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Edwin Cookson
October 22, 2016
Edwin Cookson, 62, of Pleasant Mount died Saturday at home. His wife of 42 years is the former Laura Lorenzo.
Born in Carbondale, the son of Stella Snigar Cookson, Waymart and the late Alfred Cookson. He was a graduate of Forest City High School. ...
Anna Senica
October 13, 2016
Anna Senica, 89, of Simpson died Thursday at the Forest City Nursing Home.
Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late John & Anna Honchak Senica. She was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson and had been employed as a secre...
Sarah Jane (Evans) Jenkins
October 11, 2016
Sarah Jane Jenkins, 85, formerly of Carbondale died October 11th in Florida. She was the widow of William Jenkins.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Rexford & Sarah Keys Evans. She is survived by a son, William Tro...
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Joseph J Howard
October 2, 2016
Joseph J. Howard, 24, of Simpson died Sunday.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of Joy Tyler Clarke and step son of Lee Clarke, Simpson and son of Joseph Howard and fiancée Tina Granville, Mayfield. He was a 2011 graduate of Forest City Regional H...
Patricia M (Twardzik) Grace
September 23, 2016
Patricia M. Grace, 71, of Simpson died Friday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was the widow of Ralph G. Grace.
Born in Whites Crossing, she was the daughter of the late Michael & Sophie Plevyak Twardzik. Patricia had bee...
Carmen S. Graham
September 18, 2016
Carmen S. Graham, 92, of Carbondale died Sunday at the Creekside Nursing Center, Carbondale. She was the widow of George B. Graham, who died in 1998. They were married for 49 years.
Born in Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Jose...
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Julia Mikulak
September 12, 2016
Julia Harris Mikulak, 106, peacefully passed to her next life on Monday at the Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. She was the widow of Michael J. Mikulak, who died in 2006 at the age of 100. They had been married for 77 years.
Born in Simps...
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Arthur W. Batten
August 25, 2016
Arthur W. Batten, of Palm Coast, Florida and formerly of Scranton and Hamlin died Thursday, August 25th.. His wife, the former Kay Burschel died in November 6, 2009.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John & Gwladys Jones B...
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Peter Willchock
August 18, 2016
Peter Willchock, 96, of Peckville died Thursday at Abington Manor Nursing Home. His wife, the former Sue Aldine died in 2003.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late Alex and Ann Sosenko Willchock. He attended school in Fell Township and ser...
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Ervin G Popish
August 12, 2016
Ervin G. Popish passed away on August 12, 2016 , at his home in Hawley. He was born June 3, 1937. He is survived by his wife, Christine Popish, a son Steven, and a daughter, Laura. He was an Army veteran serving in Korean War. A private m...
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Michael G. Burney
August 1, 2016
Michael G. Burney, 59, formerly of Carbondale, was called home to God on Monday night, August 1st., surrounded by his loving family.
Born on January 6, 1957, in Duluth, Minnesota, he was the son to Domenica Maida Gillette, of Carbondale,...
Peggy (Salak) Smith
July 27, 2016
Marguerite “Peggy” Salak Smith, 80, of Waymart, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. Her husband Leo R. Smith died June 2, 1991.
Born December 20, 1935 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Bochnak Sa...
Johanna E. (Horton) Flynn
July 26, 2016
Johanna Horton Flynn, 83, of Vandling, died Tuesday at Home. Her husband of 24 years, William Edward Flynn died in 2000.
Born August 22, 1932 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late William J Horton and J. Pauline Prudish. She graduated fr...
Eugene R Smugeresky
July 16, 2016
Eugene R. Smugeresky, 80, of Vandling died Saturday at the Forest City Nursing Center. His wife, Janet Werts Cavna, died in 2012.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late Stanley & Mary Costolnick Smugeresky, Sr. He was a graduate...
Melissa L Stevens White
July 16, 2016
Melissa White, 48, of Forest City, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness. Her companion is Mark Swingle, Forest City.
Born September 20, 1967 in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Louis Rockwell and Joan Anne Ka...
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Catherine Joan Welch Ksenich
July 13, 2016
Catherine Joan Ksenich of Pleasant Mount died Wednesday. She is survived by a husband, Charles and daughter, Karen, both of Pleasant Mount. Private funeral services by the Oliver Shifler & Scotchlas Funeral Home, Inc Carbondale....
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Scott Anthony Lesak
June 28, 2016
Scott Anthony Lesak, 33, of Waymart died unexpectedly on Tuesday.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of Richard & Regina (Booths) Lesak of Waymart. Scott attended Western Wayne Schools and later graduated from Scranton Preparatory Hi...
John E Ogozaly
June 22, 2016
John E. Ogozaly, 78, of Simpson died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late John & Stella Shock Ogozaly. He was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson. John...
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Josephine Lepkoski Rushen
June 20, 2016
Josephine Rushen, a resident of the Forest City Nursing Home and formerly of Whites Crossing died Monday. She was the wife of the late John Rushen. They were married for 63 years before his death in 2004.
Born in Simpson, on December 4, ...
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Robert G Wagner
June 13, 2016
Robert G. Wagner, 77, of Simpson died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife, the former Estelle Curyk died in 2001.
Born in Waymart, he was the son of the late Carol Wagner and was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High ...
Carol A Verkitus Verkitus
June 3, 2016
Carol A. Verkitus, 64, of Jermyn died Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Peter & Veronica Muschal Verkitus, Sr. She was a graduate of Archbald High School and ...
William Suchniak
May 18, 2016
William Suchniak, 53, of Carbondale died Wednesday at home. His wife, the former Lisa A Plevyak died in 2014.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of Irene (Selemba) Suchniak, Carbondale and the late Metro Suchniak. He was a graduate of Ca...
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Miriam H Holden Heath
May 10, 2016
Miriam H. Heath, 86, of Carbondale died Tuesday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. She was the widow of Neil Heath, who died in 2009.
Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late James S. and Pearl R. Clift Holden. She was...
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Michael Krenitsky
April 17, 2016
Michael Krenitsky, 91, of Simpson died Sunday at the VNA Hospice Unit of Geisinger CMC, Scranton. His wife of 61 years, is the former Rita Potson.
Born in Jermyn, he was the son of the late Basil & Anna Krisa Krenitsky. He attended Archbald Hi...
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George A. Timko
April 15, 2016
George A. Timko Jr., 37, of Simpson died Friday.
Born in Carbondale, he was the son of George Timko Sr, Gilbert, AZ and Gina Vergari Natichak, Simpson. He was a graduate of Carbondale Area High School and served in the United State Air Force. ...
