Obituaries

Feb 16, 2016

David S. Berk, 81, of South Abington Twp., died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife of 58 years is the former Patricia "Patti" Gragg. The couple was married since Aug.. 17 1957.

Born June 13, 1934 in Flushing, N.Y., he was the son of the late David and the late Ethel Swain Berk. A South...

Feb 3, 2016

Rosemary T. (Scanlon) Fadden, 66, Factoryville, died Wednesday at home. She was the beloved wife of Richard "Dick" Fadden. The couple were married July 23, 2002.

Born Jan. 29, 1950, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose Scanlon. Rosemary lived most of her life in Philadelphia and during retirement, she and her...

Jan 20, 2016

William L. Llewellyn, 98, of Chinchilla, died Wednesday at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. His wife of 70 years, Lucille Rose Secor Llewellyn, died Feb. 24, 2010.

Born Feb. 12, 1917, in Scranton, son of the late William and Lena Miller Llewellyn, William was educated in Scranton schools and went on to honorably serve his country in the...

Jan 15, 2016

Mary Louise Sowa Kaminski, 94, of Clarks Green, died Friday at the Jewish Home, Scranton, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Her husband of 56 years, Joseph B., died March 21, 2012.

Born in Scranton, Mary was the daughter of Polish immigrants, Anna and Andrew Sowa. A longtime resident of Clarks Green, Mary attended Scranton Technical...

Jan 2, 2016

Amelia Macheska, 87, of Ransom Twp., died Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, Dunmore. She was the widow of Walter Macheska, who died in 1990.

Born Jan. 22, 1928, in Taylor, daughter of the late Frank and Anna Shimko Petro, Amelia was a graduate of Taylor High School and, before retirement, she worked in...

Dec 21, 2015

Anthony "Tony" John Saita 48, North Abington Twp., died Monday at home. Born May 14, 1967, in Passaic, N.J., he was the son of Philip and Barbara (Rankin) Saita, North Abington Twp.

He was a 1985 graduate of Abington Heights High School and studied psychology at Bloomsburg University and the University of Scranton. He was a member...

Dec 18, 2015

James Anthony Haas, 94, of Glenburn, died Friday at home. He was married 53 years to the former Judie Sullivan. The couple was married since July 21, 1962.

Born May 5, 1921, in Missoula, Mont., he was the son of the late Dr. Aloys Thomas and Helen Elizabeth (Walsh) Haas, formerly of Missoula, Montana, and Anguilla, West...

Dec 2, 2015

Mary Jane Gregosh Franko, Falls, died Wednesday at home. Her beloved husband, Cyril T. Franko, preceded her in death on Feb. 28, 2007. The couple was married more than 52 years, having been married Nov. 19, 1955.

Born in Ransom, daughter of the late John and Anna Tirpak Gregosh, she was educated in Newton-Ransom schools and was...

Nov 25, 2015

Marie F. (Rainey) Yasinskas, 89, of Dade City, Fla., and formerly of Dalton, died Wednesday in Zephyrhills Health and Rehab Center, Zephyrhills, Fla. Her husband of 57 years, Paul F. Yasinskas, died May 14, 2007.

Born Dec. 4, 1925, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Martha (Long) Rainey. She lived in Dalton...

Nov 17, 2015

Jude T. Fitzgerald, age 76 of Adell, WI formerly of Clarks Summit, died early Tuesday afternoon (November 17, 2015) at the Sharon S. Richardson Hospice where he had resided for the past four days.

He was born on December 10, 1938 in Scranton, PA, a son of the late John and Marie (Mulrooney) Fitzgerald.

He...

Nov 17, 2015

Angelina "Lillie" Montanaro Fiume, 94, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Angelo Fiume.

Born Dec. 4, 1920, in Kent, Ohio, daughter of the late Frank and Teresa Conenna Montanaro, Lillie was a graduate of Long Island City schools and went on to work...

Nov 13, 2015

Rose B. (Butash) Chermak 91, of Treasure Island, Florida, formerly of Clarks Summit, went to be with our Lord on Friday, November 13, 2015. She was the widow of Daniel E. Chermak, who died 1992

She was born May 20, 1924 in Scranton and was the daughter of the late Michael and Agnes (Laktos) Butash. She was...

Oct 29, 2015

Fred W. Holbrook, 53, Scranton, died Thursday at Allied Services' facility. Born Feb. 5, 1962, in Montrose, he was the son of the Eva Jane (Magee) Holbrook, Montrose and the late Arthur C. Holbrook.A resident of the Allied Service dorms, Fred enjoyed the outdoors and listening to music. Fred faced life's challenges with a smile and will be sadly...

Oct 24, 2015

Edna Stetz Rachkowski, 89, of Clarks Summit, formerly of Duryea, died Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, Dunmore. She was the widow of Leonard Rachkowski, who died Oct. 7, 1992.Born Sept. 21, 1926, in Duryea, daughter of the late Michael and Mary Stetz, she was a graduate of Duryea High School. Before retirement, she was a...

Oct 19, 2015

Brenton William Yonker, 42, of Nicholson, died unexpectedly Monday October 19, at home. Born Nov. 1, 1972 in Scranton, he was the son of Marianne Yonker Stout Mood, Hanover. Before moving to Nicholson, he lived in Hop Bottom. He was a graduate of Mountain View High School, Kingsley, and was a technician for Noble Biomaterials, ScrantonA fun loving person,...

Oct 15, 2015

Lynn L. (Zawicki) Mitchell, 58, of South Abington Twp., died Thursday at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of James Edward Mitchell. The couple had been married for 14 years. Born March 4, 1957, in Scranton, she was the daughter of Barbara (Burzon) Zawicki, South Abington Twp., and of the late Leonard Zawicki. Lynn was...

Oct 14, 2015

Sean Joseph Farley, 23, of Waverly, died Wednesday in Geisinger Community Medical Center after a brief illness. Born March 13, 1992, in Rochester, N.Y., he was the son of Dr. Timothy J. and Joanne Farley, Waverly.He moved to Waverly in 2002, having lived in New Hartford, N.Y. He was educated in the Abington Schools and was currently a student...

Oct 12, 2015

Shirley Taylor Johnson Williams, 87, of Clarks Green, died Monday at Mountain View Care Center. She was the widow of Wayne Williams, who died Nov. 12, 2004. Her first husband, John Allen Johnson II, died March 31, 1961.Born July 9, 1928, in Carbondale, daughter of the late Cecil and Mabel Wilkins Taylor, Shirley was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin...

Oct 4, 2015

Margaret Mary (O'Hara) Kelly, 83, of Clarks Green, died Sunday at home. Her husband of 38 years is the late Edward J. Kelly, M.D., who died July 23, 2000.Born July 24, 1932, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Gabriel Thomas and Margaret (Gleoggler) O'Hara.She moved to Clarks Green in 1969, having lived in New York,...

Oct 3, 2015

Dolores Gloria Mare White, 84, of Scott Twp., died Saturday at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Her husband, Stewart Austin White, died Feb. 5. The couple had been married more than 36 years.Born Aug. 25, 1931, in Queens, N.Y., daughter of Joseph and Carmella Panara Mare, Dolores lived in Queens, where she graduated from William Cullen Bryant High School in 1949....