Obituaries

Oct 27, 2020

Rose Marie (Karwaski) Pechinak, 92, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of 46 years of the late Leonard Michael Pechinak, Sr. to whom she was married since June 24, 1948.

Born in Old Forge, PA on June 7, 1928, she was the daughter of the...

Oct 23, 2020

Genevieve T. (Barilka) Vesko, 105, Clarks Summit, entered eternal life Friday at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania. She was the widow of Nicholas Vesko, who died June 21, 1972.

Born on Jan. 23, 1915, in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Helen (Budash) Barilka.

Formerly of Olyphant, she was educated...

Oct 10, 2020

Michael J. Mitchell, 72, of Scranton, died on Saturday in Allied Skilled Nursing.

Michael was born on December 25, 1947 and worked as a drug and alcohol counselor.

Michael's services will be private.

Oct 9, 2020

Edward P. Lee 65, Scranton, passed away Friday, at home surrounded by his family.

Born April 16, 1955 in Camden, NJ and was the son of the late Robert E. and Ann Evelyn (Dux) Lee.

Ed was educated in St. Patrick’s School, West Scranton Central Catholic High School and a graduate of Johnson School of Technology. ...

Oct 7, 2020

Francis Robert "Bob" Williamson Jr., 90, formerly of Hummelstown, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Country Meadows of Allentown.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Francis and Mary (Cannon) Williamson. Bob was married for 62 years to the love of his life, Mary Kathryne (Sheridan) Williamson, until her passing in 2016....

Oct 4, 2020

Ihor Shablovsky, 69, Scranton, died Sunday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center after a valiant battle with multiple myeloma. He was a loving husband to the former Christina Salak for 25 years and a wonderful and adored father to his three daughters, Elizabeth, Maria and Adriana.

Born April 2, 1951 in Yasyny, Ukraine, he was the son...

Oct 4, 2020

James P. "Jimmy V" Vorozilchak, 61, of Scranton, died Sunday at home after a sudden cardiac event.

Born Dec. 19, 1958, in Scranton, Jimmy was the son of Lillian (Kervalavich) Vorozilchak, Scranton, and the late Phillip Vorozilchak. He graduated from Central High School and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton.

Sep 27, 2020

Richard A. "Nick" Dobrensky, 92, of Clarks Summit, died on Sunday, in Abington Manor.  He was the husband of Jane (Bailey) Dobrensky to whom he was married 71 years.

Born February 9, 1928 in Scranton, Richard was the son of the late Walter and Alice (Strazewski) Dobrensky. He was educated in the Scranton school system and honorably...

Sep 22, 2020

David Vincent DeNunzio, 52, of Dunmore, died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He is survived by his daughters, Nastashia Isabella and Sophia Grace DeNunzio, and their loving mother, Grace Gibson, all of Dunmore.

Born April 24, 1968, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Vincent and Mary Jean (Lavelle) DeNunzio. He enjoyed playing tennis...

Sep 21, 2020

Sarah Fordham Dietrick, 92, of Scranton, passed away on Monday, at Allied Skilled Nursing. Sarah was the wife of the late Frank E. Dietrick who passed away in March of 2014.  The couple was married for 63 years.

Born January 6, 1928 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Walter H. and Alicia Fordham, Sr....

Sep 4, 2020

Charles Edward "Chuck" Werner, 69, of Clarks Summit, died Friday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Chuck was the beloved husband of Carol (Mahon) for 43 years.

Born March 21, 1951, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Margaret (McGurrin) Werner. Charles graduated from South Catholic, Scranton, Pa. He spent time as a...

Sep 3, 2020

Florence “Flossie” Kelly, 89, formerly of Scranton, a resident of Washington, DC., died Thursday at Casey House. Born Feb. 2, 1931, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late attorney Edward J. and Mary Efrum Brennan Kelly. Flossie was an honors graduate of Marywood University, class of 1952, and went on to a distinguished career with the U.S....

Sep 1, 2020

Myles Theodore Henselder, Clarks Summit, was born into eternity, Tuesday, in Crouse Hospital. Syracuse, NY. Infant son of Joseph A. and Hannah (Dinan) Henselder, Clarks Summit.

On September 1st, 2020,  at 10:07 am, Myles Theodore Henselder was born. Heartrendingly, a few precious minutes later, he was no longer with us. He had been diagnosed with Type 2 Thanatophoric...

Aug 25, 2020

Irene Helen (Novis) Passaniti, 93, Clarks Summit, died on Tuesday, in Allied Services Hospice Center.  She was the wife of the late Carmen M. Passaniti who died in 1986.

Born October 20, 1926 in Luzerne, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine (Blanchard) Novis and sister of the late Francis “Sharkey” Novis and wife...

Aug 8, 2020

Janet H. (Crockenberg) Heim, 83, of Dickson City, Pa., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, with her family at her side. Born on Feb. 8, 1937, in Scranton, Janet was the daughter of the late Frederick and Helen (Kenyon) Crockenberg. She was the wife of the late George Heim, who passed away in 1970. Having become a widow...

Jul 31, 2020

Gladys (Fischer) McCall, 89, of Clarks Summit, died peacefully at home on July 31, 2020 with her children by her side. She was the widow of William F. McCall who died in 2007. They had been married for 56 years.

Born in Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Gladys Fischer....

Jul 31, 2020

Harold “Harry” R. Edmondson, 92, died peacefully July 31, 2020 with his wife by his side. He was the loving husband of Ruth Wagner Edmondson. They would have celebrated their 67 th wedding anniversary in November.

Born February 13, 1928 in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, Harold was the son of the late Arthur and Isabelle...

Jul 31, 2020

Vathsala S. Holla, M.D., 75, Clarks Summit, died Friday in Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the loving and caring wife of P. Shripathi Holla, M.D., a retired neurosurgeon. The couple had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27.

Born April 13, 1945, in Mysore in British-occupied India, she was the sixth child and only...

Jul 29, 2020

Kamila Elzieta Zubik, 81, of Dalton, died Wednesday, July 29th 2020 in Scranton, after living with the complication of suffering a stroke in 2013.   She was the loving wife of 29 years married to the late Jerzy Zubik who died in 1996.

Kamila was born in Wilno Poland to Eugeniusz and Maria (Rudy) Maczka.  At the age...

Jul 25, 2020

The Dash

I read of a man who stood to speak At a funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on his tombstone From the beginning to the end. He noted that first came the date of his birth And spoke in the following date with tears, But he said what mattered most...