RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR Lake ariel, Scranton, and surrounding Areas in pennsylvania
Barry J. Bender
Nov 1, 2016
Barry J. Bender, Jefferson Twp., died Tuesday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after being stricken ill. His wife of 49 years is the former Edith Cooper.
Born 1944 in Pottstown he was the son of the late Stanley and Violet Hoffman Bender. Barry was a faithful and active member of the Elmdale Bible Church where he...
Yvonne L. Berger Mccane
Nov 1, 2016
Yvonne L. Berger, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday night in the hospice unit at Mercy Fitgerald Hospital, Darby, PA. Her husband of 60 years is Paul H. Berger.
Born March 5, 1938 in Maplewood, she was the daughter of the late Carl B., Sr and Leila Black McCane. She was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School. Upon...
Vicki Kaminski Smith
Oct 30, 2016
Vicki Kaminski, Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, formerly of Garfield, New Jersey died Sunday afternoon in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after a long illness. She was the wife of Bob Kaminski.
Born 1971 in Garfield, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late James and Caroline Popewczak Smith. Vicki was a graduate of Garfield High School, Edward...
John A. Wittig
Oct 11, 2016
John A. Wittig of Shelton, CT, died Tuesday at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery following an illness. His wife was the former Mary Fulton who died in 1995.
Born in Waymart, PA, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Mary Elizabeth Enslin Wittig. John was a hard working man dedicated to his family and friends. He...
Hieromonk Alexander [Mayba]
Oct 5, 2016
Hieromonk Alexander [Mayba], 84, for many years a beloved member of the Brotherhood of Saint Tikhon’s Monastery, fell asleep in the Lord at Wayne Memorial Hospice on Wednesday, October 5, 2016.
Born in Troy, NY on May 10, 1932, Father Alexander received monastic tonsure on April 7, 1995. On February 18 of the following...
Christine M. Scalzi Orlando
Sep 30, 2016
Christine “Tina” Scalzi, 64, of Lake Ariel and formerly of Milford, CT, died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Her husband of 45 years is Anthony Scalzi
Born June 4, 1952 in Mt. Carmel, Pa, daughter of the late Leo and Lillian Shuda Orlando, she attended Johnathan Law High School...
Robert John Schein
Sep 29, 2016
Robert J. Schein of Lake Ariel died Thursday morning following an illness. His wife of 18 years is the former Dorothy Rose. Born in S. Amboy, NJ, son of Norma Brombert Schein of S. Amboy, NJ and the late George Schein, he was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School class of 1967, Valley Forge Military...
Diana M. Chumard Connolly
Sep 28, 2016
Diana Marie Chumard
September 28, 2016
Diana Marie Chumard, 58, of Lake Ariel died Wednesday evening at home following an illness. Her husband was the late Benjamin Chumard who died in 1994.
Born in Scranton, Pa, daughter of the late Harold and Frances Hedglin Connolly, she...
Dorothy M. Kuniegel Medalis
Sep 24, 2016
Dorothy M. Kuniegel, Cortez, died Saturday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after a prolonged illness.
Born 1947 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William B. and Winifred Bagnick Medalis. She graduated in 1965 from North Pocono High School and continued her education learning key punch. Dorothy used these skills in her professional career...
Henry W. Stout
Sep 23, 2016
Henry W. Stout, Madison Twp., died Friday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after being stricken ill. His wife was the former Joan Watts who died in 2013. The couple had been married for 57 years, a relationship which began while Hank was calling square dances.
Born 1931 in Clifton, son of the late Maurice and Catherine...
Ann Wilson Arrigan
Sep 20, 2016
Ann Wilson, born Eleanor Ann Arrigan, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016. She was born October 24, 1940 in Honesdale, PA to Thomas Patrick Arrigan and Stella Josephine Zielinski.
Ann began her family in Missouri and moved back to Pennsylvania to raise her 3 daughters. She lived her life surrounded by the large family that she cultivated,...
William E. Carpenter
Sep 19, 2016
William E. Carpenter, Waymart, died Sunday at home after an illness. His wife of 58 years is the former Barbara R. Lawton.
Born in Port Jervis, NY, he was the son of the late Clifford and Caroline Carpenter. He was a United States Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. Bill was a skilled carpenter who dedicated...
Marion F. Henneforth Turouski
Sep 17, 2016
Marion F. Henneforth, Hollisterville, died Saturday afternoon at home after an illness. She was the widow of Elmer J. Henneforth.
Born 1933 in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late John and Louise Turouski. She was a member of the Light of Christ Church, Mt. Cobb.
Marion had so many talents, she was...
Miles S. Havenstrite
Sep 17, 2016
Miles S. Havenstrite of Lake Ariel died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Born in Scranton, son of Karen Boylan Benson and Mark Havenstrite, both of Lake Ariel, he was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 2010. He had worked as a treesmith.
He loved to cook and garden, the outdoors, and animals....
Virginia "Ginger" R. Beischer Rotell
Sep 4, 2016
Virginia (Ginger) R. Beischer, of Sterling died Sunday morning at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst. Her husband was the late James Paul Beischer Sr., who died in 2011. The couple had been married 54 years. Born in Jermyn, daughter of the late Louis A. and Philamena Torch Rotell, she was a graduate of St. Rose High School Class of 1957....
Joyce Christopher Hunt
Sep 4, 2016
Joyce Christopher of S. Canaan Twp. died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. Her husband of 43 years is Edward Christopher.
Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Bohenek Hunt, she enjoyed ceramics and knitting.
Also surviving are sisters Carol Bohenek of Olyphant and Janice Bohenek of Dickson City;...
Elaine P. Bobrowski-Pinto
Aug 30, 2016
Elaine F. Bobrowski-Pinto of Newfoundland died Tuesday afternoon at home following an illness. Her husband is James Pinto.
Born in Manville, NJ, daughter of the late Walter Bobrowski and Lillian Barhight Ciccotelli, she had worked as a bartender at the Newfoundland Hotel.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, and wife. She was loved by everyone...
Carolyn Adolfson Hall
Aug 28, 2016
Carolyn D. Adolfson of Waymart died Sunday night at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit, Dunmore following an illness.
Born in Brushville, Pa daughter of the late Mark and Florence McCoy Hall, she was a member of Canaan Bible Chapel. She had worked as a receptionist at Action Personel and as a Teacher’s...
Patricia A. Micari Cope
Aug 27, 2016
Patricia “Pat” Micari , The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Saturday in Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her husband was the late Rocco Micari who died in 2007.
Born in Brooklyn, New York daughter of the late James and Sarah Cope. She was a member of St. Thomas More/St. Mary’s Church Community. She...
David Hazen
Aug 26, 2016
David Hazen, 63, of Dedham, Maine and formerly of Lake Ariel, died August 26,2016 from injuries sustained in a tragic motorcycle accident. His wife is the former Virginia Kinney.
David was the son of Dorothy Hazen and the late Raymond Hazen. He graduated from Lake Consolidated High School in Lake Ariel and West Chester State University. David...


