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James Edley

April 30, 2023

James Edley, 93 (1929-2023) of Honesdale, passed away early Sunday morning in the Ellen Memorial Health Care Center after an illness.   His wife was the former Elvina Mae Conover who passed away in 2012.   Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, he was...

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Dr. Donald Edwin Madden

April 28, 2023

Dr. Donald Edwin Madden, age 95, took his final rest on Friday, April 28, 2023, in Norwell, Massachusetts. Donald E. Madden was born in Greene Twp., Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Regina Madden. In 1941 he and his family moved to New Jersey. He gradu...
6 Messages

Biagio Bob Fezza

April 26, 2023

Biagio “Bob” A. Fezza, 82 of The Hideout, passed away Wednesday, April 26th at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. He leaves behind his  companion of 33 years  Lucille Koehler. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late H...

Marion Caruso

April 23, 2023

Marion Caruso, Moscow, passed away late Sunday night in the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton after an illness. Born April 25, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the only daughter of the late Frank and Millie Sirianni Caruso.  Marion attend...
2 Messages

Gary Clemo

April 14, 2023

Gary S Clemo, 68, Waymart, was stricken ill unexpectedly at the home of his daughter on the morning of April 14. Born 1955 in Homesdale, he was the son of the late Herald and Mary Rendos Clemo. He attended Johnson Technical Institute and was a mem...

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7 Messages

John George Martinkovitch, Jr.

April 12, 2023

John George Martinkovitch, Jr., 87 of Ledgedale, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, sons, and daughter-in-law, on April 12, 2023. He was born February 27, 1936, to John and Mary Zilla Martinkovitch of Throop, PA. John graduated from ...
8 Messages

Patricia Louise Caruth

April 8, 2023

Patricia Louise Caruth, 89 of Sterling, passed away Saturday morning at home surrounded by family and her loving husband of 66 years, James Albert Caruth. Born in Scranton, Patricia was the daughter of the late George and Vivian Hood – Hughes. She...

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13 Messages

Ronald G. Davis

April 7, 2023

Ronald G. Davis, 78 of Lake Ariel, passed away April 7th at his home. His loving wife of 57 years is the former Maxine Sherwood. Born in Hancock, NY, he was the son of the late Lester and Christine Lenore Morton – Davis. He was a graduate of Lake ...
2 Messages

Audrey Hayslett

April 7, 2023

Audrey Ann Hayslett, Roanoke, Virginia, passed away early April 7, 2023 in the Brandon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Roanoke, Virginia after an illness. She formerly lived in The Hideout. She was the widow of Arthur M. MacDonnell. Bor...
8 Messages

Jane Macdonald Clauss

April 5, 2023

Jane Paula Macdonald Clauss, 92, of Lake Ariel, Pa., passed away April 5, 2023, at her home in Lake Ariel surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born in Honesdale, Pa., at Wayne Memorial Hospital on March 15, 1931, in w...

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6 Messages

Lee R. Butler

April 4, 2023

Lee R. Butler, Newfoundland, passed away Early Tuesday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after a long illness. His wife of 39 years is Andrea Wargo. Born 1948 in Scranton he was the son of the late Robert and Gladys Frick Butler. He was a...

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Daniel M. Medrano, Sr.

March 20, 2023

Daniel M. Medrano, Sr., 81 of Bushkill, passed away Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Jo Ann Lisauskas – Medrano. Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France, ...
3 Messages

Colleen Stevens

March 17, 2023

Colleen Dawn Stevens, 40, of Scranton, PA, died March 17, 2023 at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia after an illness. Born May 30, 1982, she was the daughter of Margaret (Winwood) Stevens and the late Burton Stevens.  Colleen was a gra...
6 Messages

Patti A. Schreck

March 13, 2023

Patricia Schreck, 68, of Lake Ariel, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 13, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Beloved wife of 48 years to Gary Schreck, daughter of the late Katherine (Kate Altmose) and Raymond (Rip) Swi...
8 Messages

David A. Berger

March 8, 2023

David A. Berger, Hamlin, went home to be with his Lord and Savior quietly at home on Wednesday afternoon. His wife of 49 years is the former Lorraine Jackson. Born in 1953 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Ronald Berger, Sr and Annabelle Bla...
1 Message

Warren L. Jaggars

March 6, 2023

Warren L. Jaggars, Sr., 78 of South Canaan, passed away peacefully Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale after a short illness. His loving wife of 38 years is the former Linda Bakay. Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Me...
2 Messages

Sarah P. Marsh

March 3, 2023

Sarah P. Marsh (99) of Hamlin, PA, passed away on Friday, March 3, at home.  Born in Phillipsburg, NJ in 1923, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Mary (Duffy) Shafer. Sarah went to grammar school at Saints Philip and James School in Phill...

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John D. Hinton

February 27, 2023

John D. Hinton, a lifelong resident of Metuchen, NJ, died peacefully on February 27, 2023, at home in Lake Ariel, with his wife at his side. John was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of the late John D. Hinton and Jeanne Delaney Hinton. ...
5 Messages

Roberta Anna Schafer Hollister

February 25, 2023

Roberta Anna Schafer Hollister, 88 of Lake Ariel, went home to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning at home following an illness. Her husband of 65 years, Bruce Horace Hollister passed away July 24, 2019. The couple...
1 Message

Jennie Lamberton

February 21, 2023

Jennie Lamberton, 54 of South Canaan went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on February 21, 2023 at home. Her loving husband is Timothy J Lamberton. The couple was married on May 27, 1989. Born May 26, 1968 in South Amboy, New Jersey...
1 Message

Edward Holevinski, Sr.

February 20, 2023

Edward Holevinski, Sr. of Jefferson Township, died peacefully at home on February 20th.   Born in 1930 to the late Anthony and Marry Sarnoski – Holevinski, Ed was a local farm boy who met the Love of his life, Florence “Bobbi” Ognosky in elem...

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Harry E. Wilson

February 16, 2023

Harry E. Wilson, 81 of South Canaan, passed away early Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his home following a brief illness. His wife of 27 years, the former Sharon J. Davis passed away in 1993. Born in Dayton, OH on December 4, 1941, he was the son of...

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6 Messages

Joseph S. Esposito

February 12, 2023

Joseph S. Esposito, 84 of Lake Ariel, passed away Sunday, Feb 12th at his home. His loving wife of 42 years is the former Karin Caldaro. Born in Orange, NJ, he is the son of Muriel Ford – Esposito of East Hanover, NJ, and the late Salvatore Esposi...
3 Messages

Robert G. Sauers, Jr.

February 8, 2023

Robert G. “Bob” Sauers, Jr. (67) of Madison Township passed away on February 8, 2023 at home after a brief illness. Bob is the Son of Janet Sauers and the Late Robert G. Sauers, Sr. Born in Hazleton, Pa, Bob was a graduate of Pittston Area High...
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Dorothy A. Datto

February 7, 2023

Dorothy A Datto of Scranton, PA passed away Tuesday evening at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center following an illness. She was preceded in death by her second husband, Phillip J. Datto (d. 2020) and her first husband, William R. Frazier (d. 1981...

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