OBITUARIES
February 13, 2017
Joan M. Hummel, 83, of Scranton, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Diane, after an extended illness. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Marie Bird. Fashouer. Joan was a graduate of Scranton Technical High Sc...February 4, 2017
Karen Kuehner, 38, of South Scranton, died Tuesday night in Hospice of The Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Joseph J. Kuehner Jr., Folkston, GA and Gloria Jean Kuehner, Scranton. Educated in West Scranton High School, s...January 27, 2017
Joseph Youshock, 91, a resident of the Gino Merli Veterans Center, formerly of Jessup, passed away Sunday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 43 years, Victoria Ambrozevitch Youshock, died in 1995. Born on May 18, 1925 in Jessup, he...January 27, 2017
Anna Havrilla Wolensky, 91, of Shavertown, fell asleep in the Lord early Tuesday morning at the Post Acute Medical Unit at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was the widow of Paul Wolensky who died in 1974. Surviving are her daughters, Joan Wolen...January 26, 2017
Monroe M. Schadt, 90, of Scranton, formerly of North Plainfield, NJ, died Sunday at Geisinger CMC. He was the widower of Janet M. MacKenzie who died in 1986. Born in Scranton, he was a son of the late Milton H. and Ruth Meredith Schadt. He was a 1945...January 17, 2017
Edward C. Evarts, 67 of Scranton, passed away on Tuesday. He was the son of the late David R. and Katherine Evarts. Before retirement, Ed worked as an auto mechanic for Chet’s Garage and Dick’s Sunoco. He is survived by five brothers, George, Ric...January 14, 2017
Barbara E. Reid, 78 of Scranton, passed away on Sunday, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Utica, NY. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Beatrice Smith Bowman who died in 1993. She was the widow of Wallace I. Reid who died April 7, 1990. Ba...January 9, 2017
Wendell A. Beppler Sr., 82, of Scranton, passed away surrounded by his family Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife, Helen F. Beppler died on January 5, 2015. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Burson and Mabel Brittain ...January 6, 2017
Marilyn Smar, 72, of Old Forge, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 43 years, Richard “Richie” Smar, died in July of 2013. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the la...December 26, 2016
Jean E. Murphy, 91, of Thornhurst, passed away Peacefully Monday evening while surrounded by family. She was the widow of Martin L. Murphy Jr. and the daughter of the late Archbald E. Hamilton and Anna Mae Hamilton Beebe. She is survived by two daugh...December 12, 2016
Jerome Shaw, 57, of Scranton, died Monday, from injuries sustained in an auto versus pedestrian accident in North Scranton. Son of the late Cyril and Lillian Shaw, he is survived by one daughter, Cynthia Shaw, two grandchildren, two brothers, Robert ...November 29, 2016
Thelma M. Vandermark, 63, of Scranton, died on Monday, at home. Her husband of 37 years is Ralph D. Vandermark. Born in Carbondale she attended Green Ridge Assembly of God Church. Also surviving are one son, John Haig, two daughters, Belinda Evans, M...November 21, 2016
John “Jack” Watkins, 89, of Jessup, formerly of West Scranton, died Thursday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. He was predeceased by his first wife, Jean McNichols Watkins and his second wife Maryanne Ager Watkins. Born in Scranton, he was the son ...November 14, 2016
Marilyn Zadolnny, 93 of West Scranton, died Thursday in Scranton Regional Hospital. Her husband of 55 years, George Zadolnny, died in 2001. Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Lynn and Mary Foulkrod Mack. Educated in Lake Ariel sc...October 28, 2016
Martin R. Napolitano, 91, a resident of Scranton’s Bellevue Section, passed into Eternal Rest at the Green Ridge Health Care Center on Sunday, October 23. He leaves his wife of 70 years, Rose M. Fiorani Napolitano. They celebrated their 70th ...April 23, 2016
Pani Tamara, wife of Very Reverend Protopresbyter Nestor S. Kowal, fell asleep in the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, April 15. Born in Wurzen, Germany on October 2, 1944, our Mom came to America in 1952 with her late parents, Ilya and Vera (Ivanova) Ty...March 29, 2016
Sophie Zelinski, 94, died Tuesday, in the Geisinger/CMC VNA Hospice Unit. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ignatius and Eva Sztubinski Zielinski. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School, she was a lifelong member of SS Peter an...March 25, 2016
John J. Rogan Jr., of West Scranton, passed away Tuesday night surrounded by his loving family and friends, ending his 9 ½ year struggle with kidney disease. He and his wife Debbie Malos Rogan celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary on March 21. B...March 13, 2016
Robert Petrikovicz, 48, South Scranton, died Tuesday after being stricken ill. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Robert Petrikovicz Sr., Mayfield and Mary Jane Hricko, Scranton. Robert was a 1986 graduate of West Scranton High School and had worked ...January 19, 2016
Marion C. Kowalski, 88, a lifelong resident of the Lincoln Heights section of Taylor, died Saturday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center. Her husband of 52 years, Edmund J. Kowalski Sr., died August 5, 2005. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the la...January 11, 2016
Ann M. Klodnicki, 83, of Scranton, died Wednesday evening at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger/CMC. She was the widow of Edward C. Klodnicki, to whom she had been married to for 59 years. Born in Dupont, she was the youngest of 13 children of the lat...December 31, 2015
Carolyn D. Wojewodski, OCDS, 78, of South Scranton, died Monday at The Willowbrook, where she was a resident. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Raymond Wojewodski. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Martin J. and Elena Pilot...December 30, 2015
Rebecca Lynn Barrett, 43, of Taylor, died Saturday morning at home after a courageous struggle with breast cancer. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Kenneth M. and Ellie Mae Mlyczek Barrett of West Scranton. Rebecca was a 1990 graduate of West...December 28, 2015
Joseph W. Samuels, 77, of West Scranton, died Tuesday at home, after an extended illness. His wife Evelyn Patrick Samuels, died in September. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Lescowitch Samuel. Joe was a 1956 graduate of W...December 22, 2015
Mary A “Dolly” Krul, 84, died Friday at home after an extended illness. She was the widow of Michael A. Krul, who died on November 6, 2000. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Carmella Malara Genovese. Mary was a 1949 ...