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Esther P. Spence - 07/23/2008
Esther P. Spence, 74, of Nicholson, died Saturday, July 19 at Mountain View Care Center in Scranton.

Jane Spangenberg - 07/16/2008
Jane Spangenberg, 97, Factoryville, died July 12, at home. She was the widow of Russell B. Spangenberg, who died in December of 1990. They had been married for 57 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Irwin Wint and Sophia Kyte Severson. She attended Scranton public schools, the Powell School of Business, Scranton, and the Centennary Collegiate Institute, Hacketstown. She was a Secretary at the Scranton Country Club in the early 1930s. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Factoryville United Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Fay King, Clarks Summit and Brenda Spangenberg, Factoryville, with whom she resided; two grandchildren, Robyn Armbruster and her husband, Brian, Merritt Island, FL and John King, Clarks Summit, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Wendell The family would like to thank ASERA Care Hospice for their care and support during Jane’s final months. A funeral will be held private at the convenience of the family at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment will be in Abington Hills Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Lackawanna County, Griffen Pond Road, Clarks Summit PA 18411 or The Factoryville United Methodist Church, 162 College Ave., PO Box 326, Factoryville, PA 18419. To sign the online guest book, visit www.lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com.

Kenneth P. Smith - 07/16/2008
Kenneth P. Smith, 76, Dalton, died Monday, July 7, at his home. He was the husband of the former Ann Costello; the couple was married 47 years last May 6.

Martin Z. Setto - 07/16/2008
Martin Z. Setto, 23, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, July 9, in Billerica, MA.

Anna M. Scalfani Monetta - 07/16/2008
Anna M. Scalfani Monetta, 95, of Dalton, died Thursday, July 10 in St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home. She was the widow of the Joseph Anthony Monetta, who died April 9, 1994. The couple was married for more than 58 years.

Arthur William Logan - 07/16/2008
Arthur William Logan, 86, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, July 10, at home. His wife, Shirley Mae Logan, died Dec. 7, 2001. The couple was married for more than 40 years.

Marian Peoples Farischon - 07/16/2008
Marian Peoples Farischon, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, July 10, in the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Walter Farischon, who died Nov. 8, 2000. They were married for more than 65 years.

Rachel A. Clark - 07/16/2008
Rachel A. Clark, of Lenoxville, died Sunday at home. She was the widow of the late Richard Clark, who died in 2006.

Jayne Loftus Wagner - 07/09/2008
Jayne Loftus Wagner, 86, of Dalton, died Thursday, July 3 at Mercy Hospice. She was the widow of Robert W. Wagner, who died April 27, 1969.

Alma Nancarrow - 07/09/2008
Alma Nancarrow, 97, formerly of Clarks Summit, died June 26 at the Lackawanna County Health Care Center in Olyphant. She was the widow of Fred H. Nancarrow, who died September 15, 1997.

Edward ‘Butch’ C. McGovern Jr., - 07/09/2008
Edward “Butch” C. McGovern Jr., Moosic, died Saturday, July 5, at his home. He was the husband of the former Grace Harrington; the couple would have been married 50 years this August.

Debbie Donath Hughes - 07/09/2008
Debbie Donath Hughes, 51, Dalton, died Saturday, July 5 in the Hospice Unit of the Community Medical Center. She was the wife of Daniel James Hughes, they would have celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary on November 1.

Dorothy Hall Ferrell - 07/09/2008
Dorothy Hall Ferrell, formerly of Clarks Summit, died June 26 at the Wesley Village in Pittston. She was the wife of Franklin Ferrell, whom she married in 2000. Her first husband was the late Thomas Hall who died in 1985.

Gerald A. Scott Sr. - 07/02/2008
Gerald A. Scott Sr., 79, lifelong resident of Milwaukee section of Ransom, died Sunday, June 29 at Mercy Hospice. His wife of 59 years is the former June Bedell; the couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in February.

Roy William Russell - 07/02/2008
Roy William Russell, 88, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, June 26, in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. He was the husband of the former Ella Jane Coslett. The couple was married more than 64 years.

Marion Dietrick Haak - 07/02/2008
Marion Dietrick Haak, 90, died Monday, June 25, in the hospice wing of the Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She was the widow of George E. Haak Jr., who died in 1991.

obituaries - 06/29/2008
BIDDING - Lorraine E., Vine Street, Plymouth, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008 in Riverstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre.

James Michael Eagen Jr. - 06/25/2008
James Michael Eagen Jr., of Clarks Summit, died Friday, June 20 in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Shirley Wagner.

Dorothy Saville - 06/25/2008
Dorothy Saville, 96, Schnecksville, formerly of Chinchilla, passed to eternal rest at the Cedarbrook Nursing Home, Allentown, on Friday June 13, 2008. Her husband, Thomas Saville died in November of 1991.

Shirley J. ‘Shirl’ Daniels - 06/25/2008
Shirley J. ‘Shirl’ Daniels, Waverly died Friday, June 20, at the Community Medical Center. Her husband is Leslie E. Daniels; the couple celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this September.

Jeanne A. Lowe - 06/25/2008
Jeanne A. Lowe, 90, Clarks Summit, died Monday, June 16, at the Mountain Rest Nursing Facility in Scranton. She was the widow of George F. Lowe, who died on April 16, 2003; the couple was married for 60 years.

Donald Paul Shiffer Sr. - 06/18/2008
Donald Paul Shiffer Sr., 78, Clarks Summit, died Sunday, June 8 in the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. His wife is Wilda Jean Ace Shiffer. They would have celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary on July 2.

Lois M. Sives - 06/18/2008
Lois M. Sives, Falls, died Monday, June 9, at Hospice Community Care in Dunmore. Her husband is Arthur J. Sives. The couple would have celebrated their 53 wedding anniversary this July.

Rebecca Harper - 06/18/2008
Rebecca Harper, formerly Rebecca Phillips, 48, died in her home in Scranton on Sunday, June 15. Born in Scranton and raised in Clarks Summit, Rebecca was the daughter of Ruth DiPietro Lewis, Clarks Summit and Thomas R. Phillips, Scranton.

Aurelia “Baldwin” Smith - 06/11/2008
Aurelia “Baldwin” Smith, 99, died Wednesday, June 4, at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Parker H. Smith who died in 1980. They were married for 54 years.

James A. Rowlands - 06/04/2008
James A. Rowlands, RD#1 Dalton, died Friday, May 20, 2008.

Alice ‘Nancy’ Marturano - 06/04/2008
Alice ‘Nancy’ Marturano, 61, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, June 1, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Wilson and Eleanor Spencer Shoemaker, she was the youngest of nine children and was the faithful wife of John Marturano for 20 years.

E J Cutler Jr. - 06/04/2008
Eugene J. Cutler Jr., 44, of Scranton, formerly of Dalton, died Sunday, May 25, at home, after an apparent heart attack. He had suffered from heart disease for the past 10 years.

Joseph J. O’Brien - 06/04/2008
Joseph J. O’Brien , Jr., a Scranton attorney, died Thursday, May 29, at the Mercy Hospital Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Judith Beverly Weyant. They celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary on March 25.

Annette H. Johns - 05/29/2008
Annette H. Johns, Clarks Summit died Friday, May 23, in the Hospice Community Care Center, Dunmore.

Grace L. Walter - 05/29/2008
Grace L. Walter, formerly of Clarks Summit died March 11 in Bergen Regional Hospital, Paramus, NJ.

Lawrence R. Winters - 05/29/2008
Lawrence R. Winters, Ransom Twp., died Monday, May 19, at the Moses Taylor Hospital. He was the widow of Doris Huggler Winters, who died in June of 1984.

James L. “Jimbo” Bullock - 05/29/2008
James L. “Jimbo” Bullock, 78, of Falls Twp., died Tuesday, May 20, at Community Medical Center in Scranton.

William F. Lindsley - 05/29/2008
William F. Lindsley, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, May 22, in Moses Taylor Hospital. He is survived by his wife, the former Doris Arcangelo. The couple would have celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary in July.

M. Susan Christian - 05/29/2008
M. Susan Christian, 47, Dalton, died Sunday, May 18, in the Hospice Unit of the Mercy Hospital. Her husband is Kyle H. Christian, they were married 27 years last September.

William David Lange - 05/29/2008
William David Lange, 81, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, May 14 in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. His wife, the former Anne Mae Wargo, died May 31, 1995. The couple had been married more than 45 years.

Ralph B. Keisling - 05/29/2008
Ralph B. Keisling, 66, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, May 25 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, from complications of diabetes. He was the husband of Alice Prosser Keisling.

E J Cutler Jr. - 05/28/2008

James M. Jordan - 05/07/2008
James M. Jordan, 47, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, April 29, shortly arriving after admission to Mercy Hospital.

Adele Nye - 05/07/2008
Adele Nye, 91, a former resident of Genevieve McDade Apartments, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, April 29, at the Geno Merli Vetrans Center, where she lived for a short time. She was preceded in death by her husband Butch Nye who died July 1, 1967.

James Thomas O’Malley - 05/07/2008
James Thomas O’Malley, 70, of Scranton, died Monday, April 28 in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center after a courageous two-year battle with cancer.

Lucille Jane Kimble - 04/30/2008
Lucille Jane Kimble, Clarks Summit, died Friday, April 25 at the Mountain View Care Center, Scranton.

Thomas Martin Nunes - 04/30/2008
Thomas Martin Nunes , 71, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, April 22, at the Gino Merli Veterans Center in Scranton. His wife is the former Janet Lear. The couple would have celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary this April 30.

Olga Markovitch Juchnewich - 04/30/2008
Olga Markovitch Juchnewich, 84, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, April 22, at home. She was the widow of Stephen Juchnewich, who died in February 1972.

Russell E. Collins, Jr. - 04/23/2008
Russell E. Collins, Jr., died Tuesday, April 15 at the Gino Merli Veterans Center. He and his wife, the former Mary Connerton, would have been married for 60 years on June 5.

Timothy Ian Deery - 04/23/2008
Timothy Ian Deery, 21, a resident of St. Joseph’s Center, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, April 17, at the Geisinger Hospital in Wilkes-Barre.

Eileen McNamara Horter - 04/16/2008
Eileen McNamara Horter, 93, of Scranton, died Monday, April 7, at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. Her husband of more than 50 years, Joseph Edward Horter, died Nov. 2, 1991.

Geraldine Hempelman - 04/16/2008
Geraldine Hempelman, 92, of Brooks Estates at Wesley Village Pittston, died March 5 in the Wilkes- Barre General Hospital.

Sara M. LaCoe - 04/16/2008
Sara M. LaCoe, Scranton, died April 3 at the Mercy Hospital. She was married to Clyde LaCoe.

Ruth K. Brister - 03/26/2008
Ruth K. Brister, 90, passed away on March 13 at the Shaire Center Nursing Home in Lenoir NC. Ruth was born Aug. 11 1917 to Alma and Rexford Kimble of Clarks Green. She lived most of her life in the Clarks Green, La Plume and Dalton areas until 2005 when she moved to Lenoir, NC to be near her son Joe Brister and family. She graduated from Clarks Summit High School and was a member of Dalton United Methodist Church. Ruth retired from the Ship and Shore Clothing Factory in Nicholson and was later employed by the Dalton Pharmacy for several years before officially retiring from the work force. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Fred J. Brister; a son, David Brister; a sister, Francis Davis; a brother, Robert Brister and a great-granddaughter, Lenae Shae Goodman. Survivors include her son Joe Brister and wife Pat of Lenoir, NC; daughter-in-law Sharon Brister, Sister Marion Hardy both of Clarks Summit, seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Memorial services were to be held March 25 at the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S State St., Clarks Summit. Interment, private at the convenience of the family, in Clarks Green Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Association. To sign the online guest book visit www.lawrenceyoungfuneralhome.com

Louise M. Reynolds - 03/26/2008
Louise M. Reynolds, formerly of Scranton, died Tuesday, March 18, at the Julia Ribaudo Nursing Facility, Lake Ariel. She was the widow of Myrl Reynolds who died in 1988.

Edward Link - 03/26/2008
Edward Link, 81, of Tunkhannock and Handsome Lake, died Wednesday, March 19, at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. His wife is the former Elizabeth “Betty” Davies Link.

Walter D. Longcor Sr. - 03/26/2008
Walter D. Longcor Sr., 90, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, March 18, at Abington Manor Nursing Facility. His widow is the former Velma P. Tradesco.

Margaret Weisenberg - 03/19/2008
Margaret M. Kelleher Weisenberg, 95, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., died Saturday, March 15, in Our Lady of Peace Nursing Care Residence, Lewiston, NY. She was the widow of Theodore J. Weisenberg, who died Dec. 2, 2002. The couple had been married 68 years.

Josephine B. Greene - 03/19/2008
Josephine B. Greene, 92, of South Abington Township, died Friday, March 18, at home. She was the widow of the late Charles C. Greene, who died Sept. 5, 1983.

Joseph J. Pangonis Sr. - 03/19/2008
Joseph J. Pangonis Sr., 76, Clarks Summit died Saturday, March 15, at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. His wife is the former Genevieve Tully.

Ann Marie Grayek - 03/19/2008
Anna Mae Grayek, 83, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, March 12, at the Community Medical Center.

Jean L. Smith - 03/12/2008
Jean L. Smith, 67, of Tunkhannock, died Monday, March 3, at home. Born in South Abington Twp., she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred Greene Cooper.

Shirley M. Siegrist - 03/12/2008
Shirley M. Siegrist, Dalton, died Friday, March 7, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was the widow of Glenn C. Siegrist, who died in July 2006.

Vera Alice Kromer - 04/02/2008
Vera Alice Kromer, formerly of Dalton, died Friday, March 28, at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. Her husband Wilford F. Kromer died in December of 1996.

Hilda A. Dakey - 04/02/2008
Hilda A. Dakey, 98, of Justus, died Saturday, March 22, at home after an illness.

Timothy Grant Cozart - 04/02/2008
Timothy Grant Cozart, 57, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, March 29 at Mercy Hospital. His wife is the former Terrie Lynn Ferrell.

Mark A. Hagan - 12/05/2007
Mark A. Hagan, 47, Dalton, died Thursday, Nov. 29, at Moses Taylor Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Mary Claire Shivock, and the couple celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary last August.

George Gilbert Schumacher - 04/16/2008
George Gilbert Schumacher, 76, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, April 12, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is Elizabeth “Betty” Briel. The couple would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary September 5.

Marjorie Capps Isaac - 04/09/2008
Marjorie C. Isaac, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, April 2, at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. Her husband Robert T. Isaac died in 1998.

Ann Elizabeth (Wood) Latty - 04/09/2008
Ann Elizabeth (Wood) Latty , died Tuesday March 4, in Salem, Oregon at the age of 37. She was born November 28, 1970 in Scranton, to Guy and Janet Henderson Wood. Ann grew up in Clarks Summit and graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1989.

Angie M. Kaminski - 04/09/2008
Angie M. Kaminski, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, April 2, at the VNA Hospice Unit in Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Edward C. Kaminski, who died December 6, 2007.

Joseph E. Byrne - 04/09/2008
Joseph E. Byrne, 85, Clarks Summit, died Friday, April 4 in his home.

Jean W. Gannon - 04/02/2008
Jean W. Gannon, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, March 25, at St. Mary’s Villa in Moscow. She was the widow of Donald Gannon, who died in April 2005.

Mark X. Murray - 04/02/2008
Mark X. Murray, 52, of Stockholm, Sweden, died Wednesday, Jan. 16 of gall bladder cancer while living in Stockholm.

Marjorie J. Jones - 04/02/2008
Marjorie J. Jones, Chinchilla, 90, died Monday, March 24 at the VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Preston Jones, who died in July of 1994. The couple would have been married 64 years.

Robert Gordon Craig - 04/02/2008
Robert Gordon Craig, 45, formerly of Factoryville, died Wednesday, March 26, at home in Spring Hill, FL.

Merial V. Simoncelli - 03/12/2008
Merial V. Simoncelli, Dalton, the former Merial Broadhurst, died Saturday, March 6. She was the wife of the late Benedict P. Simoncelli.

Leonard L. Rosipko - 11/01/2007
Leonard L. Rosipko, 83, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. He was the husband of the former Rose DeRigge Harhood. The couple celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary July 28.

Georgine Violet Habeeb - 12/12/2007
Georgine Violet Habeeb, Clarks Summit, died Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Abington Manor Nursing Home. Her husband is Frederick Habeeb, and the couple celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary last April.

Edward C. Kaminski - 12/12/2007
Edward C. Kaminski, Newton Twp., died Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Angie Lagana; the couple celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary last August 20.

Stephen Eberle - 12/12/2007
Stephen Eberle, 66, Clarks Summit, died Sunday, Dec. 9, at the Abington Manor Nursing Home. His wife is the former Dolores Barkey; the couple was married 45 years last August.

Randy Tetlock - 12/12/2007
Randy Tetlock, 37, of Factoryville, died Monday, Dec. 3, while working in Middlesex County, NJ. His wife is the former Theresa D. Shoemaker. The couple was married Aug. 25, 1993.

Joseph Badalamente Sr. - 12/12/2007
Joseph Badalamente Sr., Clarks Summit, died Thursday, Dec. 6, at Abington Manor Nursing Home. His wife is the former Josephine Cillarato.

Robert D. Mack - 12/12/2007
Robert D. Mack, 59, Scranton, died Sunday, Dec. 2, at the Community Medical Center.

Frances B. Graves - 12/12/2007
Frances B. Graves, Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, at her home. She was the widow of Warren A. Graves, who died in 1999.

Walter Herbert - 12/19/2007
Walter Herbert, 80, Jermyn, died Friday, Dec. 14, in his home. He was the widow of Shirley Demming Herbert, who died this past September.

Marjorie B. Phillips - 12/19/2007
Marjorie B. Phillips, 82, Clarks Summit, died Friday at the VNA Hospice Unit of the Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Herbert J. Phillips, who died in 1994.

Lavina H. Maas - 12/19/2007
Lavina H. Maas, Dalton died early Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Laurels at Mid Valley in Peckville. She was the widow of Elmer Mass, who died in 1993.

Ruth B. Smith - 12/19/2007
Ruth B. Smith, formerly of Chinchilla, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Golden Living Center. She was preceded in death by her first husband Allen G. Bortree, who died in 1951 and Francis Smith who died in October of 1990.

Agnes Vauter - 12/19/2007
Agnes Vauter, Clarks Summit, died Monday, Dec. 10, in Mercy Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Vauter in 2002.

Francis Garafola Sherer - 12/26/2007
Francis Garafola Sherer, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Moses Taylor Hospital. He was born in Dunmore on June 6, 1946.

Dorothy F. Schultz - 12/26/2007
Dorothy F. Schultz, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, at her home. She was the widow of William Schultz, who died in 1981.

Olive Corine Mawson - 12/26/2007
Olive Corine Mawson, 89, of Scranton, died Thursday, Dec. 20, at the Gino Merli Veteran’s Center in Scranton.

Blanche J. Giammo - 01/02/2008
Blanche J. Giammo, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Friday, Dec. 28, at the Jewish Home in Scranton. She was the widow of Thomas Giammo, who died in 2000.

John F. Prezkop - 12/05/2007
John F. Prezkop, 79, Clarks Summit, died November 23 at the Hospice unit in Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Helen Jaditz, and the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last June.

Thomas W. Lewis - 11/28/2007
Thomas W. Lewis, 88, of Lake Winola, and Bradenton, FL died Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Altamonte Springs, FL. He is survived by his wife, Pearl

Dotha L. Sistrunk - 11/01/2007
Dotha “Dodi” Louise Sistrunk, 69, of Live Oak, FL, formerly of Thompson, died October 17 at the home of her sister Patricia in Greene, NY, from liver cancer. She was the widow of George F. Sistrunk Sr., who died in 1993.

Thomas F. Smith - 10/31/2007
Thomas F. Smith, Clarks Summit, died Saturday, Oct. 27, at his home. He was the husband of the former Veronica Helen De Stefano, they were married in 1969.

Robert Heyndrickx - 11/01/2007
Robert Heyndrickx, 93, of Clarks Summit, died Monday, Oct. 22, at the home of his daughter, Nichole and son-in-law William Iacono, with whom he resided in his last days . He was preceded in death by his wife Jenny Janssens Heyndrickx, who died in 1990.

Emma N. Merolla Vallecorse - 11/01/2007
Emma N. Merolla Vallecorse, 94, of Clarks Summit, died October 12 in Abington Manor.

Nancy Saxton - 11/01/2007
Nancy Saxton, Clarks Summit, died Thursday, Oct. 18. Her husband, J. Niles Saxton, is originally from Syracuse, N.Y.

Dolores D. Michalik - 11/01/2007
Dolores D. Michalik, Factoryville, died Monday, Oct. 22, at the Moses Taylor Hospital. She was the wife of Joseph S. Michalik, the couple was married for 43 years.

Rosemary H. Roberts - 11/01/2007
Rosemary Hannah Martin Roberts, 86, formerly of Westlake, Ohio, died Oct. 1 in Abington Manor.

Louis “Chip” R. Thomas - 11/07/2007
Louis “Chip” R. Thomas, Clarks Summit, died Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Geisinger Valley West Hospital.