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John McGoldrick
July 1, 2022
JOHN “JACK” McGOLDRICK
John “Jack” McGoldrick, 77, of Great Bend, PA passed away on July 1, 2022 at Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, PA after a short illness.
Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late John and Margie White McG...
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Dr. David A. Crothamel
June 29, 2022
Dr. David Allen Crothamel, 91, of Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center, Lake Ariel.
Born in Scranton on March 4, 1931, he was the son of the late Allen and Sarah Williams – Crothamel. He earned his Doctor...
Dianne Elizabeth Cooper-Madden
June 27, 2022
Dianne Elizabeth Cooper-Madden, age 79, left this world on Monday June 27th, 2022.
Dianne was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. She led a life deeply rooted in her catholic faith and valued learning. Dianne earned a Master’s degree in educati...
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Judith M. Hipple
June 25, 2022
Judith M. Hipple, age 74 of Ft. Oglethorpe since 2009 and formerly of Pennsylvania, passed away on June 25, 2022. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Chickamauga and taught Elementary School in Florida, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. She was a l...
Sylvia P. Shaffer Parks
June 18, 2022
Sylvia P. Shaffer, of Varden, Wayne County, PA passed away Saturday, June 18th, 2022 at the Ellen Memorial Health Center after a long illness due to Alzheimer’s Disease. She was the widow of David F. Shaffer who passed away in 2010. Sylvia ...
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John Rellis
June 15, 2022
John “Jack” Rellis, South Canaan, passed away early Wednesday morning at his home with his family by his side. His wife of 32 years is the former Grace Nagengast.
Born 1945 in Mineola, New York, he was the son of the late John and Anna Mae...
Paulette Mott
June 13, 2022
Paulette Mott, Jefferson Township, passed away early Monday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. She was the wife of Carl Mott. The couple would have celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in July.
Born in Scranton, she was ...
Esther Olver Racht
June 4, 2022
Esther Racht of Lake Ariel passed away Saturday at the Guthrie Robert Packard hospital located in Sayre, PA.
Esther was born June 7th, 1931, in Beach Lake to the late Aldace and Henrietta Olver. She passed three days shy of her ninet...
Elizabeth “Betty” Dutko
June 1, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Dutko, on June 1, 2022 after being stricken ill.
Daughter of the late John and Mary Slevich Dutko, who immigrated from the Ukraine, she was born and raised in...
Barbara B. Wertz
May 28, 2022
Barbara B. Wertz
Barbara B. Wertz of Hamlin, died May 28 at Wayne Woodlands Manor following an illness. Her husband was the late Larry A. Wertz, who died in 2019. Larry and Barbara resided in Bloomsbury, NJ, before retiring to the Poconos.
Bo...
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Thomas J. McHugh, Sr.
May 23, 2022
Thomas J. McHugh, Sr., of Pocono Summit and formerly of Lake Ariel, passed away Monday, May 23rd at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono. His wife of 37 ½ years, the former Barbara Rickley passed away in 2008.
Born in Morristown, NJ, he was the son of t...
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Lois Levison Ahrens
May 21, 2022
Lois Levison, Waymart, passed away Saturday afternoon at her home. She was the widow of the late Herbert S. Levison, Jr.
Born in East Rockaway, New York, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Angela Zeilinski Ahrens.
Lois had a big heart, ...
Ann Marie Achey Konnick
May 21, 2022
Ann Marie Achey, Hamlin, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away May 21, 2022 in the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility due to natural causes. She was the widow of Peter Elias Achey who passed away in 1984.
Born January 2, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre, she wa...
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Bruce I Brooks, Jr.
May 19, 2022
Bruce Brooks, Jr. son of the late Bruce and Gloria Santiso Brooks and a lifelong resident of Lake Ariel passed away Thursday evening at the age of 67 with his wife of 38 years Deborah Holevinski Brooks lovingly by his side.
Bruce had a long career...
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David A. Strong
May 6, 2022
David A. Strong, 68 of Simpson, passed away Friday afternoon following an illness.
Born in Harpursville, NY, he was the son of the late Alton and Vivian Houck – Strong. He was a graduate of Harpursville High School. Prior to his illness, he was a ...
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Earle H. Fairclough
May 4, 2022
Earle H. Fairclough, Jr., 72 of Cortez, passed away on Thursday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness.
Born in Pittston, Pa, he was the son of the late Earle H. Fairclough, Sr. and Frieda Kline – Fairclough. Prior to retirement, he...
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Harvey F. Peterson
April 28, 2022
Harvey F. Peterson, 84, of South Canaan, passed away on Thursday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. His loving wife, the former Gail Kropilak, passed away in 1990.
Born in Hackensack, NJ, he was the son of the late Harvey Fra...
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Charles S. Bidwell
April 24, 2022
Charles S. Bidwell, 99, of the Village of Arlington, passed away on April 14, 2022 surrounded by his children at his daughter's Florida home. His wife of 71 ½ years, the former Janet Dippre passed away in 2017
Born in South Canaan, Pa, he was the s...
Eleanor C Letteri Gerlach
April 23, 2022
Eleanor C. Letteri, 92, of Lake Ariel, passed away early Saturday morning in the Aventura at Terrace View Nursing facility after an illness. She was the widow of Joseph P. Letteri who passed away in 1996.
Born in Brooklyn in 1930, she was the da...
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Joan A Knickerbocker Radonis
April 22, 2022
Joan Knickerbocker, 91, Lake Ariel, passed away Friday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness. She was the widow of Donald L. Knickerbocker.
Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella...
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Tillie Van Slooten
April 20, 2022
Tillie Van Slooten, 100, recently passed away in Julia Ribaudo Care Center. She was predeceased by her husband Garret Van Slooten, in 1984.
Born in North Haledon, NJ, Tillie was the daughter of the late Herman and Tillie (Vreeland) Van Schaik.
She ...
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Earl K. Davis
April 20, 2022
Earl K. Davis, 81, of Hamlin, passed away on the evening of April 20, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 57 years the former Ann L. Conrad passed away in 2017.
Born in Scranton, Pa, he was the son of the late Wil...
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Joann Zelenski
April 18, 2022
Joann Zelenski, 53, of Hawley, passed away Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Johanna Piraino Zelenski. She was educated in the Dunmore School Distri...
Bruce A. Richie
April 17, 2022
Bruce A. Richie, 73 of Greentown, Pa, died Sunday evening at Mid Valley Healthcare Center following an illness. His loving wife of 27 years is the former Elizabeth “Betty” Ortwein.
Born in Hazleton, Pa, he was the son of the late Robert and Albe...
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Pietro "Pete" Dramisino
April 14, 2022
Pietro “Pete” Dramisino, 89 of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife, Letizia “Tina” Dramisino passed away in 2009.
Born in Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Angela ...
