Obituaries

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William Edward Boyle

William Edward Boyle

Aug 1, 2014

William Edward Boyle, age 57, of South Auburn, PA (formerly of central New Jersey) passed away Friday afternoon, August 1, 2014 at his home. Bill was born on July 28, 1957 in Perth Amboy, NJ the son of the late Thomas L. Boyle, Sr. (March 19, 2011) and Joan Shaffer Boyle of Freehold, NJ. He was a graduate of St....

Iva Irene Seymour Champluvier

Iva Irene Seymour Champluvier

Jul 31, 2014

Iva Irene Seymour Champluvier, age 97, passed away peacefully Thursday evening July 31, 2014, at the Memorial Hospital in Towanda, PA. She was born July 6, 1917 in Terry Township to Leo B. and Erma Grippin (Fitch) Seymour. In 1934 she married Raymond Champluvier of the Laceyville area. Together they built a new home on Heller Hill Road. She lived...

Dawson James Mosier

Dawson James Mosier

Jul 20, 2014

Dawson James Mosier, age 16 of Sugar Run, PA. (Quicks Bend), passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, in which he was a passenger, that occurred early Sunday morning, July 20, 2014 on Township Rt. 391, Sugar Run, PA. Dawson was born in Towanda, PA on June 12, 1998 the son of Kristie (Rider) Ramey of Quick's Bend,...

Beverly A. Welles

Beverly A. Welles

Jul 15, 2014

Beverly A. Welles, age 67, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away Tuesday evening, July 15, 2014, at the Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA of the Regional Hospital of Scranton, PA. She was born on August 29, 1946 in Meshoppen, PA the daughter of the late Theodore and Ruth Kasson Manning. Beverly loved dancing and listening to country music, especially by her favorite...

Jane Carter Pierson

Jane Carter Pierson

Jul 14, 2014

Mrs. Jane Carter Pierson, age 86, of Retta, PA. passed away on Monday morning, July 14, 2014 at the V.N.A. Hospice of Lackawanna County, in Scranton, PA. She was born in Meshoppen, PA. on March 6, 1928 the daughter of the late Charles W. VanGorden who passed away in 1981 and Bethel Howells VanGorden who passed away in 1964. Growing...

Carl B. Whitney

Carl B. Whitney

Jul 10, 2014

Carl B. Whitney, 86, of Beaver Meadows, PA, passed away Thursday morning, July 10, 2014 at Endless Mountains Health Care Systems in Montrose, PA. Carl was born June 8, 1928 at his family homestead in Beaver Meadows. He was the son of the late Bryce and Helen (Hunsinger) Whitney. Carl was a graduate of Rush High School. He was a...

Judith C. Ary

Judith C. Ary

Jul 5, 2014

Judith C. Ary, age 71, of Meshoppen, PA, formerly of Mays Landing, NJ, passed away peacefully at Ann's Grove Personal Care Home in Tunkhannock, PA on Saturday afternoon, July 5, 2014. She was born n Meshoppen, PA on February 9, 1943, the daughter of the late Walter and Irene R. (Button) Conrad. Judy was a graduate of Wyalusing High School....

Carrie Sue Smurkowski

Carrie Sue Smurkowski

Jul 2, 2014

Carrie Sue Smurkowski (33), beloved daughter, sister, friend, and animal lover passed away at her childhood home in Tunkhannock, PA early Wednesday morning, July 2, 2014, after a brave four year battle with cancer. She will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. She taught us how to live life to the fullest and enjoy...

Anna T. Underwood

Anna T. Underwood

Jun 22, 2014

Mrs. Anna T. Underwood, age 88, of Rock Hill, Laceyville, PA., passed away at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. early Sunday morning, June 22, 2014. She was born in Sayre, PA., on February 8, 1926 the daughter of the late John R. and Ethel Mae Brown Trowbridge. Growing up on North Flat, near Laceyville, she was a graduate...

Allen (Luke) C. Davies

Allen (Luke) C. Davies

Jun 21, 2014

Mr. Allen (Luke) C. Davies, age 67 of 150 Lillian St., Elizabethtown, KY, passed away suddenly on Saturday evening, June 21, 2014, from injuries sustained in an ATV accident which happened earlier that evening, in Clarkson, Grayson County, KY. Mr. Davies grew up and formally resided in Susquehanna County, PA. for many years, before relocating to Elizabethtown, KY. Mr. Davies...

Nancy J. Walter

Nancy J. Walter

Jun 2, 2014

Nancy J. Walter, age 54, of Towanda, PA, formerly of Smith Personal Care Home in Wyalusing, PA and Skilled Nursing in Towanda, PA, passed away peacefully at the Skilled Nursing Facility at Memorial Hospital in Towanda, PA on Monday afternoon, June 2, 2014. She was born in Sayre, PA on October 26, 1959, the daughter of William and Mary (Fassett)...

Rev. William C. Nelson

Rev. William C. Nelson

Jun 2, 2014

Rev. William C. Nelson, 93, of Meshoppen, PA passed away after a brief illness on June 2, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. He is now at Peace and is reunited with those who have gone before, including his wife of 70 Years, Eva Mae, his daughter Sandra Jean, and his father Conrad William and mother Syster...

Joel Clayton Mcmicken

Joel Clayton Mcmicken

May 19, 2014

Joel Clayton McMicken, age 35, of 412 Williams Rd, Meshoppen, PA passed away Monday morning May 19, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred in Meshoppen twp., Wyoming County. Joel was born on September 23, 1978 the son of Arlo W. and Gwen H. Hoffman McMicken of Wyalusing, PA. He was a member of...

Mildred Brown Singer

Mildred Brown Singer

May 14, 2014

Mrs. Mildred Frances Brown Singer, age 87, of Vandervort Rd., Laceyville, PA., passed away at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock, PA. on Wednesday morning, May 14, 2014. Mrs. Singer had been a resident of Golden Living Center for the last 5 ½ years. Born on the Brown Family Farm in Scottsville, PA., on October 28, 1926 she was the...

Lois E. Frantz

Lois E. Frantz

May 8, 2014

Mrs. Lois E. Frantz, age 82, passed away May 8, 2014 at her home on Frantz Road in Meshoppen, Pa. Lois was born July 22, 1931 in Lemon, Pa and is the eighth child of the late Robert S. (Sept. 4, 1968) and Mary (Fisher) Wilson (Nov. 21, 1989). She was raised on a farm in Lymanville. She attended Lymanville,...

Christine Jenny Salsman Brown

Christine Jenny Salsman Brown

Apr 20, 2014

Christine Jenny Salsman Brown, age 60, of Laceyville, PA passed away Sunday morning, April 20, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Towanda, PA.

Christine was born on October 30, 1953 the daughter of Harold C. and Janette Long Salsman of Laceyville, PA.

She attended Wyalusing High School. She was employed as a team leader at...

Thelma Aileen Green Brotzman

Thelma Aileen Green Brotzman

Apr 13, 2014

Thelma Aileen Green Brotzman, age 93, of Laceyville, PA passed away Sunday evening, April 13, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital in Towanda, PA.

Thelma was born on February 3, 1921 in Retta, PA the daughter of the late Bruce Milton and Edna Samantha Young Green.

She was a graduate of the Laceyville High School with...

Ruthann Ladner Scapillato

Ruthann Ladner Scapillato

Apr 9, 2014

Ruthann Ladner Scapillato, age 74, of Buffalo NY, formerly of Meshoppen, PA entered into eternal rest on April 9, 2014 at the Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, NY. Ruthann was the beloved wife of the late Armando Scapillato; dearest Mother of twins Armando Scapillato and Elaine (Tom Powers) Jarzynka; the late Joseph Scapillato; precious daughter of the late Jesse and...

Francis 'Dale' Brotzman

Francis 'Dale' Brotzman

Apr 7, 2014

On April 7, 2014, in the afternoon the Lord called another of his children home. Francis 'Dale' Brotzman died at Scranton Regional Hospital, Scranton, PA. He would tell us do not stand at my grave and weep, for I am not there.

He was born in Meshoppen, PA. November 20, 1948 the son of Francis Arthur and...

Doris Elaine Cook

Doris Elaine Cook

Apr 1, 2014

Doris E. Cook, age 67, of Rock Hill, SC passed away April 1, 2014 at the Uni Health in Rock Hill, SC after a short illness. Born in Tunkhannock on December 25, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Chester R. and Florence (Hoover) Cook. Doris was previously employed at IBM in Endicott, NY. She also worked as a...