Kenneth A. Bodnar
Jun 7, 2017
Kenneth A. Bodnar, age 93, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away late Wednesday evening, June 7, 2017 peacefully in his sleep at his home. Ken was born on March 28, 1924 in Wyalusing, PA the son of the late Michael Bodnar and Gertrude Minier. He left Wyalusing Valley High School in December of 1942 to join the Marine Corps, but was...
Helen Lorraine Valentine
Jun 3, 2017
Helen Lorraine Valentine, age 79, of Laceyville, PA, (North Flat), passed away early Saturday morning, June 3, 2017 at Temple University Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA, where she was transferred early in the week. Helen was born in Windham twp., Wyoming Co., PA, on February 14, 1938 the daughter of the late Orrin and Evelyn Furman Phinney Sr. Growing up in...
Larry Max Whitney
May 29, 2017
Larry Max Whitney, age 66, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 29, 2017 at his home. Larry was born on October 7, 1950 in Sayre, PA, the son of Kay Louise Arey Ross of Dallas, PA formerly of Meshoppen, PA and the late Max B. Whitney. Larry was a graduate of Elk Lake High School with the Class...
Charles Kenneth Lamphere
May 19, 2017
Charles Kenneth Lamphere, age 74, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Friday May 19, 2017 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Charles was born on August 3, 1942, in Towanda, PA the son of the late John Edward and Mildred Anderson Lamphere. He attended Wysox School. On January 4, 1969, he married the former Sharon Benjamin. Charles worked for...
Fred W. Decker
May 18, 2017
Fred W. Decker, age 93, of Laceyville, PA entered into eternal rest on May 18, 2017 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center in Allentown, PA while visiting his family. He was born on May 15, 1924 in Laceyville, PA. He was a graduate of Laceyville High School with the class of 1943. On January 9, 1946, he married Joan Button...
Christian Zane Hollister
May 13, 2017
Christian Zane Hollister, age 18, of Bethlehem, PA, formerly of Meshoppen, PA passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 13, 2017. Christian was born on November 11, 1998, in Tunkhannock, PA, the son of Jonathan Hollister and Daniela Canfield Hollister. He was a young man with a huge heart, he would help anyone if need be and loved anyone who came into...
Kathleen R. Thomas
May 11, 2017
Kathleen R. Thomas, age 74, of Meshoppen, PA, formerly of Midland Park, NJ, passed away Thursday evening, May 11, 2017 at The Gardens of Tunkhannock. Kathleen was born on April 4, 1943, in Paterson, NJ, the daughter of the late Anna Viola Miller and William F. Priestner. On December 8, 1973 she married Richard "BJ" Thomas and the couple was...
Grace Augusta Ely
May 10, 2017
On May 10, 2017, Grace Augusta Ely, age 85, began her new journey, walking with the Lord. Alzheimer's may have stolen her mind and body, but it was never strong enough to take away her kind, sweet spirit. She passed away with her family by her side at the Wyalusing Personal Care Home, where she has been a resident for...
John C. Mraz, Jr.
Apr 28, 2017
John C. Mraz, Jr., age 76, of LeRaysville, PA passed away Friday afternoon, April 28, 2017 at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. John was born on February 8, 1941 in Rahway, NJ the son of the late John C. and Magdalene (Madge) Jasuilewicz Mraz, Sr. He grew up in Rahway and graduated from Rahway High School. He proudly served in...
George R. Farr, Jr.
Apr 25, 2017
George R. Farr, Jr., age 37, of Kulpmont, PA (formerly of Camptown, PA) passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at his home in Kulpmont. George was born on May 16, 1979 in Towanda, PA the son of George R. Farr, Sr. of Kulpmont, PA and Lisa Merritt of Camptown, PA. George worked in area stone quarries until his health declined...
David Lee Behrend, Jr.
Apr 25, 2017
David Lee Behrend, Jr., 53, of Saint Simons Island, GA, passed away April 25, 2017. He was born in Towanda, PA on Oct. 31, 1963 to David Lee Behrend, Sr. and Barbara (Place) Behrend. On Sept. 14, 1991, he married Meg McGowan, who survives. Dave graduated from the University of Alabama in 1994 with an M.Sc. in Criminal Justice and...
Margaret Louise Roberts
Apr 10, 2017
Margaret Louise Roberts, age 85, passed away peacefully Monday morning, April 10, 2017, at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Guthrie Towanda Hospital where she had been living since 2016. Margaret was born on October 3, 1931 in Kimball, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Wayne and Emma Smith. She liked gardening, cooking, and macramé. She also enjoyed camping in...
Lucille Collins
Apr 6, 2017
Lucille Collins, age 82 of Sugar Run (Stowell), PA passed away on Thursday morning, April 6, 2017 at the Quadrangle Assisted Living Center in Haverford, PA. Lucille was born on December 7, 1934 in Stevensville, PA the daughter of the late Ray and Martha Pennay Thomas Shaver. She was a graduate of the Rush High School with the class of...
Betty O. (Otis) Hillis
Apr 4, 2017
Betty O. (Otis) Hillis, age 83, of Twin Cuts Road in Wyalusing went to with be the Lord on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2017 at her home with her loving daughters, Faith and Ava, special caregiver Helga, and special niece, Phyllis by her side. Betty was born on October 30, 1933 at the Otis farmhouse in Camptown, the daughter of...
Dorothy A. Teetsel
Apr 4, 2017
Dorothy A. Teetsel, age 76, of Meshoppen, PA passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Scranton CMC Hospital. Dorothy was born on December 14, 1940 in Wilkes-Barre, PA the daughter of the late Rudolph "Jake" R. (d. July 2013) and Mildred Fassett Lasher (d. April 2009). She was a graduate of Elk Lake High School with the class...
Elston Alden Mowry
Apr 1, 2017
Elston Alden Mowry, Clapper Hill, (Laceyville), PA, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday morning on April 1, 2017 as he was welcomed into the arms of our Lord & Savior. He was the husband of Eleanore Lott Mowry, and they were married for 66 years. Elston was born on March 14, 1927, in South Auburn, PA and he recently...
Thomas Allen Keiber Sr.
Mar 27, 2017
Thomas Allen Keiber Sr., age 73, of Wilkes-Barre, PA, passed away early Monday morning, March 27, 2017 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Thomas was born on September 27, 1943 in Oceanside, Long Island, NY the son of the late Harry Keiber Sr. and Helen Voigt Keiber. At the age of 12, he and his family moved...
Raymond "Sickie" Edward Sickler
Mar 23, 2017
Raymond Edward Sickler "Sickie", of Laceyville, PA, passed away early Thursday morning, March 23, 2017 at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, PA. Ray was born on January 4, 1948 in Noxen, PA the son of the late Raymond Edward Siglen and Lela Hazel Loveland Cunningham. Ray graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School with the Class of 1966. He worked...
Larry Wayne Snyder
Mar 10, 2017
Larry Wayne Snyder, age 75, of Sugar Run, PA, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 10, 2017 at his home. Larry was born on October 8, 1941, in Hollenback, PA the son of the late Theodore and Mary Matthews Snyder. He married the former Audrey Chamberlin on April 21, 1962 and together they had three children Ted Wayne, Ronda Jane,...
John Levi Huffman
Mar 8, 2017
John Levi Huffman, age 85, of Wilmot, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Towanda Memorial Hospital. John was born on September 22, 1931 in Wilmot Township, PA, the son of the late John Walter, who passed in October of 1989, and Bertha Huffmaster Huffman, who passed away in August of 1990. He graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School...
