Obituaries
Barbara M. Boland
Jan 11, 2025
Barbara Anne Miller Boland of Clarks Green, 89, died peacefully at home on January 11, surrounded by her children and hand-in-hand with her husband of 66 years, Dr. Stanley Walter Boland Jr.
Born on December 20, 1935 to Robert and Cathleen Cawley Miller (owners of Dunmore’s Knoepfel and Miller Pharmacy), Barbara attended Dunmore High School and the University of Maryland, where...
Sheila Fischer
Jan 4, 2025
Sheila Diane Fischer passed peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on January 4, 2025, at the age of eighty-one. Born in Philadelphia, PA, on May 3, 1944, to Benson and Myrtle Norton, she was the youngest of three children. Her brothers were Ben and Gene Norton.
Sheila’s family moved to North Carolina to be near her mother’s relatives and settled...
Francis W. Trickel
Jan 4, 2025
Francis W. Trickel, 88 years old, died Saturday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center surrounded by loving family. Born in Rahway NJ, Francis (Frank) was the son of the late John and Freda Woelfle Trickel. He and his beloved wife of 64 years, Dr. Mary Marken Trickel, made New Jersey their home until retirement.
A senior executive in the corrugated paper...
Florence M. Koval
Dec 20, 2024
Florence M. Tityk Koval, 79, of Clarks Green died on Friday December 20 in Allied Hospice Center following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Florence was the wife of the late Michael J. Koval who died in October 2020. The couple would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on February 17, 2025.
Florence was born on June 2, 1945 in New...
Gloria Mastro Murray
Dec 19, 2024
Gloria (Mastro) Murray, 88, a longtime resident of Waverly Township, died on Thursday, in Abington Manor. She was the wife of the late Edward Murray. Born April 22, 1936 in Waverly, Gloria was the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (Palladino) Mastro, Sr.
She was a 1955 graduate of Clarks Summit High School and honorably served her country in the...
Christopher George Gawrys
Dec 15, 2024
Christopher George Gawrys, 58, of Clarks Summit, died on Sunday, in Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Holden) who died in 2015.Born April 2, 1966 in Chicago, Indiana, he was son the of Carol (Jamrozik) and the late George Gawrys. Chris honorably served his country in the United States Army.
He worked for many years as...
Josephine Marie Supinski
Dec 7, 2024
Josephine Marie (Lomeo) Supinski, 94, of S. Abington Twp, died on Saturday, December 7, in Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of the late Frank J. Supinski, Sr.
Born July 23, 1930 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Viola (Farino) Lomeo.
Josephine, a lifelong resident of S. Abington Twp, graduated in 1948 from Clarks Summit...
Reverend Thomas Joseph Major
Dec 6, 2024
Reverend Thomas Joseph Major, Pastor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Dushore, died on the 6th day of December, 2024, after having faithfully served the Diocese of Scranton for thirty-three years.
Reverend Thomas Joseph Major, son of the late Fred C. Major and Alma Jean Ardoline Major, was born in Pittston, PA on April 4, 1964. He was a graduate of Abington...
Joan K. Krafjack
Nov 9, 2024
Joan K. Krafjack, 86, of Clarks Summit, died on Saturday, in Allied Services Hospice Center.
Born June 15, 1938 in Scranton, Joan was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Pankevich) Rogers. She was the wife of the late Dwayne “Dewey” K. Krafjack, Sr., who died unexpectedly in 1996.
Joan graduated from Scranton Tech and worked for various companies such as...
Esther Louise Greene
Nov 6, 2024
Esther Louise (Sanders) Greene, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, at home.
Born March 26, 1933 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George Alvah and Gertrude Grace (Swartz) Sanders.
Esther graduated from Clarks Summit and Clarks Green Joint High School in 1951 and attended Scranton Lackawanna Business College. She was a past Regent and Life Member of the Daughters...
William P. Longworth, Jr.
Oct 28, 2024
William P. Longworth, Jr., 67, of Waverly Township, died suddenly on Monday, at home.
Bill was the son of the late William P. and Evelyn (Gress) Longworth, Sr.
Bill was a 1975 graduate of Abington Heights High School and earned a bachelors of science from Ithaca College and a masters degree in journalism from Temple University. Bill retired after 26 years as...
Rosemary Quinn Malloy
Oct 25, 2024
Rosemary Quinn Malloy passed away peacefully on October 25, 2024 at the Geisinger Hospital in Scranton with her loving husband of 52 years, Dr. Edwin S. Malloy, and her devoted family surrounding her with their unending love for her.
Born in Scranton on August 25, 1946, she was first of the seven daughters and five sons of the late Dr. John...
Jeneane Nicodemus Adams
Oct 17, 2024
Jeneane (Nicodemus) Adams, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed peacefully at home at age 87. Born in Homer City, PA in 1937, she was the second eldest of 7 siblings. The family moved quite a bit when she was a child before settling in Rochester, NY.
Jeneane married her husband Frederick in 1960 and raised their 3 children predominantly in...
Martin J. Dowling
Oct 16, 2024
Martin J. Dowling of Fleetville, died on Oct. 16 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton as a result of a fall, he was 80 years old. He was married to Mariellen (McLaughlin) Dowling for 51 years.
Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Martin J. & Mary Hancock Dowling. The family later moved to Quakertown.
Marty was a graduate...
John D. Begley
Oct 12, 2024
John D. Begley, 79, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Margaret "Peggy" (Coffey) Begley. They were married 53 years.
Born February 8,1945 in New York, NY. He was the son of the late James and Margaret...
Margaret Rose Welk
Sep 23, 2024
Margaret Rose (Holzwarth) Welk 84 years, South Abington Township, died Monday, at home. She was the wife of Patrick Welk. The couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this November.
Born September 2, 1940 in Queens, New York she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Margaret (Hisgen) Holzwarth. Marge worked as a secretary for Sterling-Grace and Company in...
Joan C. LoGiudice
Sep 20, 2024
Joan Claire LoGiudice, 90, of Clarks Summit, PA, died peacefully in her sleep at her daughter’s home on September 20, 2024, surrounded by her family. Joan was born in Newark, NJ, in 1934, to the late James V. and Lighta D. (Nervi) Maguire. She grew up in Newark and attended Sacred Heart School. Due to an illness, Joan left highschool...
Margaret M. Corbett
Sep 19, 2024
Margaret M. (Mikitka) Corbett, 99, of Clarks Summit, died on Thursday, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Paul Jones Corbett who died in 2007.
Born December 14, 1924 in Binghamton, New York she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Saxon) Mikitka.
Marge was a 1941 graduate of Binghamton Central High School...
Carole Broehl
Sep 18, 2024
Carole A. (Wright) Broehl, of Dallas PA, died on Wednesday, in Allied Services Hospice Center in Wilkes-Barre surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Kuska) Wright, Sr.
She attended East Stroudsburg State College and worked for the Dallas Area School District, Social Security Disability Office, and the Tobyhanna Army Depot....
James Laskowski
Sep 17, 2024
James V. Laskowski, 58, died on Tuesday, September 17, in Geisinger CMC, Scranton, with his family by his side, after an illness. James was born March 22, 1966 in Scranton, He was the son of the late John and Joan Laskowski.
James graduated as valedictorian from West Scranton High School in 1984 where he was also class president. He was brilliant,...
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