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Kathryn B. Turouski Enslin

May 13, 2018

Kathryn B. Turouski, Lake Ariel, died Sunday morning at the home of her niece Mary and Ted Walker after an illness.  She was the wife of John Turouski who died in 1987. Born 1928 in Varden, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth A. and Leora Fr...
1 Message

Fay L. Holgate Newenhouse

May 13, 2018

Fay L. Holgate, Beach Lake, died Sunday in the Wayne Woodlands Manor after an illness.   She was the widow of Wyland Holgate who died in 2015. Born 1931 in Honesdale, she was the daughter of the late William and Yolande Blackmoor Newenhouse.  ...

Jared L. Fahrenbach

May 8, 2018

Jared L. Fahrenbach, Lake Ariel, died late Tuesday in the Allied Services Hospice Center after an illness.  His wife was the former Ida Hafler who died in 2004.   Born 1940 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late William R., Sr and Anne...

Veteran
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Ryan David Enslin

May 5, 2018

Ryan David Enslin, 41, of Lake Ariel died peacefully in his sleep Saturday morning at home May 5, 2018. Born in Honesdale, son of Ivan and Beverly Chapman Enslin, Jr. of Lake Ariel, he was a graduate of the Canaan Christian Academy Class of 1994 a...
3 Messages

Anna Delores Koerner Case

May 3, 2018

Anna Delores Koerner, 88, a resident of Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Olyphant passed on into eternity Thursday with her family by her side. Her husband of 51 years was Alfred Koerner who died January 1, 2006. Born February 18, 1930, she was...

Veteran
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Anthony V. Pappas

May 3, 2018

Anthony V. Pappas, of Lakeville, died Thursday afternoon at home following an illness. His wife of 65 years is the former Theresa J. Janeczek. Born in Dickson City, son of the late James Pappas and Helen Patyk Pappas, he was a member of St. Thom...

Dorothy E. Baldwin Hazen

April 28, 2018

Dorothy E. Baldwin, 90, of S. Canaan, died at home surrounded by her family. Her husband was the late John Baldwin who died in 1999. Betty was born in Nay Aug, Pa, the last of 9 children born to Beulah and Raymond Hazen. Betty and her husband John...
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Frances V. Gardas Borowski

April 22, 2018

Frances V. Gardas, 98, of Waymart, died Sunday afternoon at the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel. She was the wife of the late Stanley J. Gardas, who died in 1997. Born in Whites Crossing, she was the daughter of the late Stanley...
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Martha Auguste Buhring

April 20, 2018

Martha Auguste Buhring, Sterling, passed away Friday at home surrounded by her family.   She was the widow of Eric Buhring who passed away in 1997.  The couple had been married 46 years. Born 1925 in Gudlaukis, Lithuania, she was the daughter o...
6 Messages

David G. Walker

April 14, 2018

David Gerald Walker, 50, Moscow, died Saturday surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Born in Scranton, he was the son of David and Karen Walker of Hollisterville and Patricia Emerick of Moscow.   He was a 1986 ...

Ralph C. Bidwell

April 13, 2018

Ralph C. Bidwell April 13, 2018   Ralph C. Bidwell, Jefferson Twp., formerly of Sterling, died Friday afternoon suddenly while out for one of his many walks in Mt. Cobb. Born in Salem Twp. in 1951 he was the son of the late Norman ...
5 Messages

Patrick J. Rooney

April 8, 2018

Patrick J. Rooney of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died suddenly Sunday morning. His wife of 37 years is the former Dorothy Drexler. Born in Orange, NJ, son of the late Joseph and Helen Koehler Rooney, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Montc...
4 Messages

Clementine C. Pontosky Romanauskas

April 4, 2018

Clementine C. “Clemy” Pontosky, 94, of Hollisterville, died Wednesday morning at Mountain View Care Center following an Illness. Her husband of 43 years was Chester Pontosky who died in 1986. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late ...
7 Messages

Donna Lee Chamberlain

March 23, 2018

Donna Lee Chamberlain of Cortez passed away peacefully surrounded by family and her long time love Kenneth Anderson Friday afternoon at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after a courageous battle against ovarian cancer. Born in Scranton, ...
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Jacqueline G. Miller - Vogel Riolo

March 18, 2018

Jacqueline G. Miller – Vogel, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday evening at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. Her husband is George A. Vogel. Her first husband, James Miller Sr. died in 2004. Born 1942 in Stamford, CT, she was the daughter of the late C...
6 Messages

Pete "Petie" Sheerer

March 16, 2018

Pete “Petie” Sheerer” died early Friday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after being stricken ill at home. Born 1951 in Scranton, he was the son of Carol Freeman Sheerer of Mt. Cobb and the late Peter F. Sheerer.  He was educate...
10 Messages

Harriet I. Lobley Dowse

March 15, 2018

Harriet I. Lobley of Hamlin died Thursday at home following an illness. Her husband of 58 years was Herbert Lobley who died in 2004. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Allen and Isabel Dowse, and step-mother Anna Backus Dowse, in her early lif...
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Amanda Elizabeth Schmitt

March 8, 2018

Amanda Schmitt, 31, Erie, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 8, 2018 in her home. She was born in Altoona on April 20, 1986 to Thomas Schmitt and Denise Katz. Amanda was a 2004 graduate of Altoona Area High School. She went on to attend Slipp...

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Arthur W. Toy, Jr.

March 8, 2018

Arthur W. Toy Jr., 77, of Moscow died Thursday evening at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst. His wife of over 53 years is Sandra Rohrbacker Toy. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Arthur W. Toy, Sr. and Hilda May O’Connor. He was a 1958 gra...
4 Messages

Ann C. Long Tlucek

March 7, 2018

Ann C. Long, 92, of Hamlin, died Wednesday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her husband of 43 years Dale R. Long, Sr. died in 1984. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, daughter of the late Walter and Mary Tobias Tlucek. She was...

Barbara R. Carpenter Lawton

March 3, 2018

Barbara R. Carpenter, of Waymart, died Saturday at Julia Ribaudo Healthcare Center after an illness. Her husband of 58 years William E. Carpenter died in 2016. Born in Drexel Hill, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Julia Lawton.  Pri...
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Judith Mae Bird Bird

February 27, 2018

Judith Mae Bird, 63, of Carbondale and formerly of Philadelphia and Colorado died Tuesday evening following an illness surrounded by her family. Her fiancé is Bob Dougherty. Born Aug 7, 1954 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Josep...
6 Messages

George E. Swingle

February 26, 2018

George E. Swingle, of Newfoundland, formerly of Lake Ariel, passed away early Monday morning at home.  His wife is the former Judith Dexter Ehler.   His first wife was the former Edna M. Brown who passed away in 2002. Born 1931 in Lake Ariel, h...
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Janet M. Schmidt Wood

February 20, 2018

Janet Mary Schmidt, 83, died Tuesday morning following an illness. Her husband of 61 years is John R. Schmidt. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Arthur and Phyllis Lentino Wood, she was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Waymart. Also su...
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Vera C. Lamberton Krall

February 20, 2018

Vera C. Lamberton February 20, 2018 Vera C. Lamberton of S. Canaan died suddenly Tuesday. Her husband was the late Frank Lamberton Sr. who died in 1997. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Vera Gershey Krall. ...

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