RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Louis A. Gambucci
Jan 21, 2019
Louis A. Gambucci, 76 of Moscow, died Monday at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton following a courageous battle with cancer. His wife of 18 years is the former Rebecca Frey. Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Louis F. and Catherine Pocius Gambucci. He was a 1960 graduate of Olyphant High School and a...
Raymond L. Marz, Jr.
Jan 20, 2019
Raymond L. Marz, Jr. January 20, 2019 Raymond L. Marz, Jr., a resident of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates since 1976 and lived in Bayside, NY before moving to Pennsylvania, died Sunday morning at Wayne Woodlands Manor following an illness. His wife of 44 years is the former Alice M. Stoffels. Born in Flushing, NY, son of the late Raymond and...
Joseph S. Tichy
Jan 17, 2019
Joseph S. Tichy Jr., 66, Lake Ariel, passed away suddenly Thursday. His loving wife is the former Madeline Holmes.
Born October 4, 1952, in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Magdalene Piskorick Tichy Sr.
Joe was retired from a successful career as an industrial engineer. He was an avid fisherman...
Kathleen T. Pfaeffle Maloney
Jan 16, 2019
Kathleen T. Pfaeffle, 81, of Lake Ariel, passed away Wednesday morning at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale. Her husband of 55 years, Edward J. Pfaeffle preceded her in death in 2012.
Born in Queens, NY on May 14, 1937 and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Gertrude Gould...
Leda “Lydia” Mae Benko Hale Hathaway
Jan 13, 2019
Leda “Lydia” Mae Benko Hale Hathaway, 79, of Lake Ariel ,died peacefully Sunday at her home with her daughters Linda Hale and Lisa Hale along with her grandson John Hale at her side. She was the wife of the late Dr. EJ Hathaway.
Born in McClellandtown Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary...
Madeline Marie Whitosky Hanzl
Jan 7, 2019
Madeline Marie Whitosky, 90, of Lake Ariel and formerly a lifelong resident of Passaic, NJ, died Monday at her daughter Joyce’s home following an illness. Her husband of 47 years Edward Whitosky died in 1992. Born March 12,1928 in Garfield, NJ. she was the daughter of the late Julius and Eva Weber Hanzl. She had many great friends with...
Dale "Doc" Tuttle
Jan 5, 2019
Dale “Doc” Tuttle, Honesdale, died Saturday at home unexpectedly. His wife of 30 years is Debbie Tuttle.
Born in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Arthur and Grace Oliver Tuttle. He was a graduate of Honesdale High School. Doc was a truck driver and currently employed by Maiocco Excavating.
Also surviving are sons...
Robert E. Voges
Jan 5, 2019
Robert E. Voges, 68, of Cobbs Lake Preserve, Lake Ariel, died Saturday evening at home. His wife and soulmate of 27 years is the former Deborah Lempka.
Bob was born in Brooklyn, NY and son of the late Edward Voges and Hilda Hutter. He attended Christ the King High School and Brooklyn Community College. Prior to retirement...
Richard Jay Burrier
Jan 2, 2019
Richard Jay Burrier, 75, of Hawley, died Wednesday evening at the Allied Hospice Center in Scranton following a long battle with a respiratory condition. Born in Langley Field, VA, he was the son of the late Earl and Betty Bardenhouer Burrier. Prior to retirement, he was the Director of Landscaping for Woodloch Pines Resort in Hawley. He was also...
Patrick J. Nolan
Dec 31, 2018
Patrick J. Nolan, 58, of Honesdale, died Monday morning at his home. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, the former Robin Avery. Born in 1960, son of the late William E. and Rosemary E. Spencer Nolan. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School class of 1978. Pat was well known in the community as...
John F. Hanley
Dec 31, 2018
John F. Hanley, 66, of The Hideout, died Monday evening in California. His wife of 41 years the former Carol Kohlmann died in 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of late John M. and Edna J. Dinnigan Hanley. He was a graduate of Samuel J. Tilden High School Class of 1969 Prior to retirement he was...
Bernice M. Botjer Klepadlo
Dec 30, 2018
Bernice M. Botjer, 87, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday morning at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center in Honesdale. She was the wife of the late Arthur Botjer.
Born in Lake Ariel, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lotti Pitcavage Klepadlo. She was a graduate of Newfoundland High School and devoted her life to caring...
Harriet Emma Falcone Bogart
Dec 26, 2018
Harriet Emma Bogart Falcone, 85, of Lake Ariel, died Wednesday evening at Allied Hospice, Scranton. Harriet is survived by her husband of over 65 years, John Falcone.
Born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Henry and Harriet Soules Bogart, Harriet was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who devoted her life to caring for her...
Jerry Kostyshyn
Dec 26, 2018
Jerry Kostyshyn, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died Wednesday evening in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit. His wife of 22 years is Peggy Carroll Kostyshyn who was at his side at the time of his passing.
Born Jaroslaw Kostyszyn in Kiev, Ukraine on November 23, 1940 he and his mother left Kiev and found refuge in...
William P. Lazowski
Dec 22, 2018
William P. Lazowski, of Lake Ariel, died Saturday evening at Allied Services Hospice Center following a brief illness. Born April 7, 1943 in Newark, NJ he was the son of the late Walter and Sophie Romanski Lazowski. He was a graduate of Lake Consolidated School Class of 1961.Prior to retirement he was employed by RCA Thomson...
George E. Olson
Dec 21, 2018
George E. Olson, of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Lake Ariel PA passed away on Friday December 21, 2018 after a long illness. His daughters and wife Grace of 64 years were by his side. He was 86 years old.
Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of late Arold Olson and Elizabeth Ludwig. Prior to retirement he...
David E. Christopher
Dec 20, 2018
David E. Christopher, of Greentown, died Thursday at home. His wife of 10 years is the former JoAnn Boby.
Born in Corpus Christi, Tx, he is the son of Patricia Racht Christopher of Honesdale and the late Stanley Christopher. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1978 and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in...
John Butch Wittenbrader
Dec 17, 2018
John H. “Butch” Wittenbrader
December 17, 2018
John “Butch” Wittenbrader, Lake Ariel, died early Monday morning in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. His wife was the former Wilma Black.
Born 1930 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Ernest and Clara Nagy Wittenbrader. He was a...
James A. Stark
Dec 4, 2018
James A. Stark, of Lake Ariel and formerly of Secaucus, NJ, died Tuesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton following an illness. His wife is the former Joyce Clement.
Born in Jersey City, NJ son of the late James and Dorothy Kempf Stark. He was graduate of Weehawken High School Class of 1965. Prior to retirement he...
Florence Holevinski Ognoski
Dec 3, 2018
December 3, 2018
Florence “Bobbi” Holevinski of Jefferson Twp., passed away early Monday morning at the Good Shepard Rehabilitation Unit at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Born January 30, 1931 in Jefferson Twp., daughter of the late Adam and Mary Ognosky, Bobbi was a Jefferson Twp., farm girl who met the love...