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Brig. General Thomas B. Gordon

February 28, 2016

Gordon, Thomas B. of Lake Ariel, PA (formerly of Deer Park, NY) On February 27, 2016 in his 86th year. Retired NYPD and Retired Brig. General, Army National Guard. Loving father of Catherine Frevola, Thomas and Patrick Gordon. Cherished Grandfath...
14 Messages

Marion C. Edwards Chumard

February 24, 2016

Marion C. Edwards, 88, of Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday afternoon in Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. Her husband of 66 years is Wayne C. Edwards. Born October 24, 1927 in South Canaan she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Obelia Jen...
3 Messages

Nina L. Rosengrant Tompkins

February 23, 2016

Nina L. Rosengrant of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care following an illness. He husband was the late Julian Rosengrant who died in 2007. Born in Laceyville, PA, daughter of the late Addison and Carrie Tompkins, she w...

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Randal L. Burnham

February 21, 2016

Randal L. Burnham of Waymart died Sunday at home. His wife of 39 years is the former Memorie Hott. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Wilbur and Marjorie Enslin Burnham, he was a 1974 graduate of Western Wayne High School and member of the S. Can...
8 Messages

Elizabeth M. Corey Case

February 21, 2016

Elizabeth “Betty” M. Corey, Lake Ariel died late Sunday night at home after being stricken ill. Her husband of 46 years was Charles N. Corey died in 1994. Born in Scranton in 1927, Betty was the daughter of the late Elmer and Eva Spangenbe...

William L. Lamberton

February 13, 2016

William L. Lamberton, Lake Ariel, died Saturday morning in the home he was born in after being stricken ill.  His wife of 70 years is the former Helen M. Horst. Born 1923 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Marshall and Lovella Fuller Lambe...

Roseann C Scolnick Guariglia

February 12, 2016

Roseann C. Scolnick of Lake Ariel died Friday at home following an illness. Her husband was the late Elliot Scolnick who died in 2009. Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Arthur and Anna Lotito Guariglia, she was a Senior Administrator for ...

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Kenneth Nichols

February 12, 2016

Kenneth “Butch” W. Nichols, 67, South Canaan, died Friday in VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness.   His wife is the former Cindy Hoffman. Born in Johnson City, New York he was the son of the ...
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Carol Joanna Reed Smith

February 9, 2016

Carol Joanna Smith Reed, 40, South Canaan, passed away Tuesday at home surrounded by her loving family.   She was the wife of Kurt Reed. Born April 3, 1975 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Leonard and Joanna Sittler Smith of Mount Joy.  Ca...

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Wally G. Fuhlbrugge

February 9, 2016

Wally Georgie Fuhlbrugge passed away on Monday, February 9, 2016, at The Hospice of the Sacred Heart General In-Patient Facility in Dunmore, PA. He was 86 years old. Born in Manhattan, NY on November 19, 1929 to the late Waldemar and Clara, he is ...

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Clarence "Jack" Gable, Jr.

February 7, 2016

Clarence “Jack” Gable, Jr. of Dingmans Ferry died Sunday evening at Wayne Woodlands Manor following an illness. His wife was the former Virginia O’Neil who died in 1990. Born in Narberth, PA, son of the late Clarence and Helen Kernan Gable...
1 Message

Edward J. Bronson, Jr.

January 26, 2016

Edward J. Bronson, Jr. of Sterling died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center after being stricken ill. His wife of 40 years is the former Denise Shuman. Born in Scranton, son of the late Edward J. and Hettie M. Stevens Bronson, he worked ...

Vivian Carmella Fuhlbrugge Izzi

January 23, 2016

Vivian Carmela Fuhlbrugge passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the Green Ridge Skilled Nursing Facility in Scranton. She was 86 years old. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 16, 1929 to the late Joseph and Theresa Izzi, she is survived by her ...
2 Messages

Christine Robinson Amorine

January 22, 2016

Christine Robinson of S. Canaan died Friday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart following an illness. Her husband is Timothy Robinson. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the Anthony and Helen Lamberton Amorine, she was a member of the Canaan Bible Chapel....

Ora Theron Nackenhorst Simons

January 13, 2016

Ora Theron Nackenhorst, 92, of Newfoundland, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Briarwood Manor. She was the wife of the late Frederick Nackenhorst, with whom she shared fifteen years of marriage before his passin...
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Theresa Wargo Stefanski

January 6, 2016

Theresa Wargo, Hamlin, passed away Wednesday morning in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.   She was the widow of Edward J. Wargo. Born in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Michalena Stefanski. ...

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Lawrence Ciaffone

December 29, 2015

Lawrence Ciaffone, 100, of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday evening at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife was the former Mary Regina who died 1981. Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Carl and Carmela Motto, h...
1 Message

Clarence Bidwell

December 26, 2015

Clarence Bidwell, Lake Ariel, died Saturday in the Allied Skilled Nursing Center after an illness. Born in Jefferson Twp., he was the son of the late Norman and Margaret Bidwell.  He had been employed in the tree trimming industry. Surviving a...
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Martin D. Kobovitch

December 21, 2015

Martin D. “Flea Market Marty” Kobovitch, Hawley, formerly of Elizabeth, New Jersey, died Tuesday afternoon in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey he moved to Pennsylvania in his later years af...
4 Messages

Mary Ann Elizabeth D'Andrea McEvoy

December 18, 2015

Mary Ann Elizabeth D’Andrea McEvoy, 87, previously of Woodloch Springs in Hawley, died December 18, 2015 at Bethany Village following an illness. Her late husband, William D’Andrea, died in 1985 and her late husband, Vince McEvoy, died in 2002. S...

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Merle Ed Ankrom

December 17, 2015

Merle E. “Ed” Ankrom of Waymart died Thursday at Creekside Health and Rehab Center following an illness. His wife is the former Darlene Shaffer. He was born in Mooreland, IN and prior to retirement he had worked as a truck driver for Snyder Tr...
3 Messages

Iva June Kizer Beavers

December 17, 2015

Iva June Kizer of Lake Ariel died Thursday night at home following an illness. Her husband was the late Norman C. Kizer who died in 1995. Born in Mt. Cobb, daughter of the late Ralph and Nellie Sheerer Beavers, she worked as a housekeeper in the h...
10 Messages

Edward A. Wargo

December 17, 2015

Edward A. Wargo, Hamlin, passed away Thursday at home unexpectedly. Born in Scranton he was the son of Theresa Stefanski  Wargo and the late Edward Wargo.  He was a loving son, brother and uncle.  He would help anyone and everyone who needed it...

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Seymour Metsky

November 26, 2015

Seymour Metsky, Lake Ariel, died Thursday in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.   He and his wife Arlene would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in December. Born in Newark, NJ in 1923 he was the son of the lat...
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Dean William Martin

November 26, 2015

Dean William Martin, best known as Billy Martin passed away on November 26th, 2015 at home after a courageous battle with Leukemia.  Born on October 23rd, 1954 in Honesdale, PA he was the son of the late Isabel and Fritz Martin. Billy was a past ...

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