Obituaries

Jean Kahny Wood, 86, of Honesdale, died on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard K. Wood on December 18, 2003. The couple married on October 27, 1956. Born on November 24,...

Yvonne H. Ehrenhardt, 69, of Beach Lake, died on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Joseph B. Ehrenhardt. The couple married on April 24, 1970 by the German State in Kassel, Germany and...

we are born into this world like a blank canvas and each person that crosses our path takes up a brush and makes her mark upon our surface so it is that we develop but we must realize there comes a day that we must take up the...

Thomas T. Hiller, 86, of White Mills, joined his beloved wife, Betty in Heaven on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born on September 3, 1932 in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County, PA, Tom was the son of the late Willis and Louise Lovelace Hiller. ...

Jean Mary Schott passed away on November 5th, 2018 at the age of 99 and a half while residing at Ellen Memorial Nursing Home in Honesdale, Pa. Jeanne, born on June 5th, 1919, was the daughter of Hilda Wassman and Leo McGowan. She was also the only si...

Michael “Wiggler” Weigelt, 61, of Damascus, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, November 5, 2018. Born on April 26, 1957 at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Fredrick Weigelt Sr. (who served as longtime Wildlife Offi...

Norma Jean Holzworth, 65, of Honesdale, died on Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband William Holzworth in 2006. Born on July 16, 1953 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Norman Earl and Rita ...

Victoria Josephine Bidwell, 87, of Honesdale, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Carbondale Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, George Albert Bidwell on September 10, 1993. Born on September 5, 1931 in Cold...

Ronald H. Burke, 79, of Beach Lake, PA (formerly of Palmyra, PA), passed suddenly on October 16, 2018, of natural causes. He left this Earth peacefully after a rich, full life, in spite of numerous tales of near-death experiences he’d shared with h...

Arlene M. Williams, 86, of Honesdale, died on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin W. Williams Sr. on September 8, 1994. Born at the family home in Falls Town...

Debra J. Tretola, 62, of Beach Lake, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. She is survived by her husband Anthony J. Tretola. Born on November 25, 1955 in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Ackerson Wood. Deb...

Linda "Lynn" A. Hedgelon, 67, of Honesdale, died on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Wayne Woodlands Manor in Waymart. Born on May 18, 1951, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Elizabeth C. Roche Van Dyk. Lynn worked several places throughout t...

Helen A. Apasewicz, 94, of Honesdale, died at home on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Peter A. Apasewicz in 1970. Born on February 15, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Gae...

Emory “Bob “ Robert Kaub, 90, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Allied Services Hospice in Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mary Jane Ann Drake on July 2, 2009. The couple married on September 15, 1962. Bor...

Kenneth A. Kellam, 79, of Honesdale, died on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years, the former Patricia C. Gill.  The couple married on April 8, 1972. Born on January 20, 1...

Tammy Marie Pedersen, 44, of Hawley, died on September 21, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, following a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Robert Pedersen. The couple married on December 11, 200...

David Pritchard, 59, of Nashville, TN and formerly of Honesdale, died on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 with his family by his side. Born on May 3, 1959 in Honesdale, he is the son of Donald Pritchard of Honesdale and the late Marie Seelig Pritchar...

Francis “Tom” Tigue, 73, of Hawley passed away on Monday September 17th. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Janet (Erhardt) Tigue who lovingly provided full time care for him throughout his final years. Born on January 30, 1945 in Honesdal...

James Floyd Conklin Jr., 75 of White Mills, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce M. Howey Conklin on October 11, 2014. Born on June 8, 1943 in Newton, NJ, he was...

James Edward Bader, 87, formerly of White Mills and a resident at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center, died on Monday, September 3, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dora E. Beardsley Bader on June 3, 2007. Born on October 12, 1930 in H...

Marie Hopkins Diehl, 88, of Honesdale and formerly of Damascus, passed away suddenly on September 2, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Fred Diehl Sr. on October 7, 2015. Born on July 22, 1930 in Rileyville, she was the oldest ...

Eugenia “Jean” Catherine Spinner Williams, age 98 of Honesdale died Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Scranton. She was predeceased by her husband, David T. Williams, who died in 2001. She was born in Honesdale, November ...