Obituaries

RECENT OBITUARIES

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

Vera C. Lamberton Krall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert A. Duffey

Robert A. Duffey

Feb 1, 2018

Robert A. Duffey of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died February 1 st while vacationing in Orlando, FL. His wife is the former Ronnie Silverman.

Born in Southampton, NY, son of the late Andrew Zukiewicz and Mary (Vinski) Ziolkowski, he attended Southampton High School and received his B.S. from the New York Institute of Technology.

He...

Brian R. Carey

Brian R. Carey

Jan 22, 2018

Brian R. Carey of The Hideout, Lake Ariel died Monday morning at home following a brief illness. His wife was the former Maureen LaFrance who died in 2008. Born in Woburn, MA, son of the late Leo S. and Marie Coakley Carey, he worked as a Corrections Officer at SCI Waymart for 20 years and also worked as a...

James O. Rosengrant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...