RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Merle Ed Ankrom
Dec 17, 2015
Merle E. “Ed” Ankrom of Waymart died Thursday at Creekside Health and Rehab Center following an illness. His wife is the former Darlene Shaffer.
He was born in Mooreland, IN and prior to retirement he had worked as a truck driver for Snyder Transportation.
Also surviving are sons Edward Ankrom and his wife Michelle and...
Iva June Kizer Beavers
Dec 17, 2015
Iva June Kizer of Lake Ariel died Thursday night at home following an illness. Her husband was the late Norman C. Kizer who died in 1995.
Born in Mt. Cobb, daughter of the late Ralph and Nellie Sheerer Beavers, she worked as a housekeeper in the hospitality industry. She loved to read, spend time with her family,...
Edward A. Wargo
Dec 17, 2015
Edward A. Wargo, Hamlin, passed away Thursday at home unexpectedly.
Born in Scranton he was the son of Theresa Stefanski Wargo and the late Edward Wargo. He was a loving son, brother and uncle. He would help anyone and everyone who needed it. He enjoyed hunting and sports. He sponsored a local baseball team annually, one of...
Dean William Martin
Nov 26, 2015
Dean William Martin, best known as Billy Martin passed away on November 26th, 2015 at home after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Born on October 23rd, 1954 in Honesdale, PA he was the son of the late Isabel and Fritz Martin.
Billy was a past member of the Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department. He owned Tafton Auto...
Seymour Metsky
Nov 26, 2015
Seymour Metsky, Lake Ariel, died Thursday in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness. He and his wife Arlene would have celebrated their 45 th wedding anniversary in December.
Born in Newark, NJ in 1923 he was the son of the late Charles and Rose Applebaum Metsky. He was the owner and operator of the...
Corrine Ann Burger
Nov 24, 2015
Corrine Ann Burger , 53, passed away after a five year battle with cancer at home while being cared for and comforted by her family.
Born in May 22, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York. She was one of four children of the late Karen Anderson. Corrine devoted her life to her children and family. She was a...
Diana M. Rogers
Nov 22, 2015
Diana M. Rogers November 22, 2015 Diana M. Rogers, 52, of Lake Ariel passed away Sunday evening at home. Her loving husband of 33 years is Thomas F. Rogers, Jr. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was a graduate of North Rockland High School Class of 1981. Diana has mastered the art...
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army (Retired) Conrad J. Provencher
Nov 21, 2015
Lieutenant Colonel United States Army (Retired) Conrad J. Provencher, 92, Greentown, formerly of Red Bank, New Jersey, died Saturday morning in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness. His wife of 64 years is the former Doris Yvonne Bourassa.
Born 1923 in Lawrence, MA he was the son of the late Antonio and Delia Auger Provencher. He...
Jody Shawn Hapersberger
Nov 14, 2015
Jody Shawn Hapersberger, 40, Scranton, lost his battle with diabetes on November 14, 2015. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Eugene S. Hapersberger, Gouldsboro, and Marge Bentler Fitz, Newfoundland, he was a graduate of Western Wayne High School, class of 1993 and a former employee of Kal’s Insulation.
He loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and...
Paul J. Michko
Nov 10, 2015
Paul J. Michko of Waymart passed away Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife was the former Margaret Startzell, who died in 2009.
Born in Derby, CT, son of the late August M. and Gertrude J. Derrick Michko, he was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1976 and he earned an associate’s degree...
John C. Mckenna
Nov 2, 2015
John C. McKenna of the Hideout, Lake Ariel died Monday morning at home.
Born in Brooklyn, NY son of the late Patrick and Mary McPartlane McKenna, he was a graduate of the Brooklyn School System, Brooklyn, NY and was a proud employee of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company for 39 years. He was a veteran of the...
Lcdr Arthur V. Paletti, Retired U.S. Navy
Oct 27, 2015
LCDR Arthur V. Paletti, 94, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Maplewood Park Place retirement community in Bethesda, MD.
Arthur was born in Clarksburg, WV in 1921 to the late Joseph and Amelia (Baldovino) Paletti who were humble, hard working immigrants from Turin, Italy. His beloved wife of 61 years, Jean (Guaragna) Paletti passed away...
Wyland W. Holgate
Oct 24, 2015
Wyland W. Holgate of Beach Lake, died Saturday morning at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. His wife of 64 years is the former Fay L. Newenhouse.
Born in S. Abington Twp., son of the late Charles and Grace Bidwell Holgate, prior to retirement he self-employed as a contractor and worked in the maintenance department at Wayne Highlands School...
Francis Williams
Oct 22, 2015
Francis Williams of The Hideout, Lake Ariel died Thursday evening at home following an illness. His wife is the former Kathleen O’Connor.
Born in W. Conshohocken, PA, son of the late Elbridge and Helen Brecker Williams, he was a graduate of Conshohocken High School Class of 1948. He was member of St. Thomas More Church and prior...
Thomas Hanna
Oct 21, 2015
Thomas Hanna
October 21, 2015
Thomas Hanna, 81, of Gilbertsville, PA passed away on October 21 st at home following a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is Dorothy J. Schaeffer Hanna.
Born in Manhattan, NY, son of Eileen Lyman of Lake Ariel, he served in the U.S. Army, Service Company in ULM...
John M. Wargo
Oct 19, 2015
John M. Wargo, Maplewood, died early Monday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton Intensive Care Unit after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elna Ovens.
Born in Dunmore on March 15, 1931, John was the son of the late John M. and Catherine Tropiak Wargo. He was a member of the...
Richard A. Fiorina
Oct 19, 2015
It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the death of Richard Allen Fiorina, who passed on October 19th, 2015, in Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center with his wife and daughter at his side.
Richard was born in Suffern, NY, lived in Wyckoff, New Jersey for most of his life, and lived the last two plus...
Thomas J. Slattery
Oct 17, 2015
Thomas J. Slattery, 79, of The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Saturday October 17 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. His wife of 55 years is the former Rose Gridley.
Born in Woodhaven, NY, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Stiets Slattery.
Tom was a 50 year member...
Marian L. Kellogg Ritter
Oct 15, 2015
Marian Kellogg, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday at the Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. Her husband of 62 years , Fred Kellogg, passed away in October of 2013. She was a resident of the Ellen Memorial Nursing Home in Honesdale for nearly 3years. Previous to that she lived in the Hamlin area.
Born Marian Lorraine Ritter,...
Joseph D. Piesecki
Oct 11, 2015
Joseph D. Piesecki, 88, of Sterling died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 54 years is the former Marilyn Skelton.
Born in October 26, 1926 in Angels, PA, son of the late Waslav and Michelina Piesecki, he worked as a machinist and he was a toll and die maker. He loved...
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