OBITUARIES
March 11, 2018
Helene E. Motsay Brown, 94, a former resident of Mayfield, Carbondale and Mount Pocono, died Tuesday at Creekside Health Care and Rehab Center, Carbondale. She was the widow of Raymond Motsay, and Robert Brown. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughte...
March 10, 2018
Wayne J. Malachowski, 57, of Sturges, passed away on Monday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the husband of Norma Vargas. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edmund and Emelyn Malachowski. Educated in Scranton Sch...
March 7, 2018
Adeline R. Vullo, 96, formerly of River St., South Scranton, passed away Friday at the Jewish Home of Eastern PA. She was the widow of Philip T. Vullo, who died May 5, 1981. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ubaldo and Vincenza DeSte...
March 5, 2018
Thomas Charles Jaworski, 56 of Ransom, passed unexpectedly Wednesday at home. Thomas is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years, Christine Jaworski, whom he loved dearly. Born in West Scranton, to the late Thomas and Romayne Jaworski, he was a 1979 ...
February 22, 2018
Stella Fialkowsky, 96, a resident of Oakwood Terrace, Moosic, died Tuesday Morning. Her husband Edward Fialkowsky, died in 2003. Nieces and nephews survive. Graveside Services were held on Thursday, in St Vladimir’s Cemetery, Minooka, by Rev Myron ...
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February 19, 2018
Victor Fleck, 85, of West Scranton, died Friday at Geisinger/CMC. His wife of 63 years is Dorothy Karsnak Fleck. Born in Scranton, he is a son of the late Michael and Mamie Adamczyk Fleck. Victor was a lifetime member of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Cathol...
February 6, 2018
Warren M. Schadt, 86, Minooka, formerly of West Scranton, died Friday at home after a lengthy illness. His wife of 55 years, Julia Drost Schadt, died on July 22, 2011. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Milton H. and Ruth Meredith Schadt. W...
January 29, 2018
Kathleen McGahern Larkin, 88, passed at home surrounded by loved ones on Jan. 26 in Lake Ariel, Pa. Born and raised in New York City, she was a country girl at heart. In 1957 she left her position as a technician with RCA to move to West Milford, N....
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January 27, 2018
Anthony J. “Tony” Zanghi of Scranton, died Monday in Geisinger CMC ER after being suddenly stricken ill while serving as an acolyte during Mass. His wife is M. Janet Serrian Zanghi and the couple would have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversa...
January 26, 2018
Regina Clarke, 82, of West Scranton, died Monday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 58 years, Edward J. Clarke died on November 23, 2015. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Stella Bonczek Malek. Reggie wa...
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January 20, 2018
James M. Poncavage, 71 of East Scranton, died Monday after being stricken ill at home. His wife the former Charlotte Detrick Poncavage, died in 1991. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Ann Habuda Poncavage. James received his secon...
January 15, 2018
Denise M. Wasilko, 60, of North Scranton, died on Thursday at the ER of Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband is Harry J. Wasilko Jr, Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Michael “Sonny” and Lois Hughes Watral. A graduate of Scr...
January 8, 2018
Michael S. Oconnor, 37, of Scranton, died Monday at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Deborah Beavers, step-father Lee Beavers and Albert Oconnor. He was a 2000 graduate of West Scranton Senior High School. Michael would volunteer his grass c...
January 5, 2018
Paul L. Lowe Jr., 65 died on Sunday, surrounded by his family at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 45 years is Patricia L. June Lowe. Born in Scranton, He is the son of the late Paul L. Sr. and Dorothy Hughes Lowe. Paul was a 1970 graduate o...
January 4, 2018
Margaret Holubosky, 85 of Moosic, died Thursday evening at home. She was the widow of Walter Holubosky who died in 1992. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Anne Garich Durkot. Educated in Scranton schools, she was a former me...
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January 3, 2018
Captain Richard D. Heier Jr., 31 died Tuesday. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Richard D. Sr. and Deborah “Debbie” Kelesky Heier of Scranton and the fiancé of Kara Dolinish. Richard was a graduate of Bishop Hannon High School, received a Bach...
January 1, 2018
Catherine Marie Gattens, 91 of Scranton, died Monday morning at the Lackawanna Health Care & Rehab Center. She was the widow of Edward A. Gattens who died in 2007. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary O’Hora McCormic...
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December 29, 2017
Stanley J. Mach, 75, Old Forge formerly of Scranton, died Christmas Day at Geisinger Wyoming Valley where he was a patient. His wife of 49 years is Sharon Ashman Mach. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Mary Malanko Mach. A graduat...
December 21, 2017
Edward Harold Harris Jr, at the age of 72, succumbed to a stroke on Sunday, December 17th, 2017. He was the youngest son of Helen and Edward Harris, and was part owner of Harris’s Bar in Keyser Valley. Edward proudly defined himself as a family man...
December 6, 2017
Sarah A. Johnson, 61, of the Adams Ave. High Rise, died November 30. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 9:30 am in the Cathedral of St. Peter. Interment, Holy Family Cemetery, Throop. Arrangements: Edward J. Chomko Funeral Home, West ...
November 25, 2017
On Sunday, November 19, 2017, my dear Harry, 55 passed peacefully after prolonged illnesses which included myasthenia gravis, polymyositis, thymoma and complications due to immuno-suppression which affected his breathing. He was born Hryhory (Harry) ...
November 13, 2017
Antoinette “Toni” Richards, passed away peacefully on November 9th at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. Born in Strasbourg, France to Rosalie Schiffmacher and Jean Baptiste Saum, Antoinette came to America at age 19 on the arm of GI vet...
November 8, 2017
Mary Yvonne “Bonnie” Gavin, died Friday in the Jewish Home of Eastern PA. She was the wife of the late Eugene Gerard Gavin for over 50 years, who died on November 29, 2006. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Lorra...
November 3, 2017
Frances M. Rasieleski, 77, of Scranton, passed away Monday, at Geisinger CMC. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dulay Bendzel. She was a member of the former Holy Cross Church in Bellevue and is a member of St. Patric...
October 30, 2017
Cecelia “Ceil” Michalik, 88, died Wednesday, at the Mountain View Care Center, Scranton. Her husband of 60 years, Joseph F. Michalik, died on January 24, 2014. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eliza Funtz Rodrigues. E...Chomko Funeral Home
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