Obituaries

Sep 18, 2015

Richard P. O'Brien, M.D., FACEP, 59, of Glenburn Twp., died unexpectedly Friday morning at his home. He was the proud only son of the late Peter and Margaret O'Brien, with the latter passing away just a few short months ago in April. While he is survived by no living relatives, Dr. O'Brien leaves behind hundreds of friends, many in...

Sep 12, 2015

Raniero "Ranny" Materazzi, 72, of Scott Twp. died Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility, Dunmore after a courteous battle with cancer.Born Oct. 19, 1942 in Bloomfield, N.J., son of the late Raniero and Eda Allegrucci Materazzi, he was a graduate of Bloomfield High School, where he majored in art. One of a few art students, Raniero's...

Sep 3, 2015

Magdaline M. (Miluszusky) Pedley, 86, of South Abington Twp., died Thursday at home. Her husband of 48 years, Girard Francis Pedley, died June 30, 2006. Born Dec. 19, 1928, in Pleasant Mount, she was the daughter of the late William and Theoflia (Standish) Miluszusky. She lived in South Abington over 48 years and was a graduate of Pleasant Mount...

Aug 23, 2015

Edward Woodyatt, 70, Scranton, died peacefully Aug. 23 at home. Born April 7, 1945, in Scranton, Ed was the son of the late Thomas Woodyatt and Lulu Groesbeck Woodyatt-Hughes. A 1963 graduate of Abington Heights High School, he excelled in math and accounting and applied his skills at Emery and as a supervisor at Haband. Ed was known for...

Aug 2, 2015

James H. Russell, 81, Clarks Summit, died Sunday in Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Taylor. His loving wife of 55 years is the former Jean Ann Palla. The couple was married since March 13, 1960.Born May 5, 1934, in Scranton, son of the late Charles and Esther (Carey) Russell, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He...

Jul 13, 2015

Christine Link Gardner, 62, Dickson City, died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility. Born Dec. 15, 1952, in Scranton, daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth Kubilus Link, she lived with her baby boy, Jesse, her son.She was devoted to her family and was a loving mother. She enjoyed cooking for her family and was happiest...

Jul 10, 2015

Bonnie Ann (Sanford) Kowalyk, 59, a lifelong resident of Scranton, was called to heaven Friday, July 10, 2015. Her loving husband of 37 years is Edward Kowalyk Sr. The couple was married Dec. 10, 1977, in St. Paul's Church. Bonnie was born in Miami, Fla., April 30, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Randolph E. and Marjorie...

Jun 27, 2015

Libby P. (Post) Hoinowski, 69, Clarks Summit, died Saturday at home. Her husband of 49 years, Roy Joseph Hoinowski, died Sept. 30, 2014.Born Sept. 17, 1945, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Jane (Burres) Post. A lifelong resident of Clarks Summit, she was a 1963 graduate of Abington Heights High School. A lifelong...

Jun 21, 2015

Ann M. "Anna" O'Boyle, 102 years "young," left this earth peacefully on Sunday, June 21 at St. Mary's Villa in Elmhurst. She was the widow of James O'Boyle, who died in 1998. Born January 27, 1913, in Scranton and was the daughter of the late James P. and Mary Beck McAuliffe. She was educated in the Scranton schools. Ann...

Jun 19, 2015

Marian E. Borsuk, 69, Clarks Summit, died Friday at home after an illness. Born July 24, 1945 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Julia (Perosh) Borsuk.A 1963 graduate of Cathedral High School, she received her Bachelor of Arts in English and secondary education from Marywood University. Continuing her studies, her master's degree in American...

Jun 14, 2015

Linda Lee Gratz, R.N., B.S.N., 53, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday in VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the wife of Dr. Richard Gratz.Born September 14, 1961 in Bethesda, Maryland, she was the daughter of Howard and Carol (Harris) Lee, Moscow.Linda was a 1979 graduate of North Pocono High School and received her Bachelor of...

Jun 12, 2015

David Phillip Gerard Vorozilchak, 64, of Clarks Summit, passed away unexpectedly Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center surrounded by his family. His loving wife of 32 years, the former Judy Darlak, was by his side.Born Jan. 24, 1951, in Scranton, he was the son of Lillian Claire Vorozilchak, Scranton, and the late Phillip Alex Vorozilchak. David attended the University...

Jun 12, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" (Carr) Kellam, 95, Clarks Summit, died Friday in Clarks Summit Senior Living. She was the widow of David D. Kellam, who died June 6, 1992.Born Dec. 2, 1919, in Scranton, she was the only child of the late Arch W. and Mabel (Sykes) Carr. She was a 1938 graduate of Clarks Summit High School and attended Marywood...

Jun 10, 2015

George J. Erpelding, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday afternoon at home. His wife of 57 years is the former Alberta Wascher.Born April 29, 1924, in South Milwaukee, Wis., son of the late George and Frances Rademacher Erpelding, he was a World War II Army veteran. Before retirement, he owned and operated an auto body shop, and formerly worked...

May 30, 2015

Debra A. Thomas, 59, of Hatfield and formerly of Larksville, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Thomas Jefferson Hospital.She was preceded in death by her husband, William (Van) Thomas.Born in Larksville, she was the daughter of Walter and Theresa Arbchesky, Larksville.She was employed by Mangar Industries in the quality control department for more than 25 years.She survived by a...

May 27, 2015

Edward Joseph Kozel, 77, Scott Twp., died Wednesday at home. He was the husband of Regina Lillian Hines. The couple would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this November.Born July 16, 1937, in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Helen (Slebodnik) Kozel, Edward was a graduate of St. Paul's Grade School and Throop High School. He went on...

May 16, 2015

William Somers Carey passed away peacefully on Saturday at home surrounded by his loving family. The love of his life, his wife of almost 50 years, is the former Gerrie Fitzgerald. The couple was married June 1965. He died just shy of his 75th birthday, born on June 7, 1940, in Scranton, son of the late William and Nan...

May 10, 2015

William Francis Floyd, 70, of Glenburn died Sunday at home. Bill was married to the former Dolores Wesolowski for more than 51 years. Born April 3, 1945, in Scranton, son of the late John F. and Viola Bell (Demming) Floyd, he was a lifelong resident of Glenburn and a 1963 graduate of Abington Heights High School. He was employed...

May 6, 2015

Edward "Butch-Coalman" Cherkoski, 81, Scott Township, died Wednesday in VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of 54 years, married to the former Maryann Rakosky.Born July 13, 1933, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Stanley and Beatrice (Brasitus) Czarkowski. A Scott Township resident since 1960, he had moved from North Scranton....

Apr 23, 2015

Arthur Parry, 85 years, Clarks Summit, died Thursday surrounded by his loving family in VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of Irene Thorpe. The couple would have celebrated their 61st anniversary on May 29, 2015.

Born February 25, 1930 in Blakely, he was the son of the late Thomas and Nettie...