Obituaries
September 19, 2020
Tara M. Pifcho Evans passed away Sunday, September 13. She is the daughter of Robert and Sally Pifcho of Scranton and the mother of Jamie Spindler, Aidan Spindler and Ava M. Evans who were the absolute loves of her life. Born in Scranton, Tara was a
September 16, 2020
Ellen M. Bresser, 75, of West Scranton, passed on Sunday morning at her home. Her husband of 54 years is Arnold Bresser. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Searfoss Reed. Ellen was a graduate of the former Scranton Tech
September 14, 2020
Jeanne “Jeannie” Petcavage, 76, of Scranton, passed away Sunday at Regional Hospital in Scranton. She was proceeded in death by her beloved husband, Gerald J. Petcavage in 2007. The couple was married for 37 years. Born in Throop on Octobe
September 14, 2020
Michelle Burke, 51 of Scranton, passed unexpectedly at home. Michelle is survived by her husband, Patrick T. Burke. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of James T. McAllister, Scranton. Michelle was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and
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September 12, 2020
Joseph “Uncle Joe” Buchma, 100 years old, died at his home, early, Saturday morning. Born in Scranton, on November 26, 1919, he was the son of the late John and Parania Buchma. He lived a long and wonderful life. He had a multitude of good frie
September 11, 2020
Susan Holland, 57, died unexpectedly at her home in Scranton on Sunday, September 6, 2020. Susan is survived by her loving children; three daughters; Nicole Holland, Erin Baxter, and Kristi Holland; her son, Tom Holland III, and daughter-in-law;
September 3, 2020
Marion Andrejco Kupcho, 98, formerly of Fleetville, passed away peacefully on August 31st at Abington Manor in the care of Hospice. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Blasko Andrejco. She was also predeceased by her
August 27, 2020
Robert “Big Bob” Woelkers Jr., died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 23, 2020 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He and his wife Janalee (Jane) Newland Woelkers recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Born in South
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August 25, 2020
Harry Romancho, 90, of Newton Twp., passed away Friday evening at the Allied hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 64 years is Doris Hafner Romancho. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Wasyl and Catherine Mackar Romancho. Harry was a gradua
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August 16, 2020
Thomas J. Mangan, 80. Of Scranton, passed away on Sunday. His wife of 57 years is JoAnn Sevensky Mangan. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas Sr. and Eileen Wallace Mangan. Tom was a United States Army veteran, having served with the 7
August 14, 2020
William K. Smith, 85 of Jefferson Township, went home to be with the Lord on Friday August 14, 2020. His late wife, of 57 years, Rose Bombar Smith, died October 2016. Born in Nicholson, he was the son of the late William and Mae Gibbs Smith. William
August 8, 2020
Mary Maruhnich, 93, passed on Thursday, at The Gardens at Stroud, Stroudsburg. Born in Elmhurst, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Maruhnich. Mary was a graduate of Lincoln College Preparatory School, a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox
July 30, 2020
William Velez, 63, of Taylor, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, July 24, in the emergency room of Geisinger/CMC Hospital, Scranton, PA. He was the loving husband of Maria V. Piniero Velez. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late San
July 28, 2020
Marian P. Misiura-Banko of Scranton, formerly of Olyphant and East Orange, NJ, died Friday, July 24, after a brief illness. Born July 18, 1926 in Olyphant, PA, to the late Barbara Sendzik and Stanislaus Misiura. She resided in East Orange, N.J. unt
July 21, 2020
Eleanor Pindzola Bello, 95, Florham Park, NJ, died Friday, July 17, 2020 at Brighton Gardens. She was the widow of the late Aristides Bello. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Laskanych Pindzola. Eleanor was a former
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July 2, 2020
George G. Yanko, 93, a former Bellevue resident and a resident of the Gino Merli Veterans Center, died on Saturday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the widower of the late Maria Van Helden Yanko. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Ge
July 1, 2020
Rose M. Bolser, 94, of Jessup, died June 27, 2020, at St. Mary’s Villa Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center, Elmhurst Twp. The eldest child of the late John and Cecelia Malinosky Bolser, Rose was a lifelong resident of Jessup. She was an active pa
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June 16, 2020
Thomas P. Cogliser, 76, of West Scranton, died on Saturday morning at Allied Hospice Center. His wife is Diane M. Kowalski Cogliser and the couple would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary in August. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the
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June 16, 2020
Joseph Drumsta Sr. 78, of West Scranton, died on Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of the late Judith Petcavage Drumsta. Born in Dickson City, he was the son of the late Stanley and Ann Drumsta. Joe attended St. Ann’s Bas
June 13, 2020
Henrietta “Cookie” Matticks, 78 of West Scranton, passed Wednesday morning surrounded by family at home, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Matticks who died in 2013. The couple had been married 53 years at the time of h
June 8, 2020
Joseph F. Ogden Jr, 50 of West Scranton, died at Geisinger/CMC after being stricken ill at home. He is survived by his loving wife, Lisa who loves him unconditionally and would do anything for him. Born in Rahway, NJ, he is the son of Patricia Ogden,
Frances M. DiBileo Turcotte Small
June 7, 2020
Frances M. DiBileo Turcotte Small, 84, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Her husband, Elliott Small died on March 23, 2006. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Anthony and Concetta DiBileo. Frances was educated at West Scranton High
June 3, 2020
Dolores M. Zapotochny, 71, of East Mountain, passed away on Saturday at the Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Scranton. Her husband of 53 years is Alan Zapotochny. Born in Old Forge, she is the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Maleck
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June 1, 2020
Robert J. Kasperkoski, 76, of Taylor, passed away on Monday at home. Born in Old Forge, PA on August 27, 1943, he is the son of the late Benjamin and Frances Succolosky Kasperkoski. Bob was a graduate of Old Forge High School, and enlisted into the A
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May 30, 2020
Sylvia Rice (nee Leal), born on May 23, 1933, was raised in Mission, Texas. She passed away in Scranton, Pa., on May 30, 2020. On May 25, 1953, Sylvia married the love of her life, Walter, on a ranch in Texas and relocated to Scranton, Pa., where thSocial Media
