Obituaries by LocationRodney M. Wells, Jr.,
Nov. 15, 2001
Rodney M. Wells, Jr., 83, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away at his Scottsdale, AZ home on Nov. 15, 2001, after a brief illness.
Born in Wyalusing, PA, he was the son of the late Rodney and Bernice Wells. He also was preceded in death by brothers, Harold, formerly of Glen Ellen, IL, Robert of Wyalusing and Samuel of New Albany.
Master Sergeant Wells was a 20-year Air Force veteran while serving during World War II. His military tours included assignments to Germany, Panama, Colombia, S.A., Wake Island, Williams AFB, AZ and Edwards AFB, CA.
He was a lifetime member of the Air Force Sergeants and the American Fighter Aces Associations.
His survivors include his wife of nearly 52 years, Gertrude Wells, formerly of Berchestgaden, Germany; a daughter, Anita Smith of Scottsdale, AZ; a son, Rodney Wells of East Lyme, CT; a brother, David Wells, Endwell, NY; three sisters, Cleone Johnson of Phoenix, AZ, Doris Jane Newton of New Era and Mabel Morrow of Sugar Run; three granddaughters, Heidi, Kimberly and Loretta; a great-grandson, Jared, and several nieces and nephews.
He was laid to rest at a graveside service held at Green Acres Cemetery in Scottsdale.
Dr. James F. Smith, Sr.,
Dec. 17, 2001
Dr. James F. Smith, Sr., 84, 1550 Irene St., Bethlehem, PA, passed away on Monday, Dec. 17, 2001 at his home.
Born on Feb. 10, 1917 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Bernard and Catherine Tobin Smith.
An educator and psychologist for the Easton School District for 31 years, he was also a chiropractor practicing out of offices in Easton, Towanda and Wyalusing and Phillipsburg, NJ. He was a graduate of Palmer School of Chiropractic and Northampton Community College and Muhlenberg College.
He was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church of Bethlehem and a member of the American Chiropractic Association and enjoyed reading and cooking.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor A. Fiedler Smith, to whom he was married for 61 years; a son, James Smith, II, Wyalusing; a daughter, Judith Smith, Allentown; a brother, Arthur, Easton; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, Dr. George (former mayor of Easton), Sylvester and Herbert; sisters, Helen and Gertrude.
There will be no calling hours.
Private funeral services will be held at the Ashton Funeral Home, 14th and Northampton Sts., Easton.
Interment will be in Gethsemane Cemetery , Palmer Twp., PA.
Memorials may be made to St. Anne’s Catholic Church Memorial Fund, 450 Washington Ave., Bethlehem, PA.
Daniel L. (Deka) Guerin
Nov. 21, 2001
Daniel L. (Deka) Guerin, 33, passed away on Nov. 21, 2001 at his home in Haverhill, MA following a year-long battle with cancer.
Dan was a 1986 graduate of Haverhill High School and served in the Marine Corps. He graduated from the State Department of Correctional Training Academy and was employed at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute in Shirley, MA, attaining the rank of sergeant.
He continued working at the correctional facility until a week before his death. He seldom missed a day and often went beyond the call in carrying out a detail. He had a passion for his work and was respected by both staff and inmates. He was honored posthumously for innovative cost-saving techniques at MCI. Presenting the award was former State Senator James P. Jajuga, now Secretary of Public Safety.
Dan was active with the National Rifle Association and Haverhill Rod and Gun Club where he did target shooting. He was considered a marksman.
"Deka" lived a life full of friends, fun and a job he was fiercely proud of. He handled his illness with great dignity and perseverance.
An overflow crowd turned out for his funeral in All Saints Church and 100 vehicles formed an entourage to Elmwood Cemetery , Bradford, MA, joined by 10 police cruisers.
He leaves his mother, Edith B. Guerin; two brothers, Jeffrey J. and Mayor-Elect of Haverhill MA, John J.; four sisters, Kim, Kathy, Kristine and Karla; and his most beloved friend, Kathleen Ross, formerly of Wyalusing PA. Kathleen is the daughter of Dick and Joan Ross.
Twylet Valeria Fulkerson Bloom
Dec. 7, 2001
Twylet Valeria Fulkerson Bloom, 85, went home to be with her good Lord on Dec. 7, 2001.
Born and reared in Ginter, PA, she was the middle daughter of Nancy Ada (Hickok) and John Vincent Fulkerson. She was also a descendant from the fifth generation of the Scots-Irish couple, John Henry and Elizabeth McBride Henry of County Down, Ireland.
After grade school, she moved with her parents into Curwensville where she lost her mama at a young age.
Twylet married Kermit O. Bloom in October, 1938 and they made their home on the Bloomington-Glen Richey Highway.
Mother of 12 children herself, she loved every one of them and loved life itself, as well. In her younger years, while rearing her own brood, she did housecleaning and provided child care for other families in the Curwensville area. She loved cooking and preserving, being with friends and watching her children grow up.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two older sisters, two brothers, her husband, three daughters, a son and two grandsons.
She is survived by sisters, Violet McClinsey in the Dubois Nursing Home and Wava Wilt of Curwensville RR; two sisters-in-law; eight children and their spouses, including Jean (Bloom) and Luke Vande Mark of Stevensville; 26 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Chester C. Chidboy Funeral Home in Curwensville with Rev. William Gibson officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery , Olanta RD.
The family suggests that contributions in Twylet’s memory be made to the American Lung Association, Northwest Chapter, 352 W. 8th St., Erie, PA 16502.
Charles Vernon Ace
Dec. 11, 2001
Mr. Charles Vernon Ace, age 59, of RR3, Box 85, Meshoppen, PA, (Auburn Center) passed away at his home in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County on Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, 2001.
Born in Sayre on Nov. 25, 1942, he was the son of the late Vernon Hyde and Evelyn Janice Smith Ace. Mr. Ace was the husband of the former Marilyn June Kinner.
Charles was a graduate of Elk Lake High School, Class of 1961. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1962 until 1968. During that time, he was stationed on Long Island, with Air Force Security Forces. While being stationed on Long Island, he attended Long Island University for two years. After his service time, he owned and operated Ace’s Sunoco in Meshoppen during the 1970s. He also ran Ace’s Exxon in Meshoppen from 1999 until 2000. For 17 years, he was employed by Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, working as a security guard and also in the maintenance department. Most of his life, while living in Auburn Center, he enjoyed raising livestock, especially beefalo.
He attended the Elk Lake Community Church, Elk Lake, was a member of NRA and past member of the American Beefalo Association. In his spare time, he enjoyed being with his family, particularly playing with his only granddaughter. He also enjoyed wildlife, nature, shooting sports and pitching horseshoes. During his service time, he raced stock cars at Islip on Long Island.
Surviving are his wife of 36 years, Marilyn June Kinner Ace, at home; a daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Jerry Parkhurst, Jr. of Meshoppen; brother, Paul Wells of Meshoppen and sister, Amanda Ace of Binghamton, NY; his granddaughter, Peige Rebecca Parkhurst and several aunts, uncles, cousins, numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Wilcox.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. from the Sheldon Funeral Home, Main St., Meshoppen, with Rev. Charles Bishop of the Elk Lake Community Church and Rev. Ralph Christansen of the First Universalist Church in Brooklyn, officiating.
Interment will be in the Jersey Hill Cemetery .
Family and friends may call on Friday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday one hour prior to the service. Military graveside services will be conducted by members of the Rought Hall Post #510 American Legion and VFW Endless Mountains Post #3583.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing, may make memorial donations to the Susquehanna County Humane Society or to the American Cancer Society.
Clymer Stark (Bear) Ross
Dec. 11, 2001.
Mr. Clymer Stark (Bear) Ross, age 68, of PO Box 192, Meshoppen, PA, passed away suddenly at the Skilled Nursing Unit of Memorial Hospital in Towanda on Tuesday morning, Dec. 11, 2001.
Born in Scranton, on June 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Harold and Marilla Brown Ross. Mr. Ross was the husband of the former Kay Louise Arey, with whom he celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on Nov. 28. He was a graduate of Laceyville High School, Class of 1951. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving as a sergeant during the German Occupation, where he was stationed in Germany.
After being discharged from the service, he was employed by Ingersoll Rand in Buffalo, NY. He was also employed as a yard foreman for Whipple Brothers Lumber Yard in Laceyville. He later retired in the early 1980’s from Procter & Gamble in Mehoopany, where he was a warehouse technician for 15 years. After retirement, he and his wife owned and operated the Bear’s Den in Meshoppen for the past 21 years.
He was a member of the Montrose American Legion Post #154 of Elk Lake. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Surviving are his wife, Kay Louise Ross of Meshoppen; stepdaughter, Sharon Sickler of Tunkhannock; a stepson, Larry Whitney of Meshoppen; step-grandson, Jeremy Whitney of Tunkhannock and a brother, Keith Ross of Montrose. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Glenn Ross, Harold Ross and Orrin Ross and three sisters, Frances Barrett, Mary Lou Jayne and Lois Ross.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. from the Sheldon Funeral Home, Main St., Meshoppen, with the Rev. Dave Hinkley of the Russell Hill United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment
will be in the Beaver Meadows Cemetery . Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening, from 7 to 9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make memorial donations to the American Heart Association.
Sherle L. "Smitty" Smith
Dec. 10, 2001
Sherle L. "Smitty" Smith, 61, of 833 Iron Ridge Rd., Spring Grove, PA, died 11:05 p.m., Monday evening, Dec. 10, 2001 at Hanover Hospital. He was the husband of Phyllis L. Grover Smith, to whom he was married 35 years on Oct. 15.
Born in Amaranth, PA on March 30, 1940, he was the son of the late Preston Doyle and Hazel Agnes (Himes) Smith.
He had been employed as a carpenter.
In addition to his wife, he is also survived by a daughter, Kandi L. Kress of New Oxford; a son, Shawn L. Smith, at home; a grandson, Cody; three sisters, Darlene Bradley of Greencastle, Betty Bricker, Millie Unger, both of Mercersburg and a brother, Kenneth Smith of Little Rock, AR.
Preceding him in death was a sister, Gay Pine.
His funeral services will be held on Thursday evening, Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. at the Panebaker Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday evening at the funeral home. Burial will be private. Rev. Kenneth S. Heasley, pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ will officiate.
C. Avery Smith
Dec. 11, 2001
C. Avery Smith, age 73, of Camptown, PA, passed away at Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001 after a long period of declining health.
He was born July 6, 1928 in Merryall, Wyalusing Township, the son of the late Raymond A. and Helen Stone Smith.
Avery was a graduate of Camptown High School, Class of 1946. He served two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and two years in the U.S. Reserves.
He was an insurance agent for State Auto and Ohio Casualty Insurance for a number of years. He also owned and operated C.A. Smith TV-Appliance. In late years, he worked for both Dean Bennett and Keith Bluhm as an electronic technician.
Surviving are his wife of 43 years, the former Dorothy Warburton; his daughter and her husband, Raymonda and Douglas Barnhart of Apalachin, NY; two sons, Avery D. Smith of Endicott, NY and Dana W. Smith, also of Endicott, NY; three grandsons, whom he loved dearly, Aaron and Bryant Barnhart of Apalachin, NY and Codi Smith of Johnson City, NY; a sister, Genevieve Cronk of Washington, DC and three cousins, Mrs. Jack (Betsy) Reynolds of Fairdale, Edward Stone of Smithville Flats, NY and Claudia Sommerlund of Cedar Falls, IO.
It was Avery’s request that there be no viewing or funeral. A graveside service will be held for the family at their convenience.
Memorials may be directed to the Camptown Methodist Church or to the charity of one’s choice.
Albert Woznicki
Dec. 5, 2001
Albert Woznicki, age 66, of 1300 Ebb Tide Ave., Merritt Island, FL 32952 passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001 at his home following a brief illness.
Albert was born in Sayre, March 20, 1935, a son of the late Frank and Susan Bodnar Woznicki. He attended local schools in Wyalusing and served in the U. S. Coast Guard in the Korean Conflict. He worked for many years on construction as a union iron worker.
Albert and his spouse, the former Betsy Hodgson, resided in Meshoppen for many years until retiring to Florida in 1998.
Albert was a member of the Wyalusing Post #534 American Legion and a member of the Ironworkers Union of Elmira, NY.
Surviving are his spouse, Betsy, at home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Keith and Leslie Woznicki, Herrickville, Jim and Angie Furman, Tunkhannock; five daughters and sons-in-law, Tracy Woznicki and Lynn Christie, both of Manchester, CT, Kim and David Byrnes, Lake Carey, Lisa and Rick Holovacko, Tunkhannock, and Shelly Simmers, Tunkhannock; a brother, Carl Woznicki, Athens, TN; sisters and brother-in-law, Louise Wildrick and Betty Marshall, both of Wyalusing and Leona and Keith Dunklee of Laurel, MD; a sister-in-law, Louise Woznicki of Wyalusing; 15 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Francis J. Woznicki on Dec. 23, 1990.
A Celebration of Life Service was held on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 1 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, with Rev. Beverly Davenport officiating.
Friends called at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:30 p.m. until the time of the service.
Members of Wyalusing Post #534 American Legion passed in review at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, MMRF, 3 Forest St., New Canaan, CT 06840.
Fred G. Sutton
Dec. 8, 2001
Fred G. Sutton, age 52, of Camptown, Wyalusing Township, PA, passed away on Saturday evening, Dec. 8, 2001 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.
Born on Sept. 30, 1949 in Sayre, he was the son of Cora Kithcart Sutton and the late Frederick Sutton.
He has been a resident of Camptown for 13 years, and prior to that, lived in the New Era.
His employment included J.R. Morgan Chevrolet in LeRaysville, Rought’s in LeRaysville, Jones Garage in Rome and was employed by U.S. Seal in West Wyoming as a truck driver until his illness wouldn’t allow him to continue.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Squadron 534 of Wyalusing.
Fred enjoyed NASCAR racing and was an Earnhardt fan and enjoyed time spent playing darts and pool.
He left surviving his wife, Wanda Kobbe Sutton of Wyalusing; his children, Denise Sutton of Burlington, Betsy (Tom) Armitage, Jr. of Wyalusing, Cory (Cassie) Sutton of Stevenville; his grandchildren, Eric Sutton of Towanda, Cody and Kyle Sutton of Germany, Jordan, Taylor and Kelsy Armitage of Wyalusing, Tyler, Kayleen and Morgan Sutton of Stevensville; his mother, Cora Sutton of Camptown; sisters, Beverly Sutton and friend, Kerry Detrick of Sugar Run, Barbara and Bruce Williams of Warren Center and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frederick Sutton in 1986 and a son, Kevin Sutton, in 1997.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. in the McHenry Funeral Home, 106 Church St., Wyalusing, with the Rev. Larry Thomas of New Milford officiating.
Interment will follow in Camptown Cemetery .
Friends and family called on Wednesday evening, Dec. 12 at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m.
