Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dushore, Wyalusing, Sullivan County, Bradford County, & Surrounding Pennsylvania Cities & Counties.
Bruno Benjamin Najaka Jr.
Jul 3, 2018
Mr. Bruno Benjamin Najaka Jr., age 88, of Dushore, PA, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 03, 2018, at his home with his loving family at his side.
Bruno was born March 3, 1930, in Lee, PA, a son of the late Bruno B. and Josephine Kovaleski Najaka Sr. He graduated from the Newport Township High School,...
Carol Lee Mills
Jun 29, 2018
Mrs. Carol Lee Mills, age 58, of Eagles Mere, PA, and Staten Island, NY, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at the Staten Island University Hospital with her loving spouse at her side after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.
Carol was born in Johnstown, PA, on May 1, 1960, a daughter of Thomas J. & Janet L....
Marilyn Margaret Cahill
Jun 4, 2018
Mrs. Marilyn Margaret Cahill, age 79, of Wilmot, PA passed away on Monday, June 04, 2018 at her home with her loving family at her side.
Marilyn was born October 4, 1938 in East Canton, OH, a daughter of the late Clifford and Mabel Lucille Mark Clapper. She graduated from the Lorain High School, Lorain, OH, a member...
Shirley Norconk
Jun 4, 2018
Shirley Norconk, age 91, of Wilmot, PA, passed away on Monday, June 04, 2018, at her home with her loving family at her side.
Shirley was born November 8, 1926, in Lopez, PA, the daughter of the late Ernest & Lila Mae Steafather Fiocca. She graduated from the Dushore High School a member of the class of 1944 and...
Open House Renovations
May 31, 2018
You are cordially invited to an Open House at P. Dean Homer Funeral Home 206 Water St. Dushore, PA 18614 To celebrate the completion of our renovations Saturday, June 2, 2018 3 - 7 PM Light refreshments will be served
Leon "Woody" David Woodruff
May 16, 2018
Mr. Leon David Woodruff, age 81, of Dushore, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 16, 2018, with his loving family at his side, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
“Woody” as he was known to his family and many friends and customers, was born on December 10, 1936, in Laceyville, PA, a son of the late...
Joan Ruth Heath
May 16, 2018
Mrs. Joan R. Heath, age 83, of Mildred, PA, passed away on Wednesday evening, May 16, 2018, at her home with her loving family at her side.
Joan was born on September 25, 1934, in Moxie at her grandparents’ home. She was a daughter of the late Carl & Thelma Carpenter Philippi. She graduated from Wyalusing Valley High...
Jean Somers Beatty
May 16, 2018
Jean S. Beatty, 91, of Laporte, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Vincentian Nursing Home, in Pittsburgh. She was born on October 15, 1926 in Pittsburgh a daughter of the late James Aloysius & Edna Marie McCarty Somers. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 50 years, Lurting K (Pete) Beatty, a sister Marilyn (Dr....
Thomas "Doc" W. H. Shoemaker Jr. V.M.D.
May 2, 2018
Thomas W. H. “Doc” Shoemaker, Jr. V.M.D., passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at his home, surrounded by the love of his family. Doc served Sullivan County and nearby areas as veterinarian for nearly 70 years, and was Publisher Emeritus and the guiding force behind the Sullivan Review newspaper since 1966.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre on November...
Eunice Eileen Richart
Apr 28, 2018
Eunice E. Karge Richart, age 85, of Dushore, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, PA.
Eunice was born October 12, 1932, a daughter of the late Walter Clarence & Helen Farrell Karge. She graduated from the Sonestown High School a member of the class of 1952. She married the former...
Ruth Mary Rissinger
Apr 23, 2018
Mrs. Ruth Mary Crossan Rissinger, age 90, of West Chester, PA, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018. Ruth was born in West Grove, PA, on December 6, 1927, a daughter of the late Mark Bradley and Flora Longacre Crossan. She married Herman R. Rissinger on October 25, 1947 and he predeceased her on December 4, 2000. Ruth was an...
Ruth Marie Post Tuttle
Apr 18, 2018
Ruth Marie Post Tuttle, age 85, of Sugar Run, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Guthrie Memorial Hospital, Towanda, PA.
Ruth was born in Wyalusing, PA, on June 22, 1932, a daughter of the late Frank and Gertrude Heath Post. She graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High School. After school...
Donald "Kippie" L Kipp
Apr 16, 2018
Mr. Donald L. Kipp, age 50, of Lexington, TN, passed away on Monday morning, April 16, 2018, at his home.
Kippie as he was commonly known to his family and friends was born on September 6, 1967, in Sayre, PA, a son of Joyce Chilson Kipp and the late Leo Herbert Kipp Sr. He graduated from Sullivan County...
Edith "Edie" Alice Rokus
Apr 14, 2018
Mrs. Edith A. “Edie” Chicarilli Rokus, age 98, of Leesburg, VA, formerly of Mildred, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, April 14, 2018, at the Morningside House of Leesburg.
Edie was born in Mildred, PA, October 19, 1919, a daughter of the late Nazzareno and Maria Mognarelli Chicarilli. She graduated from the Cherry Township High School. She married...
Michael Anthony Arabia
Apr 13, 2018
Michael Anthony Arabia, age 69, of Lambert Hill Road, Forks Township, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018, at his home with his loving family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Mike was born, March 2, 1949, in Coatesville, PA, a son of the late Anthony and Jean Jackson Arabia. He graduated from the Henderson...
Paul Edward Ryan
Apr 9, 2018
Mr. Paul E. Ryan, age 74, of Forksville, PA, and formerly of Pine Hill, NJ, passed away at home on Monday, April 9, 2018. Paul was born on August 13, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, NY, and also the Mechanics Institute in Manhattan, NY. He was a self-employed structural designer and...
Lisa Ann Edgerton
Mar 26, 2018
Mrs. Lisa Ann Edgerton, age 47, of New Albany, PA passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, with her loving family at her side after a courageous battle with cancer.
Lisa was born November 9, 1970, in Trenton, NJ, a daughter of Edward and Marilyn Finan Sykes. She graduated from the Wyalusing...
Carolyn Ann Weiler
Mar 26, 2018
Carolyn A. Weiler, age 80, of Dushore, PA, passed away on March 26, 2018. She was born in Arusha, Tanzania. She was the daughter of Ferdinand A.F. Schmid and Corinne W. Marks Schmid. Carolyn’s father managed the family coffee plantation. The coffee brand was Narok and was sold in Switzerland. After WWII, her parents sent Carolyn, her two brothers, and...
Frederick Sherwood Crafts
Mar 26, 2018
Frederick Sherwood Crafts, 81, of Eagles Mere, PA passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018 in Pasadena, TX.
Fred, as he was widely known, was born on March 30, 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois – a suburb of Chicago. He was a son of the late Edward C. and Sara (Sherwood) Crafts. He attended high school in Maryland, near...
Lahman Lee Stoddard
Mar 21, 2018
Lahman Lee Stoddard, age 89, of Wilmot Township, Bradford Co., PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at his home with his family at his side.
Lahman was born February 6, 1929, son of the late Hiram & Gertrude Vose Stoddard. After attending the Grant Hill School, he worked on the Stoddard family farm. On July 3, 1950,...