RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
James J. Masgula
Jul 7, 2016
James J. Masgula, 47, of Waymart died Thursday, July 7, 2016. His wife of 19 years Barbara Gryszel Masgula died in 2011
Born in Scranton, son of James Poncavage of Lake Ariel and the late Charlotte Detrick Poncavage, he was a member of the 1987 graduating class of Western Wayne High School. He was...
Kevin N. Rollison
Jul 4, 2016
Kevin N. Rollison, 49, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness.
Born in Peckville, he is the son of Verna Johnson Rollison, of Lake Ariel and the late Buddy E. Rollison. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School. He loved his cat Leonardo, and the Pittsburgh...
Dorothy Walton Compton
Jul 2, 2016
Dorothy Walton, 96, a lifelong resident of Wimmers, died Saturday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. She was the widow Ephraim Walton in died in 1998. At the time of his passing the couple had been married in 1960.
Born in Wimmers she was the daughter of the late Warren and...
Mary C. Coleman
Jun 30, 2016
Mary C. Coleman, a resident of the Hideout in Lake Ariel, PA, for more than 20 years, died Thursday, June 30, at the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center in Lake Ariel, PA, after a relatively brief illness. She retired as a full professor of experimental foods in the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University in 1989,...
Kay Williams O'Connor
Jun 29, 2016
“Kay” Williams, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died June 29 th in the St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home, Elmhurst Twp. after an illness. She was the widow of Francis “Ron” Williams who died on October 22, 2015. The couple had been married 62 years.
Born in Conshohocken, PA she was the daughter of the late John P and ...
Virginia Liquori
Jun 25, 2016
Virginia Liquori of Jackson, NJ formerly of Lake Ariel, PA died Saturday at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson, NJ following an illness.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Vincent Liquori and Lucy Cecere Liquori, she was a graduate of Catherine McCauley High School, Brooklyn College, and Jersey City State College. She had been employed at St....
Carole A. Pollack Schaefer
Jun 24, 2016
Carole A. Pollack
June 24, 2016
Carole A. Pollack of The Hideout, Lake Ariel died Friday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit following an illness. Her husband of 54 years is Thomas Pollack.
Born in the Bronx, NY. daughter of the late John and Lena Schaefer, she attended St. Thomas...
Marvin H. Watson
Jun 23, 2016
Marvin H. Watson of White Mills, PA died Thursday morning at home surrounded by his entire family following an illness. His loving wife of 54 years is the former Gertrude “Gerty”Bartenbach.
Born in Honesdale, Pa he was the youngest son of Ernest and Elizabeth Utegg Watson, he was a graduate of Hawley High School...
Regina M. Speranza Chodakowsky
Jun 23, 2016
Regina M. Speranza of the Hideout, Lake Ariel died Thursday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit following an illness. Her husband was the late Frank J. Speranza who died in 2014.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Walter and Anna Clements Chodakowsky, she was a member of St. Thomas More-St. Mary’s Parish...
Catherine Gallo Caparco
Jun 20, 2016
Catherine Gallo, a resident of Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, formerly of Brooklyn, died Monday afternoon in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after a long illness. She was the widow of Sam Gallo who died in 1990.
Born 1929 in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Viola D’Oria Caparco and was educated in Brooklyn...
Scott R. Catania
Jun 16, 2016
Scott R. Catania died Thursday morning. He is survived by his wife Jennifer Catania.
Born in Honesdale, son of Charles and Suzanne Catania of Olyphant, was a graduate of Western Wayne High School and had been employed as a CDL-A driver by Swift Transportation.
He loves his children dearly and enjoyed spending time with them....
Beverly Agnes Allen Piroh
Jun 11, 2016
Beverly Agnes Allen, Lake Ariel, died Saturday morning in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was widow of Ernest J. Allen, Sr. who died in 2007.
Born in Bridgeport, Ct., daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine Bizewski Piroh. Prior to retirement, she had been employed as a Quality Control Inspector in the Aerospace Industry at Textron-Lycoming in Stratford,...
Jude E. Dáloisio
Jun 9, 2016
Jude D’Aloisio
June 9, 2016
Jude D’Aloisio of the Hideout, Lake Ariel died Thursday afternoon at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 55 years is the former Joan Bazinet.
Born in Paterson, NJ, son of the late Nicola and Concetta D’Aloisio, he was a parishioner of Thomas More Church. ...
Kay Olivia Decarvalho Brown
Jun 6, 2016
Kay Olivia DeCarvalho died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Her husband of 57 years is Decio DeCarvalho.
Born in Scranton, PA, daughter of the late Jonathon and Marjorie Jaggars Brown, she was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School. She attended Northeastern Bible College in New Jersey and Capernwray School in Carnsforth, UK....
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...
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