Obituaries

Verna Jones of Hawley, PA died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Care in Scranton. She was 70.

She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Jones.

Verna was an integral member of her community, bringing joy to all those she encountered with her kindness, selflessness, devotion and involvement.

Deborah A. Feltrin passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2018. She was 69.

Minerva “Minnie” Kubler of Beach Lake, PA, a longtime resident (1976) and retired as teaching assistant after 35 years at Damascus Area School, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart, PA. She was 89.

Rose E. (Kraack) Sheppard of Cochecton, NY, a longtime resident of the area, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones, fulfilling her strong desire to remain at home until her time on earth would cease. She was 90.

Carol J. Austin, a lifetime area resident, died peacefully at home on January 28, 2018 in Middletown. She was just shy of her 71st birthday.

Bertha Hill of Narrowsburg, NY, a longtime resident and retired planner for Bell View Hospital, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Wayne Wooodland Manor in Waymart PA. She was 96.

Marion H. Guenther of Barryville, NY passed away on February 2, 2018 in Honesdale, PA. She was 95.

She was born in Barryville, NY on May 30, 1922, the daughter of Charles H. Lass and Veronica Campbell Lass. Marion married Clinton J. Guenther Sr., who predeceased her.

Gertrude E. Reiser, Cochecton, NY, a longtime resident of the area, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. She was 83.