Obituaries

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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...

Winola Allis Stethers

Winola Allis Stethers

Nov 20, 2015

Winola Allis Stethers, age 88, of Standing Stone, PA passed away Friday morning, November 20, 2015 at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. Winola was born on July 1, 1927 in Orwell Township, PA the daughter of the late Lyle Lyman and Ina Park Allis. While growing up she helped do chores on her fathers family farm....

Gordon M. Porter

Gordon M. Porter

Nov 4, 2015

Gordon M. Porter, age 77, Towanda, PA passed away on Wednesday evening, November 4, 2015 at his home. He was born on June 16, 1938 the son of the late Denton and Aletha Meyers Porter. Gordon had lived in White Haven, PA for many years when he was younger in an assisted living facility. He also lived in Athens and...

Karen Irene Warner Smalser

Karen Irene Warner Smalser

Nov 2, 2015

To know Karen, "Coo Coo", Memah…was to Love Her. Karen Irene Warner Smalser, 59, of 236 Taylor Avenue, Wyalusing PA, passed away at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre on November 2, 2015, after a long, courageous battle with diabetes and congestive heart failure. Karen was born at the old Tyler Memorial Hospital in Meshoppen on January 29, 1956, to...

Hilary Shawn Mclaughlin Brown

Hilary Shawn Mclaughlin Brown

Oct 26, 2015

Hilary Shawn McLaughlin Brown, 38, of South Auburn (Clapper Hill), PA, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 26, 2015 at Tyler Memorial Hospital/Commonwealth Health in Tunkhannock. She was born at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock on Dec. 1, 1976, one of two daughters to Susan Button Beitel and Nicholas McLaughlin of Clapper Hill. Hilary was a graduate of the Wyalusing Valley...

Barbara Ann Porter

Barbara Ann Porter

Oct 25, 2015

Barbara Ann Porter, age 79, of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Sunday morning, October 25, 2015 at the Skilled Nursing Unit at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital, where she had been living for the last few years. Barbara was born on June 18, 1936 the daughter of the late Denton and Aletha Meyers Porter. She was a member of the...

Gary R. Woodruff

Gary R. Woodruff

Oct 14, 2015

Gary R. Woodruff, age 66, of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Gary was born on March 28, 1949 in Sayre, PA the son of the late Ralph E. Woodruff and Martha Vargeson Woodruff. He graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School with the Class of 1967. In high school,...

Carole J. Newhart

Carole J. Newhart

Oct 13, 2015

Carole J. Newhart, age 71, of Wyalusing, PA passed away Tuesday morning, October 13, 2015 at her home. Carole was born on July 1, 1944 the daughter of the late Edwin and Jane Frantz Newhart. She was born and raised in Susquehanna County and graduated from Elk Lake High School with the class of 1962. She graduated from Robert Packer...

Felix T. Dziuba

Felix T. Dziuba

Oct 1, 2015

Felix T. Dziuba, age 82, of (Edinger Hill) Laceyville, PA went to be with his Lord on Thursday evening, October 1, 2015 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Felix was born on the Dziuba Farm on Edinger Hill in Laceyville on December 1, 1932, the son of the late Peter and Kathryn Rebisz Dziuba. He was the husband of the...

Dorothy E. Adams

Dorothy E. Adams

Sep 23, 2015

Dorothy E. Adams, age 97, of New Albany (formerly of Dushore), PA passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 15, 1918 in Dushore, PA the daughter of the late Floyd D. and Neva U. Bailey Eberlin. She was a graduate of Dushore High School with the class of 1937. Dorothy...

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...