Obituaries
May 28, 2020
Barbara Joyce Ferraro (Colburn), 81, died Thursday morning, May 28th at the Jewish Nursing Home of Eastern Pennsylvania located in Scranton. Born in Heiberger, Alabama, she was the loving wife of the late Donald J. Ferraro. Joyce was raised in Perr
May 24, 2020
Shirley Collins, 73, formerly of Scranton and Peckville, passed away Sunday, May 24th at Allied Services Hospice Center after a long battle with cancer. Born in Scranton in 1946, she was the daughter of the late Edward J and Clara Sokoloski. A gradua
May 23, 2020
Antonietta Kohut, 87, formerly of West Scranton, died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the widow of Peter Kohut who died in September of 2000 and the couple had been married 43 years at the time of his death. Born in Latisana, Italy,
Veteran
May 22, 2020
Stanley A. Maros Sr,, 82, of the Greenwood section of Scranton, passed away on Monday, May 18, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore after a long battle with Parkinson Disease. He was the husband of Carol (Shygelski) Maros and would have shared 6
Veteran
May 16, 2020
Edward A. Koziol, 91, formerly on South Scranton, died Monday at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst, from complications of Covid-19. His wife of 51 years, the Florence Korek Koziol died May 3, 2012. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Francis and
May 16, 2020
Deborah Ann Ogden, 57, of North Scranton, died on Saturday from injuries sustained in a fire at 1840 North Main Avenue, North Scranton. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Ann Juice Kulick, Dunmore and the late Walter J. Kulick. Debbie was a gra
May 14, 2020
Kevin M. Shaughnessy, of West Scranton, passed away Saturday morning after being stricken ill at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John “Jack” and Roseann Regan Shaughnessy. Kevin was a 1988 graduate of West Scranton High School
May 13, 2020
Joseph James Barbuti passed peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on May 9th 2020. Born December 16, 1942, Joe was a lifelong PROUD resident of West Scranton. Growing up in the Bellevue section of West Scranton, he loved
April 28, 2020
Ann Cosminski, 99, formerly of Taylor, died Tuesday morning at the Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the widow of Stephen Cosminski Sr. who died on April 1, 2000. The couple had been married 53 years at the time of Steve’s pass
Very Reverend Protopresbyter Nestor S. Kowal
April 22, 2020
CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! It is with deep sorrow, yet with joy of the Holy Season of Pascha, that our "Dear Old Dad", Very Reverend Protopresbyter Nestor S. Kowal fell asleep in the Lord on Great Friday, April 17, 2020. He leaves beh
April 16, 2020
Esther Martinez, 62, of Scranton, passed away on 04/16/2020 at Dunmore Health Care Center. Esther was born in Ibague, Colombia, daughter of Jose and Sylvia Martinez. She studied Piano, Organ, and Spanish Literature. She enjoyed playing the Melodica.
Veteran
April 14, 2020
Joseph Madus Sr., 71, Newton Township, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife Elaine Sydor Madus and the couple would have celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in June. Born in West Scranton
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April 5, 2020
Theodore F. “Teddy” Rapaciewicz, 60, of West Scranton, died Sunday, April 5, at home. His wife, Shirley Ann Watral Rapaciewicz died on January 25, 2019. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Theodore and Evelyn Fezuk Rapaciewicz. Teddy was
March 30, 2020
Theresa B. Stanek, 79, of West Scranton, died on Thursday at the Green Ridge Health Care Center. Her husband of 58 years is Robert A. Stanek. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Theresa Grayeski. Theresa was educated in Sout
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March 18, 2020
Joseph J. Rama, 95, formerly of Scranton, died on Saturday, in Catonsville, MD. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Adeline Gowarty Rama. Born in Scranton, Joe was the son of the late John and Stella Hermanowski Rama. Joe and Adeline were in the
March 17, 2020
Johanna Petranchak, 93, of West Scranton, died Saturday morning at the Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. She was the widow of John “Jack” Petranchak who died April 23, 1983. Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna B
March 10, 2020
Cynthia Zimmerman, 58, Scranton, died Friday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart In-patient Unit, Dunmore. Her husband of 40 years is Donald A. Zimmerman. Born in Scranton she is the daughter of Janet Morris Maurer, Scranton and the late Harry Johnson. A
March 5, 2020
Sarah Steinbacher, 71, died Thursday at Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Taylor. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Mabel Cigna, Scranton and the late Samuel Cigna. Sarah was a 1966 graduate of South Scranton Central Catholic Hi
February 26, 2020
Nancy M. Mark, 82, State College, formerly of Scranton, died Thursday at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. Her husband is William D. Mark. Born in Scranton, Nancy is the daughter of the late Eugene and Marion Bartle McCarthy. Nancy was edu
February 19, 2020
Patricia Ann Mitchell Coggins, 87, of Scranton, died Friday, at Scranton Regional Hospital. She was the widow of John J. Coggins, who died on September 13, 2019, and the couple had been together for over 70 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daught
February 18, 2020
Diane M. Czyzyk, LPN, 57, of Scranton, died Friday at Hospice of The Sacred Heart Inpatient unit, Dunmore. Her husband of 38 years is Thomas Czyzyk Jr. Born in Scranton, Diane is the daughter of Josephine Gabriel Jordan, Scranton and the late Robert
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February 13, 2020
Louis Maroni, 83, formerly of West Scranton, died Sunday morning after an extended illness at the home of his son and caregiver, David. His wife, Mary, died in August of 2014. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas and Grace Maroni. L
January 21, 2020
Barbara Pifcho McAllister, 69 of Scranton, passed peacefully on Wednesday, surrounded by her family. Barbara is survived by her beloved husband, James T. McAllister, whom she spent 50 years with, happily married. Born July 2, 1950, she was the daught
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January 15, 2020
Robert P. Kovach, 83, died Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Frances Kovach of Dunmore. Robert was born on July 4, 1936 and was the son of the late John and Helen (Kapacs) Kovach. He was educated in Scranton and entered the United States Marine Cor
January 2, 2020
Raymond Cappello, age 86, passed away on New Year’s Eve, 2019 following a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Ray and his wife Pat raised their family in Linden, NJ. He later moved to Ocean County, NJ. Ray was a NY newspaper pressman, starSocial Media
