RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
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...
Marilyn K. Wargo Chamberlain
Dec 1, 2018
Marilyn K. Wargo, of Cortez, died Saturday evening at home, with family by her side. Her husband of 59 years is Edward Wargo.
Born in Cortez, she was the daughter of the late Garland and Florence Lindner Chamberlain. She was a member of Canaan Bible Chapel, South Canaan.
Also surviving...
Gail Schuit Roadknight
Nov 30, 2018
Gail Schuit, 64, of Jefferson Twp, passed into God’s Presence on November 30, 2018. Her husband of 38 years is Donald Schuit.
Born in Toronto, Canada, she is the daughter of Joyce and the former Al Roadknight of Pickering, Ontario. For 42 years she was a Missionary with the Africa Inland Mission. Gail and...
Andrew J. Mihok
Nov 25, 2018
Andrew J. Mihok, 88, of The Hideout in Lake Ariel, Pa died Sunday evening at home after a long illness with family by his side.
Born in Mahwah, NJ he was the son of the late Andrew J. and Margaret “Jean” Petrosky Mihok. He was a member of IBEW Local Union 1249 of East...
Michael A. Tomasetti
Nov 17, 2018
Michael “Anthony” Tomasetti Senior, born April 9, 1970 at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan, NY to Peter and Donna Tomasetti of Lake Ariel PA. He is survived by his 6 sons Christopher, Anthony, Joseph, Michael, Nicolas, and Vincent. His siblings Neil Manganaro of California, Lee Tomasetti of Las Vegas, Nevada, Ralph Tomasetti of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, and Christen Tomasetti...
Mary Bernice Rockman Barton
Nov 14, 2018
Mary Bernice (Barton) Rockman, 89, of Lake Ariel, PA, passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by her children. Her husband of 61 years was John N. Rockman who died in January 2018. Bernice was born on September 20, 1929, in Sprott, AL, and, daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Margarette Rinehart Barton, after she moved north, people commented...
Beverly G. Knecht Muir
Nov 14, 2018
Beverly G. Knecht, Beach Lake, died Wednesday evening at home after an illness. Her husband of 47 years Robert Knecht died in 2013. Born in the Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Leah Black Muir. She was a graduate of Lake Consolidated School. Prior to retirement she was employed as a Case...
Patricia Lawlor Devaney
Nov 11, 2018
Patricia Lawlor, The Hideout, passed peacefully surrounded by her husband of 61 years Charles, her daughters, and grandchildren. Her last days were testament to her spirited life always celebrating her family with laughter and a knowing smile. Pat’s pride in her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren filled her days with joy, laughter, and love and in her passing she...
Gerald Captain 29 Dennis Jerry
Oct 29, 2018
Gerald “Jerry” Dennis, Captain 29, 74, Lake Ariel, died Monday afternoon at home following a terminal illness. His wife of 49 years is the former Dorothy Shay.
Born August 6, 1944, in Jermyn to the late Hope Dennis Verduce and Joseph Verduce, he was a graduate of the Archbald High School. Jerry served his country...
Alice Bischoff
Oct 27, 2018
Alice Bischoff, of Hawley, PA, passed away unexpectedly October 27th at Wayne Memorial Hospital due to complications from a fall.
Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Hedwig & Ferdinand Stelter. In 1955, Alice and her family immigrated to the US and resided in NJ until 1993, when she and her husband moved to...
Beatrice (Bea) Ann Mcdonald Minzak
Oct 20, 2018
Mrs. Beatrice (Bea) Ann (Minzak) McDonald, born on December 24, 1947 in Moosic, Pennsylvania, to Mabel (Decker) Minzak and William Minzak, passed away at age 70 on October 20, 2018 in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania.
Beatrice was the beloved wife of Richard McDonald of Pittston, Pa. She is survived by her sons, Richard McDonald Jr. & wife Amy,...
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