Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Stroudsburg, PA, and Monroe County.
Margaret M. Mckeown
Oct 26, 2018
Margaret M. McKeown, 80, of East Stroudsburg passed away on October 26, 2018 in her home with her family at her side. She was the wife of the late Donald E. McKeown. Born May 9, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of the late John A. and Stella (Palbicke) Bieda. She was a resident of Monroe County since 1992...
Diane Beryl Schneider
Oct 25, 2018
Diane Beryl Schneider was born in 1942 in East Stroudsburg. She died on October 25, 2018. She grew up on a farm in Stroud Township. She was preceded in death by her parents George Colvin and Freda [Dennis] Colvin. She was also preceded in death by her sister Edna Smith and her daughter Suzi Merritt Schneider. She lived in...
Hildegard Roeckendorf
Oct 24, 2018
Hildegard Roeckendorf, 84, passed away on October 24, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest. She was the wife of Walter Roeckendorf, they were married for 65 years. Born March 14, 1934 in Rendsburg, Germany the daughter of the late Heinrich and Frieda (Sadtler) Scharbow. She was a resident of Monroe County since 1965. She was a member...
Linda S. Drake
Oct 23, 2018
Linda S. Drake, 68,of Stroud Township, passed away on October 23, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Drake who passed February 3, 2018. Born November 22, 1949 in East Stroudsburg the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Stella N. (Oney) Plattenburg. She was a lifetime resident of...
Irma Hernandez
Oct 21, 2018
Irma Hernandez, 76, of Stroud Township, passed away on Sunday October 21, 2018 at the saint Luke’s Hospital, Bethelehm. Born February 4, 1942 in San Turce, Puerto Rico, the daughter of the late Nemesio and Ana (Romero) Pena. She was a Chaplain and did Volunteer work. She is survived by her daughter Kina N. Hernandez of Stroud Township Memorial...
Theresa M. Mcrae
Oct 20, 2018
Theresa Mary McRae, 70, of Bushkill passed away on Saturday October 20, 2018 at her home. She was the wife of Eddie “Lucius” McRae, they were married July 02,1966 at Saint Benedict the Moore church, in Queens, New York. Born April 9, 1948 in Manhattan, New York, the daughter of James and Mary (Vas) Williams. She was a resident...
Doris Eshelman
Oct 20, 2018
Doris Eshelman, of East Stroudsburg, passed away at home on Oct. 20. Doris was born in 1934 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to Jan Schwarz and Gertrude Schwarz, née Lederer. In 1939 the family fled the Nazis for Holland, where they stayed briefly, and then to Chile, where they spent eight years. In 1947 the family emigrated to the United States...
Harold "Captain Bill" Sippel
Oct 19, 2018
Harold W. “Captain Bill” Sippel, 83, of Bushkill passed away on Friday October 19, 2018 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono. He was the husband of Catherine (Ryan) Croughn Sippel. Born June 17, 1935 in East Hanover, New Jersey the son of the late John and Frances (Little) Sippel. He was a resident of the Pocono’s for over...
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...