First Posted: 7/8/2014

CRAWFORD

WILKES-BARRE — Karen A. Crawford, 71, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away July 1, 2014, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Surviving is her husband, Phillip, with whom she would have celebrated 45 years of marriage in October. She had family in Tunkhannock. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Albert Cemetery, Mountain Top. Arrangements by the Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming.

VOGEL

LAKE CAREY — Emily C. Vogel, 93, of Lake Carey, Tunkhannock, died July 11, 2014, at her home. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 6, 1920, a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Polkabla Vascik. Funeral services were held July 15 from the Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, with Mass of Christian Burial in The Church of the Nativity BVM, Tunkhannock.

VASKAS

TUNKHANNOCK — Jody Tyler Vaskas, of Tunkhannock, died at his home on July 9, 2014. He was born in Tunkhannock on Oct. 16, 1965. A memorial service will be a later date. Arrangements by Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home, Tunkhannock.