OBITUARIES
Veteran
September 20, 2019
Jane Towle, 69, passed away on Tuesday, at Geisinger/CMC surrounded by her loving fiancée, William “Bill” Gilpin and family. Born in Somerset, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mona Mitzkewich Towle and step-father, the late Peter M
Veteran
September 17, 2019
John J. Coggins. 87, of Scranton, passed away Friday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John G. and Caroline Graff Coggins. John attended St. Mary of the Assumption High School, and was a member of
September 13, 2019
Dayna Kane Cogliser, 45, died in Orange Park, FL, from injuries in a hit and run accident while riding her moped on August 17. Her husband, Thomas Cogliser Jr., died April 4, 2004. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of James Kane, and the late Pri
September 10, 2019
Paul Gillick Jr., 83, of West Scranton, passed away unexpectedly at home in his sleep early Thursday morning. His wife of 64 years is Barbara Stolin Gillick. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Paul Sr. and Julia Durkot Gillick. Paul was a g
September 7, 2019
Francis “Frank” M. Ottone Jr., 65 of West Scranton, died peacefully with his family at his side on Monday night. His wife of 41 years is Cindy Wirth Ottone. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Francis M. Sr. and Santina Ludovici Ottone. F
September 3, 2019
Maria Casale, 67, of West Scranton, was found dead at home on Monday, August 19, of natural causes. Born in Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, she was the daughter of Olegario Belchior da Silva and Maria deLourdes Aguiar da Silva. One of 16 child
August 29, 2019
Mary Rudis, 93, Dover, DE, formerly of Scranton, died Monday morning at Brookdale Senior Living, Dover. Her husband of 52 years, Benjamin A. Rudis died on June 17, 2000. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Catherine Ponas.
August 19, 2019
Joseph J. Regan Sr., 70, of West Scranton, died Wednesday at Allied Hospice Center. His wife of 49 years is Sharon Fuhrman Regan. Born in Scranton to the late John J. and Elizabeth Regan. Educated in West Scranton High School, he retired from the Scr
August 3, 2019
Constantina Veneris, 85, of Peckville, died on Wednesday, July 31 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center, Taylor. She was the widow of the late Lazarus Veneris. Born in Egypt, her family immigrated to Pittsburgh, where she had worked as a housekee
July 18, 2019
Lawrence Paul Caporelli, Orlando, FL, died peacefully at home on June 10, 2019. Larry was born on October 2, 1957, the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Cimino Caporelli in Scranton, PA. He attended Scranton Public Schools and earned his Bachelor
July 12, 2019
Jane Bulger, 68, of the Hideout, passed away on Tuesday evening at Geisinger/CMC, Scranton. Her husband of 39 years is Nicholas Butovich. Born on August 29, 1950, she is the daughter of the late George and Louise Bulger. Jane was a 1968 graduate of E
July 5, 2019
Brenda Lee Davenport, 53, of West Scranton, passed away on Friday, July 5, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Her husband is Daryl Davenport and the couple were married 35 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David G. and Caroli
June 26, 2019
Florence Grabowski, 93, of West Scranton, formerly of Jessup, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 surrounded by her family at the Allied Hospice Center, Morgan Highway, Scranton. She was the widow of William Grabowski, a WW II United States Army V
Veteran
June 19, 2019
Michael Pehanick, 92, of Roaring Brook Twp., passed away Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife of 72 years is Ann Gillick Pehanick. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Andrew and Mary Kraik Pehanick, Educated in West Scra
Veteran
May 27, 2019
Charles Bogdon, 96, a resident of Gino Merli Veterans Center, died Monday at Allied Hospice Center. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Wasil and Anna Bogdon. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he was a veteran of WW II with the Arm
May 22, 2019
Caroline Gillern, 76, of Old Forge, died peacefully on Monday at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton, while surrounded by her loving children. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, John J. Gillern on April 28, 2011. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, she
Veteran
April 18, 2019
Thomas Snyder, 70, of Dunmore passed into eternal life on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Geisinger/CMC. Born on November 9, 1948, he was the son of the late John and Annette Scioscia Snyder. Tom was a graduate of South Catholic High School. After high sch
April 5, 2019
Juliann Marie Nidoh, 53, Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully Friday morning at her home. Born in Scranton, on July 13, 1965, she is the daughter of Mary Kapacs Nidoh, Clarks Summit and the late Paul Nidoh. Juliann was a 1983 graduate of Abington He
April 2, 2019
Clare L. Stefko, 86, of Scranton, died on Thursday evening at the Mercy Center, Dallas. She was the wife of 54 years, of the late Daniel Stefko who passed on May 13, 2009. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Hafich Langwi
March 23, 2019
Ann Marie Radocesky, 72, of West Scranton, died on Saturday at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Kossage Radocesky. Ann Marie was a graduate of West Scranton High School and retired
March 16, 2019
Na’Lani Kai’ Meixner, received her wings on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, where she had been a patient. She is the daughter of Katheryn Taylor Meixner. Na’Lani was born in Scranton on December 29, 2018. Na
March 14, 2019
Jerry Foley, aka Irish Dr. Jerry Foley, 65, of the Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, passed away on Friday, March 8 at his home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Jeremiah and Anne Margaret Fuller Foley. Jerry was a heavyweight amate
Veteran
March 7, 2019
Joseph J. Staskiel, 80, of West Scranton, died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton, after being stricken ill at home, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Maryann O’Malley Staskiel. Born on December 11, 1938
Veteran
March 1, 2019
John J. Martinelli Jr., 85, died Monday morning at Geisinger/CMC ICU with his loving family at his side. His wife, Mary Trunzo Martinelli, died in April of 2011. Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Antoinette Maffucchi Martinelli
February 28, 2019
Donald W. Trager, 80, of West Scranton, died Sunday night at home, with his family at his side. He is survived by his wife Judith Williams Trager and the couple would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Monday, February 25. Born in ScraChomko Funeral Home
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