Obituaries

Marion F. Henneforth, Hollisterville, died Saturday afternoon at home after an illness.   She was the widow of Elmer J. Henneforth. Born 1933 in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late John and Louise Turouski. She was a member of the L...

Joyce Christopher of S. Canaan Twp. died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. Her husband of 43 years is Edward Christopher. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Bohenek Hunt, she enjoyed ceramics...

September 10, 2016

Virginia (Ginger) R. Beischer, of Sterling died Sunday morning at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst. Her husband was the late James Paul Beischer Sr., who died in 2011. The couple had been married 54 years. Born in Jermyn, daughter of the late Louis A....

Elaine F. Bobrowski-Pinto of Newfoundland died Tuesday afternoon at home following an illness. Her husband is James Pinto. Born in Manville, NJ, daughter of the late Walter Bobrowski and Lillian Barhight Ciccotelli, she had worked as a bartender a...

September 2, 2016

Carolyn D. Adolfson of Waymart died Sunday night at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore following an illness. Born in Brushville, Pa daughter of the late Mark and Florence McCoy Hall, she was a member of  Canaan Bible Chapel. She ...

August 31, 2016

Patricia “Pat” Micari , The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Saturday in Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her husband was the late Rocco Micari who died in 2007. Born in Brooklyn, New York daughter of the late James and Sarah Cope...

David Hazen, 63, of Dedham, Maine and formerly of Lake Ariel, died August 26,2016 from injuries sustained in a tragic motorcycle accident. His wife is the former Virginia Kinney. David was the son of Dorothy Hazen and the late Raymond Hazen. He gr...

August 30, 2016

Dorothy Tufano of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates died Wednesday evening at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit following an illness. Her husband was the late Patrick “Bud” Tufano who died in 2014. Born February 19, 1932 in Queens, NY, the d...

August 26, 2016

Robert Sibello, Jr. of Lake Ariel died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 30 years is the former Sandra Doyle. Born in Orange, NJ, son of Anita Torrioni Sibello of Lake Ariel and the late Robert Sibello, he ...

August 22, 2016

Cassandra “Melody” Horst, Vandling, died Friday afternoon in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a short illness.   Her husband is Stephen Podunajec. Born 1969 in Bedford, VA she was the daughter of Robert Horst and his wife Carolyn and ...

August 18, 2016

Thomas Lee Lamberton, 66, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Monday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center.   His wife, Janie Cherry Lamberton passed away in 2014. Born June 2, 1950 in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Robert H. and Ruth Emery...

August 20, 2016

Edith T. Black, Hollisterville, died Sunday in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.   She was the widow of Lowell C.B. Black who died in 1985. Born 1923 in Salem Twp., she was the daughter of the late Otis and Ethel Wetherill...

August 13, 2016

Patricia T. Coyle, a resident of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, passed away Tuesday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton.   She was the widow of Lawrence F. Coyle who passed away in 2013. Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the Catherine and ...

Robert A. Kappel of Waymart died Thursday morning at home. Born in Manhattan, NY, son of the late William and Mary Kappel, he had been employed as a truck driver. He enjoyed fishing, horses, farming, Motorcycling and gardening. Surviving ar...

August 26, 2016

Franklin F. Merring of Lake Ariel died Tuesday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit following an illness. His wife was the former Janet Mickel who died in 1986. Born in Scranton, son of the late Fred and Nettie Young Merring, he w...

August 22, 2016

Helen A. Tobin August 1, 2016 Helen A. Tobin of Peckville, died Monday at home. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was of the Roman Catholic faith. Also surviving are a daughter Janice Hussie and her husband Terrance of Glenside, PA; sons Kevi...

July 27, 2016

Edith Ritter, 91, of Mount Cobb, went home to be with our Lord Saturday, July 23, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Born December 23, 1924, Edith was the daughter of the late Harry and Edith Davis Lewis.  She was the best friend and cherishe...

July 25, 2016

Eleanor Dennis, Lake Ariel, died Friday morning in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.   She was the widow of John F. “Jack”Dennis, Jr. who died January 12, 2014. Born 1928 in Scranton, she was the daughter fo the late E...

July 22, 2016

James J. Masgula, 47, of Waymart died Thursday, July 7, 2016. His wife of 19 years Barbara Gryszel Masgula died in 2011 Born in Scranton, son of James Poncavage of Lake Ariel and the late Charlotte Detrick Poncavage, he was a member of the 1987 gr...

Kevin N. Rollison, 49, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness. Born in Peckville, he is the son of Verna Johnson Rollison, of Lake Ariel and the late Buddy E. Rollison. He was a graduate of Western W...

  Dorothy Walton, 96, a lifelong resident of Wimmers, died Saturday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. She was the widow Ephraim Walton in died in 1998. At the time of his passing the couple had been married in 1960. ...

Mary C. Coleman, a resident of the Hideout in Lake Ariel, PA, for more than 20 years, died Thursday, June 30, at the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel, PA, after a relatively brief illness. She retired as a full professor of experim...

July 22, 2016

“Kay” Williams, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died June 29th  in the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home, Elmhurst Twp. after an illness.  She was the widow of Francis “Ron” Williams who died on October 22, 2015.   The couple had been married 62 y...

June 30, 2016

Virginia Liquori of Jackson, NJ formerly of Lake Ariel, PA died Saturday at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson, NJ following an illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Vincent Liquori and Lucy Cecere Liquori, she was a graduate of Cath...