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Alice T. Mead

July 19, 2018

Alice T. Mead of The Hideout, Lake Ariel died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. Her husband of 41 years is Paul Mead. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Angel L. and Doris C. Colon Rivera, she was a graduate o...
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Patricia A. Fritz Fetherman

July 9, 2018

Patricia A. Fritz, 61, of Waymart died Monday at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia following an illness. She was the widow of Donald Fritz who died in 2011. Born in East Stroudsburg, Pa she is the daughter of the former Viola Repsher – Fet...
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Elaine Thomas Frey

July 6, 2018

Elaine Thomas Frey of the Hideout, Lake Ariel PA left her earthly body Friday July 6, 2018 at her beautiful home surrounded by family following her long battle with cancer. Her husband of 47 years is Gary Frey. Elaine was born in Manhattan, NY, da...

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Leon Lee Royce

June 28, 2018

Leon “Lee” Royce, Hamlin, died Thursday afternoon in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness.  His wife is Joan Hineline Royce. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Leon and Ida May Evans Royce.  Lee worked as...
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Regina Riecker McMahon

June 28, 2018

Regina Riecker, of Hawley, died Thursday morning at St. Mary’s Villa following an illness. She was the widow of William Riecker who died in 1999. Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Edna Clark McMahon. Prior to reti...

Beverly J. Snyder Knickerbocker

June 27, 2018

Beverly J. Snyder, of Union Dale and formerly of Coudersport, died Wednesday evening at Forest City Nursing & Rehab Center following an illness. She was the widow of Thomas Pekarski in 1979 and Donald Snyder in 1995. Born in Gold, Pa she was t...
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Carrie Lyn Martini Homeyer

June 26, 2018

Carrie Lyn Martini, 45 of Hamlin, died Tuesday evening at her home. Born in La Mesa, CA she was the daughter of Carole Geary Homeyer  and the late Roger G. Homeyer. She was a 1991 graduate of Western Wayne High School and earned a...
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William Kevin Rowen

June 26, 2018

William Kevin Rowen, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday. Born in Nurenberg, Germany, he was the son of the late Walter G. Rowen and Dorothy Lyman Shaffer.  He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Specialized Tec...
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Doris J. Soden Burdick

June 19, 2018

Doris Joanne Soden, 82, of Honesdale died Tuesday at the Allied Services Hospice Center following a brief illness. She was the widow of Lester E. Soden who died December 14, 2014. The couple had been married 63 years. Born January 22, 1936, she wa...
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Timothy E. Gillow

June 12, 2018

Timothy E. Gillow, Hamlin, died early Tuesday morning at home after battling heart disease.  His wife is the former Regina Madden.  The couple would have been married 32 years on July 5th. Born 1961 in Scranton, he was the son of Daniel and Jo...

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Joseph D. O'Neill

June 11, 2018

  Joseph D. O’Neill, 80, of Lake Ariel died Monday at St. Anthony’s Hospital St. Petersburg, FL following an illness. His wife of 61 years is the former Annette D’Amelio. Born in Jersey City, NJ, son of the late Joseph V. and Maureen...
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Henrietta B. Beaulieu Abbott

June 7, 2018

Henrietta B. Abbott Beaulieu, 97, Lake Ariel, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. She was the widow of Frances “ Frenchie” Beaulieu. Born in Throop, daughter of the late Henry and Annie Hodgson Abbott Beam....
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Marianne Parmelee

June 5, 2018

Marianne Parmelee, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died late Tuesday in the WilkesBarre General Hospital after an illness.  She was the widow of Charles H. Parmelee who died March 1, 2017.  The couple had been married 57 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY ...
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Roy Fuzzy Schaffer

June 3, 2018

Roy “Fuzzy” Schaffer, Sterling, died Sunday in the Allied SNC after an illness. Born 1954 in Scranton, he was the son of Charlotte Hollister Schaffer of Sterling and the late Eugene H. Schaffer and he attended the Jericho Independent Church. ...
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Joseph E. Samson, Jr.

June 3, 2018

Joseph E. Samson, Jr. of Lake Ariel died Sunday at Riverside Rehab and Nursing Center following an illness. Born in Allentown, PA, son of the late Joseph E. and Hannah Burdett Samson, he had worked as a contractor. Joey, also known as Happy Jac...
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Ronald Burrell Shaffer

May 30, 2018

Ronald Burrell “Buckshot” Shaffer, 92, of S. Canaan Township, died Wednesday at Regional Hospital Scranton following an illness. Ronald is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lois Miller Shaffer. Born in South Canaan on January 7, 1926, son of ...
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Autum L. Leister

May 25, 2018

Autum L. Leister, 23, of Moscow, died suddenly Friday while bravely trying to assist her friend at the Nay Aug Gorge. Born in Cleveland, OH she was the daughter of the former Silvia Bonata Leister of Moscow. She attended Western Wayne High School ...

Dolores Vasquenzo Martin

May 25, 2018

Dolores Vasquenzo, 83, of Lakeville, died Friday evening at home after a long struggle with COPD. She is survived by Martin Vasquenzo Sr., her husband of 57 years. Dolores will forever be remembered for her sense of humor, quick wittedness, kindne...
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Tamara Keill Shaw

May 22, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Tamara “Tammy” L. Keill announces her passing on Tuesday at her home in Lake Ariel. Born in Port Jervis, NY, daughter of Gene Shaw and his wife Patricia of Port Jervis and Deborah Philipp Roller of...

Suzanne McCall

May 20, 2018

Suzanne McCall of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening at Creekside Healthcare and Rehab Center, Carbondale following an illness. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Lewis and Helen Trycoski Thomas, she had worked at Mt. Airy Lodge in the Poconos and t...
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Rodger L. Lamberton

May 19, 2018

Rodger Lamberton, 62 of Hollisterville passed away peacefully Saturday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore after a long courageous battle with Cancer. His wife is the former Debra Schneider. The couple would have been married for 45 years...
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Lonnie Lee Schneider

May 18, 2018

Lonnie Lee Schneider, 67, of Scranton, went home to be with the Lord Friday morning. His wife is the former Janet Velehoski.   He was the son of the late Adolf and Gladys Howell Schneider.  He worked through the years as a stone mas...

John J. Scimeca

May 16, 2018

John J. Scimeca of Lake Ariel passed away Wednesday at home following an illness. Born in Patchogue, NY, son of the late Salvatore and Dolores Cohn Scimeca. He had a lot of odd jobs over the years, but most notably was self-employed, owning his ow...

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Daniel P. Dalton, Sr.

May 14, 2018

Daniel P. Dalton, Sr., 91, of Sterling, PA, formerly of New Brunswick, New Jersey, passed away peacefully Monday May 14th. Born 1926 in Camden, New Jersey, he was the son of the late William and Anne Dalton.  He was educated in Camden schools and...

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Richard VanDeLinde, Jr.

May 14, 2018

Richard VanDeLinde, Jr., Sterling, died early Monday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.  His wife of 57 years is the former Nancy Goodrich.   Born 1937 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, he was the son of Richard, Sr. and...

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