Obituaries

Shirley E. (Staesser) Swendsen, 82, of Lakewood, died on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Wayne Woodlands Manor in Waymart. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Keith Swendsen on April 9, 2004. The couple married on April 8, 1956. Born...

ARTHUR "BONES" HANLEY  56 of Beach Lake passed away  on January 19, 2019. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ he was the son of Raymond and Agnes Hanley. Arthur was predeceased by his Father Raymond Hanley , His sisters Diana Hanley Zboyan and Victoria Hanl...

Charles J. O'Neill, 77, of Pleasant Mount, died Friday, January 4, 2019 at Forest City Nursing and Rehab Center. Born on September 29, 1941 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Jerome and Veronica Flynn O'Neill. Charlie graduated from Pleasan...

Milagros "Millie" Salvato, 74, of Honesdale, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Robert Salvato. The couple married on August 2, 1969. Born on November 17, 1944 in San Tuce, Puerto...

After a long and courageous battle, George Reed Sandercock, 70, of Greentown, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. Born on February 13, 1948 in Honesdale, he was the son of the late George S. and Shirl...

Kenneth George Friedrich, 74, of Honesdale, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his home. He is survived by his longtime companion June Kuczogi. Born on June 30, 1944 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Jacob John and Mildred Va...

Jeffrey Cimahosky, 52, of Bethany, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 21, 2018 at his home following a lengthy illness. Born on January 30, 1966 in Honesdale, he is the son of Anthony Sr. and Nian Langendoerfer Cimahosky. He was a graduate of H...

Scott Matthew Batzel, 47, of White Mills, died on Friday, December 7, 2018 at his home. Born on November 23, 1971 in Port Jervis, NY, he is the son of Dolores Bidwell Batzel of Waymart and the late Charles K. Batzel. Scott was employed at Camp ...

Helen A. O'Heren, 87, of Hawley, died on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Joseph O'Heren on February 25, 2009. The couple married on January 24, 1948. Born on August 18, 1931 in Honesdale, sh...

Corinne L (Pentecost) Follmer, 83, of Honesdale, passed peacefully surrounded by Love, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, on Tuesday November 27, 2018 from complications of a stroke and fall. She was preceded in death in June, 2016, by her husband of 59 ...

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...