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Ann Marie Achey Konnick
May 21, 2022
Ann Marie Achey, Hamlin, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, passed away May 21, 2022 in the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility due to natural causes. She was the widow of Peter Elias Achey who passed away in 1984.
Born January 2, 1926 in Wilkes-Barre, she wa...
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Bruce I Brooks, Jr.
May 19, 2022
Bruce Brooks, Jr. son of the late Bruce and Gloria Santiso Brooks and a lifelong resident of Lake Ariel passed away Thursday evening at the age of 67 with his wife of 38 years Deborah Holevinski Brooks lovingly by his side.
Bruce had a long career...
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David A. Strong
May 6, 2022
David A. Strong, 68 of Simpson, passed away Friday afternoon following an illness.
Born in Harpursville, NY, he was the son of the late Alton and Vivian Houck – Strong. He was a graduate of Harpursville High School. Prior to his illness, he was a ...
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Earle H. Fairclough
May 4, 2022
Earle H. Fairclough, Jr., 72 of Cortez, passed away on Thursday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness.
Born in Pittston, Pa, he was the son of the late Earle H. Fairclough, Sr. and Frieda Kline – Fairclough. Prior to retirement, he...
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Harvey F. Peterson
April 28, 2022
Harvey F. Peterson, 84, of South Canaan, passed away on Thursday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. His loving wife, the former Gail Kropilak, passed away in 1990.
Born in Hackensack, NJ, he was the son of the late Harvey Fra...
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Charles S. Bidwell
April 24, 2022
Charles S. Bidwell, 99, of the Village of Arlington, passed away on April 14, 2022 surrounded by his children at his daughter's Florida home. His wife of 71 ½ years, the former Janet Dippre passed away in 2017
Born in South Canaan, Pa, he was the s...
Eleanor C Letteri Gerlach
April 23, 2022
Eleanor C. Letteri, 92, of Lake Ariel, passed away early Saturday morning in the Aventura at Terrace View Nursing facility after an illness. She was the widow of Joseph P. Letteri who passed away in 1996.
Born in Brooklyn in 1930, she was the da...
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Joan A Knickerbocker Radonis
April 22, 2022
Joan Knickerbocker, 91, Lake Ariel, passed away Friday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness. She was the widow of Donald L. Knickerbocker.
Born in New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella...
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Tillie Van Slooten
April 20, 2022
Tillie Van Slooten, 100, recently passed away in Julia Ribaudo Care Center. She was predeceased by her husband Garret Van Slooten, in 1984.
Born in North Haledon, NJ, Tillie was the daughter of the late Herman and Tillie (Vreeland) Van Schaik.
She ...
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Earl K. Davis
April 20, 2022
Earl K. Davis, 81, of Hamlin, passed away on the evening of April 20, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 57 years the former Ann L. Conrad passed away in 2017.
Born in Scranton, Pa, he was the son of the late Wil...
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Joann Zelenski
April 18, 2022
Joann Zelenski, 53, of Hawley, passed away Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Johanna Piraino Zelenski. She was educated in the Dunmore School Distri...
Bruce A. Richie
April 17, 2022
Bruce A. Richie, 73 of Greentown, Pa, died Sunday evening at Mid Valley Healthcare Center following an illness. His loving wife of 27 years is the former Elizabeth “Betty” Ortwein.
Born in Hazleton, Pa, he was the son of the late Robert and Albe...
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Pietro "Pete" Dramisino
April 14, 2022
Pietro “Pete” Dramisino, 89 of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife, Letizia “Tina” Dramisino passed away in 2009.
Born in Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Angela ...
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Thomas A Batchelor
April 12, 2022
Thomas A Batchelor, Ledgedale, passed away unexpectedly at home after being stricken ill.
Born 1950 in Scranton he was the son of the late David and Mabel Frisbie Batchelor and was a 1968 graduate of the Lake Consolidated School, Lake Ariel. Upon gr...
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Albert P. Ullner
March 26, 2022
Albert P. Ullner, 82, of Lake Ariel, passed away Saturday evening at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife of 45 years, the former Elaine Dougherty, passed away in 2015.
Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of Albert J. a...
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Henrietta M. Lutz Van Wyckhouse
March 21, 2022
Henrietta M. Lutz, 79, of Hawley, passed away Monday evening at Allied Services Hospice Center following a brief illness. Her husband of 39 years, Paul Lutz passed away in 2020.
Born in Wayne, NJ, she was the daughter of the late James and Hermina ...
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Rudolph J. Kunz
March 19, 2022
Rudolph J. (Rudy) Kunz, 86, of Endwell, NY and formerly of Dunmore, PA and Lake Sheridan, Nicholson, PA, passed away on Saturday at his home. He was born on June 22, 1935 in Scranton, PA to the late Rudolph and Beatrice (Harwood) Kunz. He was predece...
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Beau R. Swingle
March 19, 2022
Beau R. Swingle, 44, of Lake Ariel, passed away Saturday afternoon at home.
He was born in Honesdale, and resided in Lake Ariel most of his life. He was the son of Becky A. Swingle – Strait of Hawley, and the late Gary Gregory of Conklin, NY. and ...
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Paul Adolfo Busillo
March 16, 2022
Paul Adolfo Busillo lost his battle to Alzheimer’s on March 16, 2022, while residing at Riverside Health Care Center in Taylor, PA. Born in La Plata, Argentina, on September 27, 1935, he was the only son of the late Adolfo P. Busillo and Angela F...
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Joseph A. Breier
March 15, 2022
Joseph A. Breier, 74, the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at the VA Medical Center in Wilkes – Barre following an illness. His wife of 2 years is the former Brenda Perenza. His first wife of 46 years, the former Nancy Boston passed away i...
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Ronald C. Nier
March 15, 2022
Ronald C. Nier, 91, of Greentown, PA quietly passed away on Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 at home following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, the former Constance “Connie” Stefanski (Tellup).
Ronald is survived by h...
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Richard L. Seeley
March 14, 2022
Richard L. Seeley, South Canaan, died Monday at Allied Services Hospice Center after an illness. His wife of 60 years, the former Joan Evans, passed away in 2017.
Born in South Canaan in 1932, he was the son of the late Alexander L. and Eveia Enslin...
Janet M. Fendelander Nix
March 13, 2022
Janet Fendelander, 74 of Lake Ariel, died suddenly Sunday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Her husband of 54 years, Frank D. Fendelander, passed away in 2020.
Born in Butler, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Marjorie In...
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Lawrence H. Ditty
March 10, 2022
Lawrence “Larry” H. Ditty, 78 of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday morning at home surrounded by his loving wife of 27 years, the former Terri Sledzinski, and his children.
Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he was the son of the late John H. an...
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James "Jim" I. McLain
March 5, 2022
James I. McLain (Jim), 71 of Moscow, passed away Saturday, March 5 at the VA Medical Center in Wilkes – Barre following an illness. His loving wife of 43 years is the former Vanessa Sinclair.
Born in Scranton, Pa, he was the son of the late Harold...
