Obituaries

Jul 31, 2021

Patricia L. Blaum, 71, of Hawley, passed away Saturday morning at home following a lengthy illness. Her loving husband of 50 years is Joseph Blaum.

Born July 30, 1950 in Wilkes – Barre, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Jean Flannery McAndrew. She was a graduate of Wilkes – Barre Coughlin High School...

Jul 31, 2021

Nancy A Weyde, Greentown, died early Saturday morning in the Allied Services Inpatient Hospice Unit.  She was the widow of  James Weyde. Born 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Mary P Pugliese Manganaro and the late Andrew Louis Bandell.  Prior to her illness Nancy was employed as a school bus driver. Her surviving children are: David...

Jul 27, 2021

Stanley E. Frey, Jr., Dunmore, went home to meet his Lord and Savior Tuesday evening in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit.  His wife is Reverend Patricia Sandone Lee.   His first wife was the late Betty Lamberton Frey, LPN.

Born in Hollisterville in 1925, Stan was the son of the late Stanley E., Sr and...

Jul 23, 2021

Louise Czaja, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died peacefully Friday with her family by her side in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center.  She was the widow of Henry Czaja.  The couple had been married for 70 years.

Born 1929 in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Martha Lauer.  Prior to her retirement she...

Jul 20, 2021

Mary Boyczuk, 100, of Lake Ariel and formerly of Glendale, NY, died peacefully at home on Tuesday morning July 20th 2021.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter &  Anastazia Magiel Zulkowsky.  Mary was an extremely active woman who’s love for her family knew no bounds. She was a kind, loving,...

Jul 19, 2021

Frank J Reynhout, 77, of Milanville, died Monday morning, July 19, 2021, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He passed peacefully with his wife by his side. He was the husband of Julie (Bosque) Reynhout. The couple had been married for 50 years. Born in Rotterdam, Holland, he was the son of the late Jacobus and Johanna Maree Reynhout. He was...

Jul 19, 2021

Cornelius “Neil” Byrne, Jr., of The Hideout, Lake Ariel, passed away Monday evening in the Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, with his family by his side.  His loving wife of 60 years is the former Patricia McGough.

Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Cornelius, Sr and Florence Stone Byrne.  He was...

Jul 5, 2021

Bruce D. Howe, of Lake Ariel, was born Nov. 22, 1931, son of the late John T. Howe and Marie (Dodge) Howe, Lake Ariel, Pa. With great sadness, he died peacefully at St. Mary’s Villa with his family by his side.

Bruce was a graduate from Lake Consolidated High School, Wyoming Seminary  and Penn State University. After...

Jul 3, 2021

George “Glenn” Glossenger, 84, of Lake Ariel, died Saturday evening at Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center following an illness.

Born in Lakeville, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Ella Lennon Glossenger. Prior to retirement he was employed by Laborers Local 130 Union in Scranton. He was a member of the St. Thomas More /...

Jun 25, 2021

Thomas J. Grella, 76 of The Hideout, died Friday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit in Dunmore. His wife of 26 years is the former Carmen Oliver

Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Thomas and Sophia Kret Grella. He was a graduate of Regis High School. He went on...

Jun 25, 2021

Harold “Butch” Wright, Sr., 74 of Sterling, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. His wife of 26 years is the former Margaret Jones.

Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Lyle and Elsie Chapman Wright. He was a graduate of Bensalem High School Class of 1964. Prior to retirement, he was...

Jun 25, 2021

Jonathan Wayne Shaffer, 47, of Waymart, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania following a long and courageous battle with Crohn’s disease.

Born in Carbondale, he is the son of Donald and Judy Skelton Shaffer of Waymart. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1992 and was...

Jun 23, 2021

Mary (Marie) C. Michalek, 64 of Lake Ariel, died Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. She and her husband, Mark Michalek, cerebrated 47 years of marriage on June 15th.

Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Marie Mills and the late Thomas Mills. She was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of...

Jun 17, 2021

Allan T. Kenny, 83 of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died Thursday, June 17 at home. His loving wife of 41 years is the former Marjorie Ruprecht.

Born in Englewood, NJ, he was the son of the late Thomas Allan Kenny and Irene Hennessey Kenny. He was a graduate of Fort Lee High School, Fort Lee, NJ and was...

Jun 17, 2021

Kathleen K. Hopkins, 50, of the Lake Ariel, died Thursday morning at her home in the Hideout. Her husband of 29 years is Guy Hopkins.

Kathleen was born in Kingston Pa. and, prior to her illness, she worked in the Clubhouse in the Hideout. She loved music and attending concerts and festivals with her husband and many...

Jun 16, 2021

Heather C. Field, 44, of Lake Ariel went home to be with her lord and savior on June 16th, 2021.

Raised in Lake Ariel, she graduated from Western Wayne High School. She received a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Penn State.

Heather’s love of life didn’t come to an end with her death....

Jun 14, 2021

Thomas H. Brislin, of Sterling, died Monday evening at home.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Diann L. Rooney – Brislin. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School. He was an avid mechanic who specialized in working on small engines.

Surviving are brothers Robert Brislin and his wife Michelle,...

Jun 12, 2021

Gino Antidormi, 32, of Lake Ariel, passed away of an untimely death on Saturday June 12, 2021.

Born in Scranton, he was a graduate of Western Wayne High School and worked as an arborist and a blacksmith, and especially loved working with horses.

Gino loved fixing vehicles and being in the company of family and...

Jun 1, 2021

Allen D Chamberlain, Lake Ariel, died Saturday at home.  His wife of 35 years is the former Dawn L. Gregory.

Born 1957 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Dale G Chamberlain and Grace G. Zempel.  Allen had been employed by Maid Rite Steak Company in Dunmore as a truck driver, and had driven...

May 31, 2021

David R. Mitchell, 70 of Madison Twp, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family of May 31, 2021. His loving wife is the former JoAnn Marulli.

Born in 1951, in Scranton, Pa he was the son of the late James and RoseMarie Mitchell. Dave resided in Branchburg, NJ for 23 years, where he met and married his...