley Charlene (Morley) Woodruff

Dec 11, 2018

Shirley Charlene (Morley) Woodruff of Ormond Beach, Florida passed away at Florida Hospital, Daytona Beach on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at age 90 after a short illness.

Shirley was born November 25, 1928, to the late Ralph and Lulu (Pulis) Morley on the family farm near North Colesville, New York, the youngest of six...

Mark E. Honchell

Mark E. Honchell

Dec 8, 2018

Mark E. Honchell, age 71, of Towanda, PA (previously of Wyalusing) passed away Saturday morning, December 8, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Mark was born on May 21, 1947 in Towanda, PA the son of the late Melvin "Mick" (d. 1973) and Charlotte Dibble Honchell (d. 1997). He graduated from Wyalusing High School...

Dave Roosa

Dave Roosa

Dec 5, 2018

Dave Roosa, age 85, of Tunkhannock Pennsylvania passed away at home early Wednesday morning, December 5, 2018.

Dave was born October 26, 1933 in Endicott, New York, he was the son of the late Byron and Isabella Gordon Roosa.  He was a 1952 graduate of Union Endicott High School where he starred as a...

Joseph "Joe" K. Potter

Joseph "Joe" K. Potter

Nov 21, 2018

Joseph "Joe" Kintner Potter, age 93, of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Wednesday evening, November 21, 2018 at the Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home.

Joe was born on Sugar Hill in Sugar Run, PA on June 23, 1925, the only son and middle child of late Lewis and Susie Kintner Potter.  He attended the...

Justin "Wildcat" Michael Ruhf

Justin "Wildcat" Michael Ruhf

Nov 21, 2018

Justin Michael "WildCat" Ruhf, age 30, tragically passed away in an automobile accident on Wednesday morning, November 21, 2018, near Dimock, Susquehanna Co., PA

Justin was born on August 20, 1988, in Williamsport, PA, the son of Chris and Tammy Ruhf. He was a graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School with the Class of 2007. After high...

Connie Joy Voda Blake

Connie Joy Voda Blake

Nov 19, 2018

Constance "Connie" Joy Voda Blake, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 19, 2018 at her home in Towanda, PA.

Connie was born on July 31, 1959 in Meshoppen, PA, the daughter of the late Ambrose Voda, who passed away on March 7, 1984, and Elizabeth Tokasz Voda, who passed away on September...

Sheila J. Steinmetz

Sheila J. Steinmetz

Nov 18, 2018

Sheila J. Steinmetz, age 75, of Wyalusing, PA (formerly of Lehigh Valley, PA) passed away Sunday afternoon, November 19, 2018 at the Smith's Personal Care Home where she had been residing for the last year.

She was born on August 9, 1943 in Catasauqua, PA the daughter of the late Clifford and Eleanor Dieter Steinmetz, Sr. She...

Eugene E. Inman

Eugene E. Inman

Nov 17, 2018

Eugene E. Inman, age 83, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away surrounded by his family, on Saturday afternoon, November 17, 2018 at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Eugene was born on September 9, 1935 in Sayre, PA the adopted son of the late Raymond Inman and Alice McManus Inman. Eugene attended both...

Emily Stine Marbaker

Emily Stine Marbaker

Nov 15, 2018

Emily Stine Marbaker, age 93, of Laceyville, PA passed away Thursday morning, November 15, 2018 at her home.

Emily was born on August 30, 1925 in Silvara, PA the daughter of the late John W. (d. October 15, 1952) and Frances Crishock Stine (d. October 24, 1949).  She was a graduate of Laceyville High School with the...

Nancy Butterbaugh

Nancy Butterbaugh

Nov 2, 2018

Nancy Butterbaugh, age 69, of Laceyville, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 2, 2018.

Nancy was born on May 23, 1949 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of the late Calvin and Estelle Smith. Nancy graduated for the Kennsington Girls High School in Philadelphia with the Class of 1969. She was married to Lewis...

Thomas Michael "Mike" Park

Thomas Michael "Mike" Park

Nov 1, 2018

Thomas Michael "Mike" Park, age 84, formerly of Camptown and Philadelphia, PA passed away early Thursday morning, November 1, 2018 at the Gardens at Tunkhannock where he had been residing for the last few years.

Mike was born on November 6, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA the son of the late Edward J. and Kathryn (Powers)...

James "Jim" Walter Huffman

James "Jim" Walter Huffman

Oct 29, 2018

James "Jim" Walter Huffman, age 56, of Sugar Run, PA went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 29, 2018 after an unfortunate tractor accident.

Jim was born on November 25, 1961 in Towanda, PA the son of the late John Levi (d. March, 2017) and Patricia Ann Potter Huffman (d. August, 2006).

He...

Dorothy Anne Allen

Dorothy Anne Allen

Oct 24, 2018

Dorothy Anne Allen, age 72, of Springville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, PA.

Dorothy was born on August 29, 1946 in Kingston, PA, the daughter of the late Cecil C. Allen and Bernadette McGavin Allen. She was a graduate from Elk Lake High School with the Class...

Margaret Celestine Nemec

Margaret Celestine Nemec

Oct 15, 2018

Margaret Celestine Nemec, age 91, of Tunkhannock, PA (formerly of Laceyville and Montrose, PA) passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton.

Margaret was born on March 27, 1927 in West Wyoming, PA the daughter of the late William and Josephine Podgorski Heist.  She was a graduate of West Wyoming High School...