Obituaries

Nov 28, 2012

Robert VonBergen, 92, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Messiah Village. His wife of 70 years, the former Mildred Martha Morgan, died Aug. 25, 2011.

Born July 23, 1920, in Scranton, son of the late William and Margaret Morgan VonBergen, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He honorably served in the...

Nov 21, 2012

Anthony Petrone Jr., 75, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice of NEPA shortly after being admitted. His wife of 39 years is the former Patricia Ellen Drury. They had been residents of South Abington Twp. since 1991.

Born May 18, 1937, in Queens, N.Y., son of the late Anthony and Jennie Ciccone...

Nov 18, 2012

Jessie B. Burns Winters, 85, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Mountain View Care Center.

Born Aug. 27, 1927, in Scranton, daughter of the late Joseph H. and Marjorie Monie Burns, she was educated in Throop schools, was a 1945 graduate of Throop High School and a graduate of Lackawanna Business College. She was...

Nov 10, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Allen, 83, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at home.

Born April 13, 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Kathleen Walter Allen. Betty, formerly of Oradell, N.J., moved to Clarks Summit in 1994 to be near her family. She was a graduate of the Mary Louis...

Nov 3, 2012

David Brian Vanderpool Jr., 33, of Factoryville, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 in Philadelphia.

Born Nov. 8, 1978, in Philadelphia, he was the most beloved son of Rosemary Scanlon Fadden, Factoryville, and the late David Brian Vanderpool Sr., who died in 1981, also at the age of 33. He lived most of his life in Philadelphia, where...

Oct 21, 2012

Ronald C. Zimbehl, 85, of Morristown, N.J., died Sunday, October, 21, 2012 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. His wife of 44 years is the former Jean Marie DeFord.

Born Jan. 24, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wis., son of the late Rudolph and Marie Reidy Zimbehl, he resided in Morristown, N.J., since 1972, having moved from Pittsburgh. He was educated...

Oct 15, 2012

Edward George "Poppy" Ross, 83, died Monday, October 15, 2012 in Gino J. Merli Veterans Center. He was the husband of the late Margaret Ann Davis Ross Miller. His wife of many years, the former Peggy Davis, died Oct. 27, 1997.

He was born at home Nov. 19, 1928, in Scranton and was delivered by the late...

Oct 10, 2012

William C. Saunders, 72, of Glenside, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at home. He and his wife, the former Donna E. Warne, celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on Aug. 26.

Born April 23, 1940, in Philadelphia, son of the late Charles George and Eleanor May Kennedy Saunders, Bill was a 1958 graduate of...

Oct 9, 2012

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Sep 20, 2012

oseph J. Sarcevic, 81, of Schultzville, died Wednesday, September 20, 2012 at Abington Manor. He was the husband of Helen Teresa Sarcevic, formerly Gesler, for 56 years.

Born Feb. 4, 1931, in Petrijevci, Croatia, he was the son of the late Antun and the late Katica Vuksanic Sarcevic.

Educated in Croatia, he was a graduate...

Sep 18, 2012

Helen Patricia Gilbride Piazza, 92, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at Abington Manor. She was the wife of Joseph T. Piazza, who died June 12, 1973.

Born Aug. 30, 1920, in Scranton, daughter of the late James and Helen Martin Gilbride, she lived in Clarks Summit for 65 years and most recently in Easton...

Sep 17, 2012

Rudolph J. Perrone, 83, of Nicholson, died Monday, September 17, 2012 at Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. His wife of 56 years, the former Phyllis R. Napolitano, died Jan. 8, 2005.

Born Feb. 3, 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Giuseppe and Elena Caputo Perrone, he was educated in New York schools. He honorably...

Sep 5, 2012

Isabelle Evelyn "Dede" Noyes Davis, Cole Village in Chinchilla, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Regional Hospital of Scranton, after being stricken ill at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Davis.

She was born in Scranton on July 21, 1925, and was the daughter...

Sep 4, 2012

Mae Lucille Gower Breza, 82, Ransom Twp., died Tuesday September 4, 2012, at the Jewish Home in Scranton after a lengthy illness with cancer. She was the widow of the late Paul John Breza, who died Oct. 27, 1987. The couple had been married more than 37 years.

Born Aug. 30, 1930, in Scranton, she was the...

Aug 29, 2012

Thomas Joseph Headley, 62, of Centermoreland, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 in Commonwealth Home Health and Hospice of NEPA.

Born Sept. 9, 1949, in Kingston, son of the late Dorrance and Josephine Tedesco Headley, he was a lifelong resident of Centermoreland, a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and attended Penn State drafting program. He was a machinist...

Aug 25, 2012

Catherine A. Stanzeski Rama, 83, of Doylestown, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at home. She was the widow of Walter Rama, who died Aug. 5, 1994. Her first husband, Walter E. Stanzeski, died Aug. 26, 1979.

Born Nov. 3, 1928, in Scranton, daughter of the late Dimitri and Catherine Pachwa Kruk, she lived...

Aug 19, 2012

Ann "Nan" Pardue McCormick, 87, of Newton Twp., died Sunday, August 19, 2012 in Commonwealth Home Health and Hospice of Northeast Pennsylvania at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the widow of Leo McCormick, who died Dec. 14, 1966; and her first husband, John W. Pardue, who died Nov. 4, 1956.

Born June 14, 1925, in Scranton,...

Aug 8, 2012

Edward Joseph Sheroda, 89, of Clarks Green, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center. His wife of 63 years is the former Irma Myernick.

Born Oct. 30, 1922, in Throop, son of the late Joseph and Anna Humphrey Sheroda, he had been a resident of Clarks Green since 1952 and was formerly...

Aug 6, 2012

Charles "Chas" Dooley, 63, died Monday morning, August 6, 2012 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of 37 years of the former Kathleen Corcoran.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, son of the late Charles J. and Elizabeth Walsh Dooley, he was a resident of Dalton since 1977. Chas attended...

Jul 26, 2012

Theodore Wilson Neubert, 69, of Waverly, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at home. He was married to the former Lucinda Wagner for 47 years.

Born May 27, 1943, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Martin and Agnes Wilson Neubert and resided in Waverly. Ted graduated from Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J., and received his Bachelor...