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John F Ogozaly
July 8, 2018
John F. Ogozaly, 59 of Mayfield died Sunday at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia.
Born in Carbondale, he is the son of Lois Lefevre , Sanford, FL and the late Joseph E. Ogozaly. He was a attended Carbondale AreaHigh School and had...
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Maria Proch
June 25, 2018
Maria Proch, 56, of Scott Township died Monday at Geisinger –CMC, Scranton.
Born in Carbondale, she is the daughter of Marie Kutch Proch, with who she resided and the late Walter Proch. She was a graduate of Lakeland High School, recei...
Ronald S Barna
June 12, 2018
Ronald S. Barna, 73, formerly of Simpson died Tuesday at the Carbondale Nursing home.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Michael and Irene Gamble Barna. He was a graduate of the Fell High School, Class of 1962. He had been employed by ...
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Alan P Puchalski
June 12, 2018
Alan P. Puchalski, 56, of Roanoke, VA and formerly of Simpson died peacefully Tuesday morning at home.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of Dolores Kohut Puchalski and the late Peter Puchalski. He was a 1980 graduate of Carbondale Area ...
Adam J. Lutchko
May 27, 2018
Adam J. Lutchko, 79, of Carbondale died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following a long battle of illness. His wife of 54 years, the former Theresa V. Boland, died September 5, 2014.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late A...
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Dorothy C Tarhanich
May 14, 2018
Dorothy C. Tarhanich, 83, of Simpson died Monday at the Forest City Nursing Home.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Anna Kovach Tarhanich. She was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson and had been employed ...
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Harry J Buranich
April 20, 2018
Harry J. “Bart” Buranich, 75, of Scott Township died Friday. His wife is the former, Betty Jean Willis. The couple had been married for 50 years.
Born in Peckville, he was the son of the late Bogdon and Florence Oakley Buranich. He was a g...
Elaine J. (Szalonkiewicz) Malefsky
April 18, 2018
Elaine Malefsky, 78 of Dunmore died Wednesday, April 18, 2018. She joins the love of her life, John, who passed away in 2011. She was born in Newark, New Jersey, daughter of the late George and Katherine Szalonkiewiz. She raised her family with her l...
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Helen J. (Lash) Gibney
March 31, 2018
Helen J. Gibney, 90, of Waymart died Saturday evening, surrounded by her family at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. She was the widow of Joseph P. Gibney.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Adamczyk Lash. ...
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James R Fedorko
March 30, 2018
James R. Fedorko, 81, of Clifford Township died Friday at home. His wife, the former Elizabeth M. Sistek died in 2009.
Born in Wilpen, Pa; he was the son of the late John & Julia Stanko Fedorko. He served in the Army National Guard. ...
Mary G (Stanton) Lovito
March 5, 2018
Mary G. Lovito, 93, of Peckville died Monday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband, James L. Lovito died in 1995.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Russell W. and Marie Dougher Stanton. She was educated in Carbondale Pub...
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Andrew L Zurine
March 4, 2018
Andrew L. Zurine, 97, died Sunday at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. His wife, the former Cecelia Fendrock, died in 2008.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late George and Mary (Risboskin) Zurine. He was educated in Fell Towns...
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Leo L Descoteaux
March 3, 2018
Leo Lionel Descoteaux, 68, of Carbondale died Saturday at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. He was the husband of Diane McHugh Descoteaux.
He was the son of Wilbrod and Leona Gagne Descoteaux. He was a graduate of Governor Baxter School for the D...
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James R Pitts
March 2, 2018
James R. Pitts, 70, of Simpson died Friday at home. His wife the former Mary Ann Virkitis died in 2015.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and Emma Pivornick Pitts. He attended Scranton Public Schools, served in the Army ...
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Mark A Barney
March 1, 2018
Mark A. Barney, 52, of Simpson died Thursday in Newark, NJ. His wife is the former Carla “Chooch” Emmett. The couple had been married for 21years.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Kermit and Helen Mark Barney. He was a ...
Ronald P. Muta
February 28, 2018
Ronald P. Muta. 78, of Waymart died Wednesday at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. He was the husband of Alice Snipes Muta. They were married on June 20, 1959.
Born August 19, 1939 in Waymart, he was the son of the late Paul and Elizabeth Torch Muta. Prior...
Annabelle E (Kilmer) Stackhouse
February 19, 2018
Annabelle E. Stackhouse, 93, of Carbondale died Monday at home. She was the widow of Millard F. Stackhouse who died in 2009.
Born in Greenfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Cortland E. and Blanche Davis Kilmer. She was a gr...
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Ralph N. Grecco
February 16, 2018
Ralph N. Grecco, 77, of Carbondale died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 54 years is the former Marilyn Yanchek.
Born in Jessup, he was the son of the late Ralph “Rudy” and Anna Kalafut Grecco. He was a 1959 graduate of Ben...
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Deborah L. (Deuer) Vandermark
February 15, 2018
Deborah L. Vandermark, 64, of Carbondale entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 15th at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Margaret Feltz Beleckas .
Sh...
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Jennie A. (Lathrope) Willis
February 13, 2018
Jennie A. Willis, 70, of Carbondale died Tuesday at the Carbondale Nursing Home. She was the wife Of Jack Willis. They were married for 26 years.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Antoinette Rusin Lathrope....
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Frances T (Matuszek) Lescinski
February 10, 2018
Frances T. Lescinski, 91, of Simpson died Saturday at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Teddy E. Lescinski who died in 1994.
Born in Albany New York, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Eva ...
Bernadine (Rulis) Bernarsky
February 9, 2018
Bernadine “Betty” Bernarsky, 96, formerly of Simpson died Friday at the Forest City Nursing Home, Forest City. She was the widow of Michael Bernarsky who died in November 2014. They were high school sweethearts and had been married for ...
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Robert J Gillette
February 8, 2018
Robert “ Bobby” Gillette Jr, 57, of Greenfield Township died Thursday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.
Born in Scranton, he is the son of Vera E Sweder Gillette, Carbondale and the late Robert J. Gillette, Sr. He was ...
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Veronica D. Propeack Valinski
February 5, 2018
Veronica D. Valinski, 92, of Simpson died Monday night at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was the widow of Raymond Valinski, who died in 1985.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Kathryn Tarhanich Prope...
Edmund C. Conlin
January 31, 2018
Edmund C. " Mr. Fix It" Conlin, 78, of Carbondale died Wednesday at Allied Services Skilled Facility, Scranton. His wife, the former Judith Moran died in 2013.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Alphonsus and Elsie Dixon Co...