Obituaries
Guyon Wolf Turner
Jun 18, 2022
Guyon Wolf Turner, age 80, Audubon, died Saturday at home surrounded by family. He was the husband of Carol Isby Nichols. The couple was married over 25 years.
Guy had over forty years of career experience involving corporate finance, venture capital and top management in several firms creating dynamic growth in the communications industry. Most recently he served as Executive...
Norina Major VanSickle
Jun 14, 2022
Norina (Major) VanSickle, 56, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday in Allied Services Hospice Center. She was the wife of Heath VanSickle.
Born May 4, 1966, in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Alma Jean Ardoline Major Jr.
A Clarks Summit resident, she was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and attended Kutztown University and continued her...
Ann Finnerty Donahoe
Jun 9, 2022
Ann Elizabeth (Finnerty) Donahoe died peacefully in her North Scranton home on Thursday, June 9 after a long happy life, surrounded by family, music and love. For 32 years she was the loving wife of the late Joseph F. Donahoe who passed away February 21, 1997.
Born on May 16, 1929, in Dunmore, Ann was the ninth child of the...
Linda E. Morrow
Jun 7, 2022
inda E. Morrow, of Scott Twp., formerly Linda E. Ehrlich of the Bronx, N.Y., passed away peacefully at the age of 73 on Tuesday at Allied Hospice in the loving arms of her daughter, Shana. She was the widow of the late Thomas R. Morrow, who died April 11, 2002.
Born and raised in the Bronx, she was a very...
Willard "Bill" Sickles
Jun 6, 2022
Willard "Bill" Sickles, 68, of Falls Twp., died Monday, after a two-year battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Gail (Noreika), with whom he shared a beautiful marriage for more than 42 years. Bill was a good and decent man, and will be sadly missed.
Born June 29, 1953, in Montgomery County, Bill was the...
Norma Jane Dobrensky
May 29, 2022
Jane Dobrensky, 94, of Clarks Summit, passed away at home Sunday. She was the loving wife of 71 years, married to the late Richard (Nick) Dobrensky, who died Sept. 27, 2020.
Born in Scranton on April 23, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frank G. and the late Blanche T. (Lewis) Bailey. Before retirement, she was employed by...
John A. Kyle
May 27, 2022
John “Poppy” Kyle, 80, of Clarks Summit, passed away at home on May 27, 2022. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was the son of late Melvin and Elaine Kyle, and preceded in death by his brother, Tommy; his sister, Mimi; and granddaughter, Crystal. John was born in Manhattan on Feb. 22, 1942. He later moved...
John Arthur Clare Atkins
May 21, 2022
Obituary for John Arthur Clare Atkins
John Arthur Clare Atkins, M.A. Cambridge, American, Brit and Gentleman has died May 21, 2022. He leaves his wife of 60 years, the former Patricia Payne.
John was born in Cranwell, England on 11 August 1935. He was the son of Arthur Clare and Beatrice Atkins.
John and Pat met on Grand Cayman while he was surveying the island, and she was vacationing. They fell in love...
J. Brian Durkin, Esq
May 17, 2022
J.Brian Durkin, Esq., 72, died May 17, 2022. His loving companion of 20 years is Mary Pollice, Philadelphia.
Born on Nov. 15, 1949, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Patrick H. and Catherine Quinn Durkin. Brian grew up in Dunmore and graduated from Dunmore High School.
He attended the University of Scranton, where he earned his undergraduate...
Miriam F. Zielinski
May 2, 2022
Miriam (Ferber) Zielinski, 89, of Clarks Summit, died on Monday, May 2, in Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph Zielinski who died in August of 2018. The couple was married since January 29, 1966.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Henry and...
Erin Margaret Knoepfel
Apr 28, 2022
Erin Margaret (Ryan) Knoepfel, 54, of Clarks Summit, died on Thursday at home surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the wife of William G. Knoepfel Jr. to whom she was married for 30 years.
Born October 22, 1967 in Scranton, Erin was the daughter of Joseph W. and Marie A. (Bochinski) Ryan. She graduated from Scranton Prep and earned aBachelor of Science degree from East Stroudsburg University in Speech Therapy and a Masters of...
John R. Walsh
Apr 23, 2022
John R. Walsh, 79, of Clarks Summit died peacefully on Saturday night at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Helen Kurosky Walsh. Born in Scranton and raised in Minooka, he was the son of the late John R. and Marie Conlon Walsh.
John was a graduate of Scranton...
Gail H. Van Horn
Apr 7, 2022
Gail (Hallock) Van Horn, 97, a longtime resident of Clarks Green, died on Thursday in The Pines Senior Living. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Van Horn who died in 2001.
Born August 12, 1924 in Scranton, Gail was the daughter of the late James Earl and Madge (Stone) Hallock.
Gail graduated from Marywood University with a...
Jeffrey William Napierala
Apr 6, 2022
Jeffrey William Napierala, 60, of South Abington Township, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, at home of an apparent cardiac event. He was the husband of Susan Marie Six. The couple was married since October 14, 1994.
Born March 21, 1962 in Binghamton, New York he was the son of Robert and Barbara (Schwehm) Napierala.
Jeff graduated from Newark Valley High School...
Ted Major
Apr 5, 2022
Theodore “Ted” J. Major, 66, of Jessup, died on Tuesday in The Gardens at Tunkhannock after suffering traumatic injuries from a motor vehicle accident. He was the husband of the late Debra M. Hopkins who passed away in 2013.
Born June 30, 1955 in Pittston, he was the son of the late Fred Charles and Alma Jean (Ardoline) Major, Jr.
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Jeffrey William Yockey
Mar 24, 2022
Jeffrey William Yockey, 50, of Nicholson, Pennsylvania died suddenly and painlessly on Thursday, March 24, 2022, while working at the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children. He is survived by his husband David Anthony Posner. The couple has been married in their hearts for over 25 years and waited nearly 19 years to finally be permitted...
Mary Elizabeth McNulty
Mar 22, 2022
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Mary, our beautiful mother, sister, and friend. She was deeply loved and will always be cherished. She died peacefully at her home in Chinchilla.
Born October 8, 1937, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late William Dailey and Genevieve Bosco Dailey, she was a longtime member of Our Lady of the Snows...
Debra Anne Jenkin
Mar 21, 2022
Debra Anne Jenkin, 67, of Grand Prairie, TX, formerly of Honesdale and Chinchilla, died unexpectedly of natural causes at home on Monday, March 21, 2022.
Born April 25, 1954 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Florence Edna (Hartley) Jenkin.
Debra graduated from Abington Heights High School in 1972 and earned her Bachelor...
Joseph D. Hughes, Jr.
Mar 18, 2022
Joseph D. Hughes, Jr. ,66, of Clarks Summit, PA passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2022 surrounded by his loving family at Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital in Scranton, PA. Joe was born in Scranton, PA on April 22, 1955 to the late Eleanor S. (Klimitis) and Joseph D. Hughes, Sr. He graduated from Abington Heights High School, Class of...
Lois B. McHale
Mar 12, 2022
Lois B. (Barrett) McHale, 93, of Clarks Green, died Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart. She was the loving widow of Paul "Hess" Hastings McHale, who died July 24, 1996. The couple was married since Sept. 23, 1950. The couple had been married more than 46 years.
Born Dec. 6, 1928, in Peckville, she was the daughter of the...
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