Obituaries

  Donald J. Muta, 83, of Simpson died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 59 years is the former Martha Lee. Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late John and Margaret Semonek Muta. He was a graduate of Fell High Schoo...

  Patricia L. McLaughlin-Frankovsky, 73 of Vandling died Friday at home. She was predeceased by two husbands, Donald McLaughlin in 1981 and Joseph Frankovsky in 2009. Born in Kearney, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Peter and ...

Timothy “Timmy, Timbo” Mark Tyson Jr., 27 passed away suddenly on Wednesday in Florida. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Timothy M. and Michele Krenitsky Tyson of Browndale. Tim was a graduate of Forest City Regional High School in 2009. He...

  Margaret A. “Peggy” Dorish, 86, of Simpson died Friday at the Carbondale Nursing Home.  She was preceded in death by two husbands, William J. Staron, 1962  and Andrew Dorish, 1981. Peggy was born in Carbondale and was a graduate of...

  Phyllis A. Leo, 94, of Forest City died at home Saturday. She was the widow of John J. Leo, who died in 2009. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Carmino and Mary Siranni Falbo. She was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin Hi...

  Joanne C. Hoffman, 74, of Dunmore died Wednesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Edward Lisiewski and Nathan Hoffman. Joanne was born in Simpson, the daughter of the late John and Anna ...

  Marjorie O. Schofield, 79, of Carbondale died Tuesday at her home at Elk Lake. She was the widow of Gerald Flood in 1966 and James Schofield in 1999. Born in Carbondale she was the daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy Lambert Olver. She...

  Hedwig Derwinski, 95, of Simpson died Monday at the Carbondale Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Leo C. Derwinski, who died in 2004. Hedwig was born on February 11, 1922, in the family home on Morse Avenue in Si...

October 2, 2017 Myrna L. Burgos, 71, of Carbondale died Monday. She is survived by a son, Joseph Damario, Lee Summit, MO., a sister, Aida Morales, Simpson and a brother, Edward Burgos, Carbondale, and grandchildren. Preceded in death by a daugh...

  Leah D. Loomis, 17 of Carbondale Township, Pa., was taken from us Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Newton Lake, Greenfield Township, Pa., enjoying the last days of summer. Born November 22, 1999 in Scranton, Pa, Leah was the daughter of Jose...

Zachary Christian Urda, 19, of Whites Crossing, Carbondale Township died Monday at home. Zachary was the son of Timothy E. and Debra A Rosencrans Urda. He currently attended the NHS School for Autism and employed by Frank’s Place, Simpson. Za...

  Tom A.” Pookus” Decknick, 66, of Safety Harbor, FL and formerly of Simpson died peacefully Saturday after a brief illness. Born in Carbondale and raised in Simpson, he was the son of the late John & Sophie Tomcikowski Decknick. H...

  Judge Dorothy A. Robinson, 79, of Marietta, GA died after a short illness. Her husband is Judge Hugh Robinson. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Kutch Staudt. Judge Robinson retired in 2012 after serv...

  Phoebe Anne Britt, 81 of Benton township died Monday at Geisinger- CMC, Scranton. She follows her husband of 57 years, Thomas R. Britt, Sr. who passed on August 17, 2012. Born in Springbrook, Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late E...

  Jennie Czarnecki, 92, of Southhampton, New Jersey died Thursday. She was the widow of Stanley Czarnecki Sr., who died in 2009. Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Serafine & Justine Bilotta. Jennie was a graduate of ...

Our Beloved Mother, Virginia Alice Whitaker Beesmer 81, of 150 Stone Road, West Hurley, New York, passed to her eternal reward on Sunday August 6, 2017, in the home of her oldest son and daughter-in-Law, Rev. Donald and Linda Snedeker, of 34 Snedeker...

  Claire E. Wehrle, 85, of Dunmore and formerly of Maplewood New Jersey died Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Center, Dunmore. She was the widow of Charles Wehrle, who died in 2015. Born in Orange, N.J., she was the daughter of the l...