Obituaries

May 10, 2015

Joseph C. Decker, Sr., Berlin Twp., died Sunday at home after an illness.   His wife Susan preceded him in death.

Born in Kingston, NY he was the son of the late Charles and Susan Lynch Decker.  Joseph worked on the railroad in Middletown, NY and also as a driver for the Times-Herald Record in Middletown and lastly...

May 6, 2015

David Joseph Englert “Mickey” of Lake Ariel died peacefully with his family at his side, Wednesday at home following an illness. His wife is former JoAnn Noble.

Born in Scranton, son of the late Jeanette Hughes Englert, he was a member of the Local 130 Laborers Union working construction for over 20 years and after retirement he...

May 5, 2015

Richard E. Ronk of Scranton died Tuesday morning at home. His wife of 39 years is the former Cindy Krombel.

Born in Culloden, WV, son of the late Marvin and Sylvia Thomasson, he was a retired independent truck driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Also surviving are a daughter Reba Kolbeck and...

May 3, 2015

Louis T. Campisi

May 3, 2015

Louis T. Campisi, Honesdale, died early Sunday morning in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.  His wife of 20 years is the former Amy Lewis.

Born in Plainview, NY he was the son of Matthew Campisi of Florida and Lucille Tine Campisi of Waymart.  He...

May 3, 2015

Neal Hollister, 56,  Hollisterville, died Sunday  in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit after an illness.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Warren and Winifred Masters Hollister. He was a graduate of Western Wayne High School Class of 1978  He was a school bus drivier in the Western Wayne School District...

May 2, 2015

John C. Schaefer, Lake Ariel, died Saturday morning in the Hospice Unit at the Geisinger South Hospital, Wilkes Barre, PA. Beloved husband to Linda Gundersen Schaefer for 39 years.

Born in Queens he was the son of the late John J and Erika Fietkau Schaefer.   He was a member of the Light of Christ Church.   He was...

May 1, 2015

Harold G. Good of Salem Twp., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. His wife was the former Esther Adams who died in 2011.

Born in Spring City, PA, son of the late Russell and Ida Shaner Good, he was employed at Skytop Lodge as a groundskeeper prior to retirement. He was a former member...

Apr 30, 2015

Joseph W. Ritter, 89, of Mount Cobb went home to be with our Lord Thursday, April 30, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.

Born November 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary Maikranz Ritter.

He will live forever in the heart of Edith Lewis Ritter, his best friend and cherished...

Apr 30, 2015

Bethyl N. Martin of Lake Ariel died Thursday morning at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care Center following an illness. Her husband was the late Richard Martin who died in 1981.

Born in Helena, MT, daughter of the late Johnathan Duane and Mildred Moffitt Maxson, she was employed as an administrative assistant in the manufacturing industry prior to retirement....

Apr 28, 2015

Leonard Maiocco, Sr., 80, of The Hideout, Lake Ariel, PA passed peacefully Tuesday evening at home, surrounded by his wife & children, after a courageous battle of countless illnesses.

Leonard was born June 14, 1934 in Newark, NJ. He was the son of the late Pasquale and Fontana Maiocco, step-mother, Laura Maiocco and brother, Louis L. Maiocco. ...

Apr 24, 2015

Herbert “Sonny” C. Cottrell, 74 of  Lake Ariel, died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness.

Born in Burnwood, Susquehanna County, Pa , son of the late Earl and Juanita (Wademan) Cottrell. He was a graduate of Susquehanna Community High School Class of 1958 and a Veteran of the United States Army.

Prior...

Apr 19, 2015

Andrew M. Kizer, Sr. of Salem Twp., formerly of Madison Twp., died Sunday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center following an illness. His wife was the former Sharon Batzel who died in 1997.

Born in Jefferson Twp., son of the late Joseph and Pearl Cowell Kizer, he owned and operated a dairy farm and...

Apr 14, 2015

Elaine M. Ullner of Salem Twp., died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. Her husband of 45 years is Albert Ullner.

Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late James “Doc” and Cecilia Flaherty Dougherty.

She was a Little League Coach for her son in Lake Ariel. She liked to...

Apr 14, 2015

Edward S. Sadlon, 80, of Cobbs Lake Preserve, Lake Ariel died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 32 years is the former Julia Garcia.

Born in Hillside, NJ, son of the late John and Elizabeth Sako Sadlon, he was employed as a Police Officer in Hillside, NJ where he retired as a Sergeant. He...

Apr 13, 2015

William G. Lane, Lake Ariel, died April 13th at the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness.   His widow is the former Virginia Young Lane.  The couple were married 50 years on October 17, 2014.

Born in Kearney, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Earl and Madeline Wright.   He had been employed by TRL...

Apr 10, 2015

Betty M. Cobb

April 10, 2015

Betty M. Cobb of Lake Ariel died Friday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital following an illness. Her husband was the late Homer A. Cobb who died in 1967.

Born in Lake Ariel, daughter of the late William R. and Annette Dennis Fahrenbach, she worked as a secretary...

Apr 7, 2015

Mary Jane Fils-Aime, of Paupack Twp., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, PA.  Her husband is Alix Fils-Aime. The couple was married on December 3, 1960.

She was born May 1, 1938 in Brooklyn and was the daughter of the late William and Violet Louise Weekes Hill.

She was a devoted member of...

Apr 7, 2015

Albert G. Kuehnapfel, 87, of WLE, Lake Ariel, died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife of 66 years is the former Miriam Lola Battistin.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, son of the late Albert C. Kuehnapfel and Clara Coombs Zintel, he earned a college diploma and a Master’s Degree in mathematics and...

Mar 28, 2015

Ann Romaniello of Lake Ariel went home to be with Jesus on Saturday at the Moses Taylor hospital.  She was surrounded by family and loving husband of sixty years, Paul Romaniello.

Ann, daughter of Gustave C. Reidenbach and his wife Rachel Ruth Kizer, was born in 1933, and spent her childhood in Maplewood and Cortez, Lake Ariel. ...

Mar 19, 2015

Marlyn L. Shaffer, Hamlin, died Thursday evening at home.   His was the former Margaret T. McPeek who died in 2007.  At the time of her passing the couple had been married 57 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Laverne and Corinne Grossman Shaffer.   He attended school in Hamlin and at the Lake...