Obituaries

Nov 24, 2021

Joseph J. Monetta, 74, of North Abington Twp., died on Wednesday, at home.

Born April 21, 1947 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Joseph Anthony and Anna M. (Sclafani) Monetta. Joe graduated from St. Helena’s High School and honorably served his country in the New York Army National Guard. He married the late...

Nov 8, 2021

Sally A. Bambach, 86, of South Abington Township, died peacefully on Monday at home. She was the wife of the late Roland G. Bambach, Jr. who passed away on September 17, 2003. The couple was married on August 4, 1956.

Born October 16, 1935 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Steven and...

Nov 3, 2021

Eleanora A. (Dischino) Cavanaugh (affectionately known as “Ellie”), 91, of Clarks Summit, peacefully passed away on Wednesday at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born July 9, 1930 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Cosmo and Amalia (Alberci) Dischino, who were emigres from Italy.

Ellie lived a long, active and...

Oct 24, 2021

Margaret Mary (Ludlow) Shimkus, 87, of Dalton died Sunday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Vito Shimkus. The couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 21.

Born Oct. 11, 1934, in Syracuse, N.Y., she was the daughter of James and Beatrice (Ryan) Ludlow. A graduate of Sauquoit Valley High...

Oct 17, 2021

Joan M. (Coffey) Rosman, 86, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday in Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of the late Irwin Rosman.

Born August 12, 1935 in New York, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and May (Kelly) Coffey. Joan was raised in...

Oct 15, 2021

Jeffrey A. Rosencrans, 58, of Throop, died on Friday in Regional Hospital Of Scranton after a sudden cardia event.  He was the husband of Sharon (Timlin) Rosencrans to whom he was married since November 6, 1992.

Born January 6, 1963 in Scranton, Jeff he was the son of the late George A. and Ruth L....

Oct 7, 2021

Dominic J. Monetta, 79, longtime resident of Washington, D.C., passed away at Sibley Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Born in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late Joseph Anthony and the late Anna M. (Scalfani) Monetta. He was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, N.Y., and received his Bachelor...

Oct 4, 2021

Marie Annette (Cino) Manning, 76, of North Abington Township, died on Monday, at home surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of the late James Manning who died in 2019. They were married for 45 years.

Born March 24, 1945 in Clarks Summit, Marie was the daughter of the late Charles and Frances (Krukonis) Cino. She earned...

Sep 28, 2021

Charles “Cliff” Clifford Girard, 79, of South Abington Twp., died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of Lynne Hughes Girard. Born May 6, 1942, in Newark, New Jersey, Cliff was the son of the late Charles Henry and Marian (Davis) Girard. He honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam era...

Sep 14, 2021

Florence E. (Broderick) Morton, 97, of Clarks Summit, died on Tuesday, in Willowbrook Senior Living.  She was the wife of the late Edward F. Morton to whom she wed on September 9, 1950.

Born July 11, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Florence A. (Woesthoff) Broderick.

Florence...

Aug 29, 2021

Rita Jeanne Gilbride, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at home. She was the widow of Robert "Coach" Gilbride. The couple was married 61 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Helen Driznis Kaminsky. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School, Rita had been employed by the Scranton School District, prior...

Aug 20, 2021

Christopher J. Frezzolini, 43, of Scott Township, died unexpectedly on Friday at home from an apparent, sudden cardiac event.  He was the husband of Beverly A.(Harris) Frezzolini.

Born January 22, 1978 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Gioacchino “Kim” D'Andrea Frezzolini and Judy (Savino) Frezzolini.

Chris grew up in Clark’s...

Aug 10, 2021

Linda Ann (Heath) Pechinak, 69, of Youngsville, NC and a former longtime resident of Binghamton, NY, died on Tuesday after experiencing a brain hemorrhage while wine tasting with her husband and close friends in the Finger Lakes Wine Region. She was the wife of Joseph J. Pechinak.

Born January 29, 1952 in Binghamton, she was...

Aug 5, 2021

Timothy Graham Millett, 51 of Waverly Twp., died Thursday, August 5, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He is survived by his wife, Katie Eckenrode Millett, and their two sons, Jake Timothy, and Ben William.

Born May 10, 1970 in Scranton, he was the son of Judith Whitman Millett, Clarks Summit and the late Daniel...

Aug 1, 2021

John "Red" Myron Rosemergey, 70, South Abington Twp., died Sunday at home. His fiancée, Rachel Mills, died Jan. 1, 2020.

Born July 9, 1951, in Peckville, he was the son of the late Myron J. and the late Delephine (Munley) Rosemergey.

John was a 1969 graduate of Archbald High School. He had been employed by...

Jul 28, 2021

Helen Ann (Jones) Hartford, 74, formerly of Clarks Summit and Largo, Fla., died Wednesday in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart inpatient facility, Dunmore, with her family by her side. She was the widow of the late William C. Hartford, who died July 25, 1996.

Born March 15, 1947 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the...

Jul 26, 2021

Carolyn (Rippon) Notari-Byrne, 81, of Clarks Summit, passed away on July 26 th , 2021 from complications of Alzheimer’s at Aventura at Creekside.  She was the beloved wife of the late John P. Notari and Owen G. Byrne.

Born February 23, 1940 in Binghamton, New York, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Cuthbert...

Jul 2, 2021

Lloyd B. Hildebrand, 78, Waverly Township, PA, died peacefully Friday evening, at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. He was the loving husband of Peggy (Conway), RN, for 51 years.

Born January 8, 1943 in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Golden and Wana (Matthews) Hildebrand, Woodstown, NJ.

He graduated from Woodstown...

Jun 28, 2021

Husband, father, friend, brother, doctor; he was all of these and more. Eugene Joseph Roe, M.D. left this earth on June 28, 2021, his wife of 67 years, Anne Casey Roe at his side. Born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania on Jan. 18, 1930, to the late Samuel Roe and Teresa Walsh Roe, he leaves his sister, Mary Lou Burke; and...

Jun 5, 2021

Richard Miller "Mitch" Fuller, 65, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center shortly after arrival.

Born April 13, 1956, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Charles and Janice Miller Fuller. A lifelong Clarks Summit resident, he was 1974 graduate of Abington Heights High School and he received his degree in...