Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Stroudsburg, PA, and Monroe County.
Emma E. Behr
Oct 16, 2018
Emma Behr was known for her fun loving, social nature. Emma ‘s life was full in her roles as a daughter, granddaughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and loved by all. Emma Behr was born in the Bronx NY on December 7, 1924 to Marie Baumann. William T. Behr and Emma Baumann were married in the Bronx on September 9,...
Matthew Craig Mills
Oct 4, 2018
On Thursday October 4th 2018, Matthew Mills, loving father, passed away at the young age of 37. Matthew leaves behind his only child, McKayhla, grandson Mason, father Craig, 3 brothers, Chad, Kyle, Derek and one sister, Tricia, and his grandpa Ralph Manes, and numerous aunts and uncles. Matthew was preceded in death by his mother, Cynthia Manes, his step...
Joan A. Franks
Oct 3, 2018
Joan A. Franks, 85,of Stroudsburg,, passed away on Wednesday October 3, 2018 at Pleasant Valley Manor. She was the wife of the late Wayne L. Franks Sr. Born December 5, 1932 in Paterson, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Allen “Muff” Phillips and the late Margaret Canfield. She was a resident of Monroe County for most of her...
Robert J. Walz
Oct 3, 2018
Robert J Walz, 54, of Stroudsburg passed on Wednesday, October 3,2018. Born in Staten Island, New York the son of Robert A. Walz and Nancy (Whitman) Walz. He was a Monroe County resident since 1979. He attended East Stroudsburg High School. Bobby was always ready to lend a hand he enjoyed cooking and made a great pizza. He was...
Harold Hendricks Jr.
Sep 28, 2018
Harold Hendricks Jr., 69, of Stroudsburg, passed away on Friday September 28, 2018. He was the husband of Carmen P. (Ponce) Hendricks, they were married February 26, 1978. Born March 11, 1949 in New York City, the son of the Harold Hendricks Sr. and late Isabel (Delvalle) Hendricks. He was a resident of Monroe County for 20 years and...
Margaret M. Courtney
Sep 25, 2018
Margaret M. Courtney, 66, of Tobyhanna, passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Allied Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center, Scranton. She was the wife of the late John H. Courtney; who died January 22, 2017. Born September 8, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Walter P. and Roseanne (Doyle) Cassidy , she was a...
Hazel L. Barnes
Sep 22, 2018
Picture Hazel L. Barnes, 89, of Stroudsburg, passed away on Saturday September 22, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono. She was the husband of Kenneth W. Barnes, they were married for 26 years. Born June 22, 1929 in Appenzell, the daughter of the late Adam and Alice Batchler. She was a lifetime resident of Monroe County. Hazel was...
Loretta C. Miller-Matthewws
Sep 20, 2018
Loretta C. Miller-Matthews, 87, of East Stroudsburg passed away on September 20, 2018. She was the wife of the late Robert Miller who passed in 1984, they were married for 34 years and the late Edward R. Matthews Sr who passed in 2001, they were married for 10 years. Born in East Stroudsburg on December 29, 1930 the daughter...
Mary Dryden Poush
Sep 20, 2018
Mary Dryden Poush, 62, of Stroud Township passed away peacefully at home on September 20th after a protracted battle with cancer. A 1974 graduate of Stroudsburg High School, Dryden is survived by her husband Richard of Stroud Township, a daughter, Dryden and husband Szabi Fekete of Roseto, a son, Ian of Philadelphia, four grandchildren, Christian, Andrew, Dryden and Emma,...
Joan T. Thomas
Sep 18, 2018
Joan Trach (Zugel) Thomas, 83, formerly of Selinsgrove, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at Grace Park Senior Living, Stroudsburg, Pa. She was born August 24, 1935 in Tannersville, PA a daughter of the late John and Ada (Trach) Zugel and was a 1953 graduate of Stroudsburg High School. She was married to the late Edward R. Thomas for 46...
Joshua A. Arbogast
Sep 6, 2018
Joshua Arbogast passed away at home on Thursday September 6, 2018. He was the son of Lynann Heller and the late Eric Arbogast of the Pocono Mountains. Joshua loved music and was a talented singer. He was in the process of recording in the studio prior to his death. He was self employed and had just started his own...
Dr. John J. Dall Jr.
Sep 4, 2018
Dr. John J. Dall Jr, 83, of Stroudsburg passed away on September 4, 2018 at his home. He was the husband of Charlotte K. (Morris) Dall, they were married for 24 years. Born October 4, 1934 in Fords , New Jersey, the son of the late John J. Sr and Margaret (Cahill) Dall. He was a resident of Monroe...
Bernice Elisabeth Wallace
Sep 3, 2018
Bernice Elisabeth Goldsboro Wallace was born on May 10th, 1948 to the late Walter Goldsboro and Valrie Lucia in New York, New York. She was raised by her grandparents who taught her family values that she lived by. As a child she went to church which explained her spiritual beliefs. In September of 1972, Bernice wedded Kirk D. Wallace,...
Richard O. Slutter
Aug 21, 2018
Richard O. Slutter, 90, of East Stroudsburg, passed away on Tuesday August 21, 2018 at Saint Luke’s Hospital, Bartonsville. He was the husband of the late Phyllis D. (Terboss) Slutter, who died August 4, 2015. Born October 3, 1927 on North 9th Street in Stroudsburg, the son of the late Walter and Florence (Hallett) Slutter. He was a lifetime...
Thomas Rinkus
Aug 21, 2018
Thomas J. Rinkus 61, of East Stroudsburg passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 he was the loving husband of Carol (Leigh) Rinkus for 31 years. > Thomas was born in Plainfield, New Jersey the son of the late Marie (Watcher) and Michael Rinkus. > In addition to his wife Thomas is survived by daughter Ashley and son Thomas...
Elizabeth A. Strunk/Macconnell
Aug 20, 2018
Elizabeth A. Strunk/MacConnell, 89, passed away on August 20, 2018 at the Delaware Hospice Center, Milford Delaware Born in Gouldsboro Pa on April 6, 1929, the daughter of the late Maurice and Catherine Kozik Stout Widowed from her husband of 5 years, Malcolm S. MacConnell and from her husband of 30 years Charles E. Strunk Sr. She retired from...
Edward M. King Sr.
Aug 20, 2018
Edward M King Sr. 79 of Stroudsburg passed away at home on August 20, 2018. He was the loving husband of Margaret "Peggy" King with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. The son of the late Anna (Galeski) and Charlie King. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, road trips,...
Mervin Foster
Aug 18, 2018
Mervin Foster, son of Enid and Calvin Foster was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 3, 1956. Mervin graduated from Saint Andrews Technical High School in Kingston, Jamaica. In order to achieve a better future, Mervin moved to America where he settled in Brooklyn, NY and began working for Pfizer Inc. Mervin worked as a Senior Computer Analyst for...
Geraldine "Geri" Marchese
Aug 13, 2018
Geraldine Marchese Geraldine Marchese passed away on Monday, August 13th 2018 at the age of 84 years old. She was born and raised in Passaic, New Jersey. Loving wife of Joseph G. Marchese, beloved mother of Marilyn, Jane, Laura, Frank and mother-in-law to Gina Marchese. She was the loving grandmother to Danielle, Joshua and Nikolas. Residing in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania...
Laurel E Morris-Lucas
Aug 13, 2018
Laurel (Lolly) Elizabeth (Van Why) Morris, Lucas, daughter of Marion Evelyn (Decker), Van Why, Coco, Brooks (deceased) and Earl Lyman Van Why. Lolly lived in Monroe County most of her life. She was a wife, loving mother, grandmother (GMa), great-grandmother (GGMa), granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, and cousin to many. We will miss her very much. Lolly is survived by:...