RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Alice T. Mead
Jul 19, 2018
Alice T. Mead of The Hideout, Lake Ariel died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. Her husband of 41 years is Paul Mead.
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, daughter of the late Angel L. and Doris C. Colon Rivera, she was a graduate of North Babylon High School, Long Island and had worked as a...
Patricia A. Fritz Fetherman
Jul 9, 2018
Patricia A. Fritz, 61, of Waymart died Monday at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia following an illness. She was the widow of Donald Fritz who died in 2011.
Born in East Stroudsburg, Pa she is the daughter of the former Viola Repsher – Fetherman of Waymart and the late Bernard Fetherman. She was...
Elaine Thomas Frey
Jul 6, 2018
Elaine Thomas Frey of the Hideout, Lake Ariel PA left her earthly body Friday July 6, 2018 at her beautiful home surrounded by family following her long battle with cancer. Her husband of 47 years is Gary Frey.
Elaine was born in Manhattan, NY, daughter of the late John Kellinger Thomas and Madelaine White Thomas, she was...
Leon Lee Royce
Jun 28, 2018
Leon “Lee” Royce, Hamlin, died Thursday afternoon in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness. His wife is Joan Hineline Royce.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Leon and Ida May Evans Royce. Lee worked as a long distance truck driver and prior to his retirement he had been...
Regina Riecker Mcmahon
Jun 28, 2018
Regina Riecker, of Hawley, died Thursday morning at St. Mary’s Villa following an illness. She was the widow of William Riecker who died in 1999.
Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Edna Clark McMahon. Prior to retirement she was an Executive Assistant at Sports Illustrated.
Regina loved...
Beverly J. Snyder Knickerbocker
Jun 27, 2018
Beverly J. Snyder, of Union Dale and formerly of Coudersport, died Wednesday evening at Forest City Nursing & Rehab Center following an illness. She was the widow of Thomas Pekarski in 1979 and Donald Snyder in 1995.
Born in Gold, Pa she was the daughter of the late Charles and Maude St. John Knickerbocker. She was a...
Carrie Lyn Martini Homeyer
Jun 26, 2018
Carrie Lyn Martini, 45 of Hamlin, died Tuesday evening at her home.
Born in La Mesa, CA she was the daughter of Carole Geary Homeyer and the late Roger G. Homeyer. She was a 1991 graduate of Western Wayne High School and earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree from Kutztown University. She was a Christian and...
William Kevin Rowen
Jun 26, 2018
William Kevin Rowen, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday.
Born in Nurenberg, Germany, he was the son of the late Walter G. Rowen and Dorothy Lyman Shaffer. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School and earned an Associate’s Degree in Specialized Technologies and Building Construction from Johnson Technical Institute as well as an Associate’s Degree in General...
Doris J. Soden Burdick
Jun 19, 2018
Doris Joanne Soden, 82, of Honesdale died Tuesday at the Allied Services Hospice Center following a brief illness. She was the widow of Lester E. Soden who died December 14, 2014. The couple had been married 63 years.
Born January 22, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Gerlandine VanGorden Burdick....
Timothy E. Gillow
Jun 12, 2018
Timothy E. Gillow, Hamlin, died early Tuesday morning at home after battling heart disease. His wife is the former Regina Madden. The couple would have been married 32 years on July 5 th .
Born 1961 in Scranton, he was the son of Daniel and JoAnne Reed Gillow of Lake Ariel. He was a 1979 graduate of...
Joseph D. O'Neill
Jun 11, 2018
Joseph D. O’Neill, 80, of Lake Ariel died Monday at St. Anthony’s Hospital St. Petersburg, FL following an illness. His wife of 61 years is the former Annette D’Amelio.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, son of the late Joseph V. and Maureen P. Duesenberry O’Neill, he was a graduate of East Orange High School....
Henrietta B. Beaulieu Abbott
Jun 7, 2018
Henrietta B. Abbott Beaulieu, 97, Lake Ariel, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. She was the widow of Frances “ Frenchie” Beaulieu. Born in Throop, daughter of the late Henry and Annie Hodgson Abbott Beam. She retired from Sikorsky Aircraft where she was an instillation electrician. She was a...
Marianne Parmelee
Jun 5, 2018
Marianne Parmelee, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died late Tuesday in the WilkesBarre General Hospital after an illness. She was the widow of Charles H. Parmelee who died March 1, 2017. The couple had been married 57 years.
Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Frances Rochford. She was of the Roman Catholic...
Roy Fuzzy Schaffer
Jun 3, 2018
Roy “Fuzzy” Schaffer, Sterling, died Sunday in the Allied SNC after an illness.
Born 1954 in Scranton, he was the son of Charlotte Hollister Schaffer of Sterling and the late Eugene H. Schaffer and he attended the Jericho Independent Church. He had been employed by Arlington Industries. He had been a member of the Hamlin Fire and...
Joseph E. Samson, Jr.
Jun 3, 2018
Joseph E. Samson, Jr. of Lake Ariel died Sunday at Riverside Rehab and Nursing Center following an illness.
Born in Allentown, PA, son of the late Joseph E. and Hannah Burdett Samson, he had worked as a contractor.
Joey, also known as Happy Jack, liked hunting, fishing and drinking beer. He was a country boy...
Ronald Burrell Shaffer
May 30, 2018
Ronald Burrell “Buckshot” Shaffer, 92, of S. Canaan Township, died Wednesday at Regional Hospital Scranton following an illness. Ronald is survived by his wife of 68 years, Lois Miller Shaffer.
Born in South Canaan on January 7, 1926, son of the late Loren and Rena Keil Shaffer, Ronald graduated from Waymart High School in 1942, served in...
Dolores Vasquenzo Martin
May 25, 2018
Dolores Vasquenzo, 83, of Lakeville, died Friday evening at home after a long struggle with COPD. She is survived by Martin Vasquenzo Sr., her husband of 57 years.
Dolores will forever be remembered for her sense of humor, quick wittedness, kindness, and generosity. All her life she put the needs of others above her own. When she...
Autum L. Leister
May 25, 2018
Autum L. Leister, 23, of Moscow, died suddenly Friday while bravely trying to assist her friend at the Nay Aug Gorge.
Born in Cleveland, OH she was the daughter of the former Silvia Bonata Leister of Moscow. She attended Western Wayne High School and Empire Beauty School, where she received her cosmetology license. Autum...
Tamara Keill Shaw
May 22, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Tamara “Tammy” L. Keill announces her passing on Tuesday at her home in Lake Ariel. Born in Port Jervis, NY, daughter of Gene Shaw and his wife Patricia of Port Jervis and Deborah Philipp Roller of Edwardsville, she was a graduate of Wallenpaupack High School and earned a Bachelor’s of Science...
Suzanne Mccall
May 20, 2018
Suzanne McCall of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening at Creekside Healthcare and Rehab Center, Carbondale following an illness.
Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Lewis and Helen Trycoski Thomas, she had worked at Mt. Airy Lodge in the Poconos and then Maid-Rite Corp in Scranton. After relocating to San Diego, CA she worked for Pulse Engineering...
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