RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Anthony V. Pappas
May 3, 2018
Anthony V. Pappas, of Lakeville, died Thursday afternoon at home following an illness. His wife of 65 years is the former Theresa J. Janeczek. Born in Dickson City, son of the late James Pappas and Helen Patyk Pappas, he was a member of St. Thomas More/St. Mary’s Parish Community. Before retirement, he owned and operated Tri-County Beer Distributors and was...
Anna Delores Koerner Case
May 3, 2018
Anna Delores Koerner, 88, a resident of Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Olyphant passed on into eternity Thursday with her family by her side. Her husband of 51 years was Alfred Koerner who died January 1, 2006.
Born February 18, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Dayton and Margaret Case. Anna graduated from Lake Ariel...
Dorothy E. Baldwin Hazen
Apr 28, 2018
Dorothy E. Baldwin, 90, of S. Canaan, died at home surrounded by her family. Her husband was the late John Baldwin who died in 1999.
Betty was born in Nay Aug, Pa, the last of 9 children born to Beulah and Raymond Hazen. Betty and her husband John worked the family dairy farm while raising their five...
Frances V. Gardas Borowski
Apr 22, 2018
Frances V. Gardas, 98, of Waymart, died Sunday afternoon at the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel. She was the wife of the late Stanley J. Gardas, who died in 1997.
Born in Whites Crossing, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Victoria Czhowski Borowski. She was a loving wife and mother who...
Martha Auguste Buhring
Apr 20, 2018
Martha Auguste Buhring, Sterling, passed away Friday at home surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Eric Buhring who passed away in 1997. The couple had been married 46 years.
Born 1925 in Gudlaukis, Lithuania, she was the daughter of the late Juozas and Auguste Drescher. She was of the Methodist faith. Martha was dedicated...
David G. Walker
Apr 14, 2018
David Gerald Walker, 50, Moscow, died Saturday surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with Leukemia.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of David and Karen Walker of Hollisterville and Patricia Emerick of Moscow. He was a 1986 graduate of North Pocono High School and went on to study at the Columbia-Montour County Community...
Ralph C. Bidwell
Apr 13, 2018
Ralph C. Bidwell
April 13, 2018
Ralph C. Bidwell, Jefferson Twp., formerly of Sterling, died Friday afternoon suddenly while out for one of his many walks in Mt. Cobb.
Born in Salem Twp. in 1951 he was the son of the late Norman and Margaret Smith Bidwell. He was a member of the...
Patrick J. Rooney
Apr 8, 2018
Patrick J. Rooney of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died suddenly Sunday morning. His wife of 37 years is the former Dorothy Drexler.
Born in Orange, NJ, son of the late Joseph and Helen Koehler Rooney, he earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Montclair State University. He was a member of St. Thomas More/St. Mary’s Church Community.
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Clementine C. Pontosky Romanauskas
Apr 4, 2018
Clementine C. “Clemy” Pontosky, 94, of Hollisterville, died Wednesday morning at Mountain View Care Center following an Illness. Her husband of 43 years was Chester Pontosky who died in 1986.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Ona Skarnulis Romanauskas. She was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and was a...
Donna Lee Chamberlain
Mar 23, 2018
Donna Lee Chamberlain of Cortez passed away peacefully surrounded by family and her long time love Kenneth Anderson Friday afternoon at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after a courageous battle against ovarian cancer.
Born in Scranton, daughter of Richard and Josephine (Wargo) Chamberlain of Cortez, she was a member of the 1975 graduating class of...
Jacqueline G. Miller - Vogel Riolo
Mar 18, 2018
Jacqueline G. Miller – Vogel, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday evening at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center. Her husband is George A. Vogel. Her first husband, James Miller Sr. died in 2004. Born 1942 in Stamford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Rose Natale Riolo. She was an active volunteer in several...
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...
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