Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dushore, Wyalusing, Sullivan County, Bradford County, & Surrounding Pennsylvania Cities & Counties.
Clara Emily Benjamin
Jul 5, 2024
Mrs. Clara Emily Benjamin, age 87, formerly of Lopez, PA, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Highlands Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, in Laporte, PA, with her loving family at her side.
Emily was born May 30, 1937, in Murraytown, Cherry Township, Sullivan County, PA, the daughter of the late William Henry & Virginia Caroline Palmer Hoover.
She married Jan...
Teresa Marie Hongach
Jun 28, 2024
Teresa Marie Hongach, age 57, of Towanda, PA, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024, at the Robert Packer Hospital, after a lingering illness.
Teresa was born April 1, 1967, in Sayre, PA, the daughter of the late Emmerson "Chub" & Phyllis O. “Sally” Evans Miller.
She was a free spirit, and loved reading the Bible and just being herself.
Surviving:
Two sons and...
Mary Frances O'Connor
Jun 26, 2024
Mary Frances O'Connor, age 81, a beloved beautician of Towanda, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, morning, June 26, 2024, at the Guthrie Troy Community Hospital. She was a pillar of the community, dedicating over 50 years of her life to beautifying others. Mary’s life was a testament of kindness and warmth that touched the hearts of all who knew...
Mario Carulli
Jun 25, 2024
Mario Carulli, age 76, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at his home with his loving family at his side.
Mario was born on February 27, 1948, in Poggiofiorito, a town in the Abruzzo region of Italy, a son of the late Donato and Angelina Bucciarelli Carulli. He spent his early childhood in Italy before immigrating...
Richard E. "Pic" Conway
Jun 23, 2024
Richard E. “Pic” Conway, age 70, of Dushore, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, June 23, 2024, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
Pic as he was known by his family and friends was born in Chester, PA, on July 1, 1953, son of the late Alvin E. & Alice M. Clarke Conway. He married the former Monica Mary Roark...
Charles Arthur Saxe
Jun 16, 2024
Charles Arthur Saxe, age 98, of Sugar Run, PA, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.
Charles was born in Sayre, PA, on July 26, 1925, a son of the late Arthur & Ina Aleta Lenox Saxe. He graduated from Suffern High School, in Suffern, NY, a member of the class of 1944. Upon...
Bryan Paul Blackburn
Jun 8, 2024
Bryan Paul Blackburn, age 63, of Laceyville, PA, former Bucks County resident, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2024.
Bryan was born on September 17, 1960, in Bristol, PA, and was the sixth child and a twin born to the late Walter T. “Blackie” Blackburn and Josephine Helen Beffert Blackburn. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, in Levittown, PA, a...
Daniel Charlton Boop
May 31, 2024
Daniel C. Boop died unexpectedly of natural causes in Fort Myers, FL, on May 31, 2024. Dan moved to southwest Florida in 2018 for new career opportunities. He spent most of his life in central Pennsylvania.
Dan was born on February 26, 1965, in Wilmington, Delaware, the son of the late Gordon Charlton and Joanne Groves Boop. The family moved to...
William Louis Milarta
May 29, 2024
William “Bill” Louis Milarta, age 87, formerly of Monroeton, PA, passed peacefully to be with the Lord on early Wednesday morning, May 29, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Bill was born in Jamaica, NY, the eldest son of the late Louis E. & Marguerite Zielke Milarta, Sr. He graduated from Morristown NJ High School and from Rutgers University with a...
Walter Douglas Karge
May 24, 2024
Walter Douglas Karge, age 82, former Sullivan County Sheriff, of Dushore, PA, passed away peacefully at home on May 24, 2024, doing what he loved best, taking care of his family farm and property.
Doug was born in New Albany, PA, on March 9, 1942, a son of the late Walter Clarence and Helen Eileen Farrell Karge. He graduated from Sonestown...
Theresa Marion Weaver
May 5, 2024
Theresa Marion Weaver, age 89, longtime resident of Dushore, PA, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the Robert Packer Hospital, in Sayre, PA, with her loving family at her side.
Theresa was born on October 5, 1934, at home in Forks Twp., Sullivan County, PA, a daughter of the late Theodore R. & Leona Shilkowski Richlin. She married Richard...
Michael Anthony "Mick" Piper-Smyer
May 3, 2024
Michael Anthony “Mick” Piper-Smyer, 73, a Lewisburg resident and former provost of Bucknell University, died Friday, May 3, 2024, sixteen months after being diagnosed with tongue cancer. He died peacefully at his family’s summer home in Eagles Mere, PA, surrounded by family and friends.
Mick was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, and never lost his identity as a son...
James Thomas Murray Sr.
Apr 22, 2024
James Thomas Murray Sr., age 82, of Mildred, PA, passed away Monday morning, April 22, 2024, at the Robert Packer Hospital Towanda Campus.
Jim, as he was known by his family and friends, was born on March 13, 1942, in Scranton, PA, a son of the late John P. and Dorothy Hoover Murray. He was a lifetime Sullivan County resident and...
James Joseph Cahill Sr.
Apr 14, 2024
Mr. James Joseph Cahill Sr., age 88, of Wilmot, PA, formerly of Phillipsburg, NJ, passed away early Sunday morning, April 14, 2024, at his home with his loving family at his side.
Jim was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, on February 2, 1936, the son of the late Richard and Ellen Maurer Cahill. He attended Phillipsburg High School and joined the United...
Barbara Enid Reighard
Apr 8, 2024
Barbara Enid Reighard, of Glenview IL, a beloved daughter, sister, friend and nanny, passed away at the age of 61 after an extended battle with autoimmune disorders.
She departed peacefully on April 8th, 2024. Born on January 2nd, 1963, in Evanston IL, Barbara grew up in Winnetka, IL and graduated from New Trier High School in 1981. Barbara had a passionate...
Joan Garges
Apr 4, 2024
Mrs. Joan Garges, age 75, of New Albany, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday evening, April 4, 2024, with her loving family at her side.
Joan was born in Manchester, England, on August 27, 1948, the only child of the late Jack and May Robinson Ashton. She came to the United States in 1979.
She worked as a nurse’s aide...
Gary Lee Seamans
Apr 2, 2024
Mr. Gary Lee Seamans, age 83, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 2, 2024, at the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital.
Gary was born on January 18, 1941, in Nicholson, PA, a son of the late John Richard Seamans and Arlene G. Gow Roberts. He honorably served his country in the United States Army from 1958 until 1962...
Michael Joseph Rouse
Mar 21, 2024
Michael Joseph Rouse, age 73, well known dairy farmer of Forks Township, Sullivan County, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday morning, March 21, 2024.
Michael was born on November 15, 1950, in Towanda, PA, the youngest of four children of the late Eugene Julius and Isabell Mae Sullivan Rouse. As a child he attended one room school houses in...
Gail Sue Layaou
Mar 6, 2024
Gail Sue Layaou, age 62, formerly of Springville, PA, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2024, at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, PA.
Sue, as she was most known by, was born on March 15, 1961, in Meshoppen, PA, a daughter of the late John (Jack) and Dorothy E. Giberson Layaou. She grew up in the Springville area...
Rosalie "Dinky" Burke
Mar 5, 2024
Rosalie Klem Burke, age 93, of Lopez, PA, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning, March 5, 2024, at her home in Lopez.
“Dinky” as she was known by her family and friends, was born in Lopez, PA, on September 27, 1930, one of eleven children of the late Stephen & Mary Pishnak Klem. She attended the Cherry Township...