Obituaries
Olga Lucille Viola
Mar 21, 2025
Olga Lucille Viola, age 96, of Waverly, PA, passed away peacefully at home on March 21, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Olga married her loving husband, John Joseph Viola, on September 6, 1952. The couple shared 69 years of marriage before his passing in 2021.
Born on July 13, 1928, in Jenkins Township, Olga was the daughter of Carlo and...
Vito Shimkus
Mar 21, 2025
Vito A. Shimkus
March 21, 2025
Vito Anthony Shimkus, 94, of Dalton died Friday in early morning hours at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Margaret Mary Ludlow to whom he was married for 60 years.
Born January 21, 1931 in a small village near Tauragė in Lithuania, Vito was the youngest child of Pranas...
Gilda Mitchell
Mar 11, 2025
Gilda Mitchell 92, of South Abington Township died on Tuesday, March 11, in Willowbrook Place. She was the wife of the late Dominick Mitchell Sr. who died in 2019. Born May 29, 1932, in Schenectady, NY, Gilda was the daughter of the late Michael and Lucy Renzi.
Gilda was a retired homemaker that loved to spend her time collecting her beloved...
Mary Agnes Grigas
Mar 11, 2025
"Mimi" Mary A. Grigas passed peacefully into God's loving arms Tuesday March 11th at Allied Skilled Nursing Center after a long illness. Born September 10th, 1947 in Tampa, Florida to Lt. Col. William and Agnes Kearney, Mimi arrived just prior to Hurricane George-setting the scene for her to grow into the force of nature we all knew and loved. Children...
Mary T. Booth
Mar 8, 2025
Mary Theresa Booth, 89, passed away peacefully at Willowbrook Place, South Abington Twp on Saturday, March 8th surrounded by her family. Her loving husband of 63 years, Donald J. Booth, passed away in 2023.
Born July 1st, 1935 in Scranton, Mary was the daughter of late Edward & Rose (Harding) Galligan. She was raised in South Scranton and resided in the...
James Caparo
Mar 8, 2025
James J. Caparo (affectionately known as Chap by family and friends), 71, of South Abington Township, died at home Saturday, March 8, 2025, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. His devoted wife, the former Karen Yurechko, was with him at his side. They were together for over 51 years.
Chap was born in Scranton on September 22, 1953 to the...
Jahseh Ayan Jenkins Harris
Feb 13, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Jahseh Ayan Jenkins Harris, who left this world on February 13, 2025, at the tender age of just 1 month and 25 days. Born on December 19, 2024, in Scranton, Jahseh touched the hearts of many during his brief time with us.
Jahseh is survived by...
Judith Ann Coppola
Feb 13, 2025
It is with the deepest regret that we announce the passing of Judith Ann Coppola, 82, of Nicholson on February 13, 2025 at her home surrounded with love by her family. She was the wife of Charles E. Coppola; they were married for 59 years.
Judy was born on December 7, 1943 in Milford,...
Paul E. Sherlock
Feb 4, 2025
Paul E. Sherlock 89 years, South Abington Township, died Tuesday after a short illness in the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. The “love of his life” companion of 28 years the late Nannette Smith, died in 2018. Born December 26, 1935, in Scranton, Paul was the son of the late George and Catherine Sherlock
Paul was a lifelong Clarks Summit resident. He...
Dr. Zhongcheng Xiong
Feb 4, 2025
Zhongcheng "Bonnie" Xiong passed away on February 4, 2025, in Jefferson Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Born on June 6, 1956, in Wuhan, China. Zhongcheng grew up in China and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Wuhan University in 1982. She eventually came to Lehigh University and earned a PhD in mathematics in 1989 under...
Donna L. Fralick
Feb 2, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Donna (Pendergast) Fralick, who left this world on February 2nd at the age of 74. A devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she touched the lives of everyone who knew her with her selfless love and unwavering kindness.
Born on September 1, 1950, she...
Donna L. Fleming
Jan 29, 2025
Donna Lee (Rinaldi) Fleming, 71, of Clarks Summit, PA, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. She valiantly fought to the very end, with the courage and strength of a mother who only wanted more time with her family. Born on May 11, 1953, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late...
Brett William Vallet
Jan 18, 2025
Brett William Vallet, 60, of Clarks Summit died January 18, 2025 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of Colleen Durkin.
He was born October 31, 1964 He graduate from Main Endwell High School, Endwell NY. Brett was a proud Air Force veteran, having served 12 years as a medic. He was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm,...
Barry Lee Chambers
Jan 18, 2025
Barry Lee Chambers, 81, South Abington Township, died Saturday at home.
Born March 3, 1943, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Tennyson Lee and Helen Mae (Owens) Chambers.
A 1961 graduate of Abington Heights High School, he served honorably in the United States Navy. He was formerly employed by Pratt & Whitney, Hartford CT, where he worked as an...
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...
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