RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Pete "Petie" Sheerer
Mar 16, 2018
Pete “Petie” Sheerer” died early Friday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after being stricken ill at home.
Born 1951 in Scranton, he was the son of Carol Freeman Sheerer of Mt. Cobb and the late Peter F. Sheerer. He was educated in Jefferson Township and Western Wayne Schools. Petie had been employed for many years...
Harriet I. Lobley Dowse
Mar 15, 2018
Harriet I. Lobley of Hamlin died Thursday at home following an illness. Her husband of 58 years was Herbert Lobley who died in 2004.
Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Allen and Isabel Dowse, and step-mother Anna Backus Dowse, in her early life she was a housewife and later years she worked as a self-employed Notary...
Arthur W. Toy, Jr.
Mar 8, 2018
Arthur W. Toy Jr., 77, of Moscow died Thursday evening at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst. His wife of over 53 years is Sandra Rohrbacker Toy.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Arthur W. Toy, Sr. and Hilda May O’Connor. He was a 1958 graduate of Lake Consolidation High School and went on to...
Amanda Elizabeth Schmitt
Mar 8, 2018
Amanda Schmitt, 31, Erie, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 8, 2018 in her home. She was born in Altoona on April 20, 1986 to Thomas Schmitt and Denise Katz. Amanda was a 2004 graduate of Altoona Area High School. She went on to attend Slippery Rock University where she graduated with honors with a Bachelor...
Ann C. Long Tlucek
Mar 7, 2018
Ann C. Long, 92, of Hamlin, died Wednesday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her husband of 43 years Dale R. Long, Sr. died in 1984.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, daughter of the late Walter and Mary Tobias Tlucek. She was a graduate of Wilkes-Barre High School Class of 1943. Prior...
Barbara R. Carpenter Lawton
Mar 3, 2018
Barbara R. Carpenter, of Waymart, died Saturday at Julia Ribaudo Healthcare Center after an illness. Her husband of 58 years William E. Carpenter died in 2016.
Born in Drexel Hill, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Julia Lawton. Prior to retirement she was a Security Guard for Securitas at Cinram in Olyphant and...
Judith Mae Bird Bird
Feb 27, 2018
Judith Mae Bird, 63, of Carbondale and formerly of Philadelphia and Colorado died Tuesday evening following an illness surrounded by her family. Her fiancé is Bob Dougherty.
Born Aug 7, 1954 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Constance Rogers Bird. She was a graduate of Roxborough High School Class...
George E. Swingle
Feb 26, 2018
George E. Swingle, of Newfoundland, formerly of Lake Ariel, passed away early Monday morning at home. His wife is the former Judith Dexter Ehler. His first wife was the former Edna M. Brown who passed away in 2002.
Born 1931 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Robert and Alice Mignery Swingle. He attended...
Janet M. Schmidt Wood
Feb 20, 2018
Janet Mary Schmidt, 83, died Tuesday morning following an illness. Her husband of 61 years is John R. Schmidt.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Arthur and Phyllis Lentino Wood, she was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Waymart.
Also surviving are a daughter Patricia “Patt” A. Hreha and her husband Michael of...
Vera C. Lamberton Krall
Feb 20, 2018
Vera C. Lamberton
February 20, 2018
Vera C. Lamberton of S. Canaan died suddenly Tuesday. Her husband was the late Frank Lamberton Sr. who died in 1997.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Vera Gershey Krall.
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Alverna M. Silfee Rake
Feb 18, 2018
Alverna Mae Silfee of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. Her husband was the late Garnold E. Silfee.
Born in Newfoundland, PA, daughter of the late Lewis E. and Lena Mae Rake, she attended Bethel Bible Church in Martins Creek, and prior to her retirement she had worked as a cook at...
Mary J. Malecki Scarnegi
Feb 15, 2018
Mary J. Malecki, of Lake Ariel, died Thursday at home surrounded by her two children, Laura Davis and Jim Malecki. Her husband James Malecki died in 2002.
Born in Newark, NJ in December of 1934, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florence Peluso Malecki. She devoted her life to...
Marion L. Jeffreys Brown
Feb 15, 2018
Marion Jeffreys, 86, Lake Ariel, passed away Thursday afternoon in the Lutheran Community at Telford where she had resided. She was the widow of Philip Jeffreys who passed away in May 2003.
Born in Lake Ariel, she was the daughter of the late Emil O. and Thelma Rutledge Brown. She graduated from Lake Consolidated High School and...
Sarah (Sally) J. Barrett Venesky
Feb 14, 2018
Sally J. Barrett Venesky, Lake Ariel, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday with her daughter and son-in-law at her side after a lengthy battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. She passed two days before her 80 th birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Venesky, on November 9, 2007.
Born in Olyphant, daughter of...
Edward F. Wormuth
Feb 11, 2018
Edward F. Wormuth, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday morning at Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center following an illness. His wife of 56 years is the former Marilyn Glossenger.
Born in Carbondale, son of the late Howard and Elizabeth Connor Wormuth. Prior to retirement he was employed by Laborers Local 130 Union in Scranton. He was a member...
Winifred L. Maskarinetz, O.P. Medalis
Feb 11, 2018
Winifred L. Maskarinetz, O.P., of Newfoundland, formerly of Colonia, NJ passed Sunday surrounded by her children at the Carbondale Nursing Home following an illness. Her husband of 51 years Roy Maskarinetz passed in 2014.
Born in 1936 in Lake Ariel, daughter of the late William B. and Winifred Bagnick Medalis, she earned her Masters Degree in Early...
Roger G. Homeyer
Feb 10, 2018
Roger G. Homeyer, born November 4, 1943, died at home on February 10, 2018 in the company of his family.
He is survived by his wife Carole Homeyer, his daughters Carrie Martini and Diane Homeyer, and his granddaughter as well as his sister, Linda Swiniuch. Roger was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired art teacher in...
Barbara C. Lagasse
Feb 6, 2018
Barbara C. Lagasse, 80, of the Hideout, died Monday at home after a brief Illness. She was the wife of Clifford Lagasse.
Born in Morristown, NJ daughter of the late Douglas and Lucille Conti Springer. Prior to living in Lake Ariel she resided in Staten Island, NY and Woodbridge, NJ. Prior to retirement she worked for J...
John Loveland
Feb 6, 2018
John “Max” Loveland, a resident of the Dunmore Healthcare Center, died late Tuesday after an illness. His wife of 46 years is the former Kathleen Seifert.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Marie Loveland. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and the Williamsport Technical School where he studied...
John H. Haase
Feb 1, 2018
John H. Haase of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Thursday at home. He will be sadly missed by his wife of 17 years, Susan Klekota Haase. John was born in Palisades Park, NJ, to the late Henry and Grace Haase. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in social economics from Ramapo College. Prior to retirement, he owned...
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