Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Hancock, NY
Marie Wormuth
May 27, 2017
Marie Wormuth, 65, of Poyntelle, PA, died on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Regional Hospital of Scranton, after a long illness. She was born on April 27, 1952 in Hancock, NY, the daughter of Archie and Doris (Fischer) Roney. Marie married Lyndon Wormuth on April 29, 1977. She loved to read and going to the Northern Wayne Library and in...
Jimmy Springstead
May 22, 2017
Jimmy Springstead, 72, of Hancock, NY, died on Monday, May 22, 2017, at home. He was born on July 28, 1944 in Paterson, NJ, the son of Lewis and Charolette (Fullerton) Springstead. Jimmy was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed being in the company of his family and friends, being in the garden or down by the river. Surviving are...
Richard B. Thomas
May 18, 2017
Richard Bryan (Rick, Dick) Thomas Sr., passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on May 18, 2017 after battling cancer. Rick was born on July 26, 1953 to Arnold and Leona Thomas in Cooks Falls, NY. Rick married Paula Moore on October 18, 1975.Rick is survived by his loving wife, Paula, daughter and son in law, Vicki and...
Linda E. Wormuth
May 16, 2017
Linda E. Wormuth, 67, of Hancock, NY, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2017 at Roscoe Nursing Home. She was born on December 3, 1949, in Hancock, NY, the daughter of Donald and Mary (Burcavage) Wormuth. Linda was a hard worker her entire life, working in stone quarries and factory jobs. Linda loved fishing, reading, and watching television with the...
Leonard A. Wormuth
May 8, 2017
Leonard A. Wormuth, 79, of Starlight, PA, died on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA, after a short illness. He was born on August 20, 1937 in Cold Springs, PA, the son of Donald and Mary (Burcavage) Wormuth. Lenny retired from UPS as a driver after 25+ years. He enjoyed cutting stone and he was an...
Gerald D. Swartwout
May 5, 2017
Gerald D. Swartwout, 81, of Hancock, NY, died on Friday, May 5, 2017, at Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY, after a short illness. Jerry was born on March 5, 1936 in Fishs Eddy, NY, the son of Edward and Dorothea (Leonard) Swartwout. In 1954, the left high school and served in the U.S. Army until 1957. Shortly after his honorable discharge,...
Patricia Charles O'Boyle
May 5, 2017
Patricia J. Charles OBoyle, 88, of Hancock, NY, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 17, 1928 in Walton, NY, the daughter of Ralph and Bernice (Sheable) Elmore. Patricia was married to Reginald Charles, who predeceased her in 1967. She later married Joseph M. OBoyle who predeceased her...
Kathleen A. Antidormi
May 3, 2017
Kathleen A. "Kate" Antidormi, 69, of Lakewood, PA, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA, after a short illness. She was born on June 22, 1947 in Bronx, NY, the daughter of John and Marie (Ahearn) Barry. Kate married Daniel A. Antidormi on February 14, 1987. She was a member of St. Paul the Apostle...
Beatrice H. Kaplan
Apr 27, 2017
Beatrice "Bea" Kaplan passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Vestal, N.Y., two days before her 91st birthday. Bea was born April 29, 1926 in Long Eddy, N.Y. Her parents, Samuel and Ida (Levy) Kaplan, immigrated from the Province of Minsk, Belorussia to Ellis Island, NYC in 1908, and after several years in...
John 'Jack' M. Holland
Apr 25, 2017
John Michael "Jack" Holland left this earthly ground to be with the Lord on April 25, 2017.He was born in Hancock on June 17, 1950 to John and Lois (Williams) Holland. His Dad predeceased him in 1961.Jack graduated from Susquehanna Community High School in 1968. He joined the Air Force right after graduation and served for four years.He had a...
Hilda R. Malinski
Apr 9, 2017
Hilda R. Malinski, 90, of Lake Como, PA, died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Barnes Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA, after a short illness. She was born on April 20, 1926 in Lake Como, PA, the daughter of Wilbur and Rose (Murtha) Hunt. Hilda married Thomas Malinski Jr. on November 24, 1949 in Rock Lake, PA, and he predeceased her...
Charles E. Grant
Apr 6, 2017
Charles E. Grant, 93, of Livingston Manor, died on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Roscoe Nursing Home, Roscoe, NY. He was born on December 29, 1923 in Cadosia, NY, the son of George and Mary (Dibble) Grant. Sonny served in the US Army during WWII and the European War from 1943-1946. He married Virginia Morgan on September 29, 1950 in...
Cathy A. Fuller
Mar 11, 2017
Cathy A. Fuller, 63, of Hancock, NY, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, after a short illness. She was born on June 8, 1953 in Callicoon, NY, the daughter of Gerald and Vera (Taft) Black. Cathy married John Fuller on November 4, 1972.Surviving are her husband, John, her mother, Vera, 2 sisters, Cindy...
Leslie A. Kellam
Mar 8, 2017
Leslie A. Kellam, 89, of Starlight, PA, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. He was born on July 28, 1927 in Abrahamsville, PA, the son of Albert and Freida (Mitchell) Kellam. One of nine children, Les grew up on the family farm in the Equinunk, Wayne County, PA, area....
Edward John Adamski
Mar 8, 2017
Edward John Adamski, son of Bronislaw and Anna Mary (Lewonski)Adamski, was born June 22nd, 1924, in Naugatuck, Connecticut and died atWestview Acres in Leon, Iowa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at age 92.Edward was a Merchant Marine for about a year before enlisting intothe United States Army in 1942. While in the Merchant Marines he survivedone torpedo attack off of...
Catherine Tucker
Mar 7, 2017
Catherine Amanda Tucker, 59, of Lake Como, PA, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 after a short illness. She was born on September 3, 1957 in Carlsbad, NM, the daughter of Robert and Constance (Chaney) Tucker. Cathy was a legal secretary for the Law Offices of James D. Ward for the last 12 years, and for the previous owner,...
George Harvey Snyder
Mar 2, 2017
George Harvey Snyder passed peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2017, surrounded by loved ones. Born August 8, 1921 to A.L.Snyder and Kathryn Lepulica Snyder, George married Jessica Smoley (of Smoleys Logarithm Tables) in 1942. After Jessicas death in 1988, he married Jitka Langer Klimchok in 1991 (d. 2015.) He adored both of his wives and always made them feel cherished....
Nellie Joyce Mead
Feb 24, 2017
Nellie J. Mead, 85, of Preston Park, PA, died on Friday, February 24, 2017 at home, after a short illness. She was born on January 20, 1932 in Scott Center, the daughter of Floyd and Eliza (Hallstead) Whitmore. Nellie married Ralph Mead on January 16, 1949 in East Ararat, PA, and he predeceased her on March 2, 1992. Nellie was...
Doris 'Ramona' Cook Moretz
Feb 19, 2017
Doris "Ramona" Cook Moretz, 89, of Scottsdale, Arizona, beloved mother and grandmother, peacefully passed into the loving arms of Jesus on February 19, 2017. Born February 2, 1928, in Hancock, NY, Ramona was the younger daughter of Raymond and Dorothy (Sands) Cook. She moved to Scottsdale, AZ, from Bainbridge, NY, with her husband and children in 1965. Ramona was a...
Louis M. Carey Jr.
Feb 17, 2017
Louis M. "Doug" Carey Jr., 57, of Laurence Harbor, NJ, died unexpectedly on February 17, 2017 at home. He was born on May 11, 1959 in Carbondale, PA, the son of Louis M. and Gwendolyn (Ellett) Carey. Doug was a lifetime member of the Laurence Harbor Fire Department as well as an EMT for Laurence Harbor and in previous years,...


