Obituaries

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Robert "Bob" C. Wheeler

Robert "Bob" C. Wheeler

Jan 6, 2016

Robert "Bob" Wheeler, 87, passed away at his home in Sarasota, FL on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. Formerly of Meshoppen and Springville, PA, Bob was the son of the late Fenn and Beatrice Wheeler. He was born on January 1, 1929 in Sherman, NY and moved to Tunkhannock, PA in 1937. He graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1946 and...

Richard Carter White

Richard Carter White

Jan 5, 2016

Richard Carter White, age 80, of Retta, PA, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. Richard was born on June 22, 1935 in Retta, PA the son of the late Clayton and Norma Carter White. He was a graduate of the Meshoppen High School with the Class of 1953. In high...

Wayne E. Sands, Sr.

Wayne E. Sands, Sr.

Jan 4, 2016

Wayne E. Sands Sr., age 77, of Meshoppen, PA passed away early Monday morning January 4, 2016 at the Bradford County Manor in Burlington, PA. Wayne was born on May 8, 1938 the son of the late Emerson and F. Annabelle Durling Sands Sr. in Towanda, PA. He was a graduate of the Wyalusing Valley High School. He worked for...

Kim Marjorie Cameron

Kim Marjorie Cameron

Jan 1, 2016

Kim Marjorie Cameron, age 56, of Laceyville, PA passed away on Friday evening, January 1, 2016 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA., where she had been taken earlier that evening. Kim was born on August 20, 1959 the daughter of the late Ralph Doswell and Evelyn Stuckey in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up in Brooklyn, NY until moving...

Joan Marie Caswell

Joan Marie Caswell

Dec 29, 2015

Joan Marie Caswell, age 87, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on December 29, 2015 at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital where she resided for the past year. Born on March 11, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY, she grew up in the New Albany, PA area and was the daughter of late Ralph and Pauline Capwell Mosier. Joan...

Beverly "Becky" Jean Roof O'Connor

Beverly "Becky" Jean Roof O'Connor

Dec 29, 2015

Beverly "Becky" Jean Roof O'Connor, 82, of Wyalusing, PA, widow of Kenneth "Kenny" O'Connor, passed away December 29, 2015, at the Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home. Beverly was born the daughter of the late Atla and Eugenia Werkheiser Roof on December 17, 1933 in Towanda, PA. She graduated as a member of the Towanda High School Class of 1952. On...

Betsy Lee Jayne

Betsy Lee Jayne

Dec 28, 2015

Betsy Lee Jayne, age 51, of Spring Hill Road, Laceyville, PA passed away unexpectedly at her home early Monday morning, December 28, 2015. Betsy was born on March 28, 1964 in Sayre, PA the daughter of the late Hugh who passed away September 29, 2011 and Agnes Owen Parkhurst, Sr. who passed away May 7, 1989. She graduated from Wyalusing...

Kathryn "Katy" M. Vanderpool

Kathryn "Katy" M. Vanderpool

Dec 24, 2015

Kathryn "Katy" M. Vanderpool, age 80, a lifelong resident of Laceyville, PA passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2015 with her loving family by her side. Katy was born at home in Skinners Eddy, PA on July 24, 1935 a daughter of the late Emil W. & Marie M. "Mimi" Wygrala. She married Charles E. Vanderpool and they enjoyed...

Pauline W. Jayne

Pauline W. Jayne

Dec 18, 2015

Pauline W. Jayne, age 99, of Wyalusing, PA (formerly of Spring Hill for over 65 years) passed away Friday evening, December 18, 2015 at the Wyalusing Personal Care Home; where she has been a resident for the last 5 years. Pauline just missed celebrating her 100th birthday, as she was born on January 25, 1916 on Spring Hill, PA the...

Joseph James Allen

Joseph James Allen

Dec 16, 2015

Joseph James Allen, age 41, of Laceyville, PA. (North Flat), passed away unexpectedly, early Wednesday morning, December 16, 2015 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, in Tunkhannock, PA. Joseph was born in Philadelphia, PA. on May 9, 1974 the son of Nancy Smith Allen Butterbaugh, whom he lived with in Laceyville, PA. and the late Harry Allen, who passed away on...

Paul E. Crisman

Paul E. Crisman

Dec 15, 2015

Mr. Paul E. Crisman, age 82, formally of Meshoppen, (Retta), PA, passed away at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, in Scranton, PA. on Tuesday morning, December 15, 2015. Before residing at Gino Merli in Scranton, Paul was a resident of the Wyalusing Personal Care Home, in Wyalusing for a number of years. Paul was born on May 15, 1933 in...

Ladonna C. Jayne

Ladonna C. Jayne

Dec 14, 2015

Ladonna C. Jayne, age 69, of Laceyville, PA passed away at her home on Monday morning December 14, 2015 surrounded by her daughters and neighbor and faithful friend Sandi English. Ladonna was born on March 7, 1946 in Sayre, PA the daughter of the late A. William (passed away December 24, 1975) and Alice M. Beaumont Gray (passed away January...

Romaine L. Salsman

Romaine L. Salsman

Nov 30, 2015

Romaine L. Salsman, age 84, of 6659 Spring Hill Rd., Wyalusing, PA. (Spring Hill), passed away at his home in Tuscarora twp., Bradford Co., early Monday morning, November 30, 2015, surrounded by his loving wife, and his family. Romaine was born on August 28, 1931 in Sayre, PA., the oldest son of thirteen children, born to the late Howard and...

Terry D. Clapper

Terry D. Clapper

Nov 26, 2015

Terry D. Clapper, age 52, of Clapper Hill (Laceyville), passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015 following a long period of declining health. Terry was born on December 22, 1962 in Meshoppen, PA the son of Rita Stine and the late Daniel O. Clapper Jr. Terry graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High School with the...

Veleda Mae Mullinex Fassett

Veleda Mae Mullinex Fassett

Nov 25, 2015

Veleda Mae (Mullinex) Fassett age 86, of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania passed away at Golden Living Nursing Home, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania on November 25, 2015 from natural causes. Veleda was born at home on Bunnell Hill in Meshoppen, Pennsylvania on May 28, 1929 to the late Ernest and Lillian (Redmond) Mullinex. Veleda attended the Jenningsville Pennsylvania school and graduated in 1945. She was...

Ellen E. Day

Ellen E. Day

Nov 24, 2015

Ellen E. Day, age 77, of Mehoopany, PA (formerly of Tunkhannock, Meshoppen, and Ithaca, NY), passed away Tuesday evening, November 24, 2015 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was born on June 26, 1938 in Dallas, PA the daughter of the late Seth (passed away January 7, 2005) and Eliza Jenner Overfield (passed away January 14, 2005). She graduated from...

Christopher David Buckingham

Christopher David Buckingham

Nov 24, 2015

Christopher David Buckingham, age 31, of Meshoppen, PA passed away on November 24, 2015 unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep with his fiancé by his side. Chris was born on September 28, 1984 the son of the late Carol Burr Buckingham and Raymond Buckingham of Meshoppen, PA. He graduated from Elk Lake High School in 2003. He was a dedicated...

Alan Lee Fortenberry, Sr.

Alan Lee Fortenberry, Sr.

Nov 23, 2015

Alan Lee Fortenberry, Sr., age 62, of Stevensville, PA passed away Monday morning, November 23, 2015 at his home with his loving wife by his side. Alan was born on October 4, 1953 the son of the late Edgar Fortenberry and Jean Watson Fortenberry of Pittston, PA. He was an owner/operator as an Over the Road Truck Driver for over...

Josephine D. Storey

Josephine D. Storey

Nov 23, 2015

Josephine Storey, 98, passed away peacefully, Monday, November 23, 2015, in her home at Storey Lake on Doolittle Hill, Laceyville, PA, as the first snowflakes of winter fell. She lived a long, proud, hardworking, and generous life devoted to God and family. Born near Wilkes-Barre, PA (Parsons) on February 9, 1917, she was the daughter of Andrew and Frances Krzykwa...

Marjorie C. Birmingham Deluca

Marjorie C. Birmingham Deluca

Nov 21, 2015

Marjorie C. Birmingham DeLuca, age 87, of Wyalusing, PA and Lantana, FL passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Delray Medical Center, Delray, FL. She was born on June 8, 1928 in Staten Island, NY the daughter of the late William F. and Elizabeth Byrnes Birmingham. After high school Marjorie graduated from Seton Hall University with a Bachelors Degree...