OBITUARIES
December 22, 2023
Lena Agnes Savani Schultz, 91, of Mount Cobb passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 22, 2023. Born in Jessup on May 11, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Anna Savani. Lena retired from McKinney Corporation and continued as a ...December 2, 2023
Lee M. Beavers, 70, of Scranton died Monday, November 27, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore. He was the husband of Deborah Stawinsky Beavers. Born and educated in Scranton, Lee worked several different types of jobs from being a laborer to w...November 29, 2023
Ann Marie Sabo, “Aunt Sis”, 83 of Scranton, died Thursday at Elan Skilled Nursing. She was the wife of the late Joseph Sabo who died in 2020. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Francis McPhillips and Marguerite McAuliffe ...November 25, 2023
Richard “Ricci” DeCicco, 46, of Scranton, passed suddenly at home on Sunday. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Dorothy “Dottie” and Charles “Chuck” Watts, West Scranton. Ricci was educated in West Scranton High School and was the owner-o...November 17, 2023
Rose Ann T. Wesley, 88, of Scranton, passed on Saturday at Allied Skilled Nursing. Her husband, James A. Wesley, passed in 1977. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Alice Gallagher Walsh. Rose Ann was educated at South ...November 4, 2023
William J. Lesek Jr., aka Chuck, 76 of the Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, passed away suddenly on Tuesday at Geisinger CMC. His wife, Jean Novak Lesek of 56 years was at his side. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late William J. Les...October 30, 2023
Marianne Scanlan, 86 of Scranton, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was the wife of Edward J. Scanlan. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Ryan) Newton. Marianne was a gr...October 21, 2023
Joseph J. Brudzinski, a lifelong resident of Scranton, passed away on October 2, 2023. A member of the Greatest Generation, Joe was just shy of his 99th birthday. Joe was the son of the late Charles and Rose Brudzinski. He was proceeded in dea...October 20, 2023
Catherine Fricker, 97 of Scranton, passed on Friday morning at the Scranton Health Care Center. Born in Lindenwold, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late James and Alberta Walton Owens, and is the widow of Charles Fricker who passed in 2000....October 16, 2023
Craig C. Boeth, 71 of Scranton, passed on Wednesday, at the Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Phillip and Elizabeth Roche Boeth. Craig was a 1970 graduate of West Scranton High School and retired from Lacka...October 5, 2023
Madeline “Madge” Hudacko, 93, of Scranton, passed Sunday at Green Ridge Health Care Center. Her husband of 50 years, Arthur Hudacko passed in 2003. Born in Scranton, Madge was the daughter of the late Harry and Madeline Rosencrans. Madge was a gr...October 2, 2023
ATTN OBITS: Henrietta E. Golembeski, died September 30, 2023 Henrietta E. Golembeski, 100, of Scranton, passed on September 30, at Oak Ridge Rehab and Health Care Center, Taylor. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Josephin...September 23, 2023
Sally M. Yevitz, 84, of Scranton, died Sunday, peacefully at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore with her family at her side. Her husband of 52 years is Nicholas W. Yevitz. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Grohows...September 22, 2023
Barbara H. Janiszeski, 95 of South Scranton, passed peacefully on Friday evening at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. She was the widow of retired USAF CMSGT Norbert D. Janiszeski who passed in 1970. Born in Japan, she was the daughter of the late Kai...September 21, 2023
Joseph S. Petrasko Jr, 71, of Scranton, passed on Saturday at Geisinger/CMC. His wife of 43 years is Mary Ann Bradley Petrasko. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Joseph Sr and Mary Petrasko. Joseph was a graduate of Scranton Preparatory Hi...September 5, 2023
Catherine (Deininger) Korgeski, 89, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2023. Born and raised in Taylor, she was the beloved daughter of the late William and Anna (Nykaza) Deininger; and the loving wife of John “Jack” Korgeski who preceded her ...September 1, 2023
It is with great sadness that our family announce the passing of Joanne M. DeNero, 76, of Old Forge, Monday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Starting in 2003, she had bravely fought many battles with cancer. She and her husband Joseph R. DeNero ...August 31, 2023
Mary J. Wadika, 95, a lifelong resident of Scranton, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday from natural causes. Her husband of 45 years Peter J. Wadika passed away in 1997. Mary’s family meant everything to her. She and her husband, Peter, d...August 30, 2023
Stephanie Catherine Sakevich Ricino, died August 25, 2023 at CMC hospital after a long illness. Stephanie was born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in June of 1973 to Rosalie (Swartosky) Sakevich and Simon Sakevich Sr., both of North Scranton. Stephanie ...July 15, 2023
Naomi M. Whalen, 85 of Scranton, passed on Tuesday at the Green Ridge Care Center, Scranton. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evangeline Jackett. She was the widow of William P. Whalen, who died in May of 2016. The couple...July 13, 2023
Carol A. Gratkowski, 79, of Dunmore, passed away on Friday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia after a brief but courageous battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Born in Scranton on November 24, 1943, she was the daughter ...July 12, 2023
John J. Radzwillowicz, “Radz”, 74 of Taylor, passed away on Tuesday, at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 53 years is Jean M. Lavelle Radzwillowicz. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Margaret Moran Radzwillowicz. Jo...July 8, 2023
Joseph J. Prislupsky, 87, of West Scranton, passed away on Sunday afternoon at home with his family at his side. His wife of 64 years is Janet Townsend Prislupsky. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Paul and Edith Zuby Prislupsky. Joe was a...July 1, 2023
Richard E. Schomburg, 84, of Scranton, died on Thursday at home. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Judith Goff Schomburg. Born in Binghamton, New York, he was of the Baptist faith, a graduate of the Scranton School District, a Navy Veteran and ...June 30, 2023
Mary Ann Kujawski, 93, of West Scranton, passed away on Friday, June 23 at Geisinger CMC. She was the widow of Anthony P. Kujawski, who died in 1996. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Wanda Walesiak. Mary Ann was educated i...