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Richard R.B. Miller

February 9, 2022

Richard R.B. Miller, 70 of Beach Lake, passed away Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale following an illness. Born in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Clinton “Sonny” B. and Jane Blackmore – Miller. He was a graduate of...
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Ralph T. DeNinno

February 4, 2022

Ralph T. DeNinno February 4, 2022 Ralph T. DeNinno of the Hideout, Lake Ariel died Friday morning at home following a brief illness. His wife is Marjorie. Born in Blakely, son of the late Paul and Vivian Tinsley DeNinno, he was a graduate of...

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Allyn E Moore

February 3, 2022

Allyn E. Moore, Jefferson Twp and Edgewater, Florida, died Thursday at his home in Jefferson Twp.   His wife was the former MaryAnn K. Swoyer who died June 8, 2017.   Born in Scranton, Allyn was the son of the late Edward and Marjorie Memery M...
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Clifford Christiana

February 2, 2022

Clifford “Jim” Christiana, 67 of Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday morning, with family by his side at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, following an illness. His late wife Theresa, was the love of his life, passed away before him in 20...
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Tammy Garcia

February 1, 2022

Tammy Lynn Garcia, Hamlin, died February 1st in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness. Born April 1, 1970 in Hamlin and she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Martha Jean Very Garcia.   She was educated in Western Wayne Schools. Also...
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Helen Barillo Maletsky

January 30, 2022

Helen Maletsky Barillo, 104, Lake Ariel, passed away peacefully January 30th, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family.   She was the widow of Joseph A. Barillo. Born March 27, 1917 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Thomas a...
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Nancy F Davis

January 28, 2022

Nancy F. Davis, Jefferson Twp., formerly of Lakeville, passed away Friday morning at the home of her sister and caregiver, Cynthia Chumard. Born in Honesdale, Aug. 24, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Clifton and Helen Barrick Davis. She was a...
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Lois Ann Shaffer Miller

January 24, 2022

Lois Miller Shaffer, of South Canaan Township, died Monday, January 24, 2022 at Wayne Woodlands Manor, at the age of 91. Born in South Canaan on October 6, 1930, to Jesse and Mary Emery Miller, Lois graduated from Lake Ariel High School in 1948 an...
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Dorothy Hazen Laird

January 24, 2022

Dorothy Hazen, 95, of Maplewood, PA, departed this world for heaven on Monday, January 24, 2022 at the Wayne Woodlands Manor in Waymart, PA. She was the widow of Raymond Hazen, Jr who passed away in 2005.  They were happily married for 58 years....
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Romayne T. Vogel Pappas

January 24, 2022

Romayne T. Vogel, 88 of Lake Ariel, passed away Monday evening at home following an illness. Born in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen Patyk – Pappas. She was a graduate of Hawley High School Class of 1952. Prior to re...
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Herbert S. Levison, III.

January 22, 2022

Herbert S. Levison, III., 67 of Waymart, passed away Saturday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Born in Freeport, NY, he was the son of Lois Ahrens – Levison of Waymart and the late Herbert S. Levison, Jr. Prior to retirement,...

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Russell L. Shaffer

January 20, 2022

Russell L. Shaffer, 89 of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday morning at home following an illness. His loving wife of 54 years is the former Elizabeth Thomas – Shaffer. Born in South Canaan, he was the son of the late Loren and Rena Keil – Shaffer...
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Anthony J. Padula

January 20, 2022

Anthony J. Padula of Jefferson Twp., died Wednesday at home following a brief illness. Born in Scranton, son of Pearl Robinson of Jefferson Twp., and the late Patrick Padula, he had been employed by Maurer and Scott Explosives. He was a Pittsburgh ...

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William H Quy

January 18, 2022

William H. Quy, Honesdale, died early Tuesday morning in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness. Born 1949 in Hawaii, he was the son of Harvey and Irma Drake Quy and was educated in Wayne, New Jersey schools and went on to attend St Petersbu...
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Mary A. Gregory Moore

January 15, 2022

Mary A. Gregory, a lifelong resident of Lake Ariel, passed away Saturday morning in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.  She was the widow of David C. Gregory who passed away October 3, 1985. Born 1927 in Lake Ariel, she was ...
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Denise J. Shaffer Christiansen

January 14, 2022

Denise J. Shaffer, 54 of Jefferson Twp., died Friday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her loving husband of 34 years is Mark Shaffer. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Christiansen and Ann ...

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Arthur William Lester

January 13, 2022

Arthur William Lester, 67 of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. His loving wife of 49 years is the former Dorothy Nix – Lester. Born in Carbondale, he is the son of Byron Lester, 95, of Equinu...
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Audrey McAndrew Moore

January 5, 2022

Audrey McAndrew, Scranton, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton after an illness. Born 1949 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Paul D. and Helen Moore and was a graduate of the Scranton schools...
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Richard Robert Adams

January 3, 2022

Richard Robert Adams, 74, went to be with his Savior on Monday January 3rd after a long battle with prostate cancer. He is survived by his children Colin, Alexandra, Christian and Faith; his sister Susan Gregory and husband David; brother James and w...
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Gerald "Jerry" C. Case

January 3, 2022

Gerald C. “Jerry” Case, 78 of Carbondale and formerly of Lake Ariel, passed away Monday afternoon at Allied Hospice Center with his loving and dedicated daughter Terry by his side. Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late George and Mabel ...

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Andrew Dennis, Jr.

December 22, 2021

  Andrew Dennis, Jr. December 22, 2021 Andrew Dennis, Jr. of Sterling, died Wednesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness, surrounded by his loving family and wife of 61 years, Sally (Tuerff) Dennis. Born in Sul...
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Ann L. Landry Brundo

December 16, 2021

Ann L. Landry, of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her husband of 56 years Bernard Landry passed away in 2010. Born in Summit, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Nancy Valario Brundo....

Gregory Stephen Sinclair

December 16, 2021

Gregory Stephen Sinclair, 65 of Clarks Summit, passed away at his home on December 16, 2021. Born in Morristown, NJ, he was the son of the late Stephen and Victoria Sinclair. He attended Morristown High School. Greg was a carpenter by trade and enjo...

Gerald E. Simancek, Jr.

December 11, 2021

Gerald E. Simancek, Jr. of Gouldsboro died Saturday morning at Regional Hospital Scranton following a brief illness. Born in East Stroudsburg, son of Gerald E. Simancek of Gouldsboro and the late Patricia Ann Arnold Simancek, he was a graduate of ...

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David R Evarts, Jr.

December 8, 2021

David R. Evarts, Jr., Lake Ariel, died Wednesday morning at home surrounded by his family.   His wife of 56 years is the former Thelma Kellogg. Born 1947 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late David R. and Laura E. Seeley Evarts and was a gradu...

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