Obituaries

Sep 8, 2014

Jane Cecelia Modry passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday Sep. 8. Born Nov. 14, 1943 to the late Cecelia and Charles Modry in Flushing NY, she was a long time resident of Bayside NY before she retired to The Hideout in Lake Ariel PA.

Jane was an alumnus of Bayside High School where she began...

Sep 1, 2014

Benjamin A. Franc, Lake Ariel, died Monday in the Manor Care Nursing Home, Kingston. His wife is the former Lois J. Shaffer.

Born in Lake Ariel, he was the son of the late Theodore and Helen Franc. He was a graduate of the Lake Consolidated School and was employed as a logger.

Surviving are his...

Aug 31, 2014

Brently White of Lake Ariel died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His companion was Zackary R. VanLeuven.

Born in Red Bluff, CA, son of Cynthia Kay Hanson of California and the late Gilbert E. White, he was a graduate of Corning Union High School and attended Shesta Community College.

Brently moved to Lake Ariel...

Aug 14, 2014

William J. Lucier, Pittston, died Thursday in the VA Medical Center, Plains after an illness.

He was born in Southington, CT and was the son of the late Gerard E. and Shirley A. Moone Lucier. Prior to his illness he had been employed as a aviation mechanic. He was a United States Marine Corp. veteran.

Surviving are...

Aug 10, 2014

William E. Neville, Hollisterville, died Sunday afternoon at home after an illness. His first wife was Louise C. Neville. The couple had married in 1950.

Born in Scranton in 1928, he was the son of the late Orville and Elizabeth Hughes Neville. He attended the Hollisterville School and prior to his retirement he had been employed as...

Jul 30, 2014

Roy Paul Maskarinetz of Newfoundland, formerly of Colonia, NJ died Wednesday morning at Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. He was the devoted husband of the former Winifred Medalis.

Born in Newark, NJ, son of the late Anne Maskarinetz, he was a graduate of Woodbridge High School and was a member of St....

Jul 29, 2014

Dolores R. McLain, Hamlin, died late Tuesday night at home surrounded by her family. Her husband of 46years is Larry McLain.

Born in Hollisterville, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ruth Koerner Jackson. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Hollisterville.

Also surviving are a son Richard and...

Jul 27, 2014

Leroy (Lee) E. Gliem, a resident of Wayne Woodland Manor (formerly of Whitehall and Lakeville PA), passed away Sunday, age 81, with his wife of 47 years, the former Donna Waldron, his son David Gliem and daughter Jessica Julian by his bedside.

Born in Hazleton in 1932, he was the son of the late Arthur A. and...

Jul 27, 2014

W. Thomas MacAlpin of Lake Ariel and formerly of West Caldwell, NJ, passed away on Sunday July 27, 2014 in his home after a long illness.

He is survived by his mother Maribelle Garris MacAlpin; sisters Ellen Godino and her husband Frank of Hackettstown, NJ and Lisa Brosko and her husband Mark Roxbury, NJ; a brother Robert...

Jul 27, 2014

Clarence V. Bartlow, Jefferson Twp., died Sunday morning at home following an illness. His wife of 43 years is the former Donna Isherwood.

Born in Maplewood, he was the son of the late Alvin and Hazel Bartlow. He was a graduate the former Jefferson Twp. High School and was a member of the Cortez United Methodist Church....

Jul 16, 2014

David Lloyd Swoyer, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in the Abington Manor. David was born to the late Clayton and Mildred Hallock Swoyer. He lived out his long life in “his house”; the family homestead in Maplewood, PA. As a boy, he worked in the coal mines with his brothers. After serving in the Korean war, he came...

Jul 7, 2014

Dominick A. Antidormi, Hamlin died at the age of 82, Monday night in the Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton following an illness. His wife was the late Catherine “Katie” Antidormi.

Born in Jackson Township, Susquehanna County, he was the son of the late Anthony and Agnes Antidormi. He was a member of the St. Thomas...

Jul 6, 2014

Roger Mitschele, Sr., 83, died Sunday July 6th at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA.

Born in Livingston, NJ, he was the son of the former Livingston Mayor and City Committeeman the late Herbert J. Mitschele, Sr. and Mary (nee Cannon). Raised on his father’s dairy farm, he later worked as a heavy equipment operator in construction....

Jul 5, 2014

Charles Robert Havlik, 79, died at Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a brief but special stay surrounded by many loved ones.

Charles, known fondly as “Sonny”, is survived by his adoring wife of 56 years, Hilda Tom, and his daughters Barbara Martoglio and her husband Ed, and children Richard, Madeline, Emily, and Maggie; and...

Jul 4, 2014

Anton R. Oswald of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital Hospice following an illness. His loving and devoted wife of 17 years is the former Antoinette Skrabonja.

Born in Passaic, NJ, son of the late Anton and Mildred Stempion Oswald, he was a graduate of Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ, and...

Jul 2, 2014

Freddy Schaller, 53, currently a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on July 2nd in Las Vegas.

Born 1961 in Queens, NY he was the son of Frederick Schaller and the late Patricia Lombardo Blandi as well as step son of Hellen Schaller. He was a 1979 graduate of Farmingdale High School. Freddy was currently employed...

Jun 30, 2014

Brian Clarke Harris, 79, of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Monday at Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 19 ½ years is the former Marieanne Patricia Vitzakovitch. The couple would have celebrated their 20th Wedding anniversary at Christmastime.

Born in Hong Kong, China on January 5, 1935, he was the Irish twin son...

Jun 29, 2014

Margaret Daniels Walker Shaffer, a resident of Cortez, died Sunday at Julia Ribaudo Extended Care facility after an illness.

Born in Lakeville, daughter of the late Birlin (Burt) Daniels and Hattie Killam Daniels. She was a member of the Bidwell Hill United Methodist Church where she was also a board member. She was a replica watches seamstress...

Jun 29, 2014

Milton James, Jr., 63, of Lake Ariel died Sunday morning at Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton following a brief illness.

Born in Scranton, son of the late Milton and Gwendoline Hopkin James, he was a graduate of Abington Heights, Lackawanna Junior College, and the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, New York, NY. He...

Jun 27, 2014

Samantha Lauren Mayeski passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 27 at her home in Jefferson Township, PA. Sami was born on July 1, 1993 in Honesdale, PA. She was the daughter of Joseph and Laura Bassak Mayeski. Although she struggled with a replica watches congenital heart defect and other issues, Sami was a very happy young lady who brought...