Obituaries

Nov 2, 2014

John "Jack Winslow" Wasilisin, of Falls, died Sunday evening at VNA Hospice Unit in Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife of 41 years is the former Benita "Bonnie" Botscheller.Born in Blakely, son of the late Andrew and Margaret Wasilisin, Jack was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area High School, the University of Scranton and Temple University. He proudly served his...

Oct 30, 2014

Emilio (Emil) Viselli, 53, Clarks Summit, died Thursday from a catastrophic brain hemorrhage at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born April 5, 1961, in Scranton, he was the son of Marie (DePumpo) and the late Albert E. Viselli. He was a 1979 graduate of Abington Heights High School, and went on to work with his...

Oct 20, 2014

Eleanor (Clary) Rechlicz, 87, Clarks Summit, died Monday in Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of the late Eugene J. Rechlicz. The couple had been married more than 58 years.Born July 27, 1927, in Columbus, Wis., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Agnes (Lerch) Clary. She moved to Clarks Summit in 1969 from Cape...

Oct 19, 2014

Barbara Fellows Hahn Jones, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center after a short illness. Her husband of 34 years, James R. Jones Sr., died in 2006.Born Feb. 17, 1927, in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Alwilda Fellows Hahn, Barbara was a graduate of Scranton Central High School in...

Oct 12, 2014

Mary (Balascio) Parlanti, 93, Glenburn, died Sunday shortly after being admitted to Regional Hospital of Scranton after being stricken ill at home. She was the widow of Joseph Parlanti, who died Aug. 10, 1999. The couple had been married more than 53 years.Born Dec. 19, 1920, in Scranton, daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Tromonie) Balascio, Mary was...

Oct 11, 2014

Geraldine Woods Ellis, Waverly, passed away peacefully on Saturday at the family home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the widow of Joseph R. Ellis, who died March 25, 2002. The couple was married for 50 years.Born May 8, 1933, in Indianapolis, Ind., she was the daughter of the late W. Russell and Lucille (Liddy) Woods. A Waverly...

Oct 9, 2014

Le Anne Carol Weber, 54, Clarks Summit, died Thursday in Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, Dunmore. Born May 26, 1960, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Carl "Pete" and Joan (Feete) Weber. A Clarks Summit resident, she was formerly of Baltimore, Md. She graduated from Roland Park Country School, Baltimore. Before moving to Clarks...

Sep 30, 2014

Roy Hoinowski, 71, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday in Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was the husband of the former Libby Post. The couple was married for 49 years.Born Dec. 10, 1942, in Plainfield, N.J., son of the late Joseph and Julia (Fella) Hoinowski, he was a 1961 graduate of Abington Heights High School and received his Bachelor...

Sep 27, 2014

Joseph L. O'Hara died Saturday in Glendale, Ariz.

Born in 1928 in Scranton, son of the late William and Helen Murphey O'Hara, Joseph grew up in Pleasant Mount along with five siblings. He proudly served his country as a member of the Army Air Force.

Joseph worked as an industrial engineer and was an active...

Sep 13, 2014

Helen Ann Mathias Smalley, 89, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday at Abington Manor. She was the widow of Norman L. Smalley, who died June 5, 1984. Born Feb. 17, 1925, in Clarks Summit in the family homestead, she was the daughter of the late J. Walter and Elsie Walker Mathias. She was educated in the Chinchilla Grade School and...

Sep 6, 2014

Ronald Calvey, 82, of Binghamton passed away surrounded by family, Saturday, September 6, at Lourdes Hospital.

Born June 17, 1932, in Scranton, PA, he was the son of the late Patrick A. and Sadie (Jennings) Calvey. A Binghamton resident since 1960, Ron graduated from Clarks Summit High School and University of Scranton with a Bachelor's of Science...

Sep 4, 2014

Frances Bucciarelli O'Malley, 81, of South Abington Twp., died Thursday at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, Scranton. She was the widow of George P. O'Malley, who died August 30, 1995.Born August 14, 1933, in Scranton, she was raised in the Hyde Park section of West Scranton and was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Antoinette (Tagliferia) Bucciarelli....

Sep 1, 2014

Shirley M. (McGarry) Lehnert, 85, died Monday, Sept. 1, at home surrounded by love and cradled by her husband of 61 years, Walter P. Lehnert.Born to the late Charles and Gladys (Stewart) McGarry on July 15, 1929 in Cahoes, N.Y., she graduated from Clarks Summit High School in 1947. After graduation, she worked for Scranton Dry Goods and as...

Aug 31, 2014

Carol Glaser VanBacker of Clarks Green passed away on Aug. 31, 2014.

Daughter of the late George and Eva Cohen Glaser, Mrs. VanBacker was born in Scranton, and had resided in Clarks Green since 1955.

Mrs. VanBacker was a graduate of Hood College, Frederick, Md., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political...

Aug 11, 2014

Ruth S. (Schwartz) Post, 87, Clarks Summit, died Aug. 11 at home. She was the wife of the late Jack R. Post. The couple had been married 56 years.Born in West Pittston, daughter of the late Daniel and Esther (Keithline) Schwartz, Ruth was a graduate of West Pittston High School and attended Harcum College, Bryn Mawr. She was a...

Aug 7, 2014

Kenneth G. Drake, 70, a lifelong resident of Clarks Summit, died Thursday evening at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, after a lengthy illness. He was a husband of 48 years, married to the former Katherine Zigon, tax collector for the borough of Clarks Summit and his high school sweetheart.Born Aug. 31, 1943, in Scranton,...

Jul 29, 2014

Bobby G. Shirley, 72 years, of Falls, passed away on Tuesday at home. He was the loving husband of 50 years married to the former Jerilyn Whitbeck.

Born September 27, 1941 in Pampa, Texas, he was the son of the late Ernest and Mary Lee (Carter) Shirley. Bobby was raised in Levelland, Texas and proudly served in...

Jul 28, 2014

David G. O'Hara Jr., 30, Philadelphia, died Monday at home.

Born Jan. 6, 1984, in Scranton, he was the son of David (a former employee of The Times-Tribune) and Margaret (Noone) O'Hara Sr. of Lavallette, N.J., and Auburndale, Fla. Formerly of Dalton, he was a 2002 graduate of Abington Heights High School, and received his bachelor's degree...

Jul 28, 2014

Patricia Dee Williams Casimir, 39, Clarks Summit, died Monday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She and her husband, Dr. Fitzgerald Casimir, married Jan. 1, 1999.

Born Oct. 9, 1974, in Queens, N.Y., daughter of Samy and Marguerite Williams of Miami, Fla., Patricia was a graduate of Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables, Fla., class of...

Jul 24, 2014

Marian Shell Beninato, 85, of Dalton, died Wednesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center after being stricken ill at home the previous day. She was the widow of Raymond Beninato, who died Aug. 27, 1998. The couple had been married 26 years.Born Oct. 14, 1928, in Glenburn, daughter of the late Harry and Nellie Marie Wilmarth Shell, Marian was a...