Brendan Murray, Supervisor

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428 Main St, Honesdale, PA 18431

OBITUARIES

Gary A. Lockwood

January 6, 2023

Gary Allen Lockwood, 90, of Lookout, died on Friday, January 6, 2023 with his daughter Sarah by his side at Gracedale Nursing Home where he has been residing. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Anna Mae Wise on December 19, 2004. Bor...
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Jay T. Mattox

January 5, 2023

Jay Thomas Mattox, 58, of Honesdale, died on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. He is survived by the love of his life for over 20 years, Kathleen M. Landers. Born on April 8, 1964 in Atlanta, GA, he was the...
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David S. Edwards

January 2, 2023

David Stuart Edwards of Honesdale died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Wayne Memorial Hospital on January 2 after a courageous decades-long battle with illness. He was 85. The son of the late Winfield and Jane Spangenberg Edwards, La...
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Suzette L. Peck (Hambke)

December 26, 2022

Suzette L. Peck, 52, of Hamlin and formerly of Honesdale, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 26, 2022. Born on February 26, 1970 in Honesdale, she is the daughter of Marilyn (Houman) Pidgeon of Carbondale and the late Joseph Hambke. Suzette ...
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David W. Hartung

December 24, 2022

David W. Hartung, 98, of Honesdale and formerly of Riverdale, NJ, died on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. He was preceded in death by his wife, of 73 years, the former Therese B. Cormier on November 11, 2020. The ...
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Susan E. Meszler (Vonson)

December 19, 2022

MESZLER (VONSON), SUSAN ELIZABETH  – Of Davisburg, formerly of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, age 73, died Monday, December 19, 2022.   Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2022 until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Our Lady o...
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Lee C. Krause

December 17, 2022

Lee Carl Krause, Esquire, 74, of Honesdale, PA, passed away on December 17, 2022, at home following an illness. Lee is survived by his wife of 53 years, Janette (Possemato) Krause. Born in Carbondale, PA, Lee was the son of the late Carolyn Sutton...
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Raymond E. Large

December 14, 2022

Raymond Eugene Large, 73, of Lake Ariel, died on December 14, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, the former Nora Angelo Campagna Large. Born on May 24, 1949 in Ironton, OH, he was the son of the late Sherman a...
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Ivan H. Davis

December 13, 2022

Ivan H. Davis, 91, of Milanville, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, the former Grace Mullen. The couple married on May 3, 1958. Born on August 18, 1931 in Milanville, he was the son of the late...
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Debra C. Renn (Hanadel)

December 13, 2022

Debra Christine Renn, 63, of Lake Como, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Thomas A. Renn. The couple married on October 12, 1996. Born on January 7, 19...
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Henry E. Foca

December 13, 2022

Henry E. Foca, Jr., 74 of Honesdale, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at New York Presbyterian Hospital.  He is survived by his wife, the former Gail Willis. Born on August 14, 1948, in Clifton, NJ, he was the son of the late Henry Sr. and Ann...
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Helen M. Shelp

December 10, 2022

Helen Shelp May 12, 1937-December 10, 2022 Helen Shelp, 85, of Honesdale passed away peacefully on Saturday December 10, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Shelp who passed in 1988. Helen was a lifelong resident of Honesdal...
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Eileen P.E. Chew

December 10, 2022

Eileen P. E. Chew, 63, of Hawley, died on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Gregory S. Chew. The couple married on April 16, 1988. Born on October 16, 1959 in Okinawa, Japan, she wa...
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Judith M. Murtha (Putman)

December 10, 2022

Judith Marie Murtha, 88, of Honesdale, Passed Away after a long illness, in the presence of her daughter and family on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at the Sullivan County Adult Care Center in Liberty, NY. Born on November 3, 1934 in Hancock, NY, sh...
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Robert E. Keesler

December 8, 2022

On Thursday December 8, 2022, our beloved Robert E Keesler; loving Husband, Father and Grandfather, passed peacefully away at his home surrounded by family at the age of 97. A kind and gentle man, Bob was born to Katherine Copeland and Frances Kee...
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James Clift

December 8, 2022

James R. Clift Honesdale, PA James R. Clift, 77, of Honesdale, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. Born on December 15, 1944, in Carbondale, PA, he was the son of the late Millard P....
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Phyllis G. Bishop (Herzog)

December 3, 2022

Phyllis Gail Bishop, 79, of Honesdale, died on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil "Ace" Bishop on August 30, 2007. The couple married on January 26, 1963. ...
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Frank George Schwesinger

November 29, 2022

Frank George Schwesinger passed away suddenly on November 29, 2022 at his home in Beach Lake. A lifelong resident of Wayne County, Frank served as Manager of the Hawley Area Authority for twenty years before his retirement in 2019. He was a skilled g...
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Jean Marie Sporer

November 27, 2022

Jean Marie Sporer, 80, of Honesdale, died on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Wayne Woodlands Manor. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Paul Sporer. The couple married on August 16, 1969. Born on November 21, 1942 in Carbondale, she was the d...
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Jean R. Carroll (Barbato)

November 22, 2022

Jean Rosemarie Carroll, 85, of Honesdale, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Carroll on March 17, 2000. Born on April 21, 1937 in Netcong, NJ, she was the daughter of the...
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Jean S. Pohle (Sharp)

November 22, 2022

Jean Sharp Pohle (99) passed away 11/22/22 after a brief illness at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jean was born June 28, 1923 in Port Jervis, NY to Irene (Ritter) and Albert Sharp and graduated from Port Jervis High School in 1941. She moved to Honesdale ...
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Margaret J. Cox (McGuigan)

November 20, 2022

Margaret McGuigan Cox (89) of Lookout, Equinunk, PA passed away Nov.20,2022 at Ellen Memorial Healthcare Center, Honesdale, PA. Peggy was born Feb.25,1933 in Jersey City, NJ to Hugh and Maggie McGuigan (nee Bogan). She attended Benedictine Academy an...
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Donald Pritchard Sr.

November 16, 2022

Donald Pritchard Sr., 97, of Honesdale, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Marie Seelig on March 8, 2018. The couple married on June 19, 1954. Born in Olyphant, PA on J...
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Gerard C. Kearney Jr.

November 15, 2022

Gerard Charles Kearney, Jr., 45, of Honesdale and formerly of Brooklyn and Beach Lake, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Born on March 23, 1977 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Anita (Guilfoyle) Kearney with whom he resided and the late Gerard Cha...
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Steven L. Soden

November 14, 2022

Steven Lester Soden, 76, of Honesdale, died on Monday, November 14, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Wilkes Barre. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, the former Linda J. Langendoerfer. The couple married on June 14, 1969. Born on July 19, 194...
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