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Regina A. (Bazil) Smith
April 18, 2020
Regina A. Smith (Jeannie Bazil), of Olney, Maryland and formerly of Forest City died Saturday at home. She was the wife of Benjamin “Tim” Smith, who died in 2009.
Regina was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Frances Lawrence Bazil, Sr. Sh...
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Donny J Vaverchak, Jr
April 17, 2020
Donny J. Vaverchak, Jr.,49, of Simpson passed away on Friday, April 17th at Allied Service Hospice, Scranton.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of Carole Prestys Vaverchak, Simpson and the late Donald Vaverchak, Sr. Donny was a 1988 graduate of Lak...
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Paul E Davis
April 12, 2020
Paul E. Davis, 82, of Carbondale, entered into eternal rest Easter Sunday at home. He is survived by his devoted wife of 57 years, Joan Debish Davis.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Richard and Mary Carroll Davis. He was a proud veter...
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Ellen (Kiefer) Willis
April 9, 2020
Ellen Kiefer Willis, 79,of Whites Crossing, Carbondale Township, passed away peacefully on Thursday after a courageous battle with a brief illness. Her beloved husband, Dr. Bernard Willis, died in April 2008.
Born in Carbondale, she wa...
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Lazzaro J Mascis
April 8, 2020
Lazzaro J. Mascis, 69, died Wednesday at the Carbondale Nursing Home.
Born in Hoboken, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Madelyne Mascis. He was educated St. Peter & Paul Elementary School and a graduate of Hoboken High School. Lazzaro r...
Ann G (Glushko) Butler
April 8, 2020
Ann Glushko Butler, 90, formerly of Vandling died Wednesday at Regional Hospital, Scranton. She was the widow of David J. Butler, who died October 1, 2019.
Born in Simpson, on November 6, 1929,she was the daughter of the late Wasil and Anna Potts ...
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Basil Sumple
March 30, 2020
Basil “Bill” Sumple, age 94, of Hampden Township, died on March 30, 2020. Born in Simpson, Pennsylvania, son of Samuel and Anna (Hawaka) Sumple, he was a 1943 graduate of Fell High School. He proudly served as a Marine in the Pacific Th...
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Robert Sidlosky
March 28, 2020
Robert Sidlosky, 84, of Carbondale and formerly of Simpson died Saturday. His wife is the former Joyce Hatton.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Wenerinovich Sidlosky. He was educated in Fell Township Schools and was Arm...
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Valentine M Tomsky
March 19, 2020
Valentine M. Tomsky, 91, of Palm Harbor, FL died Thursday at Empath Hospice. His wife, the former Stella Campolo, died in 2014.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late John and Celia Kusiniska Tomcikosky. He attended Fell Township School and w...
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Leo F Skorupa
March 17, 2020
Leo Frank Skorupa, formerly of Simpson, PA., died Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. Born in Simpson, November 2, 1927,
Leo was the son of the late John and Katarzyna Pokora Skorupa, he was one of nine children. He is the husband of
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Paul J Verkitus
March 17, 2020
Paul J. Verkitus, 33, of Archbald passed away on Tuesday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a short illness.
He was the son of Suzanne Golden Verkitus and Peter Verkitus, Archbald. Paul worked hard as an employee of Leeward Construction....
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Emily A. (Kost) Bebla, R.N.
March 9, 2020
Emily A. Bebla, R.N., 78 of Vandling died Monday at home. She was the wife of Andrew Bebla, Jr. The couple had been married for over 56 years.
Born in Richmondale, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Koslowsky Kost. She was a gradua...
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Walter J Hydash
March 4, 2020
Walter J. Hydash, 71, of Dickson City died Wednesday at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. His wife is the former, Anna Sneider. Walter is also survived by seven children, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Arrangements by Oliver S...
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Timothy A. Wentovich
March 2, 2020
Timothy A. Wentovich, 61, of Simpson died Monday at Creekside Nursing Center, Carbondale, after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Carbondale, he is the son of the late Peter And Joyce McEwan Wentovich. Tim was a graduate of Carbondale Area School...
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Thomas E. Arthur
March 1, 2020
Thomas E. Arthur, 82, of Whites Crossing, Carbondale, died Sunday at the Forest City Nursing Home. His wife of over 43 years is the former, Norma Phillips.
Born in Whites Crossing, he was the son of the late George and Anna Novak Arthur. Tom was a...
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Ambrose A Wilk
February 28, 2020
Ambrose “Philly” Wilk, 88, of Vandling and formerly of Simpson died Friday at the Forest City Nursing Home. His wife, the former Helen M. Tomcykoski, died in 1988.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Voinski Wilk. He w...
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Beverly C. (Stroud) Bilinsky
February 18, 2020
Beverly C. Bilinsky, 69, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday.
She was the widow of Robert K. Bilinsky, who passed in 2018.
Born in N. Little Rock Arkansas, she is the daughter of Verdie Pruitt Stroud, Jacksonville, Ar.. and the late Ole...
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Charles H. Horton
February 16, 2020
Charles H. Horton, a lifelong resident of Clifford Township, son of the late William J. Horton and J. Pauline Prudish, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday at Geisinger CMC, surrounded by his family.
Charles is survived by his wife, the fo...
Mary E. (Moylan) O'Millian
February 12, 2020
Mary E. O’Millian, 91, formerly of Carbondale died Wednesday evening at the Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. She was the widow of Joseph P. O’Millian, Sr., who died in 2003.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Sally ...
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Michael R. Kresock
January 26, 2020
Michael R. Kresock, 81, of Simpson died Sunday at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Facility, Scranton.
Mike was born on January 3, 1939, the son of the late John and Mary Dzurine Kresock. He was the last of five boys born to the Kresock...
Veronica A (Paul) Tarchack
January 21, 2020
Veronica A. Tarchack, 89, of Carbondale died Tuesday after a brief stay at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton. She was the widow of Edward A. Tarchack, who died in 2016. The couple was married for 64 years.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was th...
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Dorothy (Huncharek) Bowan
January 17, 2020
Dorothy Bowan, 89, of Simpson died Friday at home. She was the widow of Paul Bowan, who died in 1997..
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Julia Huncharek. She was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson. She spent the m...
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Jennifer Lynn (Cure) Korner
January 17, 2020
Jennifer Lynn Korner, 41, of Carbondale died Friday from injuries after being struck with an automobile.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of Mary Louise Dottle, Carbondale and the late John Cure. Jennifer had been employed as a manager of ...
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Irene (Selemba) Suchniak
January 10, 2020
Irene Suchniak, 89, of Carbondale died Friday at Creekside Nursing Home, Carbondale. She was the widow of Metro Suchniak, who passed away in 2001.
Born 1930 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Mary & Harry Selemba. She was ...
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Michael Kohut
January 3, 2020
Michael Kohut, 89, of Waymart and formerly of Simpson died Friday at home. His wife, the former Joan Marie Pfeifer died in 2010.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late Michael and Tessie Petroshock Kohut. He was a 1949 graduate of Fell High S...
