Obituaries

RECENT OBITUARIES

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

Donald L. Andreychik

Donald L. Andreychik

Oct 11, 2015

Donald Andreychik, 77, of Lake Ariel, died Sunday October 11 at the Gino J Merli Veteran Center while under the care of Hospice of the Sacred Heart.  His wife of 52 years is the former Lillian Medalis.

Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Czubowicz Andreychik, he was a 1956...

Christine M. Baliga Grohmann

Christine M. Baliga Grohmann

Oct 11, 2015

Christine M. Baliga, Lakeville, died Sunday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital after an illness.  She was the widow of her first husband Paul Gander and her second husband Michael Baliga.

The full Obituary will be posted as soon as possible.

Services will be private at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements have been...

Richard A. Le Clair

Richard A. Le Clair

Oct 7, 2015

Richard A. Le Clair, Lake Ariel, passed away October 7 th at home surrounded by his family and wife of 64 years, Nancy J. Schmidt.

Born in Brooklyn, NY he was educated at Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey and studied  mechanical engineering. He went on to have a 43-year career with the Public Service Electric and...

Helen F. Senz Luscher

Helen F. Senz Luscher

Oct 5, 2015

Helen F. Senz, 95,  a resident of the Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, died early Monday morning at the home of her daughter.   She was the widow of Charles F. Senz who died June 3, 1974.

Born in Brooklyn, New York she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Montle Luscher.   Helen was a faithful member of...

Ruth L. Kennedy Robbins

Ruth L. Kennedy Robbins

Oct 3, 2015

Ruth Kennedy, 85, a resident of Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart passed away October 3, 2015. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Asil O. Yarnes and her second husband Harold A. Kennedy.

Born October 28, 1929  in Blooming Grove, PA, daughter of the late William and Mabel Ryder Robbins. She enjoyed telling humorous stories and...

Thomas A. Bronski

Thomas A. Bronski

Oct 1, 2015

Thomas A. Bronski

October 1, 2015

Thomas A. Bronski, the Hideout, Lake Ariel and the Bronx, New York, died October 1, 2015 at his home in the Hideout.

Born in Manhattan, he was the son of Joan Teresa Butler Bronski of Bronx, NY and the late Aloysius  Bronski, Jr.  He was of the...

Stanley W. Romanski

Stanley W. Romanski

Sep 26, 2015

Stanley Romanski

September 26, 2015

Stanley Romanski, 98, Hamlin, died late Saturday in St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst Township after an illness.   His wife of 63 years is the former Theresa Loch.  The couple was married in December of 1951.

Born in Dickson City, he was the son of the late John and Mariann...

Robert Leo Pfister

Robert Leo Pfister

Sep 25, 2015

Robert Leo Pfister

September 25, 2015

Robert Leo Pfister of Hamlin died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. He is survived by his loving wife of forty one years the former Jean Marie Lukeski.

Born in Trenton, NJ, son of the late Leo C. and Mary Somerruk Pfister, he was...

Robert E. Merring

Robert E. Merring

Sep 19, 2015

Robert E. Merring

Sept 19, 2015

Robert E. Merring, Hamlin, died early Saturday in the Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center after an illness.

Born in Hamlin, he was the son of the late Harry and Alice Bortree Merring.  He was a member of the Canaan Bible Chapel and prior to his retirement he...

Allison Leigh Rickert

Allison Leigh Rickert

Sep 18, 2015

Allison Leigh Rickert, 24, beloved child, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend, was snatched from us by Multiple Pulmonary Emboli on September 18, 2015 in South Canaan, Pennsylvania.  Her passing was sudden and, thankfully, there was no fear, worry or pain as she passed away.

Ally was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and lived with her loving...

Gloria Coohill Fitzpatrick

Gloria Coohill Fitzpatrick

Sep 16, 2015

Gloria Coohill of S. Canaan died Wednesday at home following an illness. Her husband was the late Francis Coohill who died in 2001.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Richard and Eugenia Hoering Fitzpatrick, she was a member of St. Thomas More Church.

She enjoyed being with her grandchildren and scrapbooking as well...

Richard A. Murphy, Sr.

Richard A. Murphy, Sr.

Sep 11, 2015

Richard was born on January 25, 1925 and passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015.

Richard was a resident of Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania at the time of his passing.

He was a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus.

He was a U.S. Marine World War II veteran. He also joined the Army and served...

Laraine W. Lee Wittig

Laraine W. Lee Wittig

Sep 7, 2015

Laraine W. Lee, a resident of the Julia Ribuado Extended Care Center, formerly of South Canaan, died Monday in the Center after an illness.  She was the widow of LeRoy Lee.

Born in Waymart in 1927, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Mary Elizabeth Enslin Wittig.   A hard working and dedicated person to her...

Bertha T. Jackson Maryanski

Bertha T. Jackson Maryanski

Aug 26, 2015

Bertha T. Jackson of S. Canaan died Wednesday morning at Wayne Woodlands Manor following an illness. Her husband was the late William N. Jackson who died in 2000.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late John and Ameila Krieger Maryanski, she was of the Catholic Faith. She enjoyed her flower garden. She had a gentle soul with...

Catherine A. Collins Theobald

Catherine A. Collins Theobald

Aug 15, 2015

Catherine A. Collins

April 20, 1960 – August 14, 2015

Catherine “Cathy” Collins, 55, died August 14, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family.

Cathy was born as one of six children to William and Mary Theobald of Honesdale on April 20th, 1960. Cathy graduated from Honesdale High School in 1978. After...

Mary Mcclure Nolan

Mary Mcclure Nolan

Aug 12, 2015

Mary McClure, South Canaan, died Wednesday afternoon in the VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Her husband of 41 years is Daniel McClure. Born 1954 in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Rosemary Spencer Nolan, she was a graduate of the former Bishop O’Hara High School, and was a faithful member of...

Allan Edward Batzel

Allan Edward Batzel

Aug 7, 2015

Allan Edward Batzel, 29,  of Mt Cobb, died August 7 at home.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of Robert and Janice Wargo Batzel of Lake Ariel. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 2004. He attended Bloomsburg University and Community College of the Air Force. He was a...

Frances C. Connolly Hedglin

Frances C. Connolly Hedglin

Aug 3, 2015

Frances C. Connolly, 88, of Lake Ariel, died Monday morning at Wayne Woodlands Manor, Waymart. Her husband was the late Harold Connolly who died in 1983.

Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late Harry and Harriet Miller Hedglin, she was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mt. Cobb.

She had a beautiful...

Karen Dugan

Karen Dugan

Aug 1, 2015

Karen A. Dugan, Ledgedale, died Saturday after an illness at home surrounded by her family.   Her husband is Kevin Dugan.

Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of Karen McMasters.  She was a member of the St. Thomas More – St Mary’s Roman Catholic Parish Community.   Prior to her illness she worked for years on the...

Daniel D Rynearson

Daniel D Rynearson

Jul 25, 2015

Daniel D. Rynearson formerly of Morristown, NJ and Port Orange, FL died Saturday at home following a long illness. His wife was the former Mickey Lightfoot who died January 17, 2014.

A master journeyman of 40 years in the Local Carpenters Union 620, he also served the Eagles Club and American Legion. A true...