Obituaries

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Howard B. Borel, Jr.

Howard B. Borel, Jr.

Sep 15, 2015

Loving and devoted husband and father, Howard B. Borel, Jr., age 92, of Spring Hill Road, Laceyville, PA passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 15, 2015 at his home. He was born in Vincentown, NJ on February 24, 1923 the son of the late Howard B. and Bessie Brown Borel, Sr. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in...

John H. White

John H. White

Sep 14, 2015

John H. White, age 94, of 1504 McGavin Rd, Meshoppen (Auburn Center), PA passed away Monday afternoon, September 14, 2015 at his home. He was born on September 12, 1921 in Auburn Township, PA the son of the late Joseph and Katherine Brotzman White. He was a graduate of Auburn High School. After high school John married his wife, the...

Stanley R. Jones Sr.

Stanley R. Jones Sr.

Sep 14, 2015

Stanley R. Jones Jr., age 72, of Quick's Bend, passed away on September 14, 2015 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Stanley was born on October 22, 1942 the son of the late Stanley R. and Jean Chase Jones Sr. He graduated from Wilkes-Barre Meyers High School. Stanley was married to the late Sandra Oeller Jones, who passed away...

Charles R. Slater

Charles R. Slater

Sep 14, 2015

Retired SSG Charles "Charlie" R. Slater, age 78 of North Flat, Laceyville, PA passed away unexpectedly at his home, in Windham twp., Wyoming Co., on Monday, September 14, 2015. Born in Sayre, PA on May 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Edwin and Betsy Burgess Slater. Growing up in the Laceyville area, Charlie was a graduate of...

Hedwig "Hedy" N. Chaffee

Hedwig "Hedy" N. Chaffee

Sep 10, 2015

Hedwig "Hedy" N. Chaffee, age 79, passed away quietly at her home after a long battle with cancer. As Hedy put it "I won because I was supposed to be gone three years ago". Hedy and her husband, Stewart, of 60 years, moved from Delaware County, PA, to Tuscarora Township in 1976. Hedy retired from the DuPont Experimental Station, where...

Robert "Bob" George Foux

Robert "Bob" George Foux

Sep 9, 2015

Robert "Bob" George Foux, age 69, of New Albany, PA passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, September 9, 2105 at his summer residence in Sugar Run, PA. Bob was born on March 10, 1946 in Mehoopany, PA the son of the late Nathan "Dick" and Catherine Wright Foux. He was employed with Benton Foundry as a Grinder for over 20...

Gary W. Bonavita

Gary W. Bonavita

Sep 4, 2015

Gary W. Bonavita, age 60, of Montrose, PA (formerly of Auburn Center) passed away on Friday afternoon, September 4, 2015 at the VNA Hospice Unit at CMC Hospital in Scranton, PA. Gary was born on October 19, 1954 in Meshoppen, PA the son of the late Joseph J. (August 13, 2006) and Elizabeth Bell Bonavita (October 27, 2005). He graduated...

Charlotte Jane Armstrong

Charlotte Jane Armstrong

Sep 1, 2015

Charlotte Jane Armstrong age 86 of Laceyville, PA (formerly Riegelsville, PA) passed away peacefully and completely loved with her daughter Ruthie by her side Tuesday September 1st. The first of two daughters of the late Maurice "Sticks" and Ruth (Santee) Urban she was born at home in Hellertown, PA on April 13, 1929. Upon graduating early from Liberty High School...

Kevin Michael Collins

Kevin Michael Collins

Aug 26, 2015

Kevin Michael Collins, age 52, of Stowell, PA passed away unexpectedly in Laceyville, PA (where he had been residing) on Wednesday, August 26, 2015. Kevin was born on February 27, 1963 in Meshoppen, PA the son of Lucille Thomas Collins and the late Walter A. Collins. He was a graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School with the class of 1981....

Marie Alberta Woodruff Vandemark

Marie Alberta Woodruff Vandemark

Aug 23, 2015

Marie Alberta Woodruff VanDeMark, 89, of Laceyville PA, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Born on May 17, 1926 in Transue, she was the daughter of the late Burt and Elizabeth Frisbie Woodruff. On November 26, 1941, she married Elwyn John VanDeMark. Marie worked at the family farm, the sewing factory and Bendix Corporation...

Sara E. Achenbach Balcomb

Sara E. Achenbach Balcomb

Aug 22, 2015

Sara E. Achenbach Balcomb, age 90, of Stevensville, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, August 22, 2015. She was born on May 29, 1925 in Schuylkill Haven, PA the daughter of the late George and Tillie Butz Achenbach. Sara was a graduate of Forty Fort High School with the class of 1943 and attained a BS...

Gertrude L. Farr Caswell

Gertrude L. Farr Caswell

Aug 15, 2015

Gertrude L. Farr Caswell, age 93, of Laceyville, PA went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. She was born on June 16, 1922 in Laceyville, PA the daughter of the late August and Pauline Wygrala. Gertrude graduated from the Laceyville High School...

Victoria Mcgavin Keating

Victoria Mcgavin Keating

Aug 11, 2015

Victoria McGavin Keating, age 62, of Montrose, PA passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Victoria was born on May 14, 1953 in Meshoppen, PA the daughter of late Ambrose 'Glenn' and Margaret Dorothea Day McGavin. As a child she attended St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. At the age of 6 Victoria and her family moved to North Bergen, NJ. She grew...

Mildred 'Millie' Cronrath

Mildred 'Millie' Cronrath

Aug 11, 2015

Mildred "Millie" Cronrath, age 74, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2015 at The Meadows Nursing and Rehab Center in Dallas, PA. She was born on June 17, 1941 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Marie Wegler. She raised her family in Salfordville, PA and later retired to Laceyville, PA. She fought many health battles in her lifetime and was...

Elizabeth Jane Carter

Elizabeth Jane Carter

Aug 10, 2015

Elizabeth Jane Carter, R.N., age 50, of Wilkes-Barre, PA (formerly of Wyalusing, PA) went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 10, 2015 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 5, 1965 in Wilkes-Barre, PA the daughter of the late Wesley Allen Garinger, Sr. and Eileen May Garinger of Sugar Run, PA. Elizabeth...

George Joseph Adamietz, Sr.

George Joseph Adamietz, Sr.

Aug 7, 2015

George Joseph Adamietz Sr., 53, passed away unexpectedly at his Wyalusing home on the morning of Friday August 7, 2015, due to natural causes. He was born on May 8, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA the son of the late George Cyril and Rita Adamietz, II. A man who led by example, George excelled at his time at North Catholic High...

Alison Bowman Reaves

Alison Bowman Reaves

Jul 31, 2015

Alison Bowman Reaves, age 55, of Meshoppen, PA passed away peacefully on Friday morning, July 31, 2015 at her home in Auburn Center surrounded by her family. Alison was born on May 5, 1960 the daughter of the late Robert D. Bowman (June 25, 2005) and Gladys Roberts Bowman (November 3, 2001). She was the wife of Kenneth W. Reaves,...

Doris Louise Chilson Johnson

Doris Louise Chilson Johnson

Jul 25, 2015

Doris Louise Chilson Johnson, age 80, of Terrytown, PA passed away at her home on July 25, 2015 with her son, Ricky, by her side. She was born in Terrytown on November 18, 1934, the daughter of the late Allen and Helen Benjamin Chilson. She worked at Bendix and local sewing factories. Doris married Ronald "Ronnie" LaVern Johnson on December...

David Gilbert Francis Lane

David Gilbert Francis Lane

Jul 10, 2015

David Gilbert Francis Lane, age 55, of New Albany, passed away on Friday evening July 10, 2015 at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. David was born on January 17, 1960 in Boston, MA. He was the son of Edward and Kathy Schmuch of Bemidji, MN and the late Barbara Lane Slaney. He attended Lynn Classical in Massachusetts. David moved to...

Frances "Fran" O. Reeves

Frances "Fran" O. Reeves

Jul 4, 2015

Frances "Fran" O. Reeves, age 76, of Wysox, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday afternoon July 4, 2015. Fran was born on May 25, 1939 in Lymanville, PA the daughter of the late Frank K. Ferris who passed away in 1984, and Edna C. Sickler Ferris who passed away in 2000. She graduated from Tunkhannock High School...