Obituaries

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LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania

Susan Marie Davis Black

Susan Marie Davis Black

Nov 26, 2017

Susan Marie Davis, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale.

Born March 21, 1960 in Honesdale, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Avis Lesher Black. She was a graduate of Western Wayne Class of 1978 and earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Marywood University. ...

Dennis A. Shaffer, Sr.

Dennis A. Shaffer, Sr.

Nov 22, 2017

Dennis A. Shaffer, Sr., Jefferson Twp.,  died Wednesday morning peacefully at home with his children at his side.

Born 1955 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Earl, Jr. and Elma June Hollister Shaffer.  He attended school in Jefferson Twp and was a graduate of North Pocono High School.  He was a member of the...

Jeffrey L. Howell

Jeffrey L. Howell

Nov 21, 2017

Jeffrey L. Howell, Jefferson Twp., died unexpectedly Tuesday after being stricken ill.  His loving and doting wife of 33 years is the former Diane Hicks.

Born in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Donald Howell and Roena Noble Howell Brown.  He was a 1975 graduate of the Western Wayne High School where he was a...

Gary Charles Swingle

Gary Charles Swingle

Nov 18, 2017

Gary Charles Swingle, of Dickson City, passed away Saturday afternoon following an illness. His wife of 43 years is the former Nancy Ann Svetlovics.

Born in Hollisterville, he was the son of the late Charles and Elsie Beavers Swingle. He was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School Class of 1964. Prior to retirement he was employed...

Alane Lynn Cole

Alane Lynn Cole

Nov 13, 2017

Alane M. Lynn, Hamlin, died Monday in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after a short illness.  She was the widow of William J. Lynn who died in 1975.

Born 1946 in Hamlin, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Beavers Cole and was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School.  She...

Donna Matthews

Donna Matthews

Nov 12, 2017

Donna Matthews of Honesdale died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. Her ex-husband is Thomas J. Cantirino III.

Donna grew up in Eltingville in Staten Island NY where she was the daughter of the late Edward and Rita Cook Matthews. She met Thomas Cantirino and married in 1976. They resided in New Dorp Beach...

Thomas V. Mcgee

Thomas V. Mcgee

Nov 9, 2017

Thomas V. McGee, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Thursday afternoon in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.   His wife of 60 years is the former Connie Gentle.

Born 1934 in Hazleton, he was the son of the late Edward and Edna Houser McGee.  Thomas earned an associates degree from Penn State and went on to...

Paul Zintel

Paul Zintel

Nov 8, 2017

Paul Zintel, Waymart, passed away Wednesday morning November 8 th , in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.

Born April 7, 1953 in Honesdale, he was the son of Charles “Mickey” and Dolores Zintel.   His long time companion for the past 25 years is Wendy Daniels Miller.  Prior to retirement, Paul was employed as a...

Joseph C. Prussia

Joseph C. Prussia

Nov 1, 2017

Joseph C. Prussia, Lake Ariel, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning.   His wife is the former Jeri Leverich.  They had been married 43 years.

Born April 18, 1951 in Port Jervis, NY, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Loretta Jones Prussia.  He was a 1969 graduate of the Lake Consolidated School.   Upon graduation, he began...

Donald W. Hill

Donald W. Hill

Nov 1, 2017

It is with great sadness that the family of Donald W. Hill, 58, of Lakeville, announces his passing on November 1 from a long tough battle with Dementia and Diabetes.

Born in Honesdale, Pa son of Dorothy Gumpper Hill of Lakeville and the late Gerald L. Hill. He was a 1977 graduate of Wallenpaupack...

Donna May Mcandrew Judd

Donna May Mcandrew Judd

Oct 27, 2017

Donna May McAndrew, of Lake Ariel, passed away on Friday evening at Geisinger CMC in Scranton after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of James McAndrew for 49 years.

Born in Bethlehem, Donna was a graduate of Liberty High School and attended St. Luke’s Nursing School. Prior to retirement, she was a successful...

David A. Enslin, Sr.

David A. Enslin, Sr.

Oct 21, 2017

David A. Enslin, Sr., 78, of Honesdale, died Saturday night at home surrounded by his family following an illness.  His wife of 56 years is the former Bernice Jennings.

Born in South Canaan, he was the son of the late Herbert and Edith Brooks Enslin.   David attended the South Canaan Consolidated School and was a United States...

Tiffany Marie Koerner

Tiffany Marie Koerner

Oct 17, 2017

Tiffany Marie Koerner

October 17, 2016

Tiffany Marie Koerner, 25, of Lake Ariel, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale.

Born in Scranton, Pa, daughter of the Alan C. Koerner and Tammy C. Butler Frascona both of Lake Ariel. She was a member of the...

Margaret L. Cross

Margaret L. Cross

Oct 15, 2017

Margaret Lena Cross age 65 took her last breath on October 15, 2017 after a courageously fought battle with cancer. . She was married for 38 years to her husband David Cross and was his compass as they navigated life together.

Born in Hanau Germany she traveled by boat with her mother to the...

Jean L. Upright Swingle

Jean L. Upright Swingle

Oct 13, 2017

Jean L. Upright

October 13, 2017

Jean L. Upright, of Carbondale, died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton, following an illness.

Born in Lake Ariel, Pa, daughter of the late Alvin and Ruth Ransom Swingle, prior to retirement she was a Nurses Aid at Carbondale Nursing...

Iva D. O'Donnell Brooks

Iva D. O'Donnell Brooks

Oct 9, 2017

Iva D. O’Donnell of Cresco, died Monday peacefully in her sleep at home.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Ralph G. and Beatrice Morgan Brooks, she worked as an Aide for the Arc in Baltimore and later in Scranton after she had returned to live in the Pocono area. She was of the Methodist faith.

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Mary L. French Loria

Mary L. French Loria

Oct 5, 2017

Mary L. French, a resident of the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home, formerly of The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Thursday evening after an illness.  She was the widow of Edward G. French, who died in 1993.

Mary was born 1921, in New York, and was the daughter of the late Anna Colonna & Lawrence Loria.  She worked...

Benjamin Adam Hocker

Benjamin Adam Hocker

Oct 3, 2017

Benjamin Adam Hocker

It is with great sadness that the family of Benjamin Adam Hocker announce his passing.He was the son of the late Warren Dale and Margo Maria (Roberts) Hocker.

He is survived by the light of his life, his greatest joy, his daughter, Sierra Marie Hocker, 14.He is also survived by his mother,...

William H. Kreilick

William H. Kreilick

Oct 3, 2017

Bill Kreilick, a member of the Lambertville, NJ/New Hope, PA community, passed away on Tuesday, October 3 rd , 2017.  He was 61. Bill is survived by his sister Debra Hennen of St. Louis, MO; brother T. Scott Kreilick and sister-in-law Cynthia Rafetto Kreilick of Oreland, PA; nieces Alyssa R. Kreilick and Angela R. Hennen; nephews Mark H. Hennen...

Wilma M. Wittenbrader Black

Wilma M. Wittenbrader Black

Sep 11, 2017

Wilma M. Wittenbrader of Jefferson Twp., died Monday morning at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville following an illness. Her husband is John “Butch” Wittenbrader.

Born in Jefferson Twp., daughter of the late Leslie and Emma Gromlich Black, she attended school in Jefferson Twp. and graduated from the Lake Consolidated School, and had been employed at the Comfort Inn...