Obituaries
Stephen G. Selige
Jul 2, 2022
Stephen G. Selige, 81, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully at home Saturday July 2nd. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stephen and Martha (Lee) Selige. After graduating from Keystone and Wilkes Colleges with a degree in Finance, Steve served in the Air Force attaining the rank of Captain. He served as a Radar Intercept Officer at...
Rev. James Leon Belt
Jul 1, 2022
James Leon Belt, 85 years, of Dalton, died Friday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, Dunmore. The loving husband for more than 63 years, his widow is the former Patricia Joan Bolt.
Born Feb. 4, 1937, in Greenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Carl Belt and Mary (Holt) Belt. A 1955 graduate of Arcanum High...
Mary Margaret Hall
Jun 30, 2022
Mary Margaret A. (Gilbride) Hall, 80, Scranton, died Thursday in Allied Services Hospice Center. She was the widow of the late Donald T. Hall Sr., who died May 26, 2019. The couple was married for more than 54 years.
Born May 27, 1942, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Francis Donald and Alice Marie (Walsh) Gilbride. A...
Michael Terry Kline
Jun 27, 2022
Michael Terry Kline, 48, of Scranton, died on Monday at home.
Born November 30, 1973 in Scranton he was the son of Karol (Hurst) Kline and the late Richard Terry.
Michael graduated from Forest City Regional High School and worked as an owner/operator truck driver hauling for Kane Trucking in Scranton, PA.
Michael enjoyed fixing up old cars and trucks...
Frank R. Kelly
Jun 27, 2022
Frank R. Kelly, 86, of Moosic, died Monday in Green Ridge Care Center. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Richards, who died Dec. 4, 1995.
Born April 27, 1936, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank Raymond and Helen M. (Gilligan) Kelly. He graduated from Dunmore High School and honorably served his country in...
Anne C. Roe
Jun 23, 2022
Anne Casey Roe passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, in her home in Clarks Green on June 23, 2022. Anne was born in Childs, PA on August 16, 1930, to Mary Malia Casey and Joseph P. Casey. She was the seventh of eight children and the youngest daughter. Of these eight siblings she is survived by her sister Jean Casey...
Helen Kneiss
Jun 21, 2022
Helen (Raynak) Kneiss, 95, a longtime resident of Old Forge, died on Tuesday June 21st at home surrounded by her loving family.
Born August 1, 1926 in Old Forge she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Mihok) Raynak. She was married to the late Andrew Kneiss.
Helen graduated from Old Forge High School. She was employed for...
Guyon Wolf Turner
Jun 18, 2022
Guyon Wolf Turner, age 80, Audubon, died Saturday at home surrounded by family. He was the husband of Carol Isby Nichols. The couple was married over 25 years.
Guy had over forty years of career experience involving corporate finance, venture capital and top management in several firms creating dynamic growth in the communications industry. Most recently he served as Executive...
Norina Major VanSickle
Jun 14, 2022
Norina (Major) VanSickle, 56, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday in Allied Services Hospice Center. She was the wife of Heath VanSickle.
Born May 4, 1966, in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Alma Jean Ardoline Major Jr.
A Clarks Summit resident, she was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and attended Kutztown University and continued her...
Ann Finnerty Donahoe
Jun 9, 2022
Ann Elizabeth (Finnerty) Donahoe died peacefully in her North Scranton home on Thursday, June 9 after a long happy life, surrounded by family, music and love. For 32 years she was the loving wife of the late Joseph F. Donahoe who passed away February 21, 1997.
Born on May 16, 1929, in Dunmore, Ann was the ninth child of the...
Linda E. Morrow
Jun 7, 2022
inda E. Morrow, of Scott Twp., formerly Linda E. Ehrlich of the Bronx, N.Y., passed away peacefully at the age of 73 on Tuesday at Allied Hospice in the loving arms of her daughter, Shana. She was the widow of the late Thomas R. Morrow, who died April 11, 2002.
Born and raised in the Bronx, she was a very...
Willard "Bill" Sickles
Jun 6, 2022
Willard "Bill" Sickles, 68, of Falls Twp., died Monday, after a two-year battle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Gail (Noreika), with whom he shared a beautiful marriage for more than 42 years. Bill was a good and decent man, and will be sadly missed.
Born June 29, 1953, in Montgomery County, Bill was the...
Norma Jane Dobrensky
May 29, 2022
Jane Dobrensky, 94, of Clarks Summit, passed away at home Sunday. She was the loving wife of 71 years, married to the late Richard (Nick) Dobrensky, who died Sept. 27, 2020.
Born in Scranton on April 23, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frank G. and the late Blanche T. (Lewis) Bailey. Before retirement, she was employed by...
John A. Kyle
May 27, 2022
John “Poppy” Kyle, 80, of Clarks Summit, passed away at home on May 27, 2022. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was the son of late Melvin and Elaine Kyle, and preceded in death by his brother, Tommy; his sister, Mimi; and granddaughter, Crystal. John was born in Manhattan on Feb. 22, 1942. He later moved...
John Arthur Clare Atkins
May 21, 2022
Obituary for John Arthur Clare Atkins
John Arthur Clare Atkins, M.A. Cambridge, American, Brit and Gentleman has died May 21, 2022. He leaves his wife of 60 years, the former Patricia Payne.
John was born in Cranwell, England on 11 August 1935. He was the son of Arthur Clare and Beatrice Atkins.
John and Pat met on Grand Cayman while he was surveying the island, and she was vacationing. They fell in love...
J. Brian Durkin, Esq
May 17, 2022
J.Brian Durkin, Esq., 72, died May 17, 2022. His loving companion of 20 years is Mary Pollice, Philadelphia.
Born on Nov. 15, 1949, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Patrick H. and Catherine Quinn Durkin. Brian grew up in Dunmore and graduated from Dunmore High School.
He attended the University of Scranton, where he earned his undergraduate...
Miriam F. Zielinski
May 2, 2022
Miriam (Ferber) Zielinski, 89, of Clarks Summit, died on Monday, May 2, in Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph Zielinski who died in August of 2018. The couple was married since January 29, 1966.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Henry and...
Erin Margaret Knoepfel
Apr 28, 2022
Erin Margaret (Ryan) Knoepfel, 54, of Clarks Summit, died on Thursday at home surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was the wife of William G. Knoepfel Jr. to whom she was married for 30 years.
Born October 22, 1967 in Scranton, Erin was the daughter of Joseph W. and Marie A. (Bochinski) Ryan. She graduated from Scranton Prep and earned aBachelor of Science degree from East Stroudsburg University in Speech Therapy and a Masters of...
John R. Walsh
Apr 23, 2022
John R. Walsh, 79, of Clarks Summit died peacefully on Saturday night at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Helen Kurosky Walsh. Born in Scranton and raised in Minooka, he was the son of the late John R. and Marie Conlon Walsh.
John was a graduate of Scranton...
Gail H. Van Horn
Apr 7, 2022
Gail (Hallock) Van Horn, 97, a longtime resident of Clarks Green, died on Thursday in The Pines Senior Living. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Van Horn who died in 2001.
Born August 12, 1924 in Scranton, Gail was the daughter of the late James Earl and Madge (Stone) Hallock.
Gail graduated from Marywood University with a...
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