RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Atty. Albert J. Flora, Jr.
Mar 3, 2026
Albert Joseph Flora Jr., ESQ, 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2026 at Sacred Heart Hospice, Dunmore. Albert has devoted much of his prolific legal career concentrating on criminal defense at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts. In addition to maintaining a private law practice, Albert was an Assistant Public Defender for Luzerne County, Pa....
Narendra Bhailal Patel
Mar 3, 2026
Narendra Bhailal Patel, 78, of Dunmore passed away on March 3, 2026, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, from a long and strong battle with terminal illness. He was the son of late Bhailal Patel and late Jadaben Patel. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, whose steady presence and generous heart touched all who knew him.
Born in...
Gertrude T. Casalone
Feb 25, 2026
Gertude T. Casalone, Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday afternoon in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. She was the widow of Joseph J. Casalone who passed away in 2004.
Gertrude was born February 11, 1929 in Waterbury, Ct and was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Antoinette Morelli Oliva. She was a graduate of the Washington Irving...
Llewellyn "Lew" Courtright
Feb 22, 2026
Llewellyn "Lew" Courtright, Hamlin, went home to his heavenly father Sunday afternoon in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after a short illness. His loving wife of 50 years, Dawn (Hannes) Courtright survives him. They were married on June 28, 1975.
Lew was born March 17, 1951 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Homer C. and Mary Evans Courtright and...
Maria Kunda
Feb 19, 2026
Maria Kunda, born on March 4, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 19th, at home in Hawley, Pennsylvania surrounded by her loving family. Maria was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, whose life was dedicated to nurturing, teaching, and supporting those she loved.
Maria devoted over 30 years teaching elementary school at St. Benedict's...
Luree Waltz
Feb 19, 2026
Luree Waltz, Scranton, joined her husband, Edwin, in Heaven after 10 long years. She passed away Thursday, Feb. 19th at Hospice of the Sacred Heart with her family by her side.
Luree was born in Scranton and was the only child of the late Walter and Ruth Wolff Capple and was a graduate of Technical High School in 1958. Prior to...
Raymond "Rocky" SantaMaria
Feb 17, 2026
"Rocky" Raymond SantaMaria
January 7, 1959 - February 17, 2026
"Rocky" Raymond SantaMaria, 67, passed away on February 17, 2026, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness and a courageous fight that reflected the very strength of the character of which he embodied throughout his life.
Raymond was born on January 7, 1959, in Brooklyn,...
Barbara Hollister
Feb 17, 2026
Barbara Hollister, 81, of Sterling Township, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 22, 1944, in Scranton, PA, to Clifford and Mary Jane Morgan, and attended North Pocono public schools. Barbara was a woman of deep faith who lived a life of grace and strength, and was a devoted member of...
Rev. Roger Grove Yoder
Feb 15, 2026
Rev. Roger Grove YoderFebruary 15, 2026Rev. Roger Grove Yoder, Waymart, formerly of Mansfield, went home to his Lord and Savior Sunday morning in the Ellen Memorial Healthcare Center after an illness. His devoted wife of 28 years is Barbara Moss Hotchkin Yoder.
Rev. Yoder was born August 1, 1952 in Camden, New Jersey and was the son of the late Byron...
Gloria McDonough
Feb 15, 2026
Gloria McDonough, Scranton, died late Sunday evening in the Marywood Heights after an illness.
Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Anna Walsh McDonough and Joseph McDonough. She was a graduate of West Scranton High School and prior to her retirement from the Scranton School District for 36 years and she served as secretary to the guidance counselor...
Michael "Mike" Santulli
Feb 12, 2026
Michael "Mike" Santulli, 62, of Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday, February 12th at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, following a brief illness. His wife of 40 years is Judith Santulli.
Born in Ridgewood, NJ, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary Spedalieri. He was a member of the Western Wayne High School, Class of 1983. He was...
Bette M. Burns
Feb 4, 2026
Bette M. Burns, 100, Clarks Summit and Handsome Lake, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Scranton Health Care Center after an illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Bette was the widow of her beloved husband George Burns, who passed away in 2013. At the time of George's passing the couple had enjoyed 70 years of marriage.
Bette was born May...
Leslie H. Ely
Feb 3, 2026
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Leslie H. Ely, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend who passed away on February 3, 2026 at the age of 80.
Born April 27, 1945 in Brooklyn, NY, to Leslie and Sophie Ely, he graduated from Plaza Elementary School and Baldwin High School both in Baldwin, NY. Les was a...
Sandra H. Glover
Feb 1, 2026
Sandra Glover, 79, passed away on her 79th birthday in Scranton, PA while a resident at the Green Ridge Health Care Center. her husband is John Glover.
Sandra Glover was born on February 1, 1947 in New Jersey to James Fisher Sr. and Jeannette Fisher. She attended school in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She moved to Scranton in 2002.
Sandy loved art especially...
Nicole Fox
Jan 31, 2026
Nicole Fox, of Scranton, passed away Saturday evening at the Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved widow of Carl J. Fox, Sr., who passed away in 2020. The couple shared 61 years of marriage.
Nicole was born in 1940 in Morsang-sur-Orge, France, and was the daughter of the late Henri...
Carol Schofield
Jan 29, 2026
Carol Schofield, Dunmore, passed away unexpectedly at her home after being stricken ill. She was the widow of James Patrick Schofield Sr. who passed away November 21, 2005.
Carol was born May 12, 1949 in the Tripp Park section of Scranton. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Violet Marie Sangiuliano Emiliani. She was a graduate of West Scranton...
Rodger Lee Lamberton, II
Jan 28, 2026
Rodger Lee Lamberton, II, 49, of Lake Ariel lost his courageous fight to colorectal cancer on Wednesday January 28, 2026.
Born February 13, 1976, Rodger was a lifelong resident of Lake Ariel, he was a 1994 graduate of Western Wayne High School. Owner of Lamberton’s Advanced Masonry, he lived out his days doing what he loved with his son Gavin by...
Mary A. April
Jan 27, 2026
In Loving Memory of Mary April
Mary April passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, faith, and devotion to family. She lived a life rooted in kindness, quiet strength, and deep compassion for others.
Mary was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Joseph and Julia; her devoted husband, John; her precious son, Joseph Matthew; her beloved brother, Henry; her...
Miklos Jozsef Pek
Jan 26, 2026
"Miklós Pék passed away peacefully on January 26th at his home in Lake Ariel, PA surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Szombathely, Hungary on March 10th, 1937 to Miklós Pék and Erzsebet Kovács. Miklós had a loving, adventurous, and resilient childhood against the backdrop of World War II and the Communist Regime of Hungary. He fled Hungary in...
Eleanor Scalese
Jan 26, 2026
Eleanor Forgione Scalese, a longtime resident of Dunmore, died peacefully at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Scranton after declining for more than eight years from the effects of dementia. She was 90 years old.
A “homebody” by nature, Eleanor lived most of her life within a mile of where she grew up. Born and raised in Scranton, she was the...
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