Obituaries
Donald Thompson
Aug 18, 2025
Donald Lewis Thompson
Scholar, Educator, and Trailblazer
First Black Male Teacher in the Scranton School District
Donald Lewis Thompson, 85, of Benton Township, formerly of Scranton, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 18, 2025, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by love and compassion, with the devoted nurses of Hospice of the Sacred Heart and his dear friends and...
Frances Durkin Keating
Aug 17, 2025
Frances Durkin Keating, 78, of Waverly, died Sunday, August 17, 2025 following a brief illness. Her husband of ten (10) years is Dominic J. Keating.
Born in Scranton, Fran was the daughter of the late Timothy F. and Mary Elizabeth Mongan Burke. She was the second of six (6) Burke siblings. Fran graduated from Marywood Seminary High School and thereafter attended...
Pearl Ravinskas
Jul 17, 2025
Pearl M. Ravinskas 93, South Abington Twp., died on Thursday, in Clarks Summit Senior Living. She was the wife of the late John Ravinskas.
Born February 1, 1932 in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Margaret (Addeo) Martoccio.
Pearl graduated from West Scranton High School. She worked for many years as a telephone operator and later as an...
Leslie Heiner Gibson
Jul 16, 2025
Leslie Heiner Gibson, 72, died peacefully on July 16th as a result of a brain aneurysm in April. She was married to David Gibson for 47 years.
After their marriage in Pittsburgh, they moved to Clarks Summit, PA. Leslie attended The Ellis School and graduated from The Hannah Moore Academy, Reisterstown, MD. She excelled in field hockey and tennis, winning many...
Margie Bowen
Jul 15, 2025
Margie Faith Bowen (maiden name Taylor), lovingly known as “Peaches” by her devoted husband, passed away peacefully at home on July 15, 2025, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 80 years old.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Margie spent the early part of her life in Taylor before settling in Dalton, Pennsylvania, where she lived for the past 57...
John Radkiewicz
Jul 14, 2025
John F. Radkiewicz Sr., 89, of South Abington Twp., passed away Monday after a brief illness. Born February 25, 1936, he was the son of the late Felix and Margaret (Staskewitz) Radkiewicz. He is survived by his wife of nearly 35 years, the former Cheryl Sempa.
John was a proud member of the 1954 class of Clarks Summit High School, where...
Mary Ann Ketchur
Jul 9, 2025
Maryann Ketchur 93, Dalton, died Wednesday, in Gardens at Green Ridge.
Born May 31, 1932 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Wanda (Adamski) Ketchur.
Maryann was a graduate of the Scranton State Hospital School of Nursing where she was Vice President of her class. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education from...
Jessica Green
Jun 22, 2025
Jessica Green, age 33, Scott Township and Honesdale, died June 22, 2025 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar-Crest, Allentown after a courageous battle with cancer for the last 7 months. Her soulmate for over 15 years and her fiancé was Jeffrey McLaine.
Jessica was born April 11, 1992, in Stroudsburg, and was the daughter of Timothy Green, Kunkletown and Angela...
Aspen "Biggy" Calvey
Jun 17, 2025
It is with profoundly heavy hearts, we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of our beloved grief support dog, Aspen. Yesterday, Aspen was not himself. After keeping a close eye on him all day and spending the evening at home with him it was obvious his condition was worsening. We decided to take him to the emergency veterinary clinic. Unfortunately,...
Ronald Leas
Jun 16, 2025
Ronald R. Leas, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025, at Regional Hospital of Scranton from natural causes.
Born and raised in West Scranton, Ron was the son of the late Gordon and Alice (Figart) Leas. A graduate of West Scranton High School (’61), Ron served in the U.S. Army Reserves (1963–1969).
He was the founder...
Frank R. Tunis
Jun 3, 2025
It is with profound sadness we announce Frank’s peaceful passing on June 3, 2025 surrounded by his devoted family. He was the loving husband of Carol Pirhalla Tunis, to whom he was married since 1956. Born February 26, 1929 in Scranton, Frank was the son of Peter and Theresa Costa Tunis. He was the oldest of ten children Roxanne, Kaye,...
Donna Matlock
May 26, 2025
Donna Marie Matlock, 70, of Falls, passed away peacefully at home on Monday May 26th, surrounded by her loving family, following a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was the devoted wife of John Matlock for 51 years, and the couple would have celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary this June.
Born on July 24, 1954, in Scranton, Donna was the daughter...
Claire "Cleo" Oakes
May 22, 2025
Claire “Cleo” Moran Oakes, age 101, died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 22, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Formerly from Chinchilla, Pennsylvania, Cleo Moran, was born on November 17, 1923 to her parents, Joseph F. and Kathryn McDonnell Moran. She was predeceased by 6 of her siblings: Joseph Moran, Kathleen (Kay) Jordan, Eleanor (Ellie) Mattimore, Margaret (Peg) McGurl, Mary Surgalla,...
Charles Winton Matthews III
May 21, 2025
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Win Matthews, devoted husband to Jane, loving father to Shawn and Macy, father-in-law to Lauren, adoring grandfather to Wilder, and cherished brother to Greg.
Win was an avid skier and dedicated ski patroller who found his greatest joy on the mountain. As the owner of Idlewild Ski Shop, he was...
Sebastian J. Shepherd
May 19, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the untimely passing of Sebastian J. Shepherd who tragically lost his life in a car accident on May 19, 2025, at the age of 21. Sebastian was the son of James and Karly (Mines) Shepherd.
Sebastian graduated in 2023 from Abington Heights High School and went on to graduate from Johnson College with...
Sarah Calvey Cummings
May 18, 2025
Sarah Calvey Cummings, 46, died on May 18th, 2025. While no amount of time with Sarah would have ever been enough, perhaps the lasting shock is not that we’ve lost her, but that we were lucky enough to share this life with her at all.
A 1997 graduate of Scranton Prep, Sarah’s inherent desire to help others led her to work...
Joseph G. Barrett
Apr 30, 2025
Joseph Gerard Barrett, 77, of Clarks Summit, died April 30, 2025 at home. His wife is the former Theresa Anne Jimcosky. They would have celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary this August.Born November 6, 1947 in Scranton, he was the son of the late John J. and Dolores Fawcett Barrett. The eldest of seven children, he attended Holy Rosary Elementary &...
John Joseph Keenan
Apr 24, 2025
John Joseph Keenan 83, of Plymouth Meeting, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025.
Born February 21, 1942, in Archbold, PA, he was the son of the late Edward W. and Mary (Cawley) Keenan.
John graduated from Archbald High School in 1960.
After high school, John served in the Air Force. Subsequently, he worked for decades at UPS, starting as a delivery truck...
Mary Ellen Thomas
Apr 23, 2025
Mary Ellen Thomas, 76, of Clarks Summit, died on Wednesday, in Allied Skilled Nursing Facility after an almost 5 year battle with Parkinson's disease. She was the wife of Rege Thomas. The couple has been together since 1967.
Born April 8, 1949 in Newark, NJ she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Frances (O'Conner) Oels.
Mary Ellen graduated from Duquesne...
Bonnie Cornog
Apr 13, 2025
Bonnie Ruth Cornog, 82, of Clarks Green, died on Sunday at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Jerome G. Cornog to whom she would have been married for 60 years in July.
Born on July 20, 1942, in Lumberton, Mississippi, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Tillman and Doris (Legg) Lee. She...
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