All Obituaries

Loretta (Strauch) Lamerand Hiscox, 80,  died in Port St. Lucie, FL on September 5, 2020 while her daughter was visiting with her.  Loretta was originally from Benton, the daughter of the late Harold E. and Gladys (Fritz)Strauch. She graduated from Benton High School in 1958 and then attended Nesbitt Nursing School. For the next few years, she worked in the Catskills of NY state which is where she met her first husband,  the late Marvin Lamerand. Together they...

Dennis M. McMullen, 71, of Fairmount Township, died Friday, May 22, 2020 at his home. Born May 16, 1949 in Scranton, he was a son of the late John Andrew     McMullen and Florence (Skowronski) McMullen.  He was preceded in death by his wife of eleven years, Sarah "Sally" (Norman) McMullen, on April 29, 2013. Dennis was a graduate of Scranton Tech High School, Class of 1967. He was a pipefitter by trade (Local 524, Scranton) and was employed by various...

Frances J. "Fran" (Foote) Pace, 76, of rural Benton (Sugarloaf Township), died Friday afternoon, September 18, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville where she had been a patient since Monday. Born May 20, 1944 in Endicott, New York, she was a daughter of the late Glenn R. and Evelyn (Slater) Foote.  She and her husband, Lawrence A. "Larry" Pace, celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on August 23rd. Fran...

Michael F. Bartkiewicz, 37, of Benton, passed away on Sunday morning, August 23, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville where he had been a patient since August 17th. Michael was born on May 18, 1983, a son of David and Lorrie (Beaver) Bartkiewicz, of Benton. He graduated from Northwest Area High School in 2001. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Shickshinny.  He was also a member of the United Sportsman Camp 271, Huntington Mills. Michael...

Carolyn J. (Everett) Dick, 84, of Burlington, North Carolina, and formerly of the Benton area, died Sunday morning, September 13, 2020 in Burlington. Born December 10, 1935 in Jackson Township, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Aileen (Remley) Everett.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James Dwight Dick on May 2, 2010. Mrs. Dick was a 1954 graduate of Benton High School and was also a graduate of  Wyoming Seminary.   She worked at the...

June M. (Sterling) Hess, 82, of Benton, died early Saturday morning, August 22, 2020 at the home of her grandson, Brady Hess and his wife, Allison, and great granddaughters, Rhianna and Reagan Hess, in Benton. Born June 18, 1938 in New Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late Alfred Raymond Sterling and Alma Octava (Bower) Sterling. She attended schools in Berwick and later in Benton.  June worked in the garment industry for many years, first at the former Dockey...

Maureen H (Davis) Ladjanski, 84, of rural Stillwater passed away Sunday evening at her home following a brief illness. Born August 11, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Delaney) Davis.  Mrs. Ladjanski attended St. Hubert’s High School in Philadelphia and had a varied career working in restaurants and later became a Data Processing Supervisor. She gathered many dear friends along the way and retired in 1999 to become a caregiver to...

Wayne Bruce McMichael, Sr., of Benton and formerly of Stillwater, went to be with the Lord, early Thursday morning, August 27th, 2020 at the Berwick Retirement Village II where he had been a resident since January.  He had been in declining health the past two years. Born July 20, 1933 in Stillwater, he was a son of the late Jay Alva McMichael and Edith Rebecca (Fritz) McMichael, who both died in 1988.   He and his beloved wife, Lois E. (Morgan) McMichael, would have...

Jarrett M. Bankes, 22, of Lily Lake, died Thursday morning, August 20th, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.  Born February 9, 1998 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of Bryan G. and Mariah (Ermisch) Bankes, of rural Nescopeck. Jarrett was a 2016 graduate of the Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School where he went through the HVAC program.  He worked in the HVAC business for a short time and then worked in the family business, The Juice Vaporium in Bloomsburg...

Geraldine R. (Yost) Watts Laubach, 89, of Benton, died Friday morning, August 28th, 2020 at Maria Hall in Danville. Born February 23, 1931 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, she was a daughter of the late Frank Clifton Yost and Phoebe Caroline (Perry) Yost. Geraldine was a 1949 graduate of Benton High School, Susquehanna LPN School and the Luzerne County Community College School of Nursing where she earned her R. N. degree.   She had worked at...