Obituaries

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Thelma Arlene Ney Taluba

Thelma Arlene Ney Taluba

Aug 21, 2018

Thelma Arlene Ney Taluba, age 91, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, August 21, 2018, at the Gardens at Tunkhannock.

Thelma was born on August 10, 1927 in Tunkhannock, PA the daughter of the late Harry Ney and Ethel Chrispell Ney. Thelma was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School with the Class...

Roberta J. Robinson Lafrance

Roberta J. Robinson Lafrance

Aug 19, 2018

Roberta J. Robinson LaFrance, age 95, of Bloomsburg, PA, formerly of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, August 19, 2018 at Sunset Ridge in Bloomsburg, PA.

Roberta was born on Rock Hill, PA on January 23, 1923, the daughter of the late Frank O. Robinson, who passed away on June 28, 1986 and...

Wilbert V. Beers

Wilbert V. Beers

Aug 10, 2018

Wilbert V. Beers, age 92, of Dushore, PA, passed away on Friday morning, August 10, 2018 at the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA.

Wilbert was born on October 25, 1925 in Weissport, PA, the son of the late Roland W. and Iona Holsizer Beers. He was married to the former Joyce W. Smith and...

Christopher Michael "Chris" Davis

Christopher Michael "Chris" Davis

Aug 6, 2018

Christopher "Chris" Michael Davis, age 56, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital.

Chris was born on August 17, 1961 in Towanda, PA, the son of Dave & Fern Davis, of Columbia, MD and Kay & Sheldon Johnson of Wyalusing, PA. Chris graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School...

Helen Mae Rail

Helen Mae Rail

Aug 4, 2018

Helen Mae Rail, age 88, of West Ave., Meshoppen, PA, passed away at the Community Medical Center, in Scranton, PA, on Saturday afternoon, August 4, 2018. Helen was born in Nicholson, PA on December 6, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and B. Bertha Biggar Sabuacak.

Growing up in and spending most of her...

Alice R. (Mcmicken) Petty

Alice R. (Mcmicken) Petty

Jul 27, 2018

Alice R. (McMicken) Petty, age 92, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away on Friday morning, July 27, 2018 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock.

Alice was born on April 29, 1926 in Forkston, PA, the daughter of the late Ralph Robinson, who passed away in 1951 and Frances Barbur Robinson, who passed away in 1972. Alice...

Gerald L. Fuller

Gerald L. Fuller

Jul 22, 2018

Gerald L. Fuller, age 85, of South Auburn, PA, passed away on Sunday July 22, 2018 at the Gardens of Tunkhannock.

Gerald was born on August 22, 1932 in Sayre, PA the son of the late William Fuller and Edna Belles. After completing high school, Gerald proudly served his country in the United States Army during the...

Beatrice "Bea" L. Canfield Wallace

Beatrice "Bea" L. Canfield Wallace

Jul 15, 2018

Beatrice "Bea" L. Canfield Wallace, age 65, of South Auburn, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, July 15, 2018 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton.

Bea was born on December 9, 1952 in Dover, New Jersey the daughter of the late William Canfield, who passed away in 1998 and Elizabeth Harris Canfield, who passed...

Helen L. Learn Reynolds

Helen L. Learn Reynolds

Jul 10, 2018

Helen L. Learn Reynolds, age 87, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 10, 2018 at the Wyalusing Personal Care Home where she has been living since September 2017. Helen was formally of Laceyville and Tunkhannock.

Helen was born on July 23, 1930 in Stevensville, PA the daughter of the late Claude and Julia Cannan Brown.  She was a...

James "Jim" William Chadwick

James "Jim" William Chadwick

Jun 23, 2018

James "Jim" William Chadwick, age 88, of Camptown, died in the early morning hours of June 23, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.

Jim was raised and schooled in the Wyalusing area and believed in giving back to the community, which was exemplified in his many volunteer activities and various memberships and affiliations over a span of...

Rexford Lee Gregory Sr.

Rexford Lee Gregory Sr.

Jun 14, 2018

Rexford Lee Gregory Sr. age 64, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.

Rex was born on September 21, 1953 in East Lemon, PA, the son of the late George Gregory Sr., who passed away on January 11, 1964 and Catherine Gregory, who...

Stephen John Conway

Stephen John Conway

Jun 10, 2018

Stephen John Conway, age 29, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, tragically passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018.

Stephen was born on August 14, 1988 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of Martin Stover and Catherine Conway. He attended and graduated from the Wilkes-Barre Area High School with the Class of 2007. After high school Stephen proudly...

Linda Starlene Naylor

Linda Starlene Naylor

Jun 2, 2018

Mrs. Linda Starlene Naylor, age 74, of Springville, PA, passed away on Saturday evening, June 2, 2018, surrounded by her loving family, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

Linda was born in South Auburn, PA, on November 16, 1943, the daughter of the late Perry Harford (d. November 14, 1990), and Doris...

Lorraine Taber Murnane

Lorraine Taber Murnane

Jun 1, 2018

Lorraine Taber Murnane, age 83, of Wyalusing, PA,  passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 in her home.

Lorraine was born on March 7, 1935 to Val D. and Tiny Lorraine (Teague) Taber in Martinez, CA. Most of her younger years growing up in Modesto, CA. She spent some time in San Francisco, CA and...

Patricia Ann Haverly

Patricia Ann Haverly

May 31, 2018

Patricia "Patty" Ann Haverly, age 60, tragically passed away near her home in Camptown, PA, on May 31, 2018.

Patty was born on April 8, 1958 in Towanda, PA, the daughter of the late John S. Boyanowski and Ruby L. Anderson Boyanowski of Camptown, PA. She grew up and lived in Camptown her entire...

Richard "Rick" John Parsons

Richard "Rick" John Parsons

May 30, 2018

Richard "Rick" John Parsons, age 56, of New Albany, PA passed away May 30, 2018 at home after a short battle with cancer. He was the husband of Danielle Cartwright Parsons. They were married July 7, 2007.

Rick was born on May 28, 1962 at the Towanda Memorial Hospital, the son of the late Donald (d. 1983)...

Richard "Dick" Paul Ferguson

Richard "Dick" Paul Ferguson

May 30, 2018

Richard "Dick" Paul Ferguson, age 88, of Herrickville, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

Dick was born on September 12, 1929 in Glen Campbell, PA the son of the late George and Katherine Filer Ferguson. Dick attended Lower Marion High School. He was an excavating contractor and he...

Rachel L. (Newhart) Manning

Rachel L. (Newhart) Manning

May 17, 2018

Rachel L. (Newhart) Manning, age 43 of Laceyville, PA lost a courageous battle with cancer on May 17, 2018. She was born on December 24, 1974 in Tunkhannock, PA the daughter of Russell "Rusty" and Genevieve "Jenny" Newhart III of Laceyville, PA. Rachel attended Wyalusing Valley High School and graduated from Elk Lake High School. She obtained her LPN Degree...

Victor L. Fitz

Victor L. Fitz

May 12, 2018

Victor L. Fitz, age 72, of Pike Township, PA passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

He was born on October 3, 1945 in Newark, NJ the son of the late John Fitz (d. December 1973) and Mary Mihalcik Fitz (d. June 2000).

Victor grew up in...

Michael Joseph Mcclain

Michael Joseph Mcclain

May 4, 2018

Michael Joseph McClain, age 63, of Meshoppen, PA passed away surrounded by his loving family Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, PA.

Michael was born on April 29, 1955, in Meshoppen, the son of the late George J. (d. December 31, 1977) and Grace (Kelly) McClain (d. January 11, 2005). He...