Obituaries

Dec 28, 2016

Sylvia A. Scartelli, 68, South Abington Twp., died Wednesday in Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the loving wife of Paul Scartelli. The couple was married for over 36 years.

Born Oct. 4, 1948 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Kosminski Klonoski. A 1966 graduate of Scranton Technical High School, she...

Dec 21, 2016

John ( Jack ) W. Shafer, 88, of Jefferson Twp., passed away on Wednesday December 21, 2016. Jack was the husband of Linda to whom he was married to for 24 years.

Born May 22, 1928 in Manhattan, Jack was the son of the late John Shafer and Ida McIntyre. He was an active member of the...

Dec 20, 2016

Lorraine J. (Folta) Rafalko, 82, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday in Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Leonard W. Rafalko, who died May 20, 2013. The couple was married more than 49 years, just shy of their 50th wedding anniversary.

Born June 26, 1934, in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late...

Dec 19, 2016

Paul David Staff, 45, Jefferson Twp., died Monday at home.

Born Jan. 26, 1971, in Scranton, he was the son of Ann (Morley) Staff, Jefferson Twp., and the late William Staff.

A Jefferson Twp. resident, he was a graduate of North Pocono High School. He was employed by North Pocono Water Works as a meter...

Dec 13, 2016

Mariellen (O'Boyle) Gardner went to be with our Lord Tuesday at the age of 84. She was at home surrounded by her loving family.

Born Feb. 20, 1932, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mildred (Ford) O'Boyle. As a proud graduate of Central High School, class of 1950, she served on several...

Dec 13, 2016

Winifred Travis, 96 years of age, Fleetville, passed on Tuesday at home. She was the widow of her first husband, Frank J. Cutler, and the late Earl J. Travis.

Born Jan. 24, 1920, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Palmer and Mary (Gaughan) Burke. She was proud to be raised in a large...

Nov 19, 2016

Mary Eloise (Mullen) Dwyer, 66, of Scranton, died Saturday at Green Ridge Health Care Center. She was the widow of Ralph John Remondelli, who died Jan. 14, 2004. The couple had been married more than 31 years.

Born March 30, 1950, in Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas E. and Josephine (Warenzak) Mullen, she was a graduate...

Oct 27, 2016

Harry M. Murphy, 80, of Chinchilla, passed away on Thursday, October 27th, 2016 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his loving wife, Beverly Murphy.

Harry was born in Menands, New York on October 23rd, 1936. He was the son of the late Harry Michael Sr. and Blanche Salpaugh Murphy.

Harry was employed...

Oct 26, 2016

Lois Madeline (Hughes) Ferguson, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday in Green Ridge Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Thomas Michael Ferguson Sr., with whom she was married for 48 years before his passing in 2000.

Born May 16, 1929 in Scranton, Lois was the daughter of the late...

Oct 14, 2016

Patricia G. Durkin, 88, Clarks Summit, died Friday at home. She was the loving wife of John Durkin, who died March 31, 2000. The couple was married over 47 years.

Born Nov. 12, 1927, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Lyda (Beckett) Gillespie. She graduated from Scranton Central High School and received...

Oct 13, 2016

Carol A. Wallace, Ph.D., 67, of South Abington Twp., died Thursday upon arrival at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the wife of Roger D. Wallace, Ph.D. The couple celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary July 7.

She was born Oct. 18, 1948, in Detroit, Mich., and was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Lucille Anastasia...

Oct 10, 2016

Raymond Frank Grochocki, 79, of Clarks Summit, died Monday in Geisinger Community Medical Center after a short illness. He leaves behind his loving wife of 53 years Mary Ann (Kenny) Grochocki.

Born August 20, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois Raymond was the son of the late Raymond John and the late Catherine (Matrasko) Grochocki. He graduated from Wells...

Sep 23, 2016

Kimberly Ann Randt, 39, of Scranton, died Friday at home.

Born on Dec. 29, 1976, in Bristol, daughter of Thomas H. Randt Sr., Carbondale, and Anne Shipsky Randt, Dickson City, she lived in Kingsley before recently moving to Scranton. She was a 1995 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School. She formerly worked at Gentex, Carbondale, and Wegman's,...

Sep 6, 2016

Jonathan L. Hall, 59, of Glenburn Twp., died Tuesday at home.

Born Oct. 6, 1956 in Scranton, he was the son of the late William and Estelle Puchard Hall. A lifelong resident of Glenburn, he was a 1974 graduate of Abington Heights High School and received his certification as a welder from Johnson School of Technology. He...

Aug 20, 2016

Virginia Marie Lammers, 54 years, Pawtucket, R.I., died Saturday at home.

Born Dec. 26, 1961, in Teaneck, N.J., she was the daughter of John Paul Lammers (Janet), Clarks Summit; and the late Eileen R. (McCurdy) Lammers. She grew up in Middlebury, Vt., and was a graduate of Marist High School, Atlanta, Ga., and attended Trinity College, Washington,...

Aug 20, 2016

Anna (Micale) Pollino, 89 years, of Providence, RI, died Saturday, at the home of her son Dr. Vincent Pollino, Clarks Summit. She was the loving widow of Francesco Pollino who died December 14, 2014. The couple was married for 65 years.

Born December 12, 1926 in San Pier Niceto, Sicily, Italy, Anna was the daughter of the...

Aug 15, 2016

Kathleen Margaret (Allen) Kehoe, 89 years, Clarks Summit, died Monday surrounded by her loving family. Her loving husband of 53 year, Francis J. Kehoe. died November 13, 2003.

Born January 18, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Chester and Kathleen (Walter) Allen. She was graduate of Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, NY...

Aug 3, 2016

Linda (Kreher) DiPaolo, 67, South Abington Twp., died peacefully, Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Albert DiPaolo, of 40 years.

Born Sept. 9, 1948 in Cheboygan, Mich., she was the daughter of Wilma Jacqueline (Healey) Kreher of Scranton, and the late Roman Albert Kreher. She was a 1966 graduate of...

Aug 1, 2016

Mary Kathryne (Sheridan) Williamson, 83, of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully Monday, August 1, 2016, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the Honorable Francis Robert Williamson Jr., to whom she was married for 62 years.

Born March 12, 1933 in Scranton, daughter of the late Gerard M. and Kathryne Larney Sheridan, Mary...

Aug 1, 2016

Barbara W. Horwitz, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully early Monday morning at home after a long illness. She was the widow of Arthur Horwitz, who died October 11, 2010. The couple had been married over 66 years.

Born in Chicago in 1924, she was raised in New York City by her father, William H. Weintraub, an advertising...