RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Warren Whitfield Barnes
Jun 5, 2016
WARREN WHITFIELD BARNES, JR., 85, born December 28, 1930, in Hackensack, NJ passed away on June 5 th at the home of his daughter in Blooming Grove, PA surrounded by his family.
Mr. Barnes was an award-winning general contractor and developer in New Jersey and North Carolina. Whatever it was, he loved to build it or fix...
Michele Lee Thomas
Jun 3, 2016
Michele Lee Thomas, 45, a lifelong resident of Madisonville, died Friday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after a lifelong battle with Osler Weber Rendu Syndrome(also known as HHT).
Born 1970 in Scranton, she was the daughter of Alan Thomas and his wife Carol and the late Susan Henneforth Thomas. She was educated in the North...
Derwin C. Brown
Jun 2, 2016
Derwin C. Brown of Lake Ariel died Thursday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 67 years is the former Lois Hafler.
Born in Gravity, PA, son of the late Paul and Eleanor States Brown, he attended the Lake Consolidated School. He was a member of the Lake Ariel United Methodist Church,...
Marlene Casal Kruchinski
May 21, 2016
Marlene Casal, Lake Ariel, died Saturday at the home of her daughter Cathy. She was the widow of Ettore “Etty” Casal who died in 2005.
Born 1945 in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Kathryn Vonderhey Kruchinksi. She was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School and was a member of the St...
David Blair Wilson
May 16, 2016
David Blair Wilson May 18, 1926 to May 16, 2016
David passed away 2 days prior to his 90th birthday. David was born in Scranton, PA. He was predeceased by his parents, Lillian and Albert Wilson, all seven of his siblings, and his beloved wife, Margery Lutz Wilson.
Dave is survived by his sons Stephen,...
Robert Vradenburgh
May 15, 2016
Robert A. Vradenburgh, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Sunday at home following an injury. His wife of 45 years is the former Dale Amos.
Born 1939 in Plattsburgh, New York he was the son of the late Robert A. and Geraldine Van Wirt Vradenburgh. Prior to his retirement he had been employed by UPS as a driver...
Matthew Diehl
May 14, 2016
Matthew Diehl of Waymart died Saturday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following a battle with cancer. His wife of 16 years is the former Brenda Brown.
Born in 1980 in Scranton, he was the son of Doris Shaffer Mellan and her husband Paul of Scranton and Donald Diehl of Hamlin.
He was educated in the Western...
Frank Barretta
May 13, 2016
FRANK M. BARRETTA, Lake Ariel, PA, formerly of Manhasset, NY died 13th May after a long battle with cancer. Son of the late Lawrence and Mary Barretta, brother to Mary Ann Koch-Betz, Rose B. Zosuls (Andris), Antoinette/Toni (James) Wheeler, Catherine T. Barretta, Lawrence Barretta (Neri), and many nieces and nephews. Frank was an excellent carpenter, boat designer and builder...
Eva Fay Hall Cole
May 8, 2016
Eva Fay Hall
May 8, 2016
Eva Fay Hall of Lake Ariel died Sunday evening at home following an illness. Her husband of 46 years is Edwin Hall.
Born in Lake Ariel, daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Beavers Cole, she was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church, Hamlin.
...Douglas A. Mendini
May 7, 2016
Douglas A. Mendini, 62, of Lake Ariel and New York City, died Saturday at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness.
Born in New Brunswick, NJ, he was the son of the late T.F. and Helen Jones Mendini. Mr. Mendini was raised in Morganville, NJ and attended Marlboro Township Schools and graduated from Marlboro...
Jennifer E. Koch Wilkins
May 3, 2016
Jennifer E. Koch, of Hamlin, died Tuesday following an illness. Her husband Eugene W. Koch died in 2004.
Born in Portssmith, England., she was the daughter of the late Leslie R. Wilkins and Doreen Terry Gilroy. She was a High School graduate in England. Prior to her illness she was employed by the Waffle...
Rhonda Kellner Rosenzweig
May 2, 2016
Rhonda Kellner
May 2, 2016
Rhonda Kellner of Lake Ariel, PA died Monday evening at home following an illness. Her husband of 47 years is Joseph Kellner.
Born in Long Island, NY, daughter of the late Milton and Pearl Rosenzweig, she had worked as Registered Nurse.
Also surviving are sons Preston...
Rev. Edward R. Scott
Apr 23, 2016
Reverend Edward R. Scott, Pastor Emeritus of Saint Thomas More Church, Lake Ariel, died on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst, PA.
Father Scott, son of the late Joseph Eugene and Helen Jordan Scott, was born in Scranton on October 25, 1929. He received his early education Saint Mary of Mount Carmel, Dunmore and...
Cora D. White
Apr 22, 2016
Cora White of Newfoundland died Friday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. Her husband was the late John W. White who died in 2008.
Born in Peekskill, NY. She was a graduate of Walton High School, Bronx, NY.
Surviving are two sons William Muller and wife Ellen of Newfoundland and Kenneth...
David Donald Clauss
Apr 8, 2016
David Donald Clauss, 57, of Lake Ariel died Friday, April 8 at home surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with metastatic melanoma. His wife of 32 years is the former Regina Fink.
Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of Jane Macdonald Clauss of Lake Ariel and the late Peter Oliver Clauss. A...
Harry Petaccio
Apr 8, 2016
Harry Petaccio, age 55, of Beach Lake, PA, formerly of Harleysville, Pa and Philadelphia, PA died suddenly Friday, April 8, 2016. He was born on March 27, 1961 in Philadelphia. PA. He was the son of the late Joseph and Lillian Petaccio.
Harry was the owner of Beach Lake Gym, which he proudly opened last year. He...
Joyce M Laul Dohm
Apr 6, 2016
Joyce M. Laul of WLE, Lake Ariel, died Wednesday morning at home following an illness. Her husband of 50 years is Jacob Laul. Born in Plainfield, NJ, son of the late James and Doris Caul Dohm, she was a member of St. Thomas More/St. Mary’s Parish Community. She had worked as a medical transcriptionist at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital....
Marian L. Peet Hallock
Apr 6, 2016
Marian L. Peet, Maplewood, died Wednesday morning at home after an illness. She was the widow of Donald S. Peet.
Born 1918 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Marjorie Yonker Hallock. She was a graduate of the Lake Vocational High School. Marian was a faithful and devoted member of the Grace United...
Joseph R Delfino, Jr.
Apr 5, 2016
Joseph R. Delfino, Jr. of the Hideout, Lake Ariel died Tuesday night at home following an illness. His wife of 47 years is the former Cheryl A. Murray.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of the late Joseph R. and Nancy Ferlazzo Delfino, he worked as a teacher for 20 years at the Electronics Vocational High School in...
Mary Alice Balicki Miller
Apr 4, 2016
Mary Alice Balicki, a resident of Briarwood Manor, Newfoundland, died Monday afternoon in the Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of John Balicki who died in 2001.
Born in Callapoose, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Cavill Miller. She attended the Sterling High School. Mary also attended the Free Methodist Church...