Obituaries

Carol VanBacker

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...

Ruth Post

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...

Kenneth Drake

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,...

Bobby Shirley

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...

David O'Hara

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...

Patricia Casimir

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...

George Lasher

Jul 24, 2014

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Service Information 1:30 pm Monday, July 28, 2014 Our Lady of the Snows 301 South State Street Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, United States 18411- Get Directions Interment Information St. Catherine's Cemetery PO Box 114 Moscow, Pennsylvania, United States 18444- Get Directions

Marion Beninato

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...

Doris Raub

Jul 23, 2014

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Visitation 9:00 am - 9:45 am Saturday, July 26, 2014 Jennings-Calvey Funeral And Cremation Services, Inc. 111 Colburn Ave. Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, United States 18411- Get Directions Service Information 10:00 am Saturday, July 26, 2014 Our Lady of the Snows 301 South State Street Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, United States 18411- Get Directions

Frank Brandon

Jul 8, 2014

Frank J. Brandon, 89, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at Keystone Gardens Estate. His wife of 52 years, the former Catherine Marie Bliss, died March 31, 1999.

Born Feb. 10, 1925, in Scranton, he was the son of the late John D. and Anna Gutkowski Brandon. A Clarks Summit resident since 1952 and formerly of South Scranton,...

Alice Micone

Jul 4, 2014

Alice Gerrity Micone, Green Ridge section of Scranton, died on Friday, July 4, at the VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center surrounded by her loving family after a short, but courageous, battle with lung cancer. Alice was born on Aug. 13, 1922, to the late William A. and Margaret Brown Gerrity. Alice resided in Summit, N.J., for more...

Lois Gallagher

Jun 29, 2014

Lois Jean (Kerrigan) Gallagher, 84, Clarks Summit, died Sunday. She was the wife of Eugene Gallagher. The couple celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary April 10.Born Dec. 28, 1929, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Lloyd) Kerrigan. A Clarks Summit resident since 1956, having moved from Scranton, she was a 1947 graduate of West...

Thomas Logan

Jun 19, 2014

Thomas H. Logan, 88, formerly of Dalton, died June 19 at Hammonton Center, Hampton, N.J., after a long illness.

Born Feb. 4, 1926, in Dunmore, son of the late Thomas H. and Gertrude Elizabeth Miller Logan, he recently moved to Berlin, N.J., to be near family. He resided in Dalton for several years. He had been employed...

Joan Timlin

Jun 18, 2014

Joan Isabelle Kivlin Timlin, 83, of Scranton, died Wednesday at Green Ridge Health Care Center. She was the widow of Patrick Timlin. Born April 12, 1931, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David and Isabelle Gallagher Kivlin. A lifelong Scranton resident, she was a graduate of Holy Rosary High School. She had been employed at Scranton...

Cora Freeman

Jun 16, 2014

Cora Shirley Smith Freeman, 88, of Taylor, died Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of George Freeman. Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Melvin and Cora Shaffer Smith, Shirley raised her children and lived most of her life in Lyndhurst, N.J., before moving back to Northeastern Pa. Before retiring, she worked as a...

Robert Gilbride

Jun 12, 2014

Robert "Coach" Gilbride, 84, of Newton Twp., died Thursday at home. He was the husband of the former Rita Jeanne Kaminsky. The couple would have celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on Nov. 26.Born June 3, 1930, in Scranton, son of the late John and Mary Martin Gilbride, he moved to Newton Twp. in 1982, having lived in Scranton. A...

Patricia Sanders

May 30, 2014

Patricia D. Sanders, 74, formerly of Waverly, died Friday at Golden Living Center, Scranton. Born May 31, 1939, in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Wayne and Eleanor (Kane) Sanders, Waverly, she was a graduate of Kingston High School, and received her associate's degree from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre. She had worked as an executive secretary, and was a member of...

James Kincaid

May 29, 2014

James Michael Kincaid, 60, South Abington Twp., died Thursday at home. His former wife, the late Judith Randa, died in 1982. Born Sept. 13, 1953, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Charles McSpaden and Veronica "Vera" Margaret (Rodgers) Kincaid, Michael was involved in a tragic motor-vehicle accident on April 29, 1978, at the age of 24. He courageously lived...

Angelina Ryan

May 11, 2014

Angelina M. (Fasano) Ryan, 84, Clarks Summit, died Sunday at home. She was the wife of James Edmund Ryan. The couple would have celebrated its 57th wedding anniversary Oct. 12.Known to most friends and family as Lee, she was born June 28, 1929, in Altoona, and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Vincenza (Caso) Fasano. She was...

Claire Hines

May 2, 2014

Claire Theresa Hines, 102, Scott Twp., died Friday at Mountain View Care Center.

Born Oct. 5, 1911, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Regina (McGinley) Crosbie. A Scott Twp. resident since 1934, she formerly lived in Scranton. She was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School, West Scranton, and a 1930 graduate...