Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dushore, Wyalusing, Sullivan County, Bradford County, & Surrounding Pennsylvania Cities & Counties.
Allen Glen Fassett
Mar 11, 2021
Mr. Allen Glen Fassett, age 66, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away in the comfort of his home on Thursday morning, March 11, 2021.
Allen was born in Meshoppen, PA, on February 24, 1955, a son of the late Wheaton D. Fassett Sr. and Daisy Elizabeth Farr.
He met the former Brenda Cooper in the late 1970’s, when he...
Centa Poetschan
Mar 5, 2021
Mrs. Centa Poetschan, age, 89, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on early Friday morning, March 5, 2021, at her home with her son at her side.
Centa was born on February 21, 1932, in Augsburg, Germany, a daughter of the late August Lechner and Maria Bachmeir Holzapfel. She married her husband, Max Poetschan on December 31, 1953. He...
Ellen Arlene Clemente
Mar 4, 2021
Ellen A. Clemente
Ellen Arlene Clemente, 92, of Struthers, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 surrounded by her family. Ellen was born February 9, 1929 in Scranton Pennsylvania, the daughter of George Reginald Curtis and Ella Josephine Nattrass and grew up in Nanticoke Pennsylvania.
Ellen was a proud graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing in Boston and...
Aretha Ellen Wood
Feb 27, 2021
Aretha Ellen McKinney Wood, age 79, formerly of Hallstead, PA, and CA, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2021, at the Highlands Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA.
A Graveside Service for both Aretha and her husband George will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at 11:00 AM in the Rose Hill Cemetery, 188 New York Ave,...
Gwenllian Elsie Klus
Feb 25, 2021
Gwenllian Elsie Klus, age 81, of Laporte, PA, passed away on February 25, 2021 at the Highland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA after a years-long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Gwen was born July 30, 1939, in Eagles Mere, daughter of the late Donald H. & Mabel M. Horn Park. She graduated from St. Basil’s Catholic High...
Luke Donald Vande Mark
Feb 25, 2021
Luke Donald Vande Mark, 82, died at his home in Stevensville Thursday evening, February 25th, 2021.
Born in the Binghamton, NY, Hospital on November 20th, 1938, to Lacey Leroy and Alma Detwiler Vande Mark, he grew up farming with his Dad and Mom, raising sheep on the hill behind their house. The sale of that flock of sheep paid for...
Cecil Vanderpool
Feb 21, 2021
Cecil Vanderpool, age 91, of Laporte, PA, formerly of Wyalusing and Millerton, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte.
Cecil was born July 30, 1929 in Towanda, PA, son of the late Manville P. and Luvia Jackson Vanderpool.
He formerly resided at the Bakercrest Home for the elderly...
Sandra Louise Clouser
Feb 16, 2021
Sandra Louise Clouser, age 66, of Eagles Mere, PA, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Laporte, PA, with her loving sister at her side.
Sandra was born on May 18, 1954, in Ann Arbor, MI, a daughter of Anne Moir Howieson Carstensen Clouser and the late Paul Elmer Clouser. She graduated...
Harry Eldon Fassett
Feb 13, 2021
Mr. Harry Eldon Fassett, age 57, of West Auburn, PA, passed away very suddenly, on Saturday, February 13, 2021, at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, after suffering a heart attack at home.
Harry was born in Meshoppen, PA, on September 14, 1963, a son of the late Perle E. Fassett Sr. and Elsie M. Walter Fassett. He attended Elk Lake...
Eleanor Frances Grandinetti
Feb 13, 2021
Eleanor Grandinetti of Lake Winola, PA, formerly of Murraytown, PA, passed away on February 13, 2021.
She was born on October 4, 1921, to Constantine and Josephine Yazyna Chrzanowski in Scranton, PA.
She is survived by her daughter Yvonne Snyder and daughter-in-law, Beckey Grandinetti. Also surviving is her sister-in-law Shirley Chrzanowski of Mildred, PA.
Grandchildren include Katrina...
Sister Theresa Fitzgerald
Feb 8, 2021
Sister Theresa Fitzgerald, IHM, (formerly known as Sister Mary Lena) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Monday, February 8, 2021, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton.
She was born on September 5, 1932, in Dushore, PA. She was the daughter of the late James and Lena Stiff Fitzgerald. She entered the IHM...
Linda Gail Wellmeier
Feb 5, 2021
Linda Gail Wellmeier, age 70, of Laporte, PA, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA.
Linda was born March 12, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Russell Lawrence Jr., and Betty Jean (Shemwell) Wellmeier. She graduated from the Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, Ohio, a member...
Mary Elizabeth Meadows
Jan 27, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Bread Meadows was born January 10, 1925, to the late Albert Beard and Helen Lawson Beard in Virginia. She departed this earth on January 27, 2021, peacefully in Pennsylvania. Mary lived to be 96 years old. She lived the majority of her adult life in New York City. Mary worked doing many jobs and had employers who valued...
Mary Lorraine Wanagitis
Jan 26, 2021
Mary Lorraine Lang Wanagitis, age 78, of Mildred, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.
Lorraine was born October 29, 1942, in Sayre, PA, a daughter of the late Patrick J. & Rose Angelo Lang. She graduated from the Turnpike High School, a member of the class of 1960. She married...
Gerald Timothee Jacques
Jan 26, 2021
Mr. Gerald Timothee Jacques, age 76, of Wyalusing, PA, formerly of Murraytown, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at the Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital.
Gerald was born on November 21, 1944, in Uxbridge, MA, a son of the late Leonard A. & Exilia Rondeau Jacques. He graduated from Pennsbury High School, in Fairless Hills, PA, where he...
Donald Frank Sedlak
Jan 21, 2021
Donald Frank Sedlak, age 85, of Rome, PA, went home to the Lord on January 21, 2021, in the comfort of his own home, surrounded with love from his beloved wife, Kate.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on December 21, 1935, a son of the late John and Margaret Columbus Sedlak. After graduating from Hanover High School...
Robert Henry Vohrer Jr.
Jan 17, 2021
Robert Henry Vohrer Jr., age 79, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA, after a brief illness.
Robert was born in Queens, New York City, on June 6, 1941, a son of the late Robert H. and Elizabeth Berner Vohrer Sr. He graduated from High School in New...
Joan S. Steel
Jan 17, 2021
Joan S. Steel, age 74, of Mill Rift, PA, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at the Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Laporte, PA.
Joan was born in Port Jervis, NY, on October 16, 1946, a daughter of Shirley Hope Jamieson Shadler and the late Frank Hugh Shadler.
She attended Delaware Valley High School.
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Santa Isabel Ocasio Matos
Jan 10, 2021
Santa Isabel Ocasio Matos, age 76, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021, at the Darway Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Estella, PA, after a lingering illness.
Santa was born April 15, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Victor Ocasio and Luisa Maria Matos Ocasio.
She moved to Lancaster in 1979...
Richard Edward Bush
Jan 10, 2021
Richard E. “Dick” Bush, age 77, of Elkland Township, lost his fight against Covid-19 on Sunday, January 10, 2021, at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg.
Dick was born June 13, 1943 to the late Grover E. and Beatrice (Rynearson) Bush in Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. He grew up in Peapack, Somerset County, until finishing high school. He enlisted in the...