Obituaries

Apr 19, 2018

Victor "Cubby" De Pasquale, 76, of Scranton, died Thursday afternoon at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton after a short illness. Born in Dunmore, on July 17, 1941, he was the son of the late Genero and Alice (Butka) De Pasquale. Cubby was a 1958 graduate of Dunmore High School. After graduation, he served in the United States Army,...

Apr 18, 2018

Mary Durkin Payton, formerly of Dunmore, a resident of Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, died Wednesday. She was the widow of the late Timothy D. Payton, who died in 2002. Her first husband, James E. Durkin, died in 1970. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and the late Florence (Phillips) Ryan. Educated in Scranton...

Apr 13, 2018

Rebecca (Dennis) Haggerty, 49, of South Abington Twp., died Friday at Allied Services Hospice Center after enduring a long struggle with brain cancer. Her loving husband, Daniel, was by her side.

Born May 3, 1968 in Evansville, Ind., Rebecca was the daughter of Martin Dennis and Duane Jackson. She earned a bachelor's degree from St. Joseph's University...

Mar 27, 2018

Judith Ann (Babushko) Hendrickson, 75, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at home. She was the wife of Forest "Butch" F. Hendrickson III. The couple have been married over 50 years. Born Feb. 6, 1943, in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late John and Ann (Kalmanowicz) Babushko. She lived in Clarks Summit over 50 years and was formerly of...

Mar 20, 2018

Rick "Fitz" Fitzgerald, 71, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at home. Born July 8, 1946, in Scranton, he was the son of the late John E. and Marie (Mulrooney) Fitzgerald. A lifelong Clarks Summit resident, he was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and, upon graduation, honorably served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Before retirement,...

Mar 15, 2018

The Rev. Robert J. Kelleher, Lake Winola, died on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pa., Scranton. He was the widower of Eileen Rattigan Kelleher, who died Dec. 11, 1998. Father Kelleher, son of the late Gerald and Elizabeth Boland Kelleher was born in Scranton on April 25, 1940. He received his early education at...

Mar 12, 2018

Violet (Swaboski) Fox, 77, formerly of Glenburn Twp., died peacefully March 12 at her home in Scranton. She was the wife of Gene Fox, to whom she was married since 1997. Born May 8, 1940, in Exeter, Violet was the daughter of the late Stanley J. and Sophie Agnes (Zielinski) Swaboski. She graduated from Holy Rosary High School in...

Mar 1, 2018

Ann Marie (Walsh) Quinn, 78, of Clarks Green, died on Thursday, at home surrounded by her loving family. She is the widow of the late Robert W. Quinn Jr., who died Nov. 24, 1995.

Born July 24, 1939, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Loughney) Walsh.

Ann graduated from...

Mar 1, 2018

Elizabeth Bootsie (Hill) Gowarty, R.N., 75, Clarks Summit, died Thursday at home. She was the widow of the late Edward M. Gowarty, who died March 14, 1996. The couple was married over 31 years. Born Nov. 29, 1942, in the Bull's Head area of Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Vaughn and Elizabeth (Gallagher) Hill. She was...

Feb 22, 2018

Anthony Michael John Jr., 66, of Scranton, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at Allied Services, Scranton. Tony was born Jan. 1, 1952, in Wilkes-Barre, and was the son of the late Anthony Michael, Sr. and Anne Decker John Sr. He attended GAR High School, Wilkes-Barre. He was a member St. Anthony / St. George Maronite Catholic...

Feb 13, 2018

Donald Frank Noll, 82, of Scott Township passed away at Regional Hospital of Scranton on Tuesday afternoon February 13th after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma.

He was born on August 28, 1935, in Scranton, the son of the late Louise Roedel Noll and George Noll.  His wife of 30 years is the former  Dolores Petrini Dominick-Noll....

Feb 7, 2018

Dr. John L. Fahey, of Clarks Green, died on Feb. 7, 2018. His wife of 54 years is Dr. Marigrace Corcoran Fahey. Dr. Fahey was born in Scranton on Sept. 8, 1928, the son of the late John L. and Mary Fadden Fahey. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Olyphant in 1946 and upon graduation served in...

Jan 31, 2018

Lonnie R. Meckwood, 38, of Nicholson, died Wednesday, January 31, in Moses Taylor Hospital after a battle with Colon Cancer.

Lonnie was born on December 17, 1979 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He was the son of Charles Joseph and the late Margaret Silvia (Leute) Meckwood.

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Jan 28, 2018

Michael S. Masich, 82, a lifelong resident of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife of 58 years was the former Joan Petrini. Born Jan. 21, 1936, in Scranton, son of the late Michael and Anna Kahanick Masich, he honorably served in the Army. Mike worked in the modular and mobile home industry,...

Jan 26, 2018

Mayor William Harry Thorburn, 73, a longtime resident of Clarks Green, died Friday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center where he was transported after being stricken ill at home earlier that evening. He was the husband of the former Maureen O'Neill. The couple was preparing to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary April 20, 2018.

Born Jan. 23, 1945 in Scranton,...

Jan 15, 2018

Joseph "Shoee" Danoski, 95, retired mushroom picker, of Clarks Summit, formerly of the Greenwood section of Moosic, passed away peacefully on Monday His wife of 30 years, the former Mildred Yanchowsky, passed away on Feb. 5, 1994.

Born in Greenwood on Dec. 29, 1922, son of the late Anthony and Mary Gajewiecz Danoski, Shoee was one of...

Jan 7, 2018

James P. Fanning, Jr., 64, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday in Regional Hospital after a long fight with health problems.  He was the husband of Debbie (Soloski) Fanning.

Born July 8, 1953 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Jim was the son of the late James P. and the late Patricia A. (Moran) Fanning,...

Jan 7, 2018

Angeline DeRigge Hnatko passed away at the age of 91 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. She was the wife of the late William Hnatko Sr. of Moscow, Pa., who died April 1, 1996. Angeline was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Dalton, Pa., where she lived for 25 years. Her parents were Anthony DeRigge and Celeste Capalango DeRigge of Cicciano,...

Jan 4, 2018

Chester Jacob Sheakoski, 93, of Clarks Green, Pa., passed away on Jan. 4, 2018 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Scranton, Pa., surrounded by his loved ones. He was the husband of Elsie B. (Chrzan) Sheakoski, to whom he was married for 67 years.

Chester was born in Glen Lyon, Pa. to Marcel and Helen Sheakoski...

Dec 20, 2017

Jack L. Rose, 36, of Falls, died on Wednesday at home.

Born February 5, 1981 in Frankfurt, Germany, he was the son of Jack L. and Deborah (Franko) Rose, Sr.

Jack graduated from Scranton Prep in 1999 and went on to further his education at Keystone College. He earned his CDL and worked as a...