Obituaries

William Billy Fontana

Dec 23, 2024

William “Billy” Fontana, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, died Monday morning at home after being stricken ill.

Born 1961 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Billy was the son of Carol Ernst Fontana and the late Anthony Fontana, Sr. and was educated in North Bergen schools.  He was a man of Catholic Faith. Billy worked as a contractor.

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Doris R. Hemmler

Dec 21, 2024

Doris R. Hemmler, 91 , of Hollisterville, passed away Saturday morning at Ellen Memorial Health Care Center. Her husband of 65 years, Burton E. Hemmler passed away in 2016.

Born in Lake Ariel in 1933, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Shaffer – Frisbie. She was a graduate of Lake Consolidated School. Prior...

Elizabeth M. Madsen

Dec 19, 2024

Elizabeth M. Madsen, 91, of Cortez, passed away Thursday, December 19th at home with her family by her side. Her loving husband of 69 years is John Madsen.

Born in Teaneck, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Lotte Engle Fast. She was a graduate of Bogota High School, Bogota NJ. She was a...

Carolyn LaVelle

Dec 16, 2024

Carolyn Ann Lavelle of Dunmore, PA, died on Christmas Day, December 25th, at the Bridge at Elan in Scranton, PA. She was 80 years old.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas and Jean Burkavitch Lavelle, Carolyn attended St. Patrick's grade and high schools in Scranton before graduating from Marywood College with a degree in psychology. Carolyn had a long...

Desie Cerato

Dec 14, 2024

December 14, 2024

Desie Cerato, Scranton, passed away Saturday in the Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. Her husband of 56 years was Michael Cerato.

Desie was born September 16, 1946, in Manhattan, New York and was the daughter of the late John and Anna Mayo Bakas. She was a graduate of the Plains Memorial High School. Prior to her retirement,...

Patricia Newman

Dec 13, 2024

Patricia Newman passed away peacefully Friday December 13, 2024. She was born in the High Bridge section of the Bronx, NY. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She worked many jobs until she became a hair dresser, which she loved. She was predeceased by her Mother and Father, Alice (Burke) and John Howard and her brother Robert...

Louis Edward Armbruster

Dec 4, 2024

Louis Edward Armbruster, Jr., 87, Scranton, passed away at his home Wednesday morning. His wife of 68 years is the former Kay Dorsey.

Born in 1937 in Scranton, he was the son of Louis Edward, Sr. and Elizabeth Youngblood Armbruster. He attended Scranton schools and was a lifelong member of Saint Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church until its closing. Prior to his...

Emma S. Collins

Dec 1, 2024

Emma S. Collins, 98, of Lords Valley, and a former resident of the Green Ridge section of Scranton for 45 years, fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday with her daughter by her side. Her husband of 40 years was the late Clyde A. Collins, M.D.

Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Michael and Pearl Matika...

Anna Marie Price

Nov 30, 2024

Anna Marie Price (née Tuohy), known as Marie, died surrounded by loving family, at Geisinger Community Medical Center on November 30, 2024, in Scranton, PA. She was 80 years old.

Marie is survived by her loving husband, Charles Price, son Eric (Lisa) Price, grandchildren Ronan and Darla Price, siblings Ellen (Edward †) Fealey, Harry (Sarah) Tuohy, Fergal...

Mary Joan Cobb

Nov 29, 2024

Mary Joan “Joan” Cobb was born in Lake Ariel on October 10, 1929. She was the daughter of the  late Joseph T., Sr. and Lucy Lake McDonnell. Graduating from Lake Ariel High School in 1947,  she attended Wayne Commercial School in Honesdale before embarking on a successful  sales career in Harrisburg and York, with the Reuben Donnelly/ Yellow Pages....

Jose Palomino

Nov 27, 2024

Jose E. Palomino, 31, of Lake Ariel and formerly of San Ramon, CA, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, November 27 th . His wife is the former Jennifer Seery.

Born in Walnut Creek, CA, he is the son of Margaret Ramirez – Palomino and the late Jose Palomino, as well as the grandson of Carmen Ramirez. He...

Ann Marie Pappas

Nov 22, 2024

Ann Marie Pappas, 83, of Lakeville, passed away peacefully Friday, November 22nd at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton, and in her final hours was surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Dickson City, she was the daughter of the late James and Helen (Patyk) Pappas. She was a graduate of Hawley High School Class of 1959....

Robert Pitcavage

Nov 14, 2024

Robert Pitcavage, November 14, 2024 Robert Pitcavage, Peckville, passed away Thursday afternoon in the Riverview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes Barre after a battle with Glioblastoma. Born November 10, 1957 in Scranton he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary Krishak Pitcavage. Educated in local schools, Bob work throughout the area as a handyman and especially with his...

Rose Wargo

Nov 13, 2024

Rose Wargo

Nov 13, 2024

Rose Wargo, 96, South Canaan, passed away Wednesday evening in the Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.   She was the widow of Thomas Wargo who passed away in 1984.

Rose was born in Arlington, Wayne County, PA., and was the daughter of the late Walter and Lucy Matistic Zomro...

Kenneth Joseph Borzacchini

Nov 12, 2024

Kenneth “Kenny” Joseph Borzacchini, 70, the unofficial Mayor of White Mills, passed away on Tuesday November 12, 2024, after sustaining injuries in a tragic scooter accident.

Born February 27, 1954, in Yonkers, he was the son of the late Freddy and Isabella Borzacchini.  Kenny was a man whose spirit, warmth and unmatched humor touched everyone he met. ...

Janet Stroud Paraschak

Nov 11, 2024

Janet Stroud Paraschak, formerly of Luzerne, passed away early Monday November 11, 2024.

Born March 28, 1944, she currently resided in Greentown, Pennsylvania with her husband Walter Paraschak for the last 50 years.

Born in Kingston, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Caroline Redmond Stroud of Luzerne, PA. She was a graduate...

John Graziano

Nov 10, 2024

John Graziano

November 10, 2024

John Graziano, Lake Ariel, formerly of Dunmore, passed away Sunday morning in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, after an illness.  His wife of 46 years is the former Alice Fadden

Born 1948 in Scranton, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Angela...

Glenna Curtis

Nov 3, 2024

Glenna Curtis, 98, of Hollisterville, Pennsylvania, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness.

She was born January 14, 1926 in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of the late Spencer and Grace Mignery Swingle. Glenna was an...