Obituaries by LocationYorina, Lillian
October 15, 2000
Lillian Yorina of West Wyoming died Sunday at the Valley Crest Nursing Home, Plains Township.
Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bednarski Funeral Home, Wyoming.
Armstrong, Jessie
Oct. 17, 2000
Jessie Armstrong, 86, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Tuesday at Valley Crest, Plains Township.Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Van Buren and Bessie (Price) Howard. She was a graduate of Meyers High School. She worked for General Hospital and Isaac Long, both of Wilkes-Barre.
Babinchak, Edna
Oct. 17, 2000
Edna M. Babinchak, of Morrisville, died Tuesday at Helene Fuld Help System Hospital, Trenton, N.J.Born in Pittston, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Alexandria (Skowronski) Slavinski. She attended Wilkes-Barre schools. She was a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre.
Clarke, Joseph
Oct. 16, 2000
Joseph "Chay" Clarke, of Narberth, died Monday at Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia.Born April 1, 1917, in Pittston Junction, he was a son of the late Martin and Edna (Evans) Clarke. He worked for the Lower Merion School District and F.C. Feice Tennis Courts Builders. He played professional football with the Philadelphia/Pittsburgh Steaglescq in the early 1940s.
Donahue, Joseph
Oct. 15, 2000
Joseph R. "Jay" Donahue, 47, of Rampart, Houston, Texas, formerly of Harding, Exeter Township, died Sunday at the Bentab Memorial Hospital, Houston, following a railroad accident.Funeral arrangements are pending from the Metcalfe & Shaver Funeral Home, Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.
Friebis, Gayle
Oct. 15, 2000
Gayle (Jacobson) Friebis, 59, of Sewell, Mantua Township, N.J., formerly of the Heights section of Wilkes-Barre, died Sunday at the Jefferson Underwood Memorial Hospital, Woodbury, N.J.Funeral arrangements will be announced by the H. Merritt Hughes Funeral Home, Inc., 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.
Glomb, Robert
Oct. 16, 2000
Robert Glomb, of Bunker Hill Road, Wyoming, formerly of Avoca, died Monday at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre.Born in Dupont, he was a son of the late Frank and Sarah (Legg) Glomb. He attended Avoca public schools. He was self-employed as an electrician/contractor. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Griffen, Thomas
Oct. 14, 2000
Thomas J. Griffen, 56, of Analomink, died Saturday at his home.Born April 1, 1944, in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Thomas E. and Helen (Carter) Moore Griffen. He was a graduate of Meyers High School and St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, N.J., and attended Wilkes University and Bucks County Community College. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was a registered nurse at Eastern State School and Hospital and Graterford Prison.
Kanoff-Mittleman, Phyllis
Oct. 17, 2000
Phyllis (Gelb) Kanoff-Mittleman, 73, of Hackensack, N.J., formerly of Clifton, N.J., died Tuesday at the Hackensack Medical Center.She was born in Wilkes-Barre. She was a housewife. She was a member of Congregation Adas Israel, Passaic, N.J., and The Ohav Zedek Synagogue, Wilkes-Barre.
Kasson, Doris
Oct. 17, 2000
Doris L. Kasson, 79, of Noxen, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton.Born Nov. 30, 1920, in Noxen, she was a daughter of the late John and Mina (Long) Newell.She was preceded in death
by her husband, William; brother, Roy Newell; and sister, Thelma Siglin.
Kornzweig, Sadie
Oct. 4, 2000
Sadie Kornzweig, 91, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Oct. 4 in Fresno, Calif.She was preceded in death by her husband, Isadore.Surviving are her daughter, Myra Smulyan, Kingston; son, Neil, Fresno; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Lee, Douglas
Oct. 16, 2000
Douglas Lee, 64, of Tunkhannock, formerly of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Monday at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock.Born March 27, 1936, in Washington Township, Wyoming County, he was a son of the late Clarence and Florence (Gregory) Lee. He worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Lopatto Jr., John
Oct. 17, 2000
ohn S. Lopatto Jr., 76, of Gaylord Avenue, Plymouth, and Harveys Lake, died Tuesday at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late attorney John S., Sr. and Mary (Skritulsky) Lopatto. He was a 1942 graduate of Wyoming Seminary and 1949 graduate of Yale University, with a degree in economics. He and his wife of 49 years, the former Anne Stenach, were partners in the John Stenach Ford Co., Plymouth, and were recently honored for 50 years as a Ford Dealer. He was a U.S. veteran of World War II, serving in the China, Burma, India Theater for three years. He was a member of and president, secretary and treasurer of the Wyoming Valley New Car Dealers Association, Pennsylvania Automobile Dealers Association, National Automobile Dealers Association, president of the Harveys Lake Protective Association, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1425 and the American Legion, both of Plymouth, member of the fund drive committee for the Plymouth Public Li
MacDougall, Pauline
Oct. 14, 2000
Pauline MacDougall, of Schwabe Street, Freeland, died Saturday at Hazleton General Hospital.Born in Freeland, she was a daughter of the late William and Marie (Nocchi) Biasi. She was a member of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Freeland.
Moore, Gladys
Oct. 15, 2000
Gladys Jean Moore, of Van Moore Road, Tunkhannock, died Sunday at her home.Born Aug. 29, 1919, in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Kathryn (Warkle) McAffee.She was preceded in death by her husband, Van; brothers, Wafter and Donald McAffee; and sister, Edna West.
Orrson, Adele
Oct. 17, 2000
Adele E. Orrson, of Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, died Tuesday.Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late William and Isabel (Wideman) Ernst. She was a graduate of St. Ann's Academy, Wilkes-Barre, and Pennsylvania State University. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, West Wyoming.
Reno, Wadic
Oct. 15, 2000
Wadic V. Reno, of Brown Row, Wanamie section of Newport Township, died Sunday at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.Funeral arrangements are pending from the Stanley S. Stegura Funeral Home, Inc., 614 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke.
Layman, Kathryn
Oct. 10, 2000
Kathryn Gamble Layman, 100, of Hollenback, died October 10 at the Highlands Care Center, Laporte.Born Jan. 7, 1900, in Hollenback, she was a daughter of Joseph S. and Carolyn (Scott) Gamble. She completed eighth grade at Hollenback School, was a 1918 graduate of Wyalusing High School. She was active in school activities including debate and basketball and earned perfect attendance awards. She attended Asbury College, Kentucky. She was a 1930 graduate of Bucknell College, where she played tennis and was on the basketball team and was elected to be the first president of student government. She attended summer schools in Towanda and Mansfield, becoming certified to teach in a country school. She attended Bloomsburg State Normal School, majoring in English and science and earned a Normal Certificate. She taught at the Wyalusing Area School District, including Wyalusing Valley High School, where she taught English, math, and history, and served as a Junior High Student Council Adviser. Sh
