RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
John Wood
Apr 10, 2017
John “Big Bad John” Wood, Honesdale, died Monday unexpectedly while riding his tractor at home
Born 1928 in Welcome Lake, PA he was the son of the late John A and Augustive Browser Wood. John worked as a coal miner, in the excavating business but his main employment and true love was farming.
He lived...
Edith Ruth Alt Clausson
Apr 2, 2017
Edith Ruth Alt
April 2, 2017
Edith Ruth Alt, 99, of Madisonville, died Sunday at Allied Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an illness. Her husband was the late Howard L. Alt, Sr.
Born in Beaver Falls, Pa, daughter of the late William and Ethel Moon Clausson. Prior to retirement she a seamstrees...
Mary D. Penwarden Aleckna
Apr 1, 2017
Mary D. Penwarden, of Honesdale, died Saturday at home following an illness. Her husband of 26 is Daniel Penwarden.
Born in Scranton, Pa, daughter of the late James T. and Nancy Loomis Aleckna.
Mary enjoyed camping and Ponadrosa Pines Campground, gardening, and spending time with her grandkids.
Surviving are sons Steve Aleckna and...
Judy F. Schneider Warfield
Mar 24, 2017
Judy F. Schneider of Lake Ariel died Friday March 24 th at Briarwood Manor in Newfoundland following an illness. Her husband was the late Tyrone W. Schneider who died in 2010.
Born in Honesdale, daughter of the late Francis and Stella Miszler Warfield, she attended the Hamlin Assembly of God Church in Hamlin.
Also surviving...
Edward J. Fealey
Mar 21, 2017
Edward J. Fealey of Lake Ariel died Tuesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness. His wife of 22 years is the former Ellen Tuohy. They had know each other since 1962.
Born in Ireland, son of the late John and Kate Langan Fealey, he owned and operated his own trucking company. He was a...
Ronald Joseph Barillo
Mar 17, 2017
Ronald Joseph Barillo Sr.,of Milford and Lake Ariel, passed away unexpectedly Friday March 17,2017 at Wayne Memorial Hospital after being stricken ill at home.
Born in 1937 in Brooklyn, NY He was the son of Helen Malecky Barillo Lake Ariel and the late Joseph A. Barillo. He was a devoted member of the Milford Bible Church. He...
Jeffrey A. Rosengrant
Mar 15, 2017
Jeffrey A. Rosengrant of Englewood, FL died Wednesday at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, FL. His wife is the former Merlena Quinlan.
Born in Scranton, son of Jeffrey A. and Beatrice Zelenski Rosengrant of Lake Ariel, he was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1998. He was employed by Sunfresh Produce.
Also surviving are...
Frederic L. White
Mar 14, 2017
Frederic L. White of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. His wife of 44 years is the former Barbara Ann Lyon.
Born in Pleasant Valley, NY, son of the late Louis and Almyra Horton White, he was employed as an Engineering Change Analyzer for IBM until he...
George W. Sharp, Sr.
Mar 13, 2017
George W. Sharp, Sr, Hawley, died March 13 th in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. His wife, the former Maryann Matusik, preceded him in death.
Born 1939 in Philadelphia he was the son of the late George David Sharp, Jr and Mildred Sharp. George lived with his grandson George W. Sharp, III and his wife Julin and their...
Louis Michael Raimo
Mar 12, 2017
Louis Michael Raimo, Lake Ariel, died March 12 from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.
Born 1983 in Mineola, NY he was the son of Louis J. and his wife Joanne of Massapequa, NY and Frances Beyer Raimo and her life partner Charles Gioe of Lake Ariel. He was employed as a billboard installer for Jerry Besko...
Michael Santo Centonze, Sr.
Mar 12, 2017
Michael S. Centonze, of Greentown, went home to be with The Lord on Sunday, March 12th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital following an illness.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey son of the late James and Ann Passanante Centonze. Mike was a United States Army Veteran. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by the...
John J. Vill
Mar 12, 2017
John J. Vill of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening in Geisinger CMC following a valiant battle with lung cancer. He was 80 years old.
Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Charles and Julia Vill. John attended St. Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City, NJ, and then completed undergraduate and graduate studies...
Irving F. Ritter
Mar 10, 2017
Irving F. Ritter, Jefferson Twp, died Friday evening in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness. His wife was the former Arlene Swingle who died in 1987.
Born 1924 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary Maikranz Ritter. A man of many talents and abilities Irving worked as...
James J. Daugherty
Mar 7, 2017
James J. Daugherty of Greentown died Tuesday afternoon at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness.
He is survived by his wife the former Karen Buchanin; a daughter Brianna; a brother Dennis; a sister Mary Ellen Williams and her husband Josh; several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held at...
John H. Yatsonsky
Mar 3, 2017
John H. Yatsonsky, 80, of Lake Ariel died unexpectedly Friday morning at home. His wife of 54 years is the former Margaret Wassel.
Born in Eynon, son of the late John T. and Margaret Russell Yatsonsky, he had worked on the family dairy farm and was employed as a press operator for 28 years at Moore Business...
Charles H. Parmelee
Mar 1, 2017
Charles H. Parmelee of WLE, Lake Ariel died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. His wife of 57 years is the former Marianne Rochford.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Harold B. and S. Loretta Kiernan Parmelee, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during World War II.
...
Joan A. Seeley Evans
Feb 28, 2017
Joan A. Seeley, South Canaan, died Tuesday in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness. Her husband is Richard Seeley. The couple would have been married 60 years on March 17 th .
Born 1936 in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret Sealey Evans. She was of the...
Harvey Forget
Feb 22, 2017
Harvey Forget, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Wednesday evening in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after battling Leukemia for twelve years and Lymphoma since 2013. His wife of 56 years is the former Genevieve Jill Duffy.
Born December 27, 1942 in Bridgeport, CT he was the son of the late Harvey and Myrtle Sawyer...
Robert O. Hughes
Feb 20, 2017
Robert O. Hughes of Lake Ariel died Monday at home. His wife was the former Charlotte Bender who died in 2004. The couple had been married for 58 years.
Born in Scranton, son of the late Owen and Alice Ovens Hughes, he was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School Class of 1946. He has worked for...
Angel L. Rivera
Feb 17, 2017
Angel L. Rivera of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife was the former Doris C. Colon who died in 2013.
Born in Puerto Rico, son of the late Ismael Rivera, he was self-employed as furniture refinisher. He was a member of the Hamlin Assembly of God Church...
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