Obituaries

William Carey

William Carey

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...

William Floyd

William Floyd

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...

Edward Cherkoski

Edward Cherkoski

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....

Arthur Parry

Arthur Parry

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...

Marian Durgin

Marian Durgin

Apr 14, 2015

Marian (Frezzolini) Durgin 67, Clarks Green, died Tuesday, in Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born September 9, 1947 in Anguillara, Sabazia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Edith (Da Damio) Frezzolini.

Marian moved to the United States at an early age and was a graduate of Evana Childs High School, Bronx,...

James Richardson

James Richardson

Mar 31, 2015

James Robert Richardson, 83, of Newton Twp., died Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility. He was the husband of the former Helen Evans. They were happily married for more than 55 years.Born May 9, 1931, in Mill City, son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth MacMath Richardson, Jim was a graduate of Falls-Overfield High School and...

David Cobb

David Cobb

Mar 17, 2015

David A. Cobb, Benton Twp. died Tuesday afternoon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania following a courageous two week fight for his life after heart surgery. His wife and soul mate of 25 years is the former Gayle Ann Kirk. The couple would have celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary on June 24, 2015.

Born in...

Theresa Sheehan

Theresa Sheehan

Mar 12, 2015

Born March 26, 1934, in Staten Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Josephine (Mazzarese) Catoggio. A resident of the Abingtons since 1973, she formerly lived in New Jersey and New York. Terry was a 1951 graduate of St. Barnabas High School, Yonkers, N.Y. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and education from...

Madeline Gohsler

Madeline Gohsler

Mar 3, 2015

Madeline Heckman Gohsler, 89, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Jefferson Twp., died Tuesday, while a guest at Asbury Heights Villas, Pittsburgh. Her husband of 35 years, John Richard Gohsler, died July 22, 2002.

Born June 23, 1925, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Fenne) Heckman.

She was a 1943 graduate...

Robert Spagna

Robert Spagna

Feb 22, 2015

Robert D. Spagna Sr., 90, South Abington Township, died peacefully at home after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. His loving son, Jeffrey, and his daughter-in-law, Marlene, were at his bedside. His wife of 62 years, the former Anne Lewis, died November 14, 2010. Born February 3, 1925, he was the son of the late Mr. and...

Joseph DiCarluccio

Joseph DiCarluccio

Feb 20, 2015

Joseph Nicholas DiCarluccio, 89, of Clarks Summit died Friday in the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, the former Sylvia DeMato, of Clarks Summit. Together they celebrated 67 years of marriage.

Born Jan. 30, 1926, in Naples, Italy, he was the son of the late Frank and Christina (Vaccarilla) DiCarluccio....

Merrill Greene

Merrill Greene

Feb 18, 2015

Merrill A. Greene Jr., 82, of Taylors Island, Md., and formerly of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday at home.

Born Oct. 7, 1932, in Chinchilla, son of the late Merrill and Florence Greene, Merrill attended Clark Summit High School, class of 1951. An Army veteran, he served in Germany with the 109th Infantry 28th Division when it was...

Dorothy Stampien

Dorothy Stampien

Feb 17, 2015

Dorothy W. Dziakowski Stampien, died Tuesday. She was the loving wife for 57 years to Dr. Stanley F. Stampien, who died Jan. 6, 2007.

Born March 13, 1927 in Camden, N.J., daughter of the late John and Blanche Dziakowski, she lived most of her life in Old Forge. She was a graduate of Camden High School and...

John Macheska

John Macheska

Feb 15, 2015

John H. Macheska Jr., 87, Clarks Summit, formerly of Ransom Twp., died Sunday at Abington Manor, South Abington Twp. His wife of 46 years, the former Margaret Savka, died Nov. 17, 1997.

Born Nov. 4, 1927, in the family home in Ransom, he was the son of the late John Sr. and Stella Phillips Macheska. A lifelong...

Serge Markov

Serge Markov

Feb 15, 2015

Serge Markov 68, Clarks Summit, died Sunday, after being stricken ill at home. His loving wife of 47 years was the former Valentina Belova.

Born October 28, 1946 in Moscow, Russia, he was the son of the late Alexander and the late Irene Markov.

He moved to this country in 1991 from Russia and he...

Jack Chedekel

Jack Chedekel

Feb 14, 2015

Jack Chedekel, 87, of Waverly, died Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Facility. His wife of 47 years, Elizabeth "Betty" Shellhamer, died in 2010. Born Sept. 18, 1927, in Manhattan, N.Y., son of the late Benjamin and Mollie Knoll Chedekel, he honorably served in the Army, having proudly served during World War II, and was a retired...

Dorothy Kreckman

Dorothy Kreckman

Feb 12, 2015

Dorothy Ann Thomas Kreckman, 91, of Tunkhannock, died Feb 12 at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA. Her loving husband of 57 years, William George Kreckman, died May 8, 2003.

Born Feb. 11, 1924, in Scranton, daughter of the late Elmer L. and the late Freda Smith Thomas, she was educated in Newton schools. Before moving to Tunkhannock in...

Elinor Bewick

Elinor Bewick

Feb 12, 2015

Elinor Louise Fox Bewick, 78, Waverly and Maplewood, died Thursday at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA. She was the wife of Thomas Patrick Bewick, Waverly. The couple would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on April 21.Born Nov. 17, 1936, in Bellevue, Ohio, daughter of the late George Frederick and Helen Phillips Fox, Ellie moved to Waverly in 1997 from...

Marjorie Black

Marjorie Black

Feb 8, 2015

Marjorie Davis Black, 90, formerly of Waverly, died Sunday at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. Her loving husband and best friend of 54 years, Lewis E. Black, died April 2, 2000.

Born Nov. 15, 1924, in Olyphant, daughter of the late David G. and Evelyn (Whitbeck) Davis, she was a graduate of Waverly High School. She formerly was...

Stewart White

Stewart White

Feb 5, 2015

Stewart Austin White, 84, South Abington Twp., died Thursday at home. He was the husband of Dolores Mare. The couple had been married for more than 35 years.Born Oct. 1, 1930, in Scranton, son of the late Stewart and Martha (Whittaker) White, he honorably served in the Navy, and worked as a carpenter.Also surviving are three stepsons, Joseph Hallock...

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