Obituaries

Feb 11, 2019

          Shirley Ann Setzer Taffe, age 83, well known Dushore resident, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019, at her home.

 

          She was born in Mildred, PA, on June 21, 1935, a daughter of the late Albert & Rose Bishop Setzer. She graduated from Turnpike High School, a member of the class of 1953.

 

          Shirley married Thomas Girard Taffe...

Feb 7, 2019

Mr. Dennis W. Beeman, age 64, of Forksville, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at his home.

 

          Dennis was born on November 5, 1954, in Towanda, PA, a son of the late Wilbur L. & Norma May Fassett Beeman. He graduated from Sullivan County High School, a member of the class of 1973.

 

          He worked for...

Feb 4, 2019

Mrs. Rose Lee Garey, age 82, of Lesterville (Lopez), PA, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.

 

          Rose was born on August 21, 1936, in Oklahoma City, OK, a daughter of the late Brigido R. & Goldie M. Zachary Jimenez. She was raised and attended school in Harrah, OK.

 

          She married...

Jan 28, 2019

Donnata Mary Harvey, passed away on Monday, January 28th, 2019, on her 76th birthday, after a courageous battle with a lingering illness, at the Robert Packer Hospital with her loving family at her side.

 

          Donnata was born January 28, 1943, in Hazleton, PA, a daughter of the late James and Regina Jenis Medico.   She graduated from the Hazleton High...

Jan 28, 2019

Harry James Auer, age 43, of New Albany, PA, passed away unexpectedly but yet peacefully on Monday, January 28, 2019, at his home with his loving family at his side.

 

          Harry was born on January 19, 1976, in Waverly, NY, a son of Alois Auer and the late Eileen M. Vargason Auer. He graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High...

Jan 11, 2019

          John S. Borick, Sr., age 94, of Pennsauken, NJ and formerly of Lopez, PA, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2019. He was born on February 29, 1924 in Lopez, PA, son of the late Steve and Eva Nadiak Borick.

 

          John was raised in Lopez and after graduating High School, he was employed for a few years at the...

Jan 4, 2019

     

          Sylvia Kay Setzer, age 81, a longtime resident of Dushore, PA, passed away peacefully in her sleep, January 4th, 2019, at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, PA surrounded by her loving family.

 

          Sylvia was born April 28th, 1937, at the family farmhouse on Stoney Point Rd, Herrick Township, Bradford County, the eldest daughter of the late Chester...

Dec 26, 2018

Dec 13, 2018

Bernard Chrzanowski, 84, of Apalachin, NY, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018.

He was born on March 31, 1934 in Murraytown, PA, a son of the late Constantine & Josephine (Yazyna) Chrzanowski.  He graduated from Turnpike High School, a member of the class of 1952.  He married Alice L. Silverstrim of Dushore, PA, on August 17, 1957.  Alice predeceased...

Dec 13, 2018

Mrs. Donna Marie Preston Cole, age 74, well known lifelong Wyalusing, PA, resident, passed away early Thursday morning, December 13, 2018, at her home with her loving family at her side.

 

Donna was born in Towanda, PA, on May 6, 1944, a daughter of the late Herbert Morton and Doris Neiley Preston. She graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High...

Dec 5, 2018

Mr. Christopher Michael Kolbeck, age 36, of Wyalusing, PA, tragically passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.

 

          Chris was born on April 12, 1982, in Pittston, PA, a son of Rosemary Straka Kolbeck and the late William Michael Kolbeck. He graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School a member of the class of 2001. He married the former Heather Dietz...

Nov 30, 2018

Dorothy Rose Smith Bowers, 87, passed away peacefully in her sleep on 30 November 2018 after a long battle with COPD.

 

          Dorothy was born in 1931 in Susquehanna, PA to Ralph L. and Mary Agnes Smith. She was a 1949 graduate of Laurel Hill Academy in Susquehanna, PA. Dorothy was a longtime resident of the Sullivan Terrace until recently...

Nov 25, 2018

Marcus James Welles, two months old, of Hanover, PA, was called home to the Lord, Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with his loving family by his side.  He was a gift to his family, and although his time on earth was brief, his memory will be everlasting.  Marcus touched the lives of his loved ones...

Nov 20, 2018

 

          Christine Salsman, age 77, of Dushore, PA passed away on late Tuesday evening, November 20, 2018, at the Bradford County Manor.

 

          Christine was born on November 12, 1941, in Terrytown, Bradford County, PA, a daughter of the late Allen Burton Chilson and Helen Benjamin Chilson Hoover.

         

          She enjoyed picking blueberries with her entire family.

 

Surviving:

Son:...

Nov 15, 2018

 

Eileen J. Cullen, 71, of Falls Church, VA, formerly of New Albany, died on Thursday, November 15, 2018 after a period of declining health.

 

          Eileen was born on August 8, 1947, the fifth daughter of Leonard and Helen Becraft Cullen.

         

          After graduating from St. Basil’s High School in 1965 Eileen worked as a Civil Servant in Washington,...

Nov 14, 2018

 

 Thomas “Tom” William Abrams, age 86, a resident of Rome, PA, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at the Robert Packer Hospital, in Sayre, PA.

 

He was delivered by his grandmother Jane Knolles on July 26, 1932, in Wyalusing, PA, a son of William P. Abrams and Anna Knolles Abrams. In 1950, Tom graduated from Wyalusing Valley...

Nov 7, 2018

 

          Stephen Paul Okolowski, age 59, formerly of the Chester, PA, area, passed away at his home in Mildred, PA, on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, after a brief illness.

 

          Steve was born in Chester, PA, on March 15, 1959, a son of Geraldine Ann Wheeling Okolowski and the late Joseph Francis Okolowski Jr.  He graduated from Chichester High School,...

Nov 6, 2018

Thomas Leslie Couch, age 84, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on Tuesday, November 06, 2018, at the Guthrie Memorial Skilled Nursing Unit in Towanda, PA.

 

          Tom was born November 18, 1933, in Odessa, N.Y., the son of William Leslie and Christine Ely Couch.  He spent his youth in Odessa, and graduated from Odessa Central School in 1952. He enjoyed...

Nov 5, 2018

Gracie Anne Detrick, age 17, of Towanda, PA, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, with her loving family at her side.

 

          Gracie was born on September 23, 2001, in Towanda, PA, a daughter of Lillea VanDeWeert Rawlings and Jeffrey Franklin Detrick. She was currently a Junior at Towanda Area Jr/Sr High School where she played tennis.

 

Surviving:

...

Oct 27, 2018

Linda Lehman Hodgson, of Gibsonia, PA and Laporte, PA passed away on October 27, 2018 at the Presbyterian Senior Care facility in Oakmont, PA.  Linda was born on July 3, 1942 in Natrona Heights, PA the third daughter of Charles and Mary (Herzog) Lehman.  She graduated from Washington Twp. High School in 1960, was a cheerleader and active in many...