Obituaries

Jun 5, 2019

Thomas Liptak, South Canaan, died early Wednesday morning at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers. His wife of 63 years is the former Helen Vaverchak.

Born 1934 in Blakley, he was the son of the late Paul and Sophie Wallace Liptak. Tom was a United States Navy veteran serving...

May 30, 2019

Charlotte M. Schaffer, Sterling, passed away Thursday evening in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. She was the widow of Eugene H. Schaffer who passed away in 2014. The couple had been married for 64 years.

Born 1931 in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Esther Parry Hollister. She...

May 30, 2019

Barry L. Anthony, 75, of Hawley, Pa went home to be with the Lord May 30,2019. Barry was an active Boy Scout as teenager and young adult. He earned his Eagle Scout badge and was inducted into and awarded The Order of the Arrow. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, Allentown, Pa. He received his undergraduate degree...

May 28, 2019

Patricia J. Hankins, of Honesdale, passed away on Tuesday, May 28 at home following an illness. Her husband of 43 years, Donald R. Hankins died in 1998. Born in Lookout, Pa she was the daughter of the late Russell and Marguerite Branning Keesler. In her younger years, Pat enjoyed dog grooming and spent many hours working on many different...

May 27, 2019

Henry Czaja, of Lake Ariel, died May 27 at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. He leaves behind his lovely wife of 70 years the former Louise Lauer. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late John and Valerie Czaja. A Baker for over 30 years in Brooklyn, he married and raised two boys...

May 23, 2019

Theresa Romanski, Hamlin, passed away late Thursday in the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home after an illness. She was the widow of Stanley Romanski who passed away in 2015. The couple had been married 63 years.

Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Loch. She attended Catholic school and graduated from...

May 18, 2019

Dr. George DeSau, 89, a resident of Hawley PA, passed away on Saturday, May 18th, following several strokes over the course of the past year. Born in Williamsport, Pa. on March 23, 1930, the son of George DeSau and Mary Knight DeSau. He was one of three siblings and a graduate of Williamsport High School, Rutgers University and The...

May 14, 2019

Dwayne C. Enslin, Sr., Moscow, died Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore following an illness. His wife is the former Pamela Krombel.

Born in Scranton, son of the late Russell J., Sr. and Thelma J. Enslin, he was educated in the Western Wayne High School and had been employed in blacktopping industry in the area...

May 11, 2019

Catherine “ Cathy” Vonderhey, Lake Ariel, passed away early Saturday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness.

Born 1960 in Elmhurst, Illinois, she was the daughter of Linda Underhill Vonderhey and the late Robert Vonderhey, Sr. She was a 1978 graduate of Western Wayne High School and had been employed by...

May 7, 2019

George E. Wilke Jr.,92, of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at his home. He was the husband of Catherine Morrone Wilke. The couple have been married for 41 years.

Born in Tonawanda NY, he was the son of the late George Sr. and Pauleen Hoefret Wilke. He was a graduate of Patterson High school in Patterson NJ...

Apr 30, 2019

Frank J. Stone of Lake Ariel died April 30 at the Green Ridge Home. His wife of 56 years, Helene M. Stone, died on January 29 of this year.

Born on December 1, 1933 in Scranton, he was the son of Margaret O’Connor Stone and was raised as a son by his uncle, Frederick Wagner. After graduating...

Apr 23, 2019

Brenda A. Davies – Wells, 68 of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday evening at home. Her husband of 34 years is Gerald Wells. Born in Scranton, Pa she was the daughter of the late Llyod and Dorothy Kalinowski Davies. She was a member of the Cortez United Methodist Church. Prior to retirement she was a waitress at Denny’s in Scranton....

Apr 12, 2019

Richard‎ C.‎ Chamberlain‎, 87, a‎ lifelong‎ resident‎ of‎ the‎ Cortez,‎ Pa, died‎ tragically‎ from‎ a‎ tractor‎ accident‎ on‎ Apr.‎ 12,‎ 2019.‎ While‎ in‎ high‎ school,‎ a‎ beautiful‎ girl‎ named‎ Josephine‎ Wargo‎ caught‎ his‎ eye.‎ After‎ graduating,‎ they‎ were‎ married‎ &‎ started‎ a‎ fulfilling‎ life‎ together.‎ They‎ were‎ married‎ for‎ 65‎ glorious‎ years‎ until‎ his‎ untimely‎ death.

He‎...

Apr 6, 2019

Darlene W. Ankrom, Waymart, passed away Saturday in the Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. She was the widow of Merle “Ed” Ankrom who passed away in 2015.

Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Buckingham Shaffer. She was a member of the Waymart United Methodist Church and prior to her illness she...

Apr 5, 2019

Laura A. Clark, 67, of Lake Ariel, died Friday morning at Allied Hospice Center after a courageous battle with ALS. Her husband of 48 years is Douglas Clark.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Richard T. and Gwendolyn Dinsmore Purdy. Prior to retirement, she was employed by EDM.

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Mar 25, 2019

Oscar Karl Schmitt (97) of Lake Ariel passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019, at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center where he’d been a resident for the past 6½ years.

Oscar was born July 29,1921, to Johanna Bohsen Schmitt and Karl Walter Schmitt, in Sommersted, Denmark. He grew up in Baltimore and then Northeast Philadelphia, the son...

Mar 24, 2019

John Patrick McPartlan, Sr, aged 97, resident of The Hideout in Lake Ariel, PA, died Sunday morning at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA., surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Sally Ann O’Connor McPartlan. Born in Drumkeeran, Leitrim, Ireland, he was the son of the late James and Mary McVey...

Mar 23, 2019

Laszlo Hegedus, 59, of Lake Ariel, died Saturday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born in Passaic, N.J., son of Rozalia Kassai Hegedus and the late Mihaly Hegedus, he was a graduate of Sussex County Vo-Tech High School in Sussex County, N.J. and was a self-employed journeyman electrician for 35-plus years. He also was employed by Rooney...

Mar 21, 2019

Leona T. Malinoski, of Lakeville, died Thursday morning at the Allied Hospice Center following an illness. Born in Dickson City, daughter of the late James and Helen Patyk Pappas, she was a member of the St. Thomas More / St. Mary’s Parish community. Prior to retirement, she owned and operated Lake Moc-A-Tek Motel in Lakeville with Leonard Malinoski, her...

Mar 10, 2019

Alice A. McDonald, 89, of Hemlock Farms, died Sunday morning at Bethany Village. Her husband of 59 years was Dr. William F. McDonald who died in 2011. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Baravelli Gorton. She was a graduate of St. Aedens School. Prior to retirement, she was the Office...