Obituaries
Catherine Marie Gattens
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...
Stanley J. Mach
December 29, 2017
Veteran
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...
Edward Harold Harris Jr
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...
Sarah A. Johnson
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 ...
Harry Krewsun
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) ...
Antoinette "Toni" Richards
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...
Mary Yvonne "Bonnie" Gavin
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...
Frances M. Rasieleski
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...
Cecelia "Ceil" Michalik
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...
Larry E. Gentry
October 28, 2017
Veteran
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...
Dolores Laboranti
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...
Margaret M. Jasinski
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...
Karen Lynn Kowalski
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 ...
Robert T. Ceccoli
September 27, 2017
Veteran
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...
John J. Kalinich
September 23, 2017
Veteran
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...
Pauline C. Langan
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 ...
Rose M. Napolitano
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...
Charles "Chuck" D. Miller
September 11, 2017
Veteran
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...
Helen Sawka RN
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...
Bernadette McConnell-Dollan
September 7, 2017
Bernadette McConnell-Dolan, 80, died Sunday at the River Street Manor, Wilkes-Barre. She was the widow of the late Robert J. McConnell Sr. and Vincent J. Dolan. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Sr. and Helen Kreiger Ptaszynsk...
Elizabeth "Betty" Rohland
August 19, 2017
Elizabeth “Betty” Rohland, 68, of West Scranton, died Tuesday night in the ICU of Moses-Taylor Hospital. Her husband of 19 years is Kenneth M. Rohland. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marie Neary Jordan. Betty was a ...
Theresa M. Williams
July 26, 2017
Theresa M. Williams, 88, of Scranton, died Saturday in the Jewish Home of Eastern PA. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Kozak Markanich. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, she was a lifelong member of St. Joh...
Margaret “Murph” Rose Donachie
July 19, 2017
Margaret Rose “Murph” Donachie, 79, of Scranton, passed away Friday evening at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 49 years, Charles R. Donachie, died in 2008. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Francis & Helen W...
John A. Fedorchak
July 3, 2017
John A. Fedorchak, 69, of North Scranton, died Wednesday, after being stricken ill at home. His wife of 42 years is Ann Grizzanti Fedorchak. Born in Wyoming, Luzerne County, he was the son of the late John and Helen Sholtis Fedorchak. John was a 1965...
Teresa Langan
June 22, 2017
Teresa Langan, 50 of West Scranton, died on Sunday in the Moses-Taylor Hospital under Hospice care. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Francis “Lefty” Langan, West Scranton and the late Geraldine Walsh Langan, who died in 2008. Teresa was e...
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