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Jeffrey A. Rosengrant

March 15, 2017

Jeffrey A. Rosengrant of Englewood, FL died Wednesday at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, FL. His wife is the former Merlena Quinlan. Born in Scranton, son of Jeffrey A. and Beatrice Zelenski Rosengrant of Lake Ariel, he was a graduate of Western Wa...

Frederic L. White

March 14, 2017

Frederic L. White of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife of 44 years is the former Barbara Ann Lyon. Born in Pleasant Valley, NY, son of the late Louis and Almyra Horto...

George W. Sharp, Sr.

March 13, 2017

George W. Sharp, Sr, Hawley, died March 13th in the Wayne Memorial Hospital.   His wife, the former Maryann Matusik, preceded him in death. Born 1939 in Philadelphia he was the son of the late George David Sharp, Jr and Mildred Sharp. George li...

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Michael Santo Centonze, Sr.

March 12, 2017

Michael S. Centonze, of Greentown, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, March 12th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following an illness. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey son of the late James and Ann Passanante Centonze. Mike was a United St...
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Louis Michael Raimo

March 12, 2017

Louis Michael Raimo, Lake Ariel, died March 12 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Born 1983 in Mineola, NY he was the son of Louis J. and his wife Joanne of Massapequa, NY and Frances Beyer Raimo and her life partner Charles Gioe of...
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John J. Vill

March 12, 2017

John J. Vill of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening in Geisinger CMC following a valiant battle with lung cancer. He was 80 years old. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Charles and Julia Vill. John attended St. Peter’s Prepara...
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Irving F. Ritter

March 10, 2017

Irving F. Ritter, Jefferson Twp, died Friday evening in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness.  His wife was the former Arlene Swingle who died in 1987. Born 1924 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary ...

James J. Daugherty

March 7, 2017

James J. Daugherty of Greentown died Tuesday afternoon at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. He is survived by his wife the former Karen Buchanin; a daughter Brianna; a brother Dennis; a sister Mary Ellen Williams and her hus...

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John H. Yatsonsky

March 3, 2017

John H. Yatsonsky, 80, of Lake Ariel died unexpectedly Friday morning at home. His wife of 54 years is the former Margaret Wassel. Born in Eynon, son of the late John T. and Margaret Russell Yatsonsky, he had worked on the family dairy farm and wa...

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Charles H. Parmelee

March 1, 2017

Charles H. Parmelee of WLE, Lake Ariel died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. His wife of 57 years is the former Marianne Rochford. Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Harold B. and S. Loretta Kiernan Parmelee, h...
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Joan A. Seeley Evans

February 28, 2017

Joan A. Seeley, South Canaan, died Tuesday in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness. Her husband is Richard Seeley. The couple would have been married 60 years on March 17th. Born 1936 in Scranton she was the daughter of...
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Harvey Forget

February 22, 2017

Harvey Forget, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Wednesday evening in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after battling Leukemia for twelve years and Lymphoma since 2013.  His wife of 56 years is the former Genevieve Jill Duffy. Born Dece...
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Robert O. Hughes

February 20, 2017

Robert O. Hughes of Lake Ariel died Monday at home. His wife was the former Charlotte Bender who died in 2004. The couple had been married for 58 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Owen and Alice Ovens Hughes, he was a graduate of the Lake C...

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Angel L. Rivera

February 17, 2017

Angel L. Rivera of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife was the former Doris C. Colon who died in 2013. Born in Puerto Rico, son of the late Ismael Rivera, he was self-employed as fur...
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Marjorie J. Chapman Bell

February 14, 2017

Marjorie J. Chapman of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday night at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. Her husband was the late Jack Chapman. Born in Lake Ariel, PA, daughter of the late Spencer and Jennifer Marshall Bell, ...
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Dennis R. Peoples

February 13, 2017

Dennis R. Peoples, 63, of Hawley passed away peacefully at home Monday following an illness. Born in Dubois, PA January 26, 1954, he was the eldest son of Wilmer and Florence DeRalph Peoples. Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Debb...
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Judy Lynne Zaczek Van Sickle

February 12, 2017

Judy Lynne Zaczek of Old Forge, PA, formerly of Whiting, NJ, passed away Sunday, February 12, in the ICU at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Lynne was a bank teller for Commerce Bank, later TD Bank. Early in her adult life, she had been an offic...
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Patricia Ann Roman Ruddy

February 9, 2017

Patricia Ann Roman, age 70 of Lakeville, PA died peacefully surrounded by her loved ones Thursday evening at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ. Known to all as Pat, Patty, Patsy or Gramma she was loved for her infectious laughter and c...
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Elsie I. Stevens Beemer

February 6, 2017

Elsie Stevens of Sterling passed Monday evening at home. Her husband was Albert E. Stevens who died in 2007.   Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Asher and Cora Decker Beemer, she worked as a school bus driver for 38 years at Caruth ...

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Lloyd L. Rosengrant

February 1, 2017

Lloyd L. Rosengrant, Lake Ariel, died Wednesday evening in the Mountain View Care Center after an illness.  His wife of 44 years is the former Valerie Godak. Born in Jefferson Twp he was the son of the late Walter and Florence Sachse Rosengrant....

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Joseph J. Scibilia

January 24, 2017

Joseph J. Scibilia of Lake Ariel died Tuesday afternoon at home. His wife of 52 years is the former June Scheel. Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Anthony and Sarah Vento Scibilia, he worked as an executive at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plan...
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Donna S. Gilpin Samson

January 24, 2017

Donna S. Gilpin, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.  She was the widow of Bradley M. Gilpin who died in 2015.  The couple had been married 42 years. Born in Honesdale, she was the daughter o...
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Constance B. Hardiman

January 18, 2017

Constance B. Hardiman died Wednesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit. She was the daughter of the late John and Mildred Southall Ludolph. She worked as administrator in a law office. Surviving are a sister Doreen Lum of Montana an...

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A. Ted Amorine

January 16, 2017

A Ted Amorine, Waymart, died late Monday night at home after an illness.  His companion of 26 years is Patricia Sheard. Born 1941 in South Canaan, he was the son of the late Anthony “Ted” and Helen Lamberton Amorine he was a graduate of the f...

Doris A. Dannaf

January 16, 2017

Doris A. Dannaf of Sterling died Monday evening at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. Her husband was the late Henry Dannaf who died in 2011. Born in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Mary Reader. Also surviving...

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