Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Margaret A. Faulstick
September 20, 1998
Margaret A. "Peg" Faulstick, 70, of Snydersville, died Sunday in the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.
Born in Stroudsburg, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Keller and Mary (Hartman) Williams.
She was a member of Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church in Hamilton Square.
She is survived by three sons , Fred W. Faulstick Jr. of Saylorsburg, and Allen and Robert Faulstick, both of Coudersport; three brothers , Paul Williams and Ernest Williams Jr., both of Stroudsburg, and Norman Williams of Florida; seven sisters , Helen Lockard of Tennessee, Ada Beegle of Easton, Agnes Hennet and Mary Jane Lucrezi, both of Saylorsburg, Edna Mae Schaffer of Pen Argyl, Alice Jean Scott of Fawn Grove, and Ruth Ann Yetter of Sciota; five grandchildren, Nicole and Justin Faulstick of Benton, Britt and Beth Faulstick of Saylorsburg, and Luke Faulstick of Coudersport.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday from Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ralph Boyer IV officiating. Burial will be in Kellersville Cemetery. A viewing will be held on Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. from the Kresge Funeral Home, Route 209, Brodheadsville, and on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the covenant house of Christ Hamilton Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ Hamilton United Lutheran Church Building Fund, RD 4, Box 4293, Stroudsburg, PA 18360.
William H. Kresge Funeral Home, Inc.
Inez F. Eckert
Sept. 19, 1998
Inez F. Eckert, 84, of Arch Street, Pen Argyl, died Saturday, Sept. 19, in Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.
Born in Bangor, May 31, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Lottie Flory Bray.
She was a 1931 graduate of Pen Argyl High School.
She was the wife of the late Lester B. Eckert, who died Dec. 27, 1978.
She is survived by a daughter, Frances J. Eckert of Pen Argyl.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998, at 2 p.m. at the Guerro & Ruggiero Funeral Home, 126 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Pen Argyl. There will be a viewing Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Wind Gap Cemetery, Plainfield Township.
The family requests memorial donations be offered to the Blue Mountain Community Library, South Robison Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA 18072 or to the Western Pocono Community Library, Brodheadsville, PA 18322.
Guerrro & Ruggiero Funeral Home
Tobi E. Degrandis
Sept. 16, 1998
Tobi E. Degrandis, 61, of Bushkill, died Wednesday at home. She was the wife of Boris Degrandis.
Born on May 17, 1937 in Chester, she was the daughter of Albert Wexler of Levittown and the late Eve (Cohen) Wexler and had lived in the area for the past 10 years before moving here from Bucks County. She and her family were one of the first families of the Pine Ridge Community serving on its Board of Directors.
She helped establish the "Victory Field" of the Pine Ridge Community, instigated numerous fund raisers, including the coordinating of several bus trips to Atlantic City. She served as editor of the Echo Newspaper (the Pine Ridge community newspaper) and started and served as director of the Pine Ridge Youth Group. She was known for putting the "fun" in fund-raiser.
In addition to her husband and Father , she is survived by two sons , Stephen Weiner of Levittown and Michael Weiner of Cary, N.C.; two daughters , Valerie Patikas of Bushkill and Lynda Harris of Levittown; a sister, Lynn Hambro of Atlantic City, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; four great-granddaughters and nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Bushkill Reformed Church with Rev. Steve Sayer officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Peter Paul Cemetery, Springfield, Delaware County at around 11:45 a.m.
There will be a viewing from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, .
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Roman Catholic Church, 5171 Milford Road, East Stroudsburg, 18301 or to the Bushkill Reformed Church, Bushkill, 18324.
William H. Clark Funeral Home, Inc.
Winifred Ann Gildon
Sept. 11, 1998
Winifred Ann Gildon, 67, of Convent Station, N.J., died Friday in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, N.J.
Born in Paterson, N.J., she resided in the Lincoln Park-Towaco area for 45 years. After her retirement, she moved to Effort and lived there for nine years. She recently moved to Convent Station, N.J.
Ms. Gildon was a secretary for 40 years at Fieldcrest-Cannon Corp., Manhattan, retiring in 1990.
She was a member of the First Reform Church of Lincoln Park, N.J.
She was predeceased by husband Robert in August of 1994. She is survived by her cousin Martha Sievers of Convent Station, N.J.; two nieces, Susan Klein and Sandy Baas; and two nephews, James and Terry Klein.
Visiting will take place Tuesday at the Keri Memorial Home, 125 Main St., Lincoln Park, N.J. from 7:30 to 8 p.m. and a service will be conducted from 8 to 8:30 p.m. The Rev. Fred Herwaldt of the First Reform Church of Lincoln Park, N.J., officiating.
Keri Memorial Home
Donald "Red" Colfax
July 8, 1998
Donald "Red Colfax, 72, of RR 1, Kunkletown, formerly of West Milford, N.J., died Wednesday in his home.
He was the husband of Margaret (Gaffney) Colfax, at home. They had observed their 29th wedding anniversary last month.
Born in Haskell, N.J., he was a son of the late John and Ada (McGrady) Colfax.
He had worked for the Ringwood Borough Road Department in Ringwood, N.J., for 10 years, retiring in 1987.
He was an Army Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He had lived in West Milfrod for 22 years before moving to Pennsylvania in 1986.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons , Donald R. Colfax of Palmer Township and John D. Inwood in Pennsylvania ; four daughters , Judy Herndon of Hamburg, N.J., Sandy Altemose and Cassy Pierzga, both of Kresgeville, and Tammy Schmincke of Egg Harbor, N.J.; two brothers , Thomas Colfax in Florida and Robert Colfax of West Milford, N.J.; fifteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday from the Kresge Funeral Home, Route 209, Brodheadsville. Burial will be in Northampton Memorial Shrine, Easton. A viewing will be held on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until the time of the services.
William H. Kresge Funeral Home
Margaret A. Lijoi
July 8, 1998
Margaret A. Lijoi, 59, of Stroudsburg died Wednesday at her home. She was the widow of Dominic Felico and Bruno Lijoi.
Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she was the daughter of Margaret (Kline) Emmart of Woodhaven, N.Y., and the late John H. Emmart.
She was a resident of the Stroudsburg area for the past 19 years and prior to that lived in the Brooklyn, N.Y., area.
She attended St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church of Stroudsburg.
In addition to her mother , she is survived by two daughters , Nanine Mattei and Majorie Pattison, both of Stroudsburg, and a son, John Felico of Richmond, Virginia; two brothers , Robert Emmart of Great Neck, N.Y., and John Emmart of Willington, N.C.; a half brother, William Schmidt of Conn.; and three grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 9 a.m. from St. Luke's Roman Catholic Church, Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Father Carmen J. Perry as celebrant.
Burial will be in the Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg.
Visitation will be on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home, 23 N. 9th Street, Stroudsburg, and on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass at church.
Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home
Cynthia G. Burch
July 9, 1998
Cynthia G. Burch, 51, of Hamilton Twp., died on Thursday at home. She was the wife of Mark E. Burch.
Born in Albany, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Adelbert L. Unser, Sr., and Mildred (Warner) Unser of Stroudsburg. She was a resident of Monroe County since 1967.
She was employed by PA Department of Transportation in the parts department in Stroudsburg for the past 11 years, retiring in December 1997 due to illness. Prior to working at Penn DOT, she worked at Pocono Medical Center as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 4 years.
She was a graduate of Albany, N.Y., Nursing School with her LPN in 1967. She was a member of the George N. Kemp American Legion Post 346 Auxiliary in East Stroudsburg and a member of the Trinity Fellowship Church in Stroudsburg.
In addition to her husband and mother , she is survived by a brother, Adelbert L. Unser, Jr., of Whitinsville, MA and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, Eugene Unser.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington Street, East Stroudsburg, with Rev. William Sibley officiating.
There will be a viewing on Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home.
Committal will take place in Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg
Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home
Sophie B. Erwin
July 8, 1998
Sophie B. Erwin, 86, of Quakertown, died Wednesday in St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edward E. Erwin.
Born in Marshalls Creek, Monroe County, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy & Geanette (Strunk) Hoffman.
She was as a member of Quakertown United Methodist Church in Quakertown.
She was also a member of the Quakertown Senior Citizens Center.
She is survived by a son, Larry E. of Boylston, Massachusetts, and a sister, Sara Wright of Stroudsburg; 3 grandchildren, John, Erik and Kristina; and 7 great grandchildren, Jeremy, Alex, Allyssa, Daniel, Nicole, Samantha, and Andrew.
Services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., 821 W. Broad Street, Quakertown. Call Friday evening 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions can be made to Quakertown United Methodist Church, 1875 Freier Road, Quakertown, Pa. 18951 or to the Quakertown Senior Citizen Center, 26 N. 4th Street, Quakertown, Pa. 18951.
C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc.
Carolyn Ann Sonnenberg-Sopolosky
July 3, 1998
Carolyn Ann Sonnenberg-Sopolosky formerly of Stroudsburg, died Friday, July 3, at Anderson Area Medical Center of S.C. She was 33 years old.
Born in Long Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of Hazle Sonnenberg of Long Island and the late Francis Sonnenberg.
Ms. Sonnenberg attended school in Long Island, N.Y.
In addition to her husband, Robert, she is survived by 2 sons , Robert Jr., 4½ and Nicholas, 1½ and two daughters , Brittany, 2½ and Tara 13; 2 sisters , Lucille Ventua of Garden City Park, L.I., and Virginia Sonnenberg of Wantoch, L.I.; 4 brothers , Chuck Sonnenberg of Garden City Park, L.I., Jeff Sonnenberg of Lindenhurst, L.I., Frank Sonnenberg and Jim Sonnenberg, both of New Hyde Park, L.I.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, July 8, at noon from the Hess-Miller Funeral Home, 64-19 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, N.Y.
Geraldine O. Delaney
June 9, 1998
Geraldine O. Delaney, 91, of Frelinghuysen Twp., N.J., died on June 9, 1998. She was the founder of the Little Hill-Alina Lodge in Blairstown, NJ.
She is survived by a niece, Margaret Own Fisher, of Plymouth, MI, and nephew James Owen, of Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Delaney's life will be honored at a memorial service to be held at a later date under the direction of the Newbaker Funeral Home, Rt. 94, Blairstown, NJ.
Donations are requested for the Geraldine Owen Delaney Scholarship Fund of Alina Lodge, P.O. Box G, Blairstown, NJ 07825.
Newbaker Funeral Home
