RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
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...
Carl S. Clark
Jun 1, 2020
Carl S. Clark, 96, of Salem Twp., died Monday night at St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home following complications after recovering from COVID-19 s. His first wife the former Mabel Smith died in 1998 and his second wife the former Audrey Polley died in 2012. Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Miles and Helen Osborne...
Dexter John Ashley
Jun 1, 2020
Dexter John Ashley, 57, of Lake Ariel, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday morning. Holli Bickford Ashley is his wife of 34 years. Born August 1, 1962, in Old Town, Maine, he was the son of the late Dexter L. and Dorothy Griffin Ashley. He was a member...
Mark K. Havenstrite
May 29, 2020
Mark K. “Mo” Havenstrite 11-27-1968 – 5-29-2020
Mark K. “Mo” Havenstrite,51, of Madison Twp. passed away Friday May 29, 2020 at the Hospice of Sacred Heart. While his life was cut way to short, he lived life his way. Mark was an avid prankster, one of the best you would ever meet, and we are sure many...
Lawrence T Pulver
May 28, 2020
Lawrence T. Pulver, 66, of Milanville died Thursday morning at home following an illness. His loving wife of 36 years is the former Christine Ryan.
Born October 24, 1953 in Bronx, NY. He was the son of Mary Pulver of Sound Beach, NY. Prior to retirement, he was a member of Steamfitters Local 638 in New York...
Angelo Antzakas
May 26, 2020
Angelo Antzakas, Lake Ariel, formerly of the Bronx, died Tuesday evening at home following an illness. His wife was the former Josephine Leraso.
Born 1922 in Pieris, Greece, he was the son of the late Augustine and Anna Antzakas. He had been a member of the St. Raymond’s Parish in New York. Prior to his retirement he...
Wanda E. Stromberg Daniels
May 19, 2020
Wanda Elizabeth (Daniels) Stromberg, 95, passed away of natural causes on May 19, 2020, surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter in Greeley, Pa. Her husband of 42 years is George Stromberg. She was born September 22, 1924 in Honesdale, on the kitchen table as the last horse and buggy funeral went by the kitchen window....
Thomas A. Graham
May 14, 2020
Thomas A. Graham, 74, of Lackawaxen died Thursday May 14 at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia following an illness. His loving wife of 49 years is the former Linda Smith. Born in Matamoras, he was the son of the late George and Julia Gray Graham. He was a graduate of Delaware Valley High School. Prior to retirement, he...
Walter Theobald
Apr 30, 2020
Walter Theobald, Gravity, died Thursday in the Allied Services Hospice Center after an illness.
Born 1952 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late George and Alberta Smith Theobald. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School. He had been employed at Tinsley Design and Fabricating in metal fabrication.
Surviving are brothers Thomas...
Samuel Ira Conklin
Apr 30, 2020
Samuel Ira Conklin, 72, of Lake Ariel passed away suddenly on April 30, 2020 following an accident at his home. He was born on August 1, 1947, the son of the late Gerald and Gertrude (Jaggars) Conklin of Lake Ariel. Sam worked at several local jobs before spending four years in the U S...
Anthony Strizalkouski
Apr 28, 2020
Anthony Andrew Strizalkouski, 75, of Lake Ariel died Tuesday at his home. He was the husband of Rose Marie Drosinski Strizalkouski. The couple had been married for 52 years.
Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Anthony and Olga Swaha Strizalkowski Prenzyna. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and graduated from...
John J. Ryan
Apr 28, 2020
John J. Ryan, 74, of Lake Ariel died peacefully Tuesday morning at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. His loving wife of 16 years is the former Roxanne Scaccio. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late William and Anne Ryan. He was a member of the St. Thomas More / St. Mary’s Parish...
Dale Black
Apr 26, 2020
Dale Williams Black, age 66, died at home with his family on Wednesday, April 29th.
Dale was preceded in death by his daughter Shelby Marie, his father Clifford Allen Black and mother Pearl Williams Black.
Dale grew up in Maplewood, PA,and graduated from Lake Consolidated High School in Lake Ariel, PA. Dale enjoyed playing all...
Paula M Cole
Apr 20, 2020
Paula Marie Cole of Hamlin passed away Monday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after being stricken ill. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Clay O. Cole.
Born 1945 in Holyoke, Mass she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Crimi Whalen. She was employed as a jewelry box maker at the Universal Jewelry...
Barbara A. Cerqueira
Apr 20, 2020
Barbara A. Cerqueira, 81, formerly of Franklin Square and Manhasset NY, died Monday Evening April 20th at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton Pa. Born November 23, 1938 in Manhasset, NY. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Pignatello Cerqueira. Prior to retirement, she was an administrative assistant at Nassau University Medical...
Dorothy Bush Cassidy Wangberg
Apr 20, 2020
Dorothy Bush Cassidy Wangberg, 102, of Lake Ariel, passed away peacefully at home in Lake Ariel, PA surrounded by loving family, on April 20, 2020.
Dorothy first graced this earth on January 10, 1918, born to George Bush and Grace (Anderson) Bush in Jersey City, NJ. She attended Lincoln High School graduating in 1936. She worked for...
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