Obituaries

Apr 2, 2020

Peggy (O'Connell) Carrick 62, South Abington Township, passed away Thursday in the arms of her lifelong love, Richard Carrick.  She was at their home surrounded by her loving and caring family when she died of heart complications.  She and her husband Rick married on June 17, 1977 and faced every challenge and celebration together for over 43 years.

Mar 28, 2020

Eleanor M. (Graham) Burger 97, of Scranton, died Saturday at Marywood Heights Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Independent Living. She was the widow of Gerald Burger, who died Jan. 4, 1983.

Born Aug. 11, 1922, in Scranton, daughter of the late Patrick and Matilda Fabri Graham, she was educated in Scranton schools and was a graduate of Scranton Technical...

Mar 24, 2020

Donald Hinck, 65, of Clarks Summit, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Allied Skilled Nursing.  He was the husband of Patricia (Babich) Hinck.

Patricia would have loved to share this remembrance of Don, her husband of 35 years, in person with many of you, but in these unprecedented times of Covid-19, it will have to remain...

Mar 7, 2020

Donald Andrew Wydeen 66, of Lake Sheridan, died Saturday in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Born Dec. 12, 1953, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Donald A. and Margaret (Ryder) Wydeen. Donny was the beloved husband of Tina for 42 years. Cherished father to Dustin; Gretchen and her husband, Roy Jr.; “Pop Pop”...

Feb 23, 2020

Marie Jean (Schmitt) Huth, 97, a resident of St. Mary’s Villa, died on Sunday in Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility. She was the wife of the late Dr. Chester Huth.

Born January 3, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Jean was the daughter of the late Leo and Marie Irene (McCue) Schmitt....

Feb 23, 2020

Michael Joseph Kostelnik, 78, a longtime resident  of Dalton and most recently a resident of the Allied Skilled Nursing Center, entered into eternal rest on Sunday surrounded by his loving wife of 53 years following an extended illness. He was the devoted husband of Faye A. (Hocker) Kostelnik to whom he was married since September 24,1966.

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Feb 20, 2020

Vola M. Heath, 95 , longtime resident of Clarks Summit, died peacefully on Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Born December 24, 1924 in Little Meadows, PA to the late Vola Lauretta (Hickey) and William H. Moran, she graduated from Princeton High School in NJ, then went on to Rider Business School in Trenton, NJ....

Feb 17, 2020

Laurie Wall Callahan, 63, of South Abington Township, died unexpectedly on Monday.

Born August 2, 1956 in Honesdale, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Jean (Miller) Wall Jr. Laurie graduated in 1974 from Honesdale High School, received her Bachelors Degree from St. Louis University in Physical Therapy and earned her Masters at...

Feb 7, 2020

Melissa Chermak Liput, 43, Clarks Green, passed away at home Friday, Feb. 7, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Ron Liput, to whom she was married for more than 18 years. Born Feb. 10, 1976, in Scranton, she was the daughter of Daniel and Beverly (Gentile) Chermak of Clarks Green. She was...

Feb 4, 2020

Denise Nicole DiChiara passed away on February 4, 2020 with her loving family by her side.

The family will receive friends and relatives on Friday from 1-3pm and 6-8pm. The funeral will be Saturday with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30am to be celebrated by Rev. Stephen Amponsah Asomah at Our Lady of the Snows Church,...

Feb 4, 2020

Theresa L. (Renner) Pallo, 91, of South Abington Twp., formerly of Scranton, passed away Tuesday in Abington Manor. She was the wife of John J. (Jack) Pallo, to whom she was married for 61 years.

Theresa was the daughter of the late Louise and Carl Renner. She was a graduate of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic...

Feb 1, 2020

Robert Edward Jablonow-ski, 68, of South Abington Twp., died Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, Dunmore. For 45 years, he was the loving husband of the former Mary Wirchniansky. Born June 28, 1951, in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Edward and Vera (Revak) Jablonowski. He was a 1969 graduate of Fell High School,...

Jan 30, 2020

Frank J. Leschinski, 81, of Clarks Summit, died on Thursday in Geisinger Community Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the husband of Shirley A. (Selemba) Leschinski to whom he was married for over 50 years.

Born April 1, 1938 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stanley and Helen (Orlevitch)...

Jan 20, 2020

Stephen “Steve” Richard Fleming, 63, passed away suddenly on Monday in Scranton, PA.

Born on September 26, 1956 in Grand Island, NY he was the son of John W. and Barbara Gail (Hobbs) Fleming. Steve graduated from Grand Island High School in 1974, then earned his Bachelor in Education from Buffalo State College in NY.

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Jan 18, 2020

Bob Lepka Sr., 63, of Scranton, died Saturday at home after a brief illness.

Born March 16, 1956, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Andrew Sr. and the late Stella Semerka Lepka. Educated in the Scranton schools, he had been a truck driver for various area food distributors.

He was an avid...

Jan 13, 2020

Mark P. “Cheez” Moran, 56, of Fleetville, died Monday in Allied Services Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family after a fast and fierce battle with cancer. He now joins his father, Frank Moran Sr., and beloved dogs, Oscar and Al.

Born September 5, 1963, he was the son of the late Frank L and Elizabeth (Kern)...

Jan 5, 2020

With her hands clasped in prayer, Alice Lance passed away peacefully with Virginia & Brian at her side on Sunday, January 5th, 2020.  Alice lived a full life of 96 years.  Daughter of the late James and Clara Regan, Alice was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary McCullough, Betty Brown, Jane Hopkins and her brother, Joseph Regan, and...

Jan 3, 2020

Jeffrey W. Bahr, 70, of Scranton, died on Friday, January 3, in Regional Hospital of Scranton.

Born August 25, 1949 in Scranton, he was the son of the late William C. and Sally L. (Bell) Bahr.

Jeff retired from the West Scranton Wendy’s upon their closure and also worked at Keystone Penn Arc....

Dec 29, 2019

Marie (Eskin) Wasylyniak, 89, Scranton, died Sunday in Mid-Valley Health Care Center, Peckville. She was the wife of the late Michael Wasy­lyniak Jr., who died March 21, 2014. The couple was married more than 63 years.

Born Sept. 8, 1930, in Scran­ton, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Edna (Clipps) Eskin.

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Dec 28, 2019

Thomas "Timmy" Phillips, 71, of North Abington Twp., passed away peacefully on Dec. 28 at Allied Services Hospice Center. He was the son of the late Thomas John and Elizabeth (Evans) Phillips. He leaves behind his wife of 48 years, Sharon Klapec Phillips; a daughter, Tara Houlihan and her husband, Patrick; and four grandchildren, Sharon, Joseph, Peyton and Gabrielle,...