OBITUARIES
Veteran
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...
Veteran
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...
Veteran
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...
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October 28, 2017
Larry Eugene Gentry, born on February 11, 1948, entered into eternity after a brief illness at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore on October 11, 2017. His wife of 12 years is Julie Macheska Gentry. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of Katherin...
October 23, 2017
Dolores “Dolly” Laboranti, 83, of West Scranton, died Thursday October 19, at Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center, Taylor. Her husband of 50 years, John “Jack” Laboranti died July 8, 2012. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Geo...
October 16, 2017
Margaret M. Jasinski, 96, of the Bellevue section of Scranton, died Thursday morning after being stricken ill at home. Her husband is Stanley H. “Cappy” Jasinski and the couple would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on November 15th...
September 30, 2017
Karen Lynn Kowalski, died Monday evening at the Hershey Medical Center. Her husband is Daniel P. Kowalski. Born in Scranton, Karen was the daughter of the late William J. and Alice E. Schultz. A 1984 graduate of West Scranton High School, she worked ...
Veteran
September 27, 2017
Robert T. Ceccoli, 75, of the Lincoln Heights section of Taylor, died Friday at Moses-Taylor Hospital. His wife of 38 years, Christine M. Ceccoli, died on January 30, 2004. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas and Irene Dobrydeney Cecc...
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September 23, 2017
John J. Kalinich, 88, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Saturday at the Mountain View Care Center, Scranton. His wife the former Mary Lou McGettrick, died on September 5, 1979. Born in Scranton on April 1, 1929, he was the son of the late John an...
September 18, 2017
Pauline C. Langan, 91, Elan Gardens, formerly of the Bellevue section of Scranton, died Wednesday at Abington Manor. Her husband Gerald Langan, died in 1995. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose Lipcavage. Educated in ...
September 13, 2017
Rose M. Napolitano, 91, of the Bellevue section of Scranton, died Saturday at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband of 70 years, Martin R. Napolitano, died on October 23, 2016. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nichol...
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September 11, 2017
Charles D. “Chuck” Miller, of North Scranton, died Tuesday. His wife of 44 years is Leanne Booth Miller. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Lucille Jenkins Miller. Chuck was a 1969 graduate of Scranton Technical High Scho...
September 9, 2017
Helen Sawka RN, 95, a resident of Keyser Valley, died Monday at home. Her husband John Sawka, died April 6, 1997. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Julia Malnick Koznowsky. A 1939 graduate of Scranton Technical High School...Chomko Funeral Home
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