Obituaries

Sep 27, 2020

Evelyn “Lynn” Powell, 75, of The Hideout died Sunday evening at Forest City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born December 6, 1944 in Rockville Centre, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Martha Oehler Powell. She was a graduate of Copiague High School, Copiague, NY and earned her Bachelor Degree from State University of New...

Sep 22, 2020

Doris L Burke

September 23, 1932 – September 22, 2020

Doris L Burke, Honesdale, passed away one day before her 88 th birthday at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Bruce R Burke of Honesdale, whom she was married to for 69 years prior to his death in 2018....

Sep 16, 2020

Frederick S. Zirpoli, Jr, 54 of Milanville, died peacefully with his loved ones by his side Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pa. He is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth Zirpoli of 18 wonderful years.

Frederick Zirpoli Jr,  who went by “Rick” was born January 29, 1966 in Budd Lake, NJ. He is the son...

Aug 30, 2020

Jiovannino “John” Mula, 81, of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died Sunday morning at home following an illness. His loving wife of 57 years is the former Annette “Toni” Contartesi.

Born May 7, 1939, he was the son of the late Alfonso and Rosalia Luppino Mula. He attended Queens Borough Community College. Prior to retirement, he was a General...

Aug 25, 2020

Jack F. Perenza, of Lake Ariel, died quietly at home on August 25,2020. He was the beloved husband of Mary who died in 1998.

Born 1927 in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Perenza.  Educated in New York Schools, Jack worked and retired from the Department of Environmental Protection in New York. ...

Aug 17, 2020

Lee Breymeier, 70, of Lake Ariel died Monday morning at home following an illness. His wife of 6 years is the former Marie Margaret Grella.

Born September 27, 1949 in Duryea, he was the son of the late Thomas W. and Margaret Marie Spencer Breymeier. Prior to retirement, he was the owner of Country Mason in Lake...

Aug 16, 2020

Marilyn F. Piesecki, Sterling, passed away Sunday at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the widow of Joseph “Donald” Piesecki, who died in 2015. The couple had been married 54 years.

Born in Sterling in 1935, she was the daughter of the late George and Rhea Stevens Skelton and was a graduate of the Greene Dreher...

Aug 13, 2020

Mary B. Yedinak of Hamlin died Thursday evening at home following an illness. Her husband was the late Joseph T. Yedinak, who died in 2015. The couple had been married for 64 years.

Born in Carbondale in 1930, Mary was the daughter of the late Michael and Mae Connor Brown. She was a graduate of the former...

Aug 11, 2020

Anna Rose Bianchi, South Canaan, died Tuesday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness.  She was the widow of Arnold J. Bianchi who died in 1999,

Born 1932 in Blakley, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth Zahradnick Oleniacz and was a graduate of the Harford High School.   Prior to her retirement she...

Aug 9, 2020

Frederick (Rick) C. Allen, of Lake Ariel, originally from Oyster Bay, LI., died Sunday evening at his home in the hideout. He is survived by his wife of 30 years Christine C. Allen and a stepson Brett Scholer.

Born March 11, 1938 in Williston Park New Jersey, he was the son of the late Clifford and Jennie...

Aug 9, 2020

Teresa del Portal, 98, of Freehold, NJ and formerly of Lake Ariel, died Sunday morning at Wedgwood Gardens Care Center following an illness. Her late husband Edberto del Portal died in 2008.

Born, May 26, 1922 in Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Salvador and Teresa Benitez Gomez. She was a member of the St....

Aug 6, 2020

MaryAnn Miller, 75, of Whiting, NJ and lifelong resident of New Egypt, NJ passed on peacefully Thursday morning surrounded by her loving family.

Born, October 14, 1944 in Princeton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Arsene and Mary Tomenchok Coria. She was a graduate of Princeton High School. Prior to retirement, she was a United...

Aug 3, 2020

Vera L. Lewis, 106 of Rockford, IL, died peacefully in her sleep Monday evening at the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel.

Born January 18, 1914 in Omaha, NE, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Virginia Robinson Danner. Vera was born and raised in Omaha, NE, spent a lot of her adulthood...

Jul 31, 2020

Franklin A. Kellogg, Lake Ariel, passed away Friday afternoon in the Regional Hospital of Scranton.  His wife of  53 years is the former Gloria Jean O’Brien.

Born March 6, 1940 in Saco, PA he was the son of the late Bernard and Elizabeth Beavers Kellogg.   Educated in Hamlin schools. He went on to work as a heavy...

Jul 29, 2020

Jason Vernarec, 49, of Lakeville, died Wednesday afternoon at his mother’s home in Hamlin after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Sussex New Jersey, he was the son of Nancy Polyi Stowell and James Vernarec. He was a graduate of Blue Stone High School in Skipwith Virginia. He was employed as a construction worked for Chip...

Jul 27, 2020

Phyllis “Suzie” Gutknecht, 70 of Jefferson Twp, passed away peacefully and went home with our Lord and Savior on July 27, 2020. Her husband of 49 years is Michael Gutknecht of Jefferson Twp.

Born in Peckville, Pa and raised on the family farm in Jefferson Twp., Pa. She is the daughter of the late Harry and Phyllis...

Jul 21, 2020

Gerald R. Loscig of South Canaan died Tuesday at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore. His wife was the former Joan Swingle who proceeded him in death in 2014.

Born in Seelyville, he was the son of the late Raymond and Ava Knapp Loscig . He was a graduate of Honesdale High School.  Jerry was Health...

Jul 17, 2020

Elmer Day, South Canaan, died Friday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.  His wife of  53 years is the former Treva Pennell.

Born 1948 in Hancock, NY, he was the son of Doris Maudsley Day and the late Maurice E. Day, Honesdale. He was a 1966 graduate of Honesdale High School and...

Jul 12, 2020

Dolores Garvin, 80, of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening at Allied Services Hospice Center following a brief illness.

Born, February 2, 1940 in Old Forge, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Anna Jadick Garvin. Dolores retired from the Human Resources Center in Beach Lake in 1996. She went on to become an active member...

Jul 4, 2020

William R. Reese, Sr., 86, of Clifton Twp died Saturday morning at home following an illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Beatrice “Jean” Reese.

Born August 31, 1933, he was the son of late Russell and Florence Dieter Reese. Prior to retirement, he owned and operated Reese’s Excavating in...