Obituaries

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Marylinda "Mar" Mcdonald

Marylinda "Mar" Mcdonald

Jan 25, 2017

MaryLinda "Mar" McDonald, age 60, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Mar was born on August 9, 1956, in Dunmore, PA the daughter of the late John and Marion Butterly. She graduated from Dunmore High School. Mar was a truck driver for Meshoppen Stone for 5 years and loved...

Esther Gamble Tyrrell

Esther Gamble Tyrrell

Jan 24, 2017

Esther Gamble Tyrrell, age 80, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2017 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Esther was born on May 28, 1936, in Sayre, PA, the daughter of the late Carl N., who passed away on August 7, 1963 and Laura W. Snell Gamble, who passed away on April 12, 1957. She...

Melvin "Skip" L. Cornell

Melvin "Skip" L. Cornell

Jan 7, 2017

Melvin "Skip" L. Cornell, age 76, of Laceyville, PA, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2017 at Allied Services in Scranton, PA, where he has been a resident for the last several years. Skip was born on January 29, 1940 in Towanda, PA the son of the late Cyrus J. Cornell, who passed away on November 15, 1996, and Bickford...

Wilbur S. Houck

Wilbur S. Houck

Jan 4, 2017

Wilbur S. Houck, age 91, of Sugar Run, PA (formerly of Ashley, PA) passed away on January 4, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. Wilbur was born on April 10, 1925 in Ashley, PA the son of the late Jesse W. and Josephine Bonser Houck. He was a graduate of Ashley High School with the class of...

Beverly "Bev" Warfle

Beverly "Bev" Warfle

Jan 3, 2017

Beverly "Bev" Warfle, age 84, of Laceyville, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 3, 2017 at Skilled Nursing Unit at Memorial Hospital in Towanda, PA. Bev was born in Maryland, NY on November 1, 1932, the daughter of the late Floyd and Gertrude Collison Tice. She was married to Leo F. Warfle Sr. until his passing in October of 1972....

Donald C. Cunningham

Donald C. Cunningham

Jan 2, 2017

Donald C. Cunningham of Spring Hill Road, Laceyville, passed away on January 2, 2017 at the age of 91. Born in North Flat, Laceyville on June 1, 1925, he was the son of the late Lewis Ula and Ethel Canfield Cunningham. He was a graduate of Laceyville High School, Class of 1943. He enlisted in the Army in June of...

Robert Morris Babcock

Robert Morris Babcock

Jan 1, 2017

Robert Morris (Bob) Babcock, age 89, of 43 Creek Road (Silvara) Laceyville, PA, joined his wife Rosemarie Voda Babcock, in his heavenly home Sunday, January 1, 2017. He was born in Elk Lake, PA, on October 13, 1927. Bob was the eldest son of the late Edwin and Bernice Sivers Babcock. His siblings include two brothers, Donald and his Wife...

Richard A. "Dick" Jayne

Richard A. "Dick" Jayne

Dec 29, 2016

Mr. Richard A. "Dick" Jayne, age 72, of Laceyville, PA (North Flat), passed away on Thursday afternoon, December 29, 2016, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, in Wilkes Barre, PA. Richard was born in Sayre, PA, on August 1, 1944, the son of the late Frank C. Jayne; who passed away on February 2, 1990, and the late Jean L. Allen Jayne,...

Norman Robert Sick

Norman Robert Sick

Dec 24, 2016

Norman Robert Sick, age 65, formerly of Lovelton, PA, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at the Partridge-Tippett Nursing Center, Wesley Village in Pittston, PA after a long battle with Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA). Norman was born in Meshoppen, PA on February 19, 1951, the son of the late Robert H. Sick who passed away in 1983 and Dorothy...

Patricia L. Phinney

Patricia L. Phinney

Dec 24, 2016

Patricia L. Phinney, age 71, of Standing Stone Township, PA, formerly of Laceyville, PA, went home to be with her loving Lord and Savior, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Patricia was born on December 1, 1945 in Sayre, PA, the daughter of the late Barton P. Harris who passed away on April 20, 1978, and Doris Browning Harris who passed away...

Jack David Allen

Jack David Allen

Dec 24, 2016

Jack David Allen, age 56, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 24, 2016. Jack was born in Tunkhannock, PA on July 18, 1960, the son of Bertha "Pat" Ann Allen of Meshoppen, PA, and the late Jack Ronald Allen. He graduated from Elk Lake High School with the class of 1978. On August 18, 1978 he married the...

Raymond Raffin

Raymond Raffin

Dec 14, 2016

Mr. Raymond Raffin, age 76, of 19 East Street, Wyalusing, PA passed away at his home on Wednesday morning, December 14, 2016 after battling lung cancer. Ray was born on May 12, 1940 in Madera, PA, the son of the late John and Nancy Russin Raffin. He graduated from Moshannon Valley High School in Madera, PA, in 1958, where he...

Harry E. Owen

Harry E. Owen

Dec 7, 2016

Harry E. Owen; age 67, of Piper Dr., Tunkhannock, PA, passed away at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, in Wilkes Barre, PA on Wednesday evening, December 7, 2016. Harry was born in Sayre, PA on May 8, 1949, the son of the late A. Floyd and Nellie Dickinson Owen. Growing up in a family of 14 children, Harry lived most of his...

Peter Walter Jr.

Peter Walter Jr.

Dec 7, 2016

Peter Walter Jr., age 80, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away Wednesday evening, December 7, 2016 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Pete was born on April 8, 1936, the son of the late Peter and Nellie Armitage Walter Sr. in Sayre, PA. He attended Wyalusing Valley High School. On May 22, 1956, he married the former Lois Jeannette...

Rita Stine Clapper

Rita Stine Clapper

Nov 28, 2016

Rita Stine Clapper, age 87, of Clapper Hill, PA passed away Monday evening, November 28, 2016 at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. Rita was born on November 5, 1929 in Shickshinny, PA the daughter of the late John (d. October 15, 1952) and Frances Crishock Stine (d. October 24, 1949). She married Daniel O. Clapper, Jr on November 14, 1953....

Kay Ann Koup Pennay

Kay Ann Koup Pennay

Nov 25, 2016

Kay Ann Koup Pennay, age 60, of Barton, NY (formerly of Laceyville, PA) passed away unexpectedly on November 25, 2016. She was born on October 26, 1956 in Meshoppen, PA the daughter of the late Westle and Eleanor L. Bailey Koup. Kay attended Wyalusing Valley High School. She was most recently employed with the Williams Company and managed payroll. Previously...

M. Jill Overfield Hoffman

M. Jill Overfield Hoffman

Nov 25, 2016

M. Jill (Overfield) Hoffman, 61, of Laceyville, passed away on November 25, 2016 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of Thomas L. Hoffman, with who she celebrated 30 years of marriage, whom she married on June 21, 1986. Born in Meshoppen, PA on January 14, 1955. Jill was the daughter of the late Joseph P....

Napoleon S. Cruz Jr.

Napoleon S. Cruz Jr.

Nov 22, 2016

Napoleon S. Cruz, age 61, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on November 22, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Nap or Jojji as known to his family, was born on November 13, 1955 the son of Napoleon S. Sr. and Corazon Cruz in Manila, Philippines. Jojji was a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. While...

Kathryn "Kate" Baldwin Wells Douglas

Kathryn "Kate" Baldwin Wells Douglas

Nov 20, 2016

Kathryn "Kate" Baldwin Wells Douglas, age 96, went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning, November 20, 2016 at her home in Lawton, PA. She was born February 17, 1920 in LeRaysville, PA the daughter of the late Earl and Frances Goodwin Baldwin. She attended the Rush High School and lived her entire life in the Lawton area. She...

Geraldine "Geri" E. Ciprich

Geraldine "Geri" E. Ciprich

Nov 19, 2016

Mrs. Geraldine E. "Geri" Ciprich, age 87, of SR 6, Laceyville, PA (Black Walnut), passed away at Geisinger Community Medical Center, in Scranton, PA, on Saturday morning, November 19, 2016. Geri was born in Tunkhannock, PA. on December 27, 1928 the daughter of the late, Thomas E. and Marian Herman Cook. After moving from the Tunkhannock area, to the Laceyville...