Marie F. Brodheim Sweeney

January 25, 2021

Marie F. Brodheim, 79 of Philadelphia, died Monday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born August 18, 1941 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late of Francis and Helen Phelps Sweeney. Prior to retirement, she was the Director of Env...

Elna Mae Wargo Ovens

January 24, 2021

Elna Mae Wargo January 24, 2021, Elna Mae Wargo, a life-long resident of Maplewood, Pennsylvania, passed away at Bethany Village Assisted Community Living. She was the wife of John M. Wargo who died in 2015. Born in Maplewood on May 24, 1933, dau...

Rosine Skelton

January 23, 2021

Rosine M. Skelton, Sterling, died Saturday in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.  She was the widow of Glenn A. Skelton, Sr who died in 2006.  The couple had been married 56 years.   Born 1934 in New York City, she ...

Rita M. Gallagher - Fitzgerald Halloran

January 22, 2021

Rita M. Gallagher - Fitzgerald, 93 of Scotch Plains NJ, passed away peacefully and into the arms or Jesus on Friday January 22, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. R Rita grew up in the High Park section of Scranton Pennsylvania moving t...

Angelina Rose Freda

January 15, 2021

Angelina Rose Freda, 19 of Lake Ariel passed away on January 15, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. Born in Glen Cove New York she is the daughter of Anthony Freda and Lisa C...

Esther K Parry Swingle

January 4, 2021

Esther K. Parry, Hollisterville, died early Monday morning in the Julia Ribaudo Senior Care Center.  She was the widow of Frank Parry Sr. Born February 18, 1923 in Maplewood, she was the daughter of the late Eli and Esther Oney Swingle and was on...

James J. Romanowski

January 4, 2021

James J. Romanowski, 64 of Lake Ariel, died Monday at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. His loving wife of 45 years is the former Susan Sebring. Born May 11, 1956 in Scranton, he was the son of the late John G. Romanowski and Jean Cook...

Charlotte Gershey Krisovitch

January 3, 2021

Charlotte Gershey, 93, of Lake Ariel, passed away Sunday afternoon at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. Her husband of 60 years, Joseph Gershey passed away June 6, 2008. Born November 2, 1927 in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late John and Be...

Teresa Beers Moore

December 31, 2020

Teresa “Teri” Moore Beers, Sterling, passed away New Year’s Eve in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness.   Her husband of 46 years is John T. Beers. Born 1955 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Dor...

Rosemary H. Kaminski Wildoner

December 28, 2020

Rosemary H. Kaminski, 73, of Newfoundland died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. Her husband of 44 years, Michael Kaminski died in 2013. Born in Plymouth, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Cecelia Depko Wildoner. Sh...

John Booths

December 26, 2020

John Booths, of Waymart, passed away on Saturday, December 26,2020. The son of the late John and Clara Booths of Lake Ariel, he was a father and grandfather. The love of his life was Annie Bakke. John was raised on the family farm and was a Carpente...

Angelo Dramisino

December 25, 2020

Angelo Dramisino, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, passed away at Allied Services Hospice Center after an illness.  His wife of 25 years is Ellen Dramisino. Born 1963 in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of Pietro Dramisino and the late Letizia Mari...

Gary E. Hartranft

December 24, 2020

Gary E. Hartranft, 63, of Lake Ariel, died Thursday. His wife of 21 years is Patricia Hartranft. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Earl and Glenda Hartranft. He was employed as a transportation equipment operator for Penn DOT. Gary enjoyed fi...

Carol B. McClure Burkavage

December 24, 2020

Carol B. McClure, 84, of Lake Ariel, died Thursday at The Gardens for Memory Care at Easton. Her husband of 45 years is Thomas McClure. Her first husband, Stanley Turouski died in 1971 Born in Cold Springs, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Josep...

Kathy Ortiz

December 24, 2020

Kathy Ortiz (born as Kathe) of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 24, 2020, just 3 days after her 86th Birthday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Johan Vögeli & Freida Gerber-Vögeli of Switzerland, her sister, Doris Kofm...

Megan Ashley Pitino

December 18, 2020

Megan Ashley Pitino, 27, of Greentown, passed away on Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. Born March 16, 1993, she was the daughter of Giovanni “John” and Kelli Lynn Winters Pitino of Greentown. She was a graduate of Wallenpa...

Marilyn W. Christopher Moore

December 17, 2020

Marilyn W. Christopher, 79, of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday afternoon in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her loving husband of 57 years is Joseph Christopher. Born June 9, 1941 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Marguerite ...

Emily Frisbie Wood

December 16, 2020

Emily Frisbie, 83, of Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at home. Her husband Charles D. Frisbie died in 2006. Born March 17, 1937 in Wimmers, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Margerie Bartleson Wood. She attended the J...

Chester Dec

December 14, 2020

Chester Dec, 75, of South Canaan, passed away Monday afternoon at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His loving wife of 52 years is the former Janina Warchol. Born May 15, 1945 in Poland, he was the son of the late Walter and Genowefa Stephen Dec. Prior...

Joseph Kellner

December 12, 2020

Joseph Kellner, Lake Ariel, died Saturday in the Regional Hospital after an illness.  His wife was the former Rhonda Rosenzweig who died May 2, 2016.  The couple had been married 47 years. Born 1945 in Queens, New York, he was the son of the late ...

Paul D. Lutz

December 5, 2020

Paul D. Lutz, 72, of Hawley, died Saturday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton. His loving wife of 39 years is the former Henrietta Van Wyckhouse. Born in Patterson, NJ, he was the son of the late William and Anna Coupleton Lutz. P...

David J. Botjer

November 29, 2020

David J. Botjer, 64, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday afternoon at his home. Born May 29, 1956 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Arthur and Bernice Klepadlo Botjer. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1974. Prior to retirement, h...