Eligia Viera Santana, 85, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at her residence with her family by her side.  She was the loving wife of Pedro C. Ayala Castro with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.  Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, she was a daughter of the late Ramon and Carlina Santana. Eligia was a loving mother who dedicated her time to raising her children.  Later, in the United States, she worked in a factory manufacturing purses. Eligia is...

Valeria Panina 84 of Bushkill, Pa. passed away on Monday April 8, 2024 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono E. Stroudsburg, Pa. Born in Moscow, Russia she was the daughter of Karpman and Nina Israel.  She was residing with her very close friend Yelena Shelyuto of Bushkill, Pa. for the past several years.   Private cremation services were provided by the Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home Inc. 23 N. 9th. St. Stroudsburg, Pa. 18360

 Helen A. Rehm, 92, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday March 31, 2024, at her home. She was the widow of the late Marshall E. Rehm Sr. who died in 1996. Born in Hamilton Township, Pa. , she was a daughter of Albert and Anna Ruth (Blair) Schollhammer. Helen was a lifelong resident of the Stroudsburg area. She was employed as a nurse’s aide working at Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home in Snydersville, Pennsylvania for 45 years. She was of the Baptist Faith. Helen...

Matthew “Gray Wolf” Pedersen, 58, of Bushkill, Pennsylvania died Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Pocono in East Stroudsburg. He was the loving husband of Melissa (Hassenmayer) Pedersen with whom he shared almost nine years of marriage. Born in Suffern, NY, he was a son of the late Arnold B. and Carol Ann (Enstrom) Pedersen. Gray Wolf was a member of the Bushkill Volunteer Fire Company for over 20 years where he was the former Lieutenant of Fire...

   Duane F. Hunt 87 of Saylorsburg, Pa. passed away on Tuesday March 26, 2024. He was the widower of Marion (Marsh) Hunt who died in 2018. Born in East Bangor, Pa., he was the son of Frederick and Muriel (Warrick) Hunt.   Duane was a lifelong resident of the Pen Argyl, Pa. area. He was employed as a cable splicer for the Commonwealth Telephone Co. for many years, retiring in 2007. He was of the Methodist faith and was an army veteran.   He is survived by 2 sons:...

James W. Moran, Jr, 39, of Bushkill, Pennsylvania died Monday, March 25, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  Born in Bethpage, New York, he was the son of James W. Moran, Sr. of Bushkill and Anita (Keane) Moran of St. Paul, Minnesota. James resided in Bushkill since 2007 and was of the Catholic faith. He worked in maintenance at the Notre Dame Elementary & Jr/Sr High School in East Stroudsburg.  James loved his New York Giants, New...

Karen Nemyo, 83, of Thornhurst, Pennsylvania died Friday, March 22, 2024, at her residence.  Born in Germantown, Wisconsin, she was a daughter to the late Edward and Cora (Ciriacks) Ritterbusch. Karen worked as a psychiatric nurse for many years at the former Pocono Medical Center.  She enjoyed sewing, crafting, and the Greenbay Packers. Her passion for traveling took her all over the world as she took special trips with each of her grandchildren whether it was a cruise or flying...

Elaine Patricia Joye, 75, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania died Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.  She was the loving wife of William Joye with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Harlem ,New York, she was a daughter of the late Geneva Patricia Frazier. Elaine dedicated her life to Jehovah and her family. During her working career, she was a teacher’s aid for elementary school children.She was also active in field service as a pioneer,...

Colleen F. Williston, 35, of East Stroudsburg, died tragically on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.  Her life was cut short, a victim of domestic violence in Rockland County, New York.  Born in Morristown, New Jersey, she was a daughter to Robert and Paula (Ginda) Williston of East Stroudsburg. Colleen had a passion to read, write and journal.  She was working on completing her education to become a teacher.  She enjoyed all animals but especially had an affinity for exotic...

      Matteo Gaudiuso 82 of Bushkill, Pa. passed away on Monday March 18, 2024. He was the loving husband of Angelina (Marsaro) Gaudiuso with whom he had celebrated 52 years of marriage.   Born in Italy he was the son of Vincenzo and Veronica (Resce) Gaudiuso. Matteo was a resident of the Bushkill area for the past 26 years. He was employed as a carpenter for the New York City Transit company for many years. He was a member of St. John’s Catholic church...