OBITUARIES
August 29, 2019
Mary Rudis, 93, Dover, DE, formerly of Scranton, died Monday morning at Brookdale Senior Living, Dover. Her husband of 52 years, Benjamin A. Rudis died on June 17, 2000. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Catherine Ponas. ...August 19, 2019
Joseph J. Regan Sr., 70, of West Scranton, died Wednesday at Allied Hospice Center. His wife of 49 years is Sharon Fuhrman Regan. Born in Scranton to the late John J. and Elizabeth Regan. Educated in West Scranton High School, he retired from the Scr...August 3, 2019
Constantina Veneris, 85, of Peckville, died on Wednesday, July 31 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center, Taylor. She was the widow of the late Lazarus Veneris. Born in Egypt, her family immigrated to Pittsburgh, where she had worked as a housekee...July 18, 2019
Lawrence Paul Caporelli, Orlando, FL, died peacefully at home on June 10, 2019. Larry was born on October 2, 1957, the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Cimino Caporelli in Scranton, PA. He attended Scranton Public Schools and earned his Bachelor...July 12, 2019
Jane Bulger, 68, of the Hideout, passed away on Tuesday evening at Geisinger/CMC, Scranton. Her husband of 39 years is Nicholas Butovich. Born on August 29, 1950, she is the daughter of the late George and Louise Bulger. Jane was a 1968 graduate of E...July 5, 2019
Brenda Lee Davenport, 53, of West Scranton, passed away on Friday, July 5, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Her husband is Daryl Davenport and the couple were married 35 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David G. and Caroli...June 26, 2019
Florence Grabowski, 93, of West Scranton, formerly of Jessup, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 surrounded by her family at the Allied Hospice Center, Morgan Highway, Scranton. She was the widow of William Grabowski, a WW II United States Army V...June 19, 2019
Michael Pehanick, 92, of Roaring Brook Twp., passed away Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife of 72 years is Ann Gillick Pehanick. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Andrew and Mary Kraik Pehanick, Educated in West Scra...May 27, 2019
Charles Bogdon, 96, a resident of Gino Merli Veterans Center, died Monday at Allied Hospice Center. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Wasil and Anna Bogdon. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he was a veteran of WW II with the Arm...May 22, 2019
Caroline Gillern, 76, of Old Forge, died peacefully on Monday at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton, while surrounded by her loving children. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, John J. Gillern on April 28, 2011. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, she...April 18, 2019
Thomas Snyder, 70, of Dunmore passed into eternal life on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Geisinger/CMC. Born on November 9, 1948, he was the son of the late John and Annette Scioscia Snyder. Tom was a graduate of South Catholic High School. After high sch...April 5, 2019
Juliann Marie Nidoh, 53, Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully Friday morning at her home. Born in Scranton, on July 13, 1965, she is the daughter of Mary Kapacs Nidoh, Clarks Summit and the late Paul Nidoh. Juliann was a 1983 graduate of Abington He...April 2, 2019
Clare L. Stefko, 86, of Scranton, died on Thursday evening at the Mercy Center, Dallas. She was the wife of 54 years, of the late Daniel Stefko who passed on May 13, 2009. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Hafich Langwi...March 23, 2019
Ann Marie Radocesky, 72, of West Scranton, died on Saturday at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Kossage Radocesky. Ann Marie was a graduate of West Scranton High School and retired ...March 16, 2019
Na’Lani Kai’ Meixner, received her wings on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, where she had been a patient. She is the daughter of Katheryn Taylor Meixner. Na’Lani was born in Scranton on December 29, 2018. Na...March 14, 2019
Jerry Foley, aka Irish Dr. Jerry Foley, 65, of the Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, passed away on Friday, March 8 at his home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Anne Margaret Fuller Foley. Jerry was a heavyweight amate...March 7, 2019
Joseph J. Staskiel, 80, of West Scranton, died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton, after being stricken ill at home, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Maryann O’Malley Staskiel. Born on December 11, 1938 ...March 1, 2019
John J. Martinelli Jr., 85, died Monday morning at Geisinger/CMC ICU with his loving family at his side. His wife, Mary Trunzo Martinelli, died in April of 2011. Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Antoinette Maffucchi Martinelli...February 28, 2019
Donald W. Trager, 80, of West Scranton, died Sunday night at home, with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife Judith Williams Trager and the couple would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Monday, February 25. Born in Scra...February 22, 2019
Shirley Puchalski, 83, of West Scranton, died Monday morning at Geisinger/CMC where she was a patient. She was the widow of Anthony Puchalski, who passed in 1993. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Emma Bevan Nicholson. Shirl...February 12, 2019
Stella Kowalski, 96, Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, died at home Saturday morning after an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Edmund J. Kowalski who passed away on June 14, 2004. Born in Scranton, she was...February 10, 2019
Marian Brazen Kovacs, 83, of West Scranton, died Thursday, at the Green Ridge Health and Rehab Center. Her husband of 61 years is Julius Kovacs. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late John and Anna Tomich Brazen. Marian was a 1954 graduate...William L. “Doc” Dougherty Sr.
February 8, 2019
William L. “Doc” Dougherty Sr., died Wednesday, surrounded by his loving family, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His beloved wife is Diane Delonti Dougherty. Born in Dunmore, he is the son of the late Robert E. and Ann Lawrence Dough...February 7, 2019
Walter J. Kulick, 84, of Dunmore, died Saturday in the Moses-Taylor Hospital ER. His wife of 60 years is Ann Juice Kulick. Born in Dunmore, he is the son of the late Adam and Anna Bohenik Kulick. Walter was a Korean War Marine Veteran having served w...February 5, 2019
Antoinette Methot, 84, of West Mountain, Scranton, died Thursday at Allied Hospice Unit, Scranton. Her husband is Leon Methot Sr. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret LaRussa Passaniti. Antoinette was a 1952 graduate o...