RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
D. James Chapman
Mar 2, 2021
James Chapman, 80, of Sterling, died Tuesday afternoon. His loving wife of 57 years is the former Shirley Strada.
Born in Hamlin, he was the son of the late Clifton and Dorothy Deming Chapman. He was a member of the Lake Consolidated School Class of 1958. For 41 years, Jim and his wife owned and operated the...
Barry J. Klonoski
Feb 28, 2021
Barry J. Klonoski, 38, of Ledgedale, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday morning at the Geisinger Community Medical Center due to complications from Covid 19.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of John and Susan Batchelor Klonoski and was a 2003 graduate of North Pocono High School. He was a member of...
Michael R Dekenipp
Feb 25, 2021
Michael R. DeKenipp , 73, of the Hideout, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 25 at the Allied Hospice Unit in Scranton. His wife of 52 years is Joanne Albert DeKenipp .
Born in Brooklyn NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Celia Koscielny DeKenipp . He grew up with eleven brothers and sisters...
Robert Thomas Sheehan
Feb 21, 2021
Robert “Rob” Sheehan, 37 of Carbondale, died suddenly at home.
Born April 28, 1983 in Bronx, NY, he was the son of Thomas and Amelia Sheehan of Palm Bay, FL. He loved spending time with his family, he enjoyed RC Car racing, and being a great dad. Rob had a great sense of humor and loved life....
Alexander Lee Seeley
Feb 11, 2021
Alexander Lee Seeley, 32, of Scranton, died Thursday morning after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Alex is survived by parents, Richard Seeley, Jr. and Susan Carney Seeley; adoring sister, Melissa Seeley; paternal grandfather, Richard Seeley, Sr. of South Canaan, extended family members, and many beloved friends. He was a 2007 graduate of Western Wayne High School...
Richard R.B. Miller
Feb 9, 2021
Richard R.B. Miller, 70 of Beach Lake, passed away Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale following an illness.
Born in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Clinton “Sonny” B. and Jane Blackmore – Miller. He was a graduate of Damascus High School. Throughout his career, he was employed by Camp Sky Crest, Ed Brennan,...
Dorothy Jane Samson Eno
Feb 9, 2021
Dorothy Jane (Eno) Samson, 89, of Lake Ariel, PA, passed away Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 at her home in Lake Ariel. Dorothy (commonly called Dottie) was born March 7th, 1931 in Honesdale, to Daniel Miller Eno and Laura Amanda Grazier, and grew up in Beach Grove, attending Stourbridge Elementary School, and graduatingHonesdale High School as a member of the...
Rhett L. Mattox
Feb 6, 2021
Rhett L. Mattox, 64, of Paupack Township, died Saturday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton unexpectedly. His loving wife of 24 years is the former Erin O’Brien.
Born December 8, 1956 in Farmington, MI, he was the son of the late Bobby Wayne Mattox and AlmaRose Miller. He spent most of his life in the mechanical...
Melissa L. Brannen - Black
Feb 6, 2021
Melissa L. Brannen – Black, 51, of Lake Ariel, died Saturday afternoon at home following a courageous battle with cancer. Her loving husband of 30 years is John Black.
Born March 27, 1969 in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of Georganne Davis-Pahonich of Florida and the late Lee Brannen. She was a graduate of Western Wayne...
Rafael A. Fernandez
Feb 4, 2021
Rafael A. Fernandez, 80, of Lake Ariel, died Thursday afternoon at Ellen Memorial Healthcare Center following an illness. His loving wife of 52 years is Miriam Fernandez.
Born February 17, 1940 in Holguin, Cuba, he was the son of the late Artemio and Caridad Urquiola Fernandez. Rafael and Miriam made Elizabeth, NJ their home for many years...
Theresa J. Pappas Janeczek
Feb 2, 2021
Theresa J. Pappas, of Coplay and formerly of Lakeville, died Tuesday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Her husband of 65 years Anthony V. Pappas died in 2018.
Born in Dickson City, daughter of the late Peter J. and Anna Kuchinski Janeczek, she was a member of St. Thomas More/St. Mary’s Parish...
Kenneth L. Love
Feb 1, 2021
Services set for Kenneth L. Love
Services have been set for Kenneth L. Love, of Lake Ariel, who died on February 1, 2021 at Geisinger Community Center in Scranton.
Memorial service will be held Thursday at 1pm at the Cortez United Methodist Church, 967 Cortez Rd. Jefferson Twp. , with services by Rev Art Yetter,...
Dean Mckinney
Jan 27, 2021
Dean McKinney, 97, a lifelong resident of South Canaan was peacefully welcomed into the arms of our Lord at his residence surrounded by loved ones on January 27, 2021. He joined his wife of 59 years, the former Doris McHenry who passed away in 2004.
Born November 20, 1923 to the late Delbert and Francis Schaffer McKinney...
Marie F. Brodheim Sweeney
Jan 25, 2021
Marie F. Brodheim, 79 of Philadelphia, died Monday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton.
Born August 18, 1941 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late of Francis and Helen Phelps Sweeney. Prior to retirement, she was the Director of Environmental Services at Evangelical Manor in Philadelphia. She was a member of St. Dominic’s Church, Philadelphia....
Elna Mae Wargo Ovens
Jan 24, 2021
Elna Mae Wargo
January 24, 2021, Elna Mae Wargo, a life-long resident of Maplewood, Pennsylvania, passed away at Bethany Village Assisted Community Living. She was the wife of John M. Wargo who died in 2015.
Born in Maplewood on May 24, 1933, daughter of the late Myrtle Ovens-Black and William E. Ovens, she was a...
Rosine Skelton
Jan 23, 2021
Rosine M. Skelton, Sterling, died Saturday in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. She was the widow of Glenn A. Skelton, Sr who died in 2006. The couple had been married 56 years.
Born 1934 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and Katherine Rosine Conklin Gilmore. She...
Rita M. Gallagher - Fitzgerald Halloran
Jan 22, 2021
Rita M. Gallagher – Fitzgerald, 93 of Scotch Plains NJ, passed away peacefully and into the arms or Jesus on Friday January 22, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, PA. R
Rita grew up in the High Park section of Scranton Pennsylvania moving to NJ in her 20’s.
She will be deeply missed by her...
Raymond A Field
Jan 16, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Raymond A. Field, 71, of Lake Ariel announces his passing on Saturday after suffering a catastrophic stroke. Ray will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 48 years, Sandy Chippel Field.
Also surviving are two daughters Kelly Thompson and her husband Bridger, of Carlisle; and Heather Field, Lake...
Angelina Rose Freda
Jan 15, 2021
Angelina Rose Freda, 19 of Lake Ariel passed away on January 15, 2021 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.
Born in Glen Cove New York she is the daughter of Anthony Freda and Lisa Caltagirone Freda. During her cancer treatments, Angelina worked hard to get her high...
Lewis Henry Vincent Facchin
Jan 9, 2021
LEWIS HENRY VINCENT FACCHIN
Lewis “Lew” Facchin was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He left this world quietly and peacefully on January 9, 2021 at the age of 82.
Lew was born to Enez and Giavochino “Jack” Facchin on April 28th, 1938. While attending Flushing H.S., Lew met then later...
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