RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
James O. Rosengrant
Jan 20, 2018
James O. Rosengrant, Cortez, passed away peacefully Saturday morning in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 45 years, Jeannette “Jean” Carlyn Adley who died in 2002.
Born 1932 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Walter and Florence (Sachse) Rosengrant. He was...
Barbara Bonaventure Pantiliano
Jan 17, 2018
Barbara Bonaventure, of Lake Ariel and formerly of New Jersey, died Wednesday morning in Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness.
Born 1942 in Hoboken, NJ daughter of the late Samuel and Angelina Occhipinti Pantiliano. She was of Roman Catholic faith. Prior to retirement she was employed by Duro Test Lighting Company in...
Oscar F. Bidwell
Jan 16, 2018
Oscar F. Bidwell, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after an illness. His wife is former Marilyn Bjork.
Born 1943 in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Norman and Margaret Smith Bidwell. He was a member of the Salem Community Church. He worked for various farms throughout the area over...
Joan Belles Ramble
Jan 15, 2018
Joan Belles, Lake Ariel, died Monday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Richard Belles who died in 2007.
Born 1933 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Harry L. and Mary J. Oberly Ramble. A graduate of the Lake Consolidated School, she continued her education and graduated with honors from...
Michael J. Krisovitch
Jan 14, 2018
Michael J. Krisovitch of Lake Ariel died unexpectedly Sunday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton.
Born in Allentown, PA, son of Susan Labishak Krisovitch of Lake Ariel and the late Michael J. Krisovitch, he was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1988. He was employed for over 25 years as a multiprocess CNC programmer...
Eileen B. Shoemaker Fessler
Jan 13, 2018
Eileen B. Shoemaker, also known as “Lee”, “White Buffalo” and “Momo”, of Tafton, Pa, died Saturday at home following a long illness.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth Biggs Fessler. She loved books, old cars, trucks and motorcycles, her pets, having her morning coffee watching the wildlife, practiced Astrology, loved telling her...
John Nicholas Rockman
Jan 13, 2018
John Nicholaus Rockman
January 13, 2018
John Nicholaus Rockman, 90 ½, of Waymart died Saturday evening at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart following an illness. His wife of 61 years is the former Mary Bernice Barton Rockman.
Born May 8, 1927 in Barron, WI, son of the late Martin and Stella Hoover Rockman, he...
Evelyn Merring Mignerey
Jan 13, 2018
Evelyn Merring, a lifelong resident of Lake Ariel, died early Saturday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. She was the wife of Louis Guy Merring who died in 2000.
Born 1933 in Lake Ariel, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Estelle Pawloski Mignerey. She was a graduate of the Lake...
Floyd "Lenny" Quick
Jan 11, 2018
Floyd Leonard Quick, “Lenny”,39, of Hawley, passed peacefully Thursday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, surrounded by family, from complications of the Flu.
Born in Honesdale, son of Margaret Fletcher Jaggars and her husband Warren and Floyd Quick and his wife Sandy all of Hawley. He was an Arborist and loved what he did. He enjoyed hunting and...
Christopher Robin Melioris
Jan 4, 2018
Christopher Robin Melioris, 39, a resident of Hamlin, PA. formerly of Scranton, PA. passed away of heart complications Thursday at his home. His wife, Susan Edwards-Melioris, is a lifelong resident of Hamlin, PA.
Born in Scranton, Christopher was the son of the late Thomas J. Melioris. His mother is Kil Song Pak Melioris of...
Kelly Lynn Tennant Scott
Dec 31, 2017
Kelly Lynn Tennant of Covington Twp. died Sunday evening at home following an illness. Her husband of 28 years is Glen W. Tennant.
Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Herman and Joan Heater Scott, she was a former member of the Hamlin Assembly of God Church.
Also surviving are daughters Ashley Scott of Tunkhannock...
Alfred E. Sheerer
Dec 27, 2017
Alfred E. Sheerer, Madison Twp., died Wednesday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness.
Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Wilmer F and Esther May Meyers Sheerer. He was educated in North Pocono Schools and worked his entire life in the area for different people. He was a member of the...
Ruth S Stevens Schank
Dec 23, 2017
Ruth S. Stevens,90, of Ft. Pierce, FL. and formerly of Lake Wallenpaupack died Saturday. She was the widow of Donald B. Stevens, Jr who died in 2014.
Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Bees Schank . She was a graduate of Central High School, Scranton, College of William and Mary in Virginia, and...
Paul David Hollister
Dec 23, 2017
Paul David Hollister, 64, of Hollisterville, died Saturday in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore after a long and challenging seven year fight against lymphoma and leukemia. His wife is Rhodine Davis.
Born September 25, 1953, Paul was the son of the late Warren and Winifred Masters Hollister and attended Lake Consolidated Schools. He...
Alice Marie Messenger Krol
Dec 18, 2017
Alice Marie Messenger, 78, of Lakeville died Monday morning December 18th at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness.
She was born in Blakeley, daughter of the late Michael F. and Helene R. Krukowski Krol, she loved her family dearly and was an avid animal lover as well.
She is survived by her husband...
Florence M. Greitz Winter
Dec 17, 2017
Florence M. Greitz of Jefferson Twp., died Sunday morning at Mid-Valley Health Care Center following an illness. Her husband of 71 years is William R. Greitz.
Born in the Bronx, NY, daughter of the late Robert R. and Florence M. Wissel Winter, she had worked as a bookkeeper for a tobacco company prior to her retirement.
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Betty Covey Dolowy
Dec 9, 2017
Betty Covey, Lake Ariel, died suddenly late Saturday night in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after being stricken ill. Her husband of 53 years is Bruce Covey.
Born 1944 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Browning Dolowy. She attended Scranton Schools and was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and...
Richard E. Johnson
Dec 6, 2017
Richard E. Johnson of Lakeville, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, surrounded by his beloved family. His wife of 51 years is the former Sondra Urey. Born in Havertown, PA, son of the late Earl and Ethel Mae Cambell Johnson. He retired after 35 years from the Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. He was a carpenter, an avid golfer, enjoyed RC...
Regina U. Spino Benkert
Dec 4, 2017
Regina U. Spino of S. Canaan died Monday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her husband was the late John Spino.
Born in Nurenberg, Germany, daughter of the late Johann and Cecelia Wagner Benkert, she had worked as a Nurse’s Aide in the Doctor’s Hospital, New York.
Surviving are a sister Eva Rauch and her husband...
Veronica R. Black Tarabolski
Nov 26, 2017
Veronica R. Black
November 26, 2017
Veronica R. Black of Lake Ariel and formerly of Throop, died Sunday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Veronica Kacvinsky Tarabolski. Veronica was a graduate of St. Paul’s High School in Scranton...
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