Obituaries

Nov 11, 2018

Cecilia (Tradardi) Alfano, 90, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday at home. Her loving husband of nearly 60 years, Victor J. Alfano, died March 28, 2014. Born Jan. 31, 1928 in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late Adone and Emilia Tradardi. Cecilia graduated from Scranton Technical High School in 1946 and worked as...

Oct 22, 2018

Luciana (DiMattia) Suraci, 82, of Clarks Green, died on Monday in Allied Services Hospice Center. She was the loving wife of 58 years of the late Anthony F. “Tony” Suraci, Sr.

Born April 11, 1936 in Old Forge, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Malley) DiMattia. Luciana graduated from Old Forge High School...

Oct 21, 2018

Florence Beatrice Theresa (Gill) Saxe, 96, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at St. Mary's Villa Nursing Home. She was the wife of Gervin Saxe, who died in 2004. The couple was married for more than 50 years. Born Sept. 13, 1922, in West Scranton, daughter of the late John and Florence (Owens) Gill, she graduated from Scranton Technical...

Oct 15, 2018

Jean Crane Dailey, 87, of Scranton, died Monday at Abington Manor. She was the widow of John Martin Dailey.

Born May 14, 1931, in Scranton, daughter of the late Martin A. and Lourdes McGurrin Crane Meske, she was a graduate of Holy Rosary High School, Scranton and Lackawanna Business College. She was office manager for Preston Trucking,...

Sep 3, 2018

Alice Olympia (Sawchak) Becker, 76, Peckville, died Monday in Mid Valley Health Care Center.

Born March 23, 1942, in Olyphant, the daughter of the late Walter and Olympia (Karchefsky) Sawchak, Alice graduated Marywood University with a Bachelor of Science in education and earned a master's in education from the University of Scranton. She was employed by the...

Aug 29, 2018

Louise A. (Breward) Zacker, 88, Scranton, died Wednesday in Allied Services Hospice Center. She was the wife of Joseph Zacker, to whom she was married for 60 years. Born on March 14, 1930, in Scranton, daughter of the late Josiah and Margaret (Cunningham) Breward, she graduated from Scranton Technical High School. Louise worked for many years as a seamstress...

Aug 28, 2018

James Kevin Cotter,68, formerly of Scranton, died Tuesday, August 28th at the Carbondale Nursing Home.

Jim was born on September 29th,1949 in Scranton to the late James and Rosemary O’Malley Cotter. He was 1967 graduate of Scranton Tech High School. Jim was a welder for the General Dynamics Electric Board division in Groton, CT. He also worked...

Aug 22, 2018

Helen Ann Lipinski, retired lieutenant colonel of the United States Air Force, 97, Falls, died Wednesday in Gino J. Merli Veterans Center. Born June 16, 1921, in Falls, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Victoria (Phillips) Lipinski, Helen attended Falls-Overfield Twp. schools and graduated from Misericordia University and Rutgers University, where she received her R.N. She completed master's...

Aug 17, 2018

Joseph J. Zielinski, 81, Clarks Summit, died Friday at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania. He was the husband of the former Miriam (Ferber) Zielinski. The couple was married for 52 years.

Born in Scranton, son of the late Ignatius and Eva (Sztubinski) Zielinski, he was a 1955 graduate of West Scranton High School and honorably served...

Aug 14, 2018

Thomas Harold Rose 49, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility. He was the loving husband of 18 years married to the former Colleen Durkin.

Born  April 11, 1969 in Scranton, he was the son of Harold and Susanne (Papa) Rose. He was a 1987 graduate of Central High School, he...

Aug 13, 2018

Gail Christine Hatch 67, of Scranton, died suddenly on Monday at her home. She was the wife of late William Hatch SR, who passed away in December 2014.

Born February 25, 1951, Gail was the daughter of Wayne and Maxine Jess. Surviving are her two sons; William Jr. (Ashley and their puppy Jack), Lee Hugaboom (Cindy and...

Aug 11, 2018

Nannette E. (DeLong) Smith, C.R.N.A., 84, South Abington Twp., died Saturday at home. Her companion of 28 years is Paul Sherlock.

Born July 21, 1934, in East Mauch Chunk, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Grace E. (Koons) DeLong. A 1952 graduate of Womelsdorf High School, Womelsdorf, she received her nursing degree from Thomas...

Jul 24, 2018

Marie (Kazmierski) Chibirka, 88, of West Abington Twp., died peacefully on Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the wife of the late Joseph T. Chibirka. The couple had been married since Oct. 25, 1952.

Born June 18, 1930, in Scranton, the daughter of the late Bernard and Emily (Minich) Kazmierski, Marie was a 1948 graduate...

Jul 10, 2018

William O'Brien Longstreet, 54, of Falls, died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a tragic accident. He was the husband of Anna (Franko) Longstreet.

Born Feb. 22, 1964 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Richard and Ann A. (O'Brien) Longstreet. He graduated from...

Jul 9, 2018

Debra L. (Jacoby) Kovall, 67, of Clarks Summit, died Monday at home. She is at peace after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Thomas R. Kovall, who died July 15, 2007. The couple was married 33 years. Debbie was born April 6, 1951, in Scranton, the daughter of the late Howard and Dorothy (Huggler) Jacoby....

Jun 22, 2018

Pamela Alison (Martin) Mustaikis, 62, Clarks Summit, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at home after an apparent cardiac event.

Born March 25, 1956, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and the late Joan (Lloyd) Martin. Pam was a Clarks Summit resident, 1974 graduate of Abington Heights High School and attended Mansfield University. She...

Jun 19, 2018

George Ryan Campbell, 57, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2018, at his home in Clarks Green surrounded by his loved ones. George was the husband of Marion Hillmann Campbell.

He was born on Dec. 21, 1960, in West Orange, N.J., to Rita (Ryan) and the late Robert Campbell.  He graduated from West Orange High School and...

Jun 17, 2018

Sylvia Nancy (DeMato) DiCarluccio, 90, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Carbondale Nursing Home. She was the widow of Joseph Nicholas DiCarluccio, who died Feb. 20, 2015. The couple was married more than 67 years. Born Sept. 16, 1927, in New York City, daughter of the late Joseph and Connie DeMato, she moved from Toms River, N.J., to the...

Jun 9, 2018

Wayne Van Cortlandt Smith, 79, of Scott Twp., died tragically in an automobile accident on June 9. Born Jan. 29, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late Wallace Van Cortlandt and Olga Margaret (Theilgard) Smith. Wayne attended Westfield Senior High School and went on to study at Juilliard School in New York. He also trained...

Jun 6, 2018

Mary Rose Anne Smith, age 53, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Regional Hospital of Scranton with her family by her side. She was born in Scranton on January 29, 1965 to Joseph C. and the late Giovina Salerno.

She attended Bishop Hannan High School and graduated from Marywood University and the Community Medical...