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Notable Births & Deaths for Port Blanchard ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Port Blanchard. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.
- Edie Adams (Actress, singer)
- Nick Adams (Actor, screenwriter)
- Born: Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock
- He was born in Nanticoke (PA) on July 10, 1931 (a Friday) and died in Beverly Hills (CA) on February 6, 1968 (a Tueday) at the age of 36.
- Nanticoke is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nick Adams<1>
- Joseph Grubb Alexander (Screenwriter)
- George Catlin (Artist, lawyer, author)
- Adam Anthony Comorosky (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Swoyersville (PA) on December 9, 1905 (a Saturday) and died in Swoyersville (PA) on March 2, 1951 (a Friday) at the age of 45. He is buried at St. Ignatius Cemetery (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania).
- Swoyersville is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the west of Port Blanchard.
- Swoyersville is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the west of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Adam Anthony Comorosky<1>
- Herman J. 'Dutch' Dehlman (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Brooklyn (NY) in 1852 and died in Wilkes-Barre (PA) on March 13, 1885 (a Friday).
- Wilkes-Barre is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Peter Patrick 'Pete' Gillespie (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Carbondale (PA) on November 30, 1851 (a Sunday) and died in Carbondale (PA) on May 4, 1910 (a Wednesday) at the age of 58.
- Carbondale is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Carbondale is located 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Patrick 'Pete' Gillespie<1>
- Pete Gray (Major League Baseball)
- Born: Peter J. Wyshner
- He was born in Nanticoke (PA) on March 6, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Nanticoke (PA) on June 30, 2002 (a Sunday) at the age of 87.
- Nanticoke is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Nanticoke is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Pete Gray<1>
- Peter J. 'Pete' Gray (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Nanticoke (PA) on March 6, 1915 (a Saturday) and died in Nanticoke (PA) on June 30, 2002 (a Sunday) at the age of 87.
- Nanticoke is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Nanticoke is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter J. 'Pete' Gray<1>
- William 'Willie' Harmatz (Jockey)
- Tom Hatten (Radio & TV Personality, actor)
- Wanda Hawley (Actress)
- Born: Selma Wanda Pittack
- She was born in Scranton (PA) on July 30, 1895 (a Tueday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on March 18, 1963 (a Monday) at the age of 67. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
- Scranton is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Wanda Hawley<1>
- Hugh Jennings (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Pittston (PA) on April 2, 1869 (a Friday) and died in Scranton (PA) on February 1, 1928 (a Wednesday) at the age of 58.
- Pittston is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Scranton is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hugh Jennings<1>
- Russell Johnson (Actor)
- Full name: Russell David Russell
- He was born in Ashley (PA) on November 10, 1924 (a Monday) and died in Bainbridge Island (WA) on January 16, 2014 (a Thursday) at the age of 89. We don't have any burial details.
- Ashley is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Russell Johnson<1>
- Edward 'Ed' Kennedy (1883/05/01:1886/08/25)
- Norman Howard Larker (Major League Baseball)
- Marion Lorne (Actress)
- She was born in West Pittston (PA) on August 12, 1883 (a Sunday) and died in New York (NY) on May 9, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
- West Pittston is located 2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marion Lorne<1>
- Charles Emmett Mack (Actor)
- Dennis Joseph 'Denny' Mack (Major League Baseball)
- He was born in Jim Thorpe (PA) on March 14, 1850 (a Thursday) and died in Wilkes-Barre (PA) on April 10, 1888 (a Tueday) at the age of 38.
- Jim Thorpe is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Port Blanchard.
- Wilkes-Barre is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest of Port Blanchard.
- Christopher 'Christy' Mathewson (Major League Baseball)
- Russ Morgan (Musician)
- He was born in Scranton (PA) on April 29, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Las Vegas (NV) on August 7, 1969 (a Thursday) at the age of 65.
- Scranton is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast of Port Blanchard.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Russ Morgan<1>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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