Obituaries

Jun 27, 2015

Libby P. (Post) Hoinowski, 69, Clarks Summit, died Saturday at home. Her husband of 49 years, Roy Joseph Hoinowski, died Sept. 30, 2014.Born Sept. 17, 1945, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Jane (Burres) Post. A lifelong resident of Clarks Summit, she was a 1963 graduate of Abington Heights High School. A lifelong...

Jun 21, 2015

Ann M. "Anna" O'Boyle, 102 years "young," left this earth peacefully on Sunday, June 21 at St. Mary's Villa in Elmhurst. She was the widow of James O'Boyle, who died in 1998. Born January 27, 1913, in Scranton and was the daughter of the late James P. and Mary Beck McAuliffe. She was educated in the Scranton schools. Ann...

Jun 19, 2015

Marian E. Borsuk, 69, Clarks Summit, died Friday at home after an illness. Born July 24, 1945 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Julia (Perosh) Borsuk.A 1963 graduate of Cathedral High School, she received her Bachelor of Arts in English and secondary education from Marywood University. Continuing her studies, her master's degree in American...

Jun 14, 2015

Linda Lee Gratz, R.N., B.S.N., 53, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday in VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the wife of Dr. Richard Gratz.Born September 14, 1961 in Bethesda, Maryland, she was the daughter of Howard and Carol (Harris) Lee, Moscow.Linda was a 1979 graduate of North Pocono High School and received her Bachelor of...

Jun 12, 2015

David Phillip Gerard Vorozilchak, 64, of Clarks Summit, passed away unexpectedly Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center surrounded by his family. His loving wife of 32 years, the former Judy Darlak, was by his side.Born Jan. 24, 1951, in Scranton, he was the son of Lillian Claire Vorozilchak, Scranton, and the late Phillip Alex Vorozilchak. David attended the University...

Jun 12, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" (Carr) Kellam, 95, Clarks Summit, died Friday in Clarks Summit Senior Living. She was the widow of David D. Kellam, who died June 6, 1992.Born Dec. 2, 1919, in Scranton, she was the only child of the late Arch W. and Mabel (Sykes) Carr. She was a 1938 graduate of Clarks Summit High School and attended Marywood...

Jun 10, 2015

George J. Erpelding, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday afternoon at home. His wife of 57 years is the former Alberta Wascher.Born April 29, 1924, in South Milwaukee, Wis., son of the late George and Frances Rademacher Erpelding, he was a World War II Army veteran. Before retirement, he owned and operated an auto body shop, and formerly worked...

May 30, 2015

Debra A. Thomas, 59, of Hatfield and formerly of Larksville, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Thomas Jefferson Hospital.She was preceded in death by her husband, William (Van) Thomas.Born in Larksville, she was the daughter of Walter and Theresa Arbchesky, Larksville.She was employed by Mangar Industries in the quality control department for more than 25 years.She survived by a...

May 27, 2015

Edward Joseph Kozel, 77, Scott Twp., died Wednesday at home. He was the husband of Regina Lillian Hines. The couple would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this November.Born July 16, 1937, in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Helen (Slebodnik) Kozel, Edward was a graduate of St. Paul's Grade School and Throop High School. He went on...

May 16, 2015

William Somers Carey passed away peacefully on Saturday at home surrounded by his loving family. The love of his life, his wife of almost 50 years, is the former Gerrie Fitzgerald. The couple was married June 1965. He died just shy of his 75th birthday, born on June 7, 1940, in Scranton, son of the late William and Nan...

May 10, 2015

William Francis Floyd, 70, of Glenburn died Sunday at home. Bill was married to the former Dolores Wesolowski for more than 51 years. Born April 3, 1945, in Scranton, son of the late John F. and Viola Bell (Demming) Floyd, he was a lifelong resident of Glenburn and a 1963 graduate of Abington Heights High School. He was employed...

May 6, 2015

Edward "Butch-Coalman" Cherkoski, 81, Scott Township, died Wednesday in VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of 54 years, married to the former Maryann Rakosky.Born July 13, 1933, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stanley and Beatrice (Brasitus) Czarkowski. A Scott Township resident since 1960, he had moved from North Scranton....

Apr 23, 2015

Arthur Parry, 85 years, Clarks Summit, died Thursday surrounded by his loving family in VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of Irene Thorpe. The couple would have celebrated their 61st anniversary on May 29, 2015.

Born February 25, 1930 in Blakely, he was the son of the late Thomas and Nettie...

Apr 14, 2015

Marian (Frezzolini) Durgin 67, Clarks Green, died Tuesday, in Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born September 9, 1947 in Anguillara, Sabazia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Edith (Da Damio) Frezzolini.

Marian moved to the United States at an early age and was a graduate of Evana Childs High School, Bronx,...

Mar 31, 2015

James Robert Richardson, 83, of Newton Twp., died Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility. He was the husband of the former Helen Evans. They were happily married for more than 55 years.Born May 9, 1931, in Mill City, son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth MacMath Richardson, Jim was a graduate of Falls-Overfield High School and...

Mar 17, 2015

David A. Cobb, Benton Twp. died Tuesday afternoon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania following a courageous two week fight for his life after heart surgery. His wife and soul mate of 25 years is the former Gayle Ann Kirk. The couple would have celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on June 24, 2015.

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Mar 12, 2015

Born March 26, 1934, in Staten Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Josephine (Mazzarese) Catoggio. A resident of the Abingtons since 1973, she formerly lived in New Jersey and New York. Terry was a 1951 graduate of St. Barnabas High School, Yonkers, N.Y. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and education from...

Mar 3, 2015

Madeline Heckman Gohsler, 89, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Jefferson Twp., died Tuesday, while a guest at Asbury Heights Villas, Pittsburgh. Her husband of 35 years, John Richard Gohsler, died July 22, 2002.

Born June 23, 1925, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Fenne) Heckman.

She was a 1943 graduate...

Feb 22, 2015

Robert D. Spagna Sr., 90, South Abington Township, died peacefully at home after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. His loving son, Jeffrey, and his daughter-in-law, Marlene, were at his bedside. His wife of 62 years, the former Anne Lewis, died November 14, 2010. Born February 3, 1925, he was the son of the late Mr. and...

Feb 20, 2015

Joseph Nicholas DiCarluccio, 89, of Clarks Summit died Friday in the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, the former Sylvia DeMato, of Clarks Summit. Together they celebrated 67 years of marriage.

Born Jan. 30, 1926, in Naples, Italy, he was the son of the late Frank and Christina (Vaccarilla) DiCarluccio....