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Anthony Strizalkouski
April 28, 2020
Anthony Andrew Strizalkouski, 75, of Lake Ariel died Tuesday at his home. He was the husband of Rose Marie Drosinski Strizalkouski. The couple had been married for 52 years.
Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Anthony and Olga Swaha Striza...
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John J. Ryan
April 28, 2020
John J. Ryan, 74, of Lake Ariel died peacefully Tuesday morning at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. His loving wife of 16 years is the former Roxanne Scaccio.
Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late William and Anne Ryan. He was a membe...
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Dale Black
April 26, 2020
Dale Williams Black, age 66, died at home with his family on Wednesday, April 29th.
Dale was preceded in death by his daughter Shelby Marie, his father Clifford Allen Black and mother Pearl Williams Black.
Dale grew up in Maplewood, PA,and grad...
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Dorothy Bush Cassidy Wangberg
April 20, 2020
Dorothy Bush Cassidy Wangberg, 102, of Lake Ariel, passed away peacefully at home in Lake Ariel, PA surrounded by loving family, on April 20, 2020.
Dorothy first graced this earth on January 10, 1918, born to George Bush and Grace (Anderson) Bush in...
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Paula M Cole
April 20, 2020
Paula Marie Cole of Hamlin passed away Monday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center
after being stricken ill. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Clay O. Cole.
Born 1945 in Holyoke, Mass she was the daughter of the late John and Dor...
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Barbara A. Cerqueira
April 20, 2020
Barbara A. Cerqueira, 81, formerly of Franklin Square and Manhasset NY, died Monday Evening April 20th at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton Pa.
Born November 23, 1938 in Manhasset, NY. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Pi...
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Helena Megargel Fahey
April 20, 2020
Helena Megargel, 87, of Lake Ariel, died Monday evening at home. Her loving husband of 66 years is Ross Megargel.
Born, September 12, 1933 in Wilkes – Barre, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Helena Swartwood Fahey. She was a gra...
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Frank Santulli
April 19, 2020
Frank Santulli, 72, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His loving wife of 52 years is the former Debra Robinson.
Born May 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY. He was the son of the late James and Diana Scl...
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Ora Jenny Vestina Eckardt Oney
April 16, 2020
Ora Jenny Vestina Eckardt, 80 of Jermyn, died Thursday evening at home. Her late husband of 20 years, William (Bud) Eckardt died on November 8, 2019.
Born in Sterling, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ora Oney. She attended Lake Consolid...
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Roy DeBenneville Bertolet, VMD
April 14, 2020
My sister and I were asked to write a tribute about our Dad, to honor his life. WOW, what a daunting task! As God usually does it, He put the word “mosaic” on my heart. A mosaic is a thing of beauty, made up of many colorful, variegate...
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William A. Moye, Sr.
April 12, 2020
William Allen Moye, Sr., 85, of Greentown, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died Sunday, April 12th at home following a brief illness. His wife, Rosa Moye, died in 2018.
Born in Wilson, North Carolina, William was the son of the late Fred Lee and Esther Ba...
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Maria "Marie" Ramona McDonnell Kropf
April 10, 2020
Maria Ramona (Kropf) McDonnell, age 66, of Lake Ariel, died peacefully at home on Friday, April 10, 2020. She resided with her loving and committed husband of 15 years, Tom McDonnell.
The oldest of five daughters, Marie was born to Helen (Hiris) K...
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Rexford H Beavers, Sr.
April 10, 2020
Rexford H. Beavers, Sr. Clifton Township, died April 10, in the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home. His wife of 58 years is the former Helen Eibes.
Born 1932 in Madisonville, he was the son of the late Harry and Annabelle Batzel Beavers. He w...
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John A. Steinhart
April 9, 2020
John A. Steinhart, Lake Ariel, died Thursday, April 9, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was a loving husband and father who enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking, but most of all spending time wi...
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Samuel Sonny Christ
April 8, 2020
Samuel Christ, Moscow, died early Wednesday morning at home surrounded by his family. His wife of 46 years was the former Delores “Dolly” Miller who died in 2016.
Born 1939 in South Sterling, he was the son of the late Samuel Ruben and Cora ...
Ray B. Kellogg
April 5, 2020
Raymond B. Kellogg, of Lake Ariel, age 77 died peacefully on April 5, 2020 after suffering a stroke. His wife of 56 years is Betty Louise Dunn Kellogg. He was born on July 21, 1942 in Saco, PA, son of late Bernard and Elizabeth Beavers Kellogg. He wa...
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Peter and Eleanor Baker
April 2, 2020
In Loving Memory
Peter Edward Baker: Dec 30th 1934 to April 3rd 2020
Eleanor Jane Sampson Baker: Aug 21st 1935 to April 2nd 2020
Peter and Eleanor Baker died April 3rd and April 2nd following a courageous fight with COVID-19.
Pete and Eleanor ...
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Joel K. Ostro
March 30, 2020
Joel Ostro, 82, Lake Ariel Pa. Passed away at home after a long battle with cancer.
Contributions may be made in his behalf to American Legion Post 807. PO Box 130, Hamlin, Pa.18436...
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Carl Ritter
March 30, 2020
Carl Ritter, Mt Cobb, passed away on Monday March 30, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife and incredible care taker, Joan.
He was born in Scranton on February 21, 1927 to parents Raymond and Mary Maikrantz Ritter. His family moved to Mt Co...
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Thomas Pepsin
March 25, 2020
Thomas Pepsin, 96 of Lake Ariel, formerly of Scranton, passed away, at home,on March 25, of natural causes.
Born in Olyphant on September 20, 1923. He was the son of the late Mary Tremko and Joseph Pepsin.
Tom attended school in Montdale until he...
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Charles A. Myskowski, Jr.
March 10, 2020
Charles A. Myskowski, Jr., age 83, resident of Lake Ariel, PA, passed away peacefully on March 10th.
Born on August 21st, 1936, in Scranton, PA, but raised in nearby Dickson City, “Charley” or “Chuck” to those who knew and loved him, was t...
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Richard F. Ryan, Sr.
March 7, 2020
Richard Francis (Dick) Ryan went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the age of 85. He was a lifelong lover of family, sports and anything he could fix, remake or rebuild.
Born in Newark, NJ, he grew up on Alexander ...
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Wayne G Thomas
March 6, 2020
Wayne G. Thomas, Edwardsville, died Friday in the Timber Ridge Health Care Center after an illness. His wife of 57 years is the former Ida Denise Brown.
Born in Nanticoke, he was the son of the late Sidney and Ada May Thomas. Wayne served honora...
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Bernice Redbird Morizzo
March 5, 2020
Bernice Morizzo, “Redbird” 79 of Lake Ariel, died Thursday morning,
March 5th at her home.
Born in Paterson NJ, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sarah
Johnson Cole. She was a beautician and owner of B’s Hair House in
New Port Ri...
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Carol A. Davis Laybourn
March 1, 2020
Carol A. Davis, Lake Ariel, passed away Sunday morning in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center follow an illness. Her loving husband of 56 years is Samuel Davis.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen Laybourn.
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