Obituaries
Judith Ann Coppola
Feb 13, 2025
It is with the deepest regret that we announce the passing of Judith Ann Coppola, 82, of Nicholson on February 13, 2025 at her home surrounded with love by her family. She was the wife of Charles E. Coppola; they were married for 59 years.
Judy was born on December 7, 1943 in Milford,...
Paul E. Sherlock
Feb 4, 2025
Paul E. Sherlock 89 years, South Abington Township, died Tuesday after a short illness in the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. The “love of his life” companion of 28 years the late Nannette Smith, died in 2018. Born December 26, 1935, in Scranton, Paul was the son of the late George and Catherine Sherlock
Paul was a lifelong Clarks Summit resident. He...
Dr. Zhongcheng Xiong
Feb 4, 2025
Zhongcheng "Bonnie" Xiong passed away on February 4, 2025, in Jefferson Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Born on June 6, 1956, in Wuhan, China. Zhongcheng grew up in China and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Wuhan University in 1982. She eventually came to Lehigh University and earned a PhD in mathematics in 1989 under...
Donna L. Fralick
Feb 2, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Donna (Pendergast) Fralick, who left this world on February 2nd at the age of 74. A devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she touched the lives of everyone who knew her with her selfless love and unwavering kindness.
Born on September 1, 1950, she...
Donna L. Fleming
Jan 29, 2025
Donna Lee (Rinaldi) Fleming, 71, of Clarks Summit, PA, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. She valiantly fought to the very end, with the courage and strength of a mother who only wanted more time with her family. Born on May 11, 1953, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late...
Brett William Vallet
Jan 18, 2025
Brett William Vallet, 60, of Clarks Summit died January 18, 2025 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Colleen Durkin.
He was born October 31, 1964 He graduate from Main Endwell High School, Endwell NY. Brett was a proud Air Force veteran, having served 12 years as a medic. He was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm,...
Barry Lee Chambers
Jan 18, 2025
Barry Lee Chambers, 81, South Abington Township, died Saturday at home.
Born March 3, 1943, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Tennyson Lee and Helen Mae (Owens) Chambers.
A 1961 graduate of Abington Heights High School, he served honorably in the United States Navy. He was formerly employed by Pratt & Whitney, Hartford CT, where he worked as an...
Barbara M. Boland
Jan 11, 2025
Barbara Anne Miller Boland of Clarks Green, 89, died peacefully at home on January 11, surrounded by her children and hand-in-hand with her husband of 66 years, Dr. Stanley Walter Boland Jr.
Born on December 20, 1935 to Robert and Cathleen Cawley Miller (owners of Dunmore’s Knoepfel and Miller Pharmacy), Barbara attended Dunmore High School and the University of Maryland, where...
Dolores Floyd
Jan 4, 2025
Dolores Ann (Wesolowski) Floyd Age 78, of Forest Hills, MD and formerly of Glenburn, PA, died January 4th, 2025 at home in Forest Hill, MD. She was the wife of the late William Francis Floyd who died in 2015. The couple was married for 51 years prior to his death.
Born January 8, 1946 in Shickshinny, PA, she was the daughter...
Sheila Fischer
Jan 4, 2025
Sheila Diane Fischer passed peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on January 4, 2025, at the age of eighty-one. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 3, 1944, to Benson and Myrtle Norton, she was the youngest of three children. Her brothers were Ben and Gene Norton.
Sheila’s family moved to North Carolina to be near her mother’s relatives and settled...
Francis W. Trickel
Jan 4, 2025
Francis W. Trickel, 88 years old, died Saturday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center surrounded by loving family. Born in Rahway NJ, Francis (Frank) was the son of the late John and Freda Woelfle Trickel. He and his beloved wife of 64 years, Dr. Mary Marken Trickel, made New Jersey their home until retirement.
A senior executive in the corrugated paper...
Florence M. Koval
Dec 20, 2024
Florence M. Tityk Koval, 79, of Clarks Green died on Friday December 20 in Allied Hospice Center following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Florence was the wife of the late Michael J. Koval who died in October 2020. The couple would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on February 17, 2025.
Florence was born on June 2, 1945 in New...
Gloria Mastro Murray
Dec 19, 2024
Gloria (Mastro) Murray, 88, a longtime resident of Waverly Township, died on Thursday, in Abington Manor. She was the wife of the late Edward Murray. Born April 22, 1936 in Waverly, Gloria was the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (Palladino) Mastro, Sr.
She was a 1955 graduate of Clarks Summit High School and honorably served her country in the...
Christopher George Gawrys
Dec 15, 2024
Christopher George Gawrys, 58, of Clarks Summit, died on Sunday, in Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Holden) who died in 2015.Born April 2, 1966 in Chicago, Indiana, he was son the of Carol (Jamrozik) and the late George Gawrys. Chris honorably served his country in the United States Army.
He worked for many years as...
Josephine Marie Supinski
Dec 7, 2024
Josephine Marie (Lomeo) Supinski, 94, of S. Abington Twp, died on Saturday, December 7, in Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of the late Frank J. Supinski, Sr.
Born July 23, 1930 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Viola (Farino) Lomeo.
Josephine, a lifelong resident of S. Abington Twp, graduated in 1948 from Clarks Summit...
Reverend Thomas Joseph Major
Dec 6, 2024
Reverend Thomas Joseph Major, Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Dushore, died on the 6th day of December, 2024, after having faithfully served the Diocese of Scranton for thirty-three years.
Reverend Thomas Joseph Major, son of the late Fred C. Major and Alma Jean Ardoline Major, was born in Pittston, PA on April 4, 1964. He was a graduate of Abington...
Joan K. Krafjack
Nov 9, 2024
Joan K. Krafjack, 86, of Clarks Summit, died on Saturday, in Allied Services Hospice Center.
Born June 15, 1938 in Scranton, Joan was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Pankevich) Rogers. She was the wife of the late Dwayne “Dewey” K. Krafjack, Sr., who died unexpectedly in 1996.
Joan graduated from Scranton Tech and worked for various companies such as...
Esther Louise Greene
Nov 6, 2024
Esther Louise (Sanders) Greene, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, at home.
Born March 26, 1933 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George Alvah and Gertrude Grace (Swartz) Sanders.
Esther graduated from Clarks Summit and Clarks Green Joint High School in 1951 and attended Scranton Lackawanna Business College. She was a past Regent and Life Member of the Daughters...
William P. Longworth, Jr.
Oct 28, 2024
William P. Longworth, Jr., 67, of Waverly Township, died suddenly on Monday, at home.
Bill was the son of the late William P. and Evelyn (Gress) Longworth, Sr.
Bill was a 1975 graduate of Abington Heights High School and earned a bachelors of science from Ithaca College and a masters degree in journalism from Temple University. Bill retired after 26 years as...
Rosemary Quinn Malloy
Oct 25, 2024
Rosemary Quinn Malloy passed away peacefully on October 25, 2024 at the Geisinger Hospital in Scranton with her loving husband of 52 years, Dr. Edwin S. Malloy, and her devoted family surrounding her with their unending love for her.
Born in Scranton on August 25, 1946, she was first of the seven daughters and five sons of the late Dr. John...
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