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Eugene H. Schaffer

February 20, 2014

Eugene H. Schaffer, Sterling, died Thursday in the Moses Taylor Hospital Intensive Care Unit. His wife of 64 years is the former Charlotte Hollister. Born in Uswick, Wayne County he was the son of the late Herman and Lilliam Warner Shaffer. He was...

Louise Sherwood, LPN

February 19, 2014

Louise Sherwood, LPN, Cherry Ridge, passed away Wednesday morning at home. She was the widow of Wilson Sherwood. Louise was born in Scranton and was the daughter of the late Walter Hartman and Margaretta Senberg Hartman Schneider as well as the st...

Jeffrey M Kellogg

February 18, 2014

Jeffrey M. Kellogg of Pittston died Tuesday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Valley following an illness. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frederick "Fritz" Kellogg and the late Marcia Pangle Kellogg. He was raised in Dunmore, Pa and atten...

George V Rohan, Sr

February 18, 2014

George V. Rohan, Sr., Lake Ariel, passed away early Tuesday morning at his home. His wife was the late Patricia Else Rohan. Born in Schenectady, NY he was the son of the late William A and Doroth Holden Rohan. He was of the Catholic faith. He had ...

John Rechinda

February 8, 2014

John Rechinda, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died Saturday morning in the VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at the Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife of 53 years is the former Dianne Gray. Born in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, he was the so...

Mark G Maines

February 5, 2014

Mark G. Maines, 53. of Harveys Lake, died Wednesday at home following an illness. Born in Scranton, son of George E. Maines and the late Beatrice Reilly Maines, he attended Western Wayne High School and had worked as a carpenter in the constructio...

Brian Shaffer

February 5, 2014

Brian Shaffer, 52, of Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday February 5th, 2014 after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Karen Smith Shaffer. The couple had been married for 30 years and enjoyed being together and working together every day. ...

Marcia J Kellogg

February 1, 2014

Marcia J. Kellogg of Pittston died Saturday morning at home following an illness. Her husband of 42 years was Frederick (Fritz) Kellogg, Jr. who passed away in 2013. Born in Frankfurt Germany, daughter of the late Horace W. and Margaret Avellino P...

Kathleen Lou Swingle

January 30, 2014

Kathleen Lou Swingle, 82, of Lake Ariel died Thursday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton  following an illness. Her beloved husband of 63 years is Jess L. Swingle. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Willard and Iva Mae Daily Morgan, she...

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Saul Alpiner

January 30, 2014

Saul Alpiner of Indian Rocks died Thursday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. His wife is the former Carol Kantrowitz. Born in Reading, PA, son of the late Morris and Lillie Lansky  Alpiner, he was graduate of the Syracuse University School o...

Lois Wildenstein Panullo

January 29, 2014

Lois Wildenstein Panullo of Waymart died Wednesday morning at home following an illness. Her husband was Alfonce Panullo who died in 2010. Born in Aldenville, PA, daughter of the late Karl L. and Sarah Chyle Wildenstein, she was a graduate of Waym...

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James W Robinson

January 24, 2014

James W. Robinson of Hamlin, passed away Friday night at the age of 91 at St. Mary’s Villa surrounded by his family. His wife of 52 years was the former Marian Butler who  passed away in 2011. Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Willia...

Ronald Felix Olsommer

January 24, 2014

Ronald Felix Olsommer, Newfoundland, died January 24, 2014 at home. His wife of 48 years is the former Romayne Cunningham. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Felix C. and Emily Jones Olsommer and was a graduate of the Greene Dreher Sterl...

William Dale Mead

January 22, 2014

William Dale Mead, 77, of Madisonville, went to meet his Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday at Creekside Health and Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale following an illness. His wife was the former Diane Layland who passed away in 2007. Born in Mosco...

Mark Ulrich

January 17, 2014

Mark Ulrich, 44, Prompton, died unexpectedly on January 17, 2014 at home. All services will be private. Cremation took place in the Lake Region Crematory at the James Wilson Funeral Home....

John F. ”Jack Dennis, Jr.

January 12, 2014

John F. “Jack Dennis, Jr. of Lake Ariel died Sunday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife of 66 years is the former Eleanor Bonitz. Born September 25, 1920 in Moosic, son of the late John, Sr. and Eva De...

Dorothy K Relph

January 11, 2014

Dorothy K. Relph of Sterling died Saturday morning in Allied Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton following an illness. Her husband  was the late Edward H. Relph who passed away in 2009. Born in Paramus, NJ, daughter of the late Zacharias and Marth...

Rev. Gordon James White

January 10, 2014

Rev. Gordon James White, Sr., 74, of Lake Ariel, PA went home to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, January 10 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He and his wife, Faye Crone White, had been married 45 years. Gordon was born...

Hugo J. Strada

January 6, 2014

Hugo J. Strada of Sterling died Monday at his family home following an illness. His wife was the former June H. Bartleson who passed away in 2007. Born in Scranton, son of the late Angelo and Mary Corti Strada, he attended the Sterling School, the...

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John R. “Jack Dowse, Sr

January 3, 2014

John R. “Jack Dowse, Sr.,of Hamlin, passed away Friday morning at home. His wife of 44years the former Joyce Miller Dowse passed away in May 2010 Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late George, Sr. and Katherine Wells Dowse. A United Sta...

Edward T. Planthaber

January 3, 2014

Edward T. Planthaber of Jefferson Twp. passed away January 3, 2014 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital after an illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, the former Patricia King. He was born in the Bronx, New York to the late Augu...

Tiffany Marie Koerner

March 26, 1992

Tiffany Marie Koerner October 17, 2016 Tiffany Marie Koerner, 25, of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. Born in Scranton, Pa, daughter of the Alan C. Koerner and Tammy C. Butler Frascona both of Lake Arie...

Roseann C. Scolnick Guariglia

February 12, 1940

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 ...

Timothy J O’Sullivan

imothy J. O’Sullivan, Jr., 54, South Canaan, died Thursday peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Timmy was born April 6, 1960 in Staten Island, New York to Timothy O’Sullivan, Sr and the late Janice Ihnken O’Sullivan who passed away i...

Charles D Saar

Charles D. Saar, Lake Ariel, passed away Sunday in Ellicott City, Maryland. His wife was the former Carmen T. Saar who passed away September 5, 2002. Born in Scranton, of the late Carl and Margaret Jones Saar, he was employed as a carpenter prior ...

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