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Joseph G. Houlihan - 08/12/2009
Joseph G. Houlihan, 88, of Justus, died Wednesday in the Hospice Unit at Mercy Hospital. His wife of 56 years, the former Jane Mackrell, died Sept. 13, 2002.

George R. Winters - 07/29/2009
George R. Winters, 81, of Clarks Summit, died Friday, July 24, in Hospice Community Care, Dunmore.

John F. ‘Jack’ Floyd - 07/29/2009
John F. “Jack” Floyd, 86, of Glenburn, died Thursday, July 23, in the Hospice Unit at Mercy Hospital. He was the husband of the late Viola Bell Demming. The couple had been married for more than 52 years.

Edward Archabald - 07/29/2009
Edward Archabald, widower of Mildred Siglin Archabald, died on July 5, 2009.

Jane Star Bostedo O’Dell - 07/22/2009
Jane Star Bostedo O’Dell, 80, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, July 14, in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. She was the wife of Townsend “Tony” O’Dell. The couple would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversar ...

John Ellis Fenton - 07/22/2009
John Ellis Fenton, 63, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, July 16, at home. He was the husband of the former Rita Helie. The couple would have celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary on Dec. 28.

David Bichler - 07/22/2009
David Bichler 86, of Dalton, died Wednesday, July 15, at home. He was the husband of the late Virginia Mae Byrd who died in 1986.

Annette Ida Evans Jones - 07/15/2009
Annette Ida Evans Jones, R.N., 83, formerly of Justus, died Sunday, July 5, in VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. She and her husband, Joseph Jones, would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Sept. 17.

Robert Hontz - 07/15/2009
Robert Hontz, Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday evening, July 9, at the Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.

William Joseph Carey - 07/15/2009
William Joseph Carey, 54, of Scranton, died Saturday, July 11, at home after a lengthy illness.

George A. Sloan - 07/08/2009
George A. Sloan of Clarks Summit Friday morning, July 3, at Abington Manor Nursing Home. He was the widower of Laura A. Sloan, who died Jan. 8, 2009. The couple was married for 62 years.

Martha Morgan Rhodes - 07/08/2009
Martha Morgan Rhodes “Peg” of Waverly died Thursday, July 2, at the Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Kenneth Anthony Rhodes, who died in 1970.

Florence C. Gregus - 07/08/2009
Florence C. Gregus, Glenburn died Monday morning, July 6, at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. Her husband was Joseph Gregus.

Ann M. Myak Banull - 07/01/2009
Ann M. Myak Banull, 88, of Clarks Green, died Saturday, June 20 in Green Ridge Health Care Center. She was the widow of Chester W. Banull, who died April 19, 1999. The couple was married more than 60 years.

Harold S. Supanek - 06/24/2009
Harold S. Supanek, 65, of Dryden, NY, died Saturday, June 20, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife of 41 years is the former Lillian Chemchick.

Madeline Ivanik O’Donnell - 06/24/2009
Madeline Ivanik O’Donnell, of Waverly, died Monday, June 15, at home. She was the widow of the late William P. O’Donnell II, who died in 2002.

Michael Meixner - 06/24/2009
Michael Meixner, 53 of Carbondale died Thursday night, June 18, at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore.

Michael Meixner - 06/21/2009

Joseph B. Tellie Sr. - 06/17/2009
Joseph B. Tellie Sr., 89, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, June 7, in Abington Manor, South Abington Twp.

Rev. John P. Shepherd - 06/17/2009
Rev. John P. Shepherd Jr., Clarks Summit, died Friday evening, June 12, after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Jo Anne Rath. The couple celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last March 31.

Eleanor G. Sheard - 06/17/2009
Eleanor G. Sheard, 97, E. Benton, died June 9 at the Mercy Hospice Unit. She was the widow of Theodore R. Sheard who died in 1996.

John E. Jayson - 06/17/2009
John E. Jayson, 88 of Gino Merli Veterans Center died Thursday morning, June 11, at the Mercy Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor Gilbert who died in 1970.

Kenneth S. Cole - 06/17/2009
Kenneth S. Cole, 62, Greenfield Twp., died Thursday evening, June 11, at his home surrounded by his family. His wife is Gloria Grill Cole.

Jean Rose Lucas - 06/17/2009
Jean Rose Lucas, 93, of Lake Hopatacong, NJ, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, June 6, in St. Clare’s Hospital, Dover, NJ. She was the widow of Michael J. Lucas, who died in December 1988. The couple had been married for m ...

Dr. Caroline Marianne Coffey - 06/10/2009
Dr. Caroline Marianne Coffey of Ithaca, formerly of Clarks Green died Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

Zelma M. Catanzarite - 06/10/2009
Zelma M. Catanzarite, Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday morning, June 3, at the Mercy Hospice Unit. She was the widow of Frank Catanzarite who

Joan Ann McHale - 06/03/2009
Joan Ann McHale, 69, of Scranton, died Wednesday, May 20, at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center, Blakely.

Dorothy D’Amato - 06/03/2009
Dorothy D’Amato, 88, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, May 27, at the Mercy Hospital. She was the widow of Joseph J. D’Amato Sr. Who died in May of 2004.

Margaret Elizabeth Fife Williams - 05/27/2009
Margaret Elizabeth Fife Williams, 73, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia. She was the former wife of Robert E. Williams, who died Feb. 4, 2004.

Howard T. Watson Sr. - 05/27/2009
Howard T. Watson Sr., 94, of Homosassa, FL, died May 21, 2009 at Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL, after a brief illness.

Helen J. Palmer - 05/27/2009
Helen J. Palmer, 67, of Factoryville died May 19, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer at the Skilled Nursing Facility of Allied Services in Scranton.

Anne Doud Hall - 05/27/2009
Anne Doud Hall was born on January 25, 1919, to the late Harold Doud and Margaret Ives Doud in Clarks Green. She was one of five children. She passed away on May 11, 2009, at the age of 90.

Thomas A. Crispino - 05/27/2009
Thomas A. Crispino, Newton Twp., died after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Donna M. Rossi the couple would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on June 27.

Michael Daniel Valese - 05/20/2009
Michael Daniel Valese, 75, of Dalton, died Wednesday in Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. His wife is the former Margaret Cleveland O’Malley Ross. The couple was married for more than 23 years.

Joseph M. Onofrey Jr. - 05/20/2009
Joseph M. Onofrey Jr., Scranton, died Monday, May 11, at home after a lengthy illness.

Marian Banick Mosier - 05/20/2009
Marian Banick Mosier, 83, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, May 16, in Green Ridge Health Care Center. She was the wife of Joseph J. Mosier. The couple would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Sept. 1.

Stella Buckley Buntz - 05/20/2009
Stella Buckley Buntz, 94, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Friday, May 15, in Schuyler Ridge Residential Health Care, Clifton Park, NY. She was the widow of Paul Edward Buntz, who died March 6, 1978. The couple had been married alm ...

Cathryn M. Brown - 05/13/2009
Cathryn M. Brown, 79, Clarks Summit, died Saturday afternoon, May 9, at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center. Her husband is Kieth A. Brown; they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on September 3.

Kenneth Peter Justave - 05/06/2009
Kenneth Peter Justave, 52, of Scranton, died Monday, April 27, after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife of 20 years, the former Susan Louise Counterman, died July 22, 2004.

Paul Belin - 05/06/2009
Paul Belin, 76, of Union Dale, died Thursday, April 30 in Mercy Hospital.

Adam Zawicki Jr. - 04/29/2009
Adam Zawicki Jr., the Abingtons, died Tuesday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, in Wilkes- Barre.

John “Jack” E. Rickaby - 04/29/2009
John “Jack” Rickaby, 65, RR2 Dalton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Eileen Dickinson, they celebrated 45 years marriage on August 31, 2008.

Harold R. Jordan - 04/29/2009
Harold R. Jordan, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday morning, April 23, at home. Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late M. Harold and Bernetta Gettings Jordan.

Lawrence E. ‘Bud’ Young Jr. - 04/22/2009
Lawrence E. “Bud” Young Jr., Clarks Summit, died Monday, April 13, at home surrounded by his family and friends. His wife is the former Linda Weeks. His first wife, the former Katherine Davis, died in 1992.

Mary Lou Nolan Shaffner - 04/22/2009
Mary Lou Nolan Shaffner, 86, of Manlius, NY, died Monday, April 13, 2009. She was the widow of William R. Shaffner, who died in March 1995.

Lois A. Farnham Phillips - 04/22/2009
Services have been set for Lois A. Farnham Phillips of Waverly, who returned to the Lord on Feb. 18, 2009, in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center.

Patricia Carter Sharpe Mulherin - 04/22/2009
Patricia Carter Sharpe Mulherin, 86, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, April 16, in Abington Manor, South Abington Twp. Her husband of 27 years is Francis Xavier Mulherin. Her first husband, John Sharpe, a Scranton Times employee f ...

Edith Grace Griff - 04/22/2009
Edith Grace Griff died Saturday morning, April 18, at her son’s residence in Mehoopany. She is the widow of Bernard Griff Sr., former president of Troyler Corp., Scranton.

Mary Jean Englemier Cass - 04/22/2009
Mary Jean Englemier Cass, Glenburn Twp., died Friday, April 17, at home after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Her companion of five years is Sam Gabriel.

Donald ‘Duffer Don’ Rapp - 04/15/2009
Donald C. Rapp, son of the late Charles and Marie Rapp, passed away March 31, 2009 at C.M.C Hospice Center, Scranton, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Sally Rapp. They were married April ...

Francella Barbara Cawley Jeffrey - 04/15/2009
Francella Barbara Cawley Jeffrey, 62, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, April 8, in Community Medical Center. She was the wife of John A. Jeffrey. They would have celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary April 15.

Daniel Joseph Fellows - 04/15/2009
Daniel Joseph Fellows, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, April 1, in Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. He was the husband of Yolanda Ferrara Fellows. The couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 24.

James Hutchins - 04/01/2009
James Hutchins, 56, of Scranton, died Monday, March 23, upon arrival at Moses Taylor Hospital.

Genevieve Dey Green - 03/25/2009
Genevieve Dey Green, of Waverly Heights, Gladwyne, and formerly of Dalton, and Ridgefield, CT, died on Sunday, March 8, 2009. She was the wife of the late Edson Killam Green, Clarence Deering Bailey and Wilbur VanVliet Nungesser.

John P. O’Brien - 03/18/2009
John P. O’Brien, 89, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, March 11, in the Mountain View Care Center. His wife of 52 years, the former Catherine Rose Dowd, died Oct. 10, 1996.

Mary Jane Rushe Lynott - 03/18/2009
Mary Jane Rushe Lynott, 87, of Scranton, died Saturday, March 7, in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of John Patrick Lynott Jr., who died March 17, 1996. The couple was married for more than 55 years.

Anne Culkin Brown - 03/18/2009
Anne Culkin Brown of Waverly died Monday, March 9, in Mercy Hospital. She was the widow of James O’Reilly Brown, who died March 11, 1992.

Willard ‘Billy’ Roy VanFleet Jr. - 02/25/2009
Willard “Billy” Roy VanFleet Jr., died Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, being a hero beside his dad. He and his dad lost their lives saving Fleet’s girlfriend and baby girl from drowning in the family pond.

Lois A. Phillips - 02/25/2009
Lois A. Phillips, 86, of Waverly, returned to the Lord, Wednesday, Feb. 23, in the VNA Hospice Unit, at Community Medical Center. She was the widow of the late Byron D. Phillips, who died November 24, 1984.

Mark Wayne Keene - 02/25/2009
Mark Wayne Keene, 55, of Dalton died Saturday, Feb. 21, at home, of a cardiac arrest. He was the husband of the late Wanda Keene, who died in February of 2008.

Camden William Showers - 02/18/2009
Camden William Showers, 17- day -old son of Matthew R. Showers and Rachel Stracham Showers, Falls, died Monday afternoon, Feb. 2, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Beatrice E. Hostrander - 02/18/2009
Beatrice E. Hostrander, 77, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, Feb. 5, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Her husband is Richard J. Hostrander, they were married for 55 years.