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Lucy Szczerba Scarcella
July 16, 2019
Lucy Szczerba, 88 of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. Her husband of 60 years John E. Szczerba died in 2015.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Thomas and Frances (Bruno) Scarcella.
Surviving are a da...
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Emma H. Chumard Oney
July 6, 2019
Emma H. Chumard, 89 of Jefferson Twp and Lakeland, FL, died Saturday morning at home. Her husband of 65 years Theodore F. Chumard died in 2012.
Born in Bidwell Hill, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ora Page Oney. She was a member of t...
Constance A. Kragh Bogdon
July 5, 2019
Constance A. Kragh, 88 of Lake Ariel, died Friday morning at home following a courageous battle with Leukemia. Her loving husband of 65 years is George Kragh.
Born August 8, 1930, in Plymouth, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna...
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Warren N. Davis, VMD
July 4, 2019
Warren N. Davis, VMD, 92, of Lake Ariel, died July 4th, Thursday evening, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife of 67 years is the former Nancy Holden.
Born July 14, 1926 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Ed...
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Rev Wilbur Black
June 30, 2019
Rev. Wilbur Black, Maplewood, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday evening in the St. Mary’s Villa with the love of his life his wife of 52 years Carolyn Black by his side. and youngest sister Bean Bean . The couple was married July 1, ...
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Linda Mae Lane
June 29, 2019
Linda Mae Lane, 52, of Lake Ariel, passed away on June 29 at Geisinger Community Hospital of Scranton after an illness.
Born in Honesdale, Pa she is the daughter of Virginia Young Lane, of Lake Ariel, and the late William G. Lane. She was a member ...
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Brock E Gilpin
June 17, 2019
Brock E. Gilpin, Lake Ariel, died Monday morning the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after a long illness. He was the widower of Addie Enslin Gilpin.
Born 1924 in Newfoundland, he was the son of the late Albert and Lydia Lesher Gilpin. He had...
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Rita-Jean M. Yackanich Filitor
June 15, 2019
Rita-Jean M. Yackanich, 68, of Lake Ariel, departed Saturday morning, June 15th, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale with her loving husband of 47 years Demetrius Yackanich, by her side.
Born May 2nd 1951 in Staten Island, NY, she was the daugh...
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George Wescott
June 13, 2019
George Wescott, 68, of Lake Ariel, died Thursday afternoon at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 38 years is the former Dawn Rosengrant.
Born in Taylor, Pa, he was the son of the late George and Rhoda Lewis Wescott. Prio...
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Charles Lawlor
June 6, 2019
Charles Lawlor, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, passed into the arms of his recently deceased wife Patricia on Thursday, June 6.
Born in Limerick, Ireland, to William and Molly Callahan Lawlor, Charles was one of twelve children. As a young man, he love...
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Thomas Liptak
June 5, 2019
Thomas Liptak, South Canaan, died early Wednesday morning at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers. His wife of 63 years is the former Helen Vaverchak.
Born 1934 in Blakley, he was the son of t...
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Charlotte M. Schaffer Hollister
May 30, 2019
Charlotte M. Schaffer, Sterling, passed away Thursday evening in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. She was the widow of Eugene H. Schaffer who passed away in 2014. The couple had been married for 64 years.
Born 1931 in Wa...
Barry L. Anthony
May 30, 2019
Barry L. Anthony, 75, of Hawley, Pa went home to be with the Lord May 30,2019.
Barry was an active Boy Scout as teenager and young adult. He earned his Eagle Scout badge and was inducted into and awarded The Order of the Arrow. He was a graduate of ...
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Patricia J. Hankins Keesler
May 28, 2019
Patricia J. Hankins, of Honesdale, passed away on Tuesday, May 28 at home following an illness. Her husband of 43 years, Donald R. Hankins died in 1998.
Born in Lookout, Pa she was the daughter of the late Russell and Marguerite Branning Keesler. In...
Henry Czaja
May 27, 2019
Henry Czaja, of Lake Ariel, died May 27 at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. He leaves behind his lovely wife of 70 years the former Louise Lauer.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late John and Valerie Czaja. A Baker f...
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Theresa Romanski Loch
May 23, 2019
Theresa Romanski, Hamlin, passed away late Thursday in the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home after an illness. She was the widow of Stanley Romanski who passed away in 2015. The couple had been married 63 years.
Born in Olyphant, she was the daugh...
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Dr. George T. DeSau
May 18, 2019
Dr. George DeSau, 89, a resident of Hawley PA, passed away on Saturday, May 18th, following several strokes over the course of the past year. Born in Williamsport, Pa. on March 23, 1930, the son of George DeSau and Mary Knight DeSau. He was one of th...
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Dwayne C Enslin, Sr.
May 14, 2019
Dwayne C. Enslin, Sr., Moscow, died Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore following an illness. His wife is the former Pamela Krombel.
Born in Scranton, son of the late Russell J., Sr. and Thelma J. Enslin, he was educated in the Western...
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Catherine Vonderhey
May 11, 2019
Catherine “ Cathy” Vonderhey, Lake Ariel, passed away early Saturday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness.
Born 1960 in Elmhurst, Illinois, she was the daughter of Linda Underhill Vonderhey and the late R...
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George E. Wilke
May 7, 2019
George E. Wilke Jr.,92, of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at his home. He was the husband of Catherine Morrone Wilke. The couple have been married for 41 years.
Born in Tonawanda NY, he was the son of the late George Sr. and Pauleen Hoefret Wilk...
Frank J. Stone
April 30, 2019
Frank J. Stone of Lake Ariel died April 30 at the Green Ridge Home. His wife of 56 years, Helene M. Stone, died on January 29 of this year.
Born on December 1, 1933 in Scranton, he was the son of Margaret O’Connor Stone and was raised as a son...
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Brenda A. Davies - Wells
April 23, 2019
Brenda A. Davies - Wells, 68 of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday evening at home. Her husband of 34 years is Gerald Wells.
Born in Scranton, Pa she was the daughter of the late Llyod and Dorothy Kalinowski Davies. She was a member of the Cortez United Meth...
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Richard C. Chamberlain
April 12, 2019
Richard C. Chamberlain, 87, a lifelong resident of the Cortez, Pa, died tragically from a tractor accident on Apr. 12, 2019. While in high school, a beautiful girl named...
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Darlene W. Ankrom Shaffer
April 6, 2019
Darlene W. Ankrom, Waymart, passed away Saturday in the Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. She was the widow of Merle “Ed” Ankrom who passed away in 2015.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Buckingham ...
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Laura A. Clark Purdy
April 5, 2019
Laura A. Clark, 67, of Lake Ariel, died Friday morning at Allied Hospice Center after a courageous battle with ALS. Her husband of 48 years is Douglas Clark.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Richard T. and Gwendolyn Dinsm...
