Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dushore, Wyalusing, Sullivan County, Bradford County, & Surrounding Pennsylvania Cities & Counties.
Elizabeth Josephine McKenna
Jun 19, 2016
Mrs. Elizabeth Josephine McKenna R.N., age 96, formerly of Davidson Township, Sullivan County, PA passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Wilmington, DE. Elizabeth was born, May 10, 1920 in Allentown, PA a daughter of the late Elsworth Otto Joseph Gruver and Bessie Laros Gruver. She graduated from the Allentown High School a member of the class of 1938....
Priscilla "Per" Louise Kschinka
Jun 17, 2016
Priscilla Louise (Wescott) Kschinka, died peacefully on Friday, June 17, 2016, in Concord, New Hampshire. Born September 21, 1920, in Newburgh, New York, Priscilla (“Per”) was the youngest child of Arthur Clement Wescott and Elsie May Pike. She graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in June, 1938, and received her A.B. degree from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1942, graduating...
Joseph Anthony Cullen
Jun 14, 2016
Joseph Anthony Cullen, age 82, of Overton, PA, passed away on June 14, 2016 at home with his loving family at his side. Joe was born on the family farm in New Albany on August 17, 1933 a son of the late Lawrence & Agnes Leahy Cullen. He graduated from the New Albany High School and in 1953 went to...
Mable Margaret Vanderpool
Jun 13, 2016
Mable Margaret Vanderpool, age 74 of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 at the Guthrie Memorial Hospital, Towanda, PA. Mable was born January 3, 1942 a daughter of the late James & Ida Steinruck Teetsel. She married Robert S. Vanderpool, a dairy farmer, on October 10, 1959. He predeceased her on December 24, 2012. Mable was employed...
Janet Clinton Mueller
Jun 9, 2016
Janet Clinton Mueller passed away on June 9, 2016 at her home in Sullivan County PA. She was born in Barrington, NJ, on May 14, 1925, to John T. and Mary B. Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Margaret and five brothers, Douglas, John, Russell, Donald and Robert. Janet is survived by her loving husband...
John Sidney Edkin
May 17, 2016
John Sidney Edkin, age 89, of Muncy Valley, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, PA. John was born in Eagles Mere, PA on December 16, 1926 a son of the late Melvin C. & Nellie M. Rider Edkin. He spend most of his working life employed in the lumber industry. He is...
Helene Lucille Harkness Jordan
May 10, 2016
Mrs. Helene L. Jordan, age 79, of Cherry Mills, Dushore, PA, passed away on early Tuesday morning, May 10, 2016, at the home of her son, Chris, with her loving family at her side. Helene was born on July 14, 1936, in Sayre, PA a daughter of the late Delos & Ada Mary Updyke Harkness. She graduated from ICS Newport/Pacific...
Charles "Sandy" L Sanderson
May 2, 2016
Charles Lester “Sandy” Sanderson, age 78, of Sugar Run, PA passed away on Monday, May 02, 2016 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA with his loving family at his side. Sandy was born on July 5, 1937 in Trafford, PA a son of the late Earl Stanley & Virginia Graham Sanderson. He entered the US Air Force in 1955...
Hattie Sharts
May 2, 2016
Hattie Sharts, age 78, of Sugar Run, PA, passed away on Monday, May 02, 2016, with her loving family at her side. Hattie was born on September 24, 1937, in Meshoppen Twp., PA, a daughter of the late John H. and Lillian Harvey Baker. She met and married Roger Sharts of Sugar Run, on January 26, 1968. She helped Roger...
Ronald K Horst
Apr 30, 2016
Ronald K. Horst, age 62, of Stevens, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at his cabin in Elkland Township, Sullivan County, PA. Ron was born January 11, 1954 in Lancaster, PA a son of the late Woodrow Royer Horst and Mary Helen Becker Horst. He graduated from the Conestoga Valley High School, a member of the class...
D. Jane Kerstetter
Apr 25, 2016
Mrs. D. Jane Kerstetter, age 85, of Montoursville, PA, formerly of Dushore, PA passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016. Jane was born on February 13, 1931, a daughter of the late Clyde A. & Anna Kochen Krause. She graduated from the Dushore High School and also from the Madam Fenwick’s Beauty Academy in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She worked at different...
Georgetta Mary Eisenberger
Apr 21, 2016
Mrs. Georgetta Mary Eisenberger, age 73, of York, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, PA. Georgetta was born February 5, 1943 in York, PA, a daughter of the late George C. & Mary Stubbs Kohler. She graduated from the York Central High School, a member of the class of 1961. She...
Clyde Waltz Reighard
Apr 18, 2016
Clyde W. Reighard, a retired bank executive, died in his sleep on April 18th, 2016. He was 87 years old. Clyde was born in Williamsport, PA, where he spent his youth. After graduating high school he was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Pennsylvania. His undergraduate education was interrupted for two years when he served in the army...
Robert Julius Ottaviani
Apr 14, 2016
Dr. Robert J. Ottaviani, age 72, well known optometrist, of Camptown, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at his home. Bob was born on November 2, 1943, a son of the late Julius and Helen Chrzanowski Ottaviani. He graduated from Turnpike High School, Mildred, PA, in the class of 1961. He then attended Mansfield College where he received...
Lincoln "Linc" Welles Sr.
Mar 22, 2016
Mr. Lincoln Welles Sr., age 87, of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Towanda Guthrie Memorial Hospital. Linc was born on May 9, 1928 in Sayre, PA, a son of the late Clayton Sr. and Julia Campbell Welles. He married the former Jane E. Harris on May 22, 1949 and they enjoyed 61 years of...
Donald "Don" S. Lant Jr.
Mar 22, 2016
Mr. Donald S. Lant Jr., age 77, of New Albany, PA passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Robert Packer Hospital with his loving family at his side. Don was born on October 24, 1938, in Plainfield, NJ, a son of the late Donald S. Sr. and Annamae Williams Lant. He graduated from the Dunnellen High School a...
James "Jim" O. Powell
Mar 19, 2016
Mr. James O. Powell, age 78, of Towanda, PA passed away on Saturday evening, March 19, 2016 at the Robert Packer Hospital, after a brief illness, with his loving family at his side. Jim was born on February 24, 1938, in Milton, PA one of nine children to the late Charles & Amanda Roughton Powell. He honorably served his country...
Samuel Owen March
Mar 16, 2016
Mr. Samuel Owen March, age 77, formerly of Dingmans Ferry, PA, Florham Park, NJ, and Elizabeth, NJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, March 16, 2016, at the Highlands Care Center, Laporte, PA. Sam was born on January 10, 1939 in Elizabeth, NJ a son of the late Howard E. & Sara Anne Pugh March. He graduated from the Elizabeth...
Thomas John Fritsch
Mar 8, 2016
Thomas John Fritsch, age 72, of Dushore, PA passed away on Tuesday, March 08, 2016 at his home with his loving family at his side. Tom was born March 7, 1944, a son of the late Carl William & Mary Helen Thayer Fritsch. He graduated from St. Basil’s High School a member of the class of 1962. He served in...
Florence Charlotte Campbell
Mar 6, 2016
Mrs. Florence Charlotte Campbell, 80, well known Albany Township resident, passed away on Sunday, March 06, 2016 Florence was born October 31, 1935, on Norway Ridge, Bradford County, a daughter of the late Harold M. & Georgia E. Huffman Swope Roberts Sr. She graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High School, a member of the class of 1953. She married Henry...