Obituaries

RECENT OBITUARIES

LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania

Colleen Stevens

Colleen Stevens

Mar 17, 2023

Colleen Dawn Stevens, 40, of Scranton, PA, died March 17, 2023 at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia after an illness.

Born May 30, 1982, she was the daughter of Margaret (Winwood) Stevens and the late Burton Stevens.  Colleen was a graduate of Wallenpaupack Area High School and received an associate degree from the Culinary Institute of America...

Patti A. Schreck

Patti A. Schreck

Mar 13, 2023

Patricia Schreck, 68, of Lake Ariel, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 13, 2023 after

a long and courageous battle with cancer. Beloved wife of 48 years to Gary Schreck, daughter

of the late Katherine (Kate Altmose) and Raymond (Rip) Swingle.

From a very young age Patti left an...

David A. Berger

David A. Berger

Mar 8, 2023

David A. Berger, Hamlin, went home to be with his Lord and Savior quietly at home on Wednesday afternoon. His wife of 49 years is the former Lorraine Jackson.

Born in 1953 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Ronald Berger, Sr and Annabelle Black Berger Comstock.  A man of many talents, David was self-employed...

Warren L. Jaggars

Warren L. Jaggars

Mar 6, 2023

Warren L. Jaggars, Sr., 78 of South Canaan, passed away peacefully Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale after a short illness. His loving wife of 38 years is the former Linda Bakay.

Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Merel and Irene Chapman – Jaggars. He was a graduate of Lake...

Sarah P. Marsh

Sarah P. Marsh

Mar 3, 2023

Sarah P. Marsh (99) of Hamlin, PA, passed away on Friday, March 3, at home.  Born in Phillipsburg, NJ in 1923, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Mary (Duffy) Shafer. Sarah went to grammar school at Saints Philip and James School in Phillipsburg, NJ and then graduated from Saint Joseph High School in Paterson, NJ. Along...

John D. Hinton

John D. Hinton

Feb 27, 2023

John D. Hinton, a lifelong resident of Metuchen, NJ, died peacefully on February 27, 2023, at home in Lake Ariel, with his wife at his side.

John was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, the son of the late John D. Hinton and Jeanne Delaney Hinton. His grandfather, John A. Delaney, was the mayor of Perth Amboy...

Roberta Anna Schafer Hollister

Roberta Anna Schafer Hollister

Feb 25, 2023

Roberta Anna Schafer Hollister, 88 of Lake Ariel, went home to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning at home following an illness. Her husband of 65 years, Bruce Horace Hollister passed away July 24, 2019. The couple were married on November 12, 1953 in the Elmdale Bible Church.

Born February...

Jennie Lamberton

Jennie Lamberton

Feb 21, 2023

Jennie Lamberton, 54 of South Canaan went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on February 21, 2023 at home. Her loving husband is Timothy J Lamberton. The couple was married on May 27, 1989.

Born May 26, 1968 in South Amboy, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Teresa...

Edward Holevinski, Sr.

Edward Holevinski, Sr.

Feb 20, 2023

Edward Holevinski, Sr. of Jefferson Township, died peacefully at home on February 20 th .

Born in 1930 to the late Anthony and Marry Sarnoski – Holevinski, Ed was a local farm boy who met the Love of his life, Florence “Bobbi” Ognosky in elementary school. Following 67 ½ years of marriage,...

Harry E. Wilson

Harry E. Wilson

Feb 16, 2023

Harry E. Wilson, 81 of South Canaan, passed away early Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his home following a brief illness. His wife of 27 years, the former Sharon J. Davis passed away in 1993.

Born in Dayton, OH on December 4, 1941, he was the son of the late Edison and Edlyn Sunagel Wilson. After serving...

Joseph S. Esposito

Joseph S. Esposito

Feb 12, 2023

Joseph S. Esposito, 84 of Lake Ariel, passed away Sunday, Feb 12 th at his home. His loving wife of 42 years is the former Karin Caldaro.

Born in Orange, NJ, he is the son of Muriel Ford – Esposito of East Hanover, NJ, and the late Salvatore Esposito. Prior to retirement, Joe was both the Assistant...

Robert G. Sauers, Jr.

Robert G. Sauers, Jr.

Feb 8, 2023

Robert G. “Bob” Sauers, Jr. (67) of Madison Township passed away on February 8, 2023 at home after a brief illness. Bob is the Son of Janet Sauers and the Late Robert G. Sauers, Sr. Born in Hazleton, Pa, Bob was a graduate of Pittston Area High School, and a 1978 graduate of Wilkes College.

Bob was an...

Dorothy A. Datto

Dorothy A. Datto

Feb 7, 2023

Dorothy A Datto of Scranton, PA passed away Tuesday evening at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center following an illness. She was preceded in death by her second husband, Phillip J. Datto (d. 2020) and her first husband, William R. Frazier (d. 1981).

Born in Boykins, VA., she was the daughter of the late William R. Gray and...

Rhiann Alexis Sanz

Rhiann Alexis Sanz

Feb 7, 2023

Rhiann Alexis Sanz, 17 of Archbald, passed away on Tuesday, February 7 th at the Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville.

Born in Valdosta, GA, she is the daughter of Ashley Banich and her companion Erik Muir of Archbald and her biological father Joshua Sanz.

During her life, Rhiann was a student of the...

Charles "Chick" Gregorski

Charles "Chick" Gregorski

Feb 6, 2023

Charles “Chick” Albert Gregorski, 75, of Moscow, passed away Monday morning at the Wilkes – Barre VA Medical Center in Wilkes – Barre, PA. The love of his life, his wife of 46 years, is the former Patricia “Pat” Shields.

Born in Scranton, he was the eldest son of the late Albert and Blanch Van Sickle –...

Ann Klim

Ann Klim

Feb 2, 2023

Ann Klim

February 2, 2023

Ann Klim, 98, Lake, Ariel, passed away Thursday afternoon in the Julia Ribaudo senior care center after an illness. She was the widow of Alex Klim, Sr., who passed away December 29, 1988.

Born 1924 in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, she was the daughter of the...

Brenda S. Rake

Brenda S. Rake

Jan 31, 2023

Brenda S. Rake, 74 of Waymart, passed away Tuesday morning at Aventura at Terrace View Nursing Home in Olyphant.

Born in Milford, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Carlton and Dorothy Baker – Smith. Prior to retirement, she was a seamstress at Admore in Port Jervis, NY, she was a foster mom, and a caregiver...

Kenneth E. Hollister

Kenneth E. Hollister

Jan 31, 2023

Kenneth E. Hollister, a lifelong resident of Sterling, passed away Tuesday afternoon in the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home surrounded by his family.  His wife Christine Bradshaw Hollister passed away in 2007.  At the time of her passing the couple had been married 44 years.

Born 1941 in Sterling, Kenneth was the son of the late Edmund...

Joan M. Ranski

Joan M. Ranski

Jan 30, 2023

Joan Mary Ranski, 80 of Lake Ariel, passed away peacefully on Monday morning at home by the side of her loving and dedicated husband of 59 years, Richard Ranski.

Born, February 18, 1942 in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Kwiatek – Kozak. She was a graduate of Linden High School....

Margaret J. Murphy

Margaret J. Murphy

Jan 30, 2023

Margaret J. Murphy, 91 of Lake Ariel, passed away Monday, January 30 th at home. Her husband of 64 years Richard Murphy passed away in 2015.

Born in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Margaret Jackson – Samenfeld. She was a graduate of West Orange High School and The Katherine Gibbs Secretarial...