RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Rick Allen
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...
Teresa Del Portal Gomez
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....
Maryann Miller Coria
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...
Vera L. Lewis
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...
Franklin A Kellogg
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...
Jason Vernarec
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...
Phyllis E. Gutknecht Swoyer
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...
Gerald R Loscig
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...
Elmer Day
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...
Dolores Garvin
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...
William R. Reese, Sr.
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...
Ruth E. Black Frisbie
Jul 3, 2020
Ruth E. Black, 98, of Cortez died Friday evening at St. Mary’s Villa following an illness. Her husband of 50 years, Edward Black died in 1992.
Born October 4, 1921 in Lake Ariel, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Florence Owen Frisbie. She was a graduate of Lake Consolidated School. Prior...
Alfred R. Rosengrant
Jul 3, 2020
Alfred R. Rosengrant, 93, of Cortez died Friday evening at Allied Services Hospice Center following an illness. His loving wife of 74 years is the former Georgina Kizer.
Born October 24, 1926 in Elmhurst, he was the son of the late Walter and Florence Sachse Rosengrant. He was a graduate of Lake Consolidated School....
Sophie Thoman
Jul 2, 2020
Sophie Thoman, infant daughter of Ronald and Samantha Howey Thoman of Jefferson Township, died shortly after birth.
Also surviving are her loving brother and sister Niklaus and Gracie; paternal grandparents Michelle and Ronald Thoman of Jefferson Twp and maternal grandparents Richard and Lisa Howey of Scranton; maternal great grandfather Walter Wisniewski; paternal great grandparents...
Barbara Barrett Willmott
Jul 2, 2020
Barbara Barrett, 95, of Lake Ariel, died Friday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. Her husband of 47 years, Harold E. Barrett died in 1995. Born, December 4, 1924 in Weehawken, NJ she was daughter of the late William and Barbara Lachenauer Willmott. She was a graduate of Union Hill High School. Prior to retirement,...
David E. Samson
Jun 19, 2020
David Elmer Samson, 59, of Honesdale, PA, passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at Scranton Regional Hospital. Dave was born June 7, 1961 in Honesdale. He grew up on a small farm in Lake Ariel, PA, graduating from Western Wayne High School in 1979.
He served as a supply and logistics specialist in the U.S. Coast Guard,...
Edward J. Tripus
Jun 17, 2020
Edward J. Tripus, 94, of Sterling, PA, died Wednesday evening at his home. He was the husband of Ruth Stanat Tripus. The couple would have been married 70 years on July 29, 2020.
Born in Avoca, PA, he was the son of the late Paul and Sophie Babinski Tripus. He attended Moosic High School and was a US Army...
Rolf H Bortner
Jun 14, 2020
Rolf Hedin Bortner, 72, died Sunday evening at his son’s home in Waymart. He was the husband of the late Catherine Ward Bortner who passed away January 25, 2012.
Born in Huntington Long Island, he was the son of the late Robert and Siv Hedin Bortner. He was a graduate of the Williston Academy where he excelled...
Cecilia V. Jurlando Mannino
Jun 14, 2020
Cecilia V. Jurlando, 72, of Greentown died Sunday evening at home following an illness. Her husband of 37 years, Thomas W. Jurlando, Sr. passed away in 2018. Born April 19, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Cecilia Hayes Mannino. Prior to retirement, she was a Supervisor for Prudential Insurance in Scranton....
Donald Tyler
Jun 2, 2020
Donald E. Tyler, 89, of Moscow, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. He was the husband of the late Betty Tyler.
Born in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Edward Tyler and Lydia Goodman Smith. He employed as a truck driver for various companies and was a member First National Guard of...
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