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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...
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Oscar K. Schmitt
March 25, 2019
Oscar Karl Schmitt (97) of Lake Ariel passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019, at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center where he'd been a resident for the past 6½ years.
Oscar was born July 29,1921, to Johanna Bohsen Schmitt and Karl Walter Schmitt, ...
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John Patrick McPartlan
March 24, 2019
John Patrick McPartlan, Sr, aged 97, resident of The Hideout in Lake Ariel, PA, died Sunday morning at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA., surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Sally Ann O’Connor McPartlan.
B...
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Laszlo Hegedus
March 23, 2019
Laszlo Hegedus, 59, of Lake Ariel, died Saturday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.
Born in Passaic, N.J., son of Rozalia Kassai Hegedus and the late Mihaly Hegedus, he was a graduate of Sussex County Vo-Tech High School in Sussex Co...
Leona T. Malinoski Pappas
March 21, 2019
Leona T. Malinoski, of Lakeville, died Thursday morning at the Allied Hospice Center following an illness.
Born in Dickson City, daughter of the late James and Helen Patyk Pappas, she was a member of the St. Thomas More / St. Mary’s Parish commun...
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Alice A. McDonald Gorton
March 10, 2019
Alice A. McDonald, 89, of Hemlock Farms, died Sunday morning at Bethany Village. Her husband of 59 years was Dr. William F. McDonald who died in 2011.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Baravelli Gorton. She ...
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Jennie Questore Nasello
March 8, 2019
Jennie Questore
March 8, 2019
Jennie Questore of Hawley died Friday morning at Ellen Memorial Healthcare Center following an illness. Her husband of 53 years was the late Joseph J. Questore.
Born in New York, NY, daughter of the late John and Mar...
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Wyland A Estus
March 8, 2019
Wyland A. Estus, Lake Ariel, died Friday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton peacefully with his family by his side. His wife is Anna Estus.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Clifford and Alice Estus. He was a member of the Sterling ...
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Verna J. Rollison Johnson
March 7, 2019
Verna J. Rollison, 90
On Thursday, March 7, one day shy of her 91st birthday, Verna passed away peacefully to join the Lord and the loved ones He called home before her.
Hugs. Anyone who knew Verna knew one of her favorite things is life w...
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Michael J. Gershey
March 4, 2019
Michael J. Gershey, 97, of Lake Ariel, died Monday morning at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center following an illness. His wife of 31 years was the former Alma Roessler Gershey who died in 1999.
Born in Scranton on September 12, 1921, he was the son ...
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LaVerne Mazzaro Wittel
March 1, 2019
LaVerne Mazzaro, 89, of Lake Ariel, (The Hideout), passed away Friday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton with her family by her side. Her husband Joseph Mazzaro preceded her in death in 2002.
Born in Hillside N.J. on August 31, 1929, she wa...
