OBITUARIES
February 22, 2019
Shirley Puchalski, 83, of West Scranton, died Monday morning at Geisinger/CMC where she was a patient. She was the widow of Anthony Puchalski, who passed in 1993. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Emma Bevan Nicholson. Shirl
February 12, 2019
Stella Kowalski, 96, Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, died at home Saturday morning after an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was the widow of Edmund J. Kowalski who passed away on June 14, 2004. Born in Scranton, she was
February 10, 2019
Marian Brazen Kovacs, 83, of West Scranton, died Thursday, at the Green Ridge Health and Rehab Center. Her husband of 61 years is Julius Kovacs. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late John and Anna Tomich Brazen. Marian was a 1954 graduate
William L. “Doc” Dougherty Sr.
February 8, 2019
William L. “Doc” Dougherty Sr., died Wednesday, surrounded by his loving family, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His beloved wife is Diane Delonti Dougherty. Born in Dunmore, he is the son of the late Robert E. and Ann Lawrence Dough
Veteran
February 7, 2019
Walter J. Kulick, 84, of Dunmore, died Saturday in the Moses-Taylor Hospital ER. His wife of 60 years is Ann Juice Kulick. Born in Dunmore, he is the son of the late Adam and Anna Bohenik Kulick. Walter was a Korean War Marine Veteran having served w
February 5, 2019
Antoinette Methot, 84, of West Mountain, Scranton, died Thursday at Allied Hospice Unit, Scranton. Her husband is Leon Methot Sr. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret LaRussa Passaniti. Antoinette was a 1952 graduate o
February 4, 2019
Paul Juice, 71, of Scranton, passed away on Tuesday at home. His wife is Rose Provinzano Juice. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late John and Helen Fezuk Juice. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he was a member of St. Mary of Mount C
February 2, 2019
Helen Esmunicki, of West Scranton, died Saturday surrounded by her family at Abington Manor. Her husband was Samuel Esmunicki who died in 1994. Born in Laflin, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Pavlisko Guida. Helen was a 70 year member
January 31, 2019
Shirley A. Rapaciewicz, 57, of West Scranton died Friday morning at Allied Hospice. Her husband of 27 years is Ted Rapaciewicz. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Michael and Lois Price Watral. Shirley was educated in Scranton Schools
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Anthony Mark “ToeKnee” Caporelli
January 30, 2019
Anthony Mark “ToeKnee” Caporelli, Orlando, FL, died peacefully at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on May 23rd, 1954, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Cimino Caporelli. He grew up in North Scran
January 28, 2019
Theresa Ann Grado, 91, originally of West Scranton residing in Virginia Beach, passed away on January 22, 2019. Her husband was the late August B. Grado. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late John and Julia Perrone Caporelli. Theresa was
January 26, 2019
Isabel Gahwiler, of Scranton, passed away on Sunday at Allied Services Hospice. Last August she entered Allied Terrace for assisted living. Before passing away, she was also a patient in Allied Rehab Hospital as well as Allied Skilled Nursing &am
January 15, 2019
Barbara Anne Galenas, 91 of Avoca, passed away early Friday morning, January 11, 2019 at home with her loving daughters at her side. Born in Avoca on September 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Gacek Vermac. Barbara graduated
January 10, 2019
Mary Lou Grushinski, of South Scranton, who would have been 64 years old on January 19th, died Sunday morning at home surrounded by her family. Her husband of 44 years is Richard D. Grushinski. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Thomas
January 3, 2019
Doris R. Warrick, 70, died Thursday at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Henry P. and Reva Abbott Soloski. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, she was a homemaker. She is survived by one daug
December 29, 2018
Mary Androscizsko, 94, of West Scranton died Christmas morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 48 years, Joseph J. Androscizsko, died in 1996. Born in Dunmore, she is the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Penyak Swadeba. Mary was a
December 21, 2018
Albert J. Oconnor, 34 of Scranton, died on Saturday. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Deborah Stawinsky Beavers and step-father Lee Beavers, and Albert Oconnor. Albert was educated in West Scranton High School, was of the Catholic Faith and worked
December 14, 2018
Ann Marie Cabets, of Scranton, died on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Cabets. Ann Marie was of the Catholic Faith and enjoyed listening to music, particularly Elvis, Bob Dyl
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December 14, 2018
John F. Niemiec, 80, of the Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, died Tuesday morning at the Allied Hospice Center. His wife of 56 years is Dorothy Janicki Niemiec. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Julia Hodek Niemiec. John was a 1956
December 7, 2018
Mary Bega Stuchlak, 97, a former West Scranton resident, died Sunday at the Jewish Home of Eastern PA. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Morohovich Bega. Mary’s husband, John Stuchlak, died in November 2003. She wa
December 2, 2018
Gerald T. “Jerry” Sangiuliano, 73, of West Scranton, died on Thursday, November 22, 2018, at the Allied Hospice Center, with his daughter at his side. Jerry was married to the late Dianne Caudullo Sangiuliano, who passed away in 2003. Born in Scr
November 26, 2018
Robert J. Moschorak, died on Monday, November 27, at Timber Ridge Health Care Center, Wilkes Barre. in the presence of family. His wife of 46 years, Helen M. Onofrey Moschorak, died on October 3, 2015. Born in Scranton, Bob was a 1959 graduate of W
November 23, 2018
Dorothy V. Edwartoski, 91, of South Scranton, died Friday night at the Jewish Home of Eastern PA. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Aloysius and Theophilia Lopatka Edwartoski. Dorothy was a lifelong member of Sacred Hearts of Jesus a
November 20, 2018
Brother Jon Miknich (Rickey), 70 of Berwick, died Thursday night in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, from complications of leukemia. Born in Berwick, he was the son of the late Michael and Helen Miknich. He was a 1968 graduate of Berwick High Scho
November 19, 2018
Charlotte A. Chorba, 75 of Scranton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, at Allied Hospice Center. Born on February 20, 1943, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Derchak. Upon graduating West Scranton High School in 1960, sChomko Funeral Home
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