Obituaries

Jun 16, 2014

Cora Shirley Smith Freeman, 88, of Taylor, died Monday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of George Freeman. Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Melvin and Cora Shaffer Smith, Shirley raised her children and lived most of her life in Lyndhurst, N.J., before moving back to Northeastern Pa. Before retiring, she worked as a...

Jun 12, 2014

Robert "Coach" Gilbride, 84, of Newton Twp., died Thursday at home. He was the husband of the former Rita Jeanne Kaminsky. The couple would have celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on Nov. 26.Born June 3, 1930, in Scranton, son of the late John and Mary Martin Gilbride, he moved to Newton Twp. in 1982, having lived in Scranton. A...

May 30, 2014

Patricia D. Sanders, 74, formerly of Waverly, died Friday at Golden Living Center, Scranton. Born May 31, 1939, in Wilkes-Barre, daughter of the late Wayne and Eleanor (Kane) Sanders, Waverly, she was a graduate of Kingston High School, and received her associate's degree from Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre. She had worked as an executive secretary, and was a member of...

May 29, 2014

James Michael Kincaid, 60, South Abington Twp., died Thursday at home. His former wife, the late Judith Randa, died in 1982. Born Sept. 13, 1953, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Charles McSpaden and Veronica "Vera" Margaret (Rodgers) Kincaid, Michael was involved in a tragic motor-vehicle accident on April 29, 1978, at the age of 24. He courageously lived...

May 11, 2014

Angelina M. (Fasano) Ryan, 84, Clarks Summit, died Sunday at home. She was the wife of James Edmund Ryan. The couple would have celebrated its 57th wedding anniversary Oct. 12.Known to most friends and family as Lee, she was born June 28, 1929, in Altoona, and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Vincenza (Caso) Fasano. She was...

May 2, 2014

Claire Theresa Hines, 102, Scott Twp., died Friday at Mountain View Care Center.

Born Oct. 5, 1911, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Regina (McGinley) Crosbie. A Scott Twp. resident since 1934, she formerly lived in Scranton. She was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School, West Scranton, and a 1930 graduate...

Apr 24, 2014

Michael J. Barrett, M.D., J.D., 61, of Waverly, died Thursday at home. He was the husband of the former Kathleen McGrath. The couple had been married more than 28 years. Born Sept. 7, 1952, in North Scranton, he was the son of the late Francis and Marion (Blackledge) Barrett. Formerly of Scranton, Dr. Barrett was a resident of Waverly....

Apr 22, 2014

Helen (Grenenko) Sorokanich, 93, Scranton, died Tuesday at Abington Manor. She was the widow of the late Stephen Sorokanich Sr., M.D., who died April 27, 1996.As most members of her generation, Helen had a rich and eventful life. She was born in 1921 near Kharkov in the former Soviet Union. She was separated from her parents and family in...

Apr 13, 2014

Elisa "Elsie" Catherine (Novembrino) Fazio, Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Alphonso Vincent Fazio. The couple had been married more than 54 years.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Eliso and Lucy (Gallichi) Novembrino, she lived in Clarks Summit for more than 50 years, and...

Apr 8, 2014

William M. Donvito Sr., 76, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday at Commonwealth Hospice of NEPA Inpatient Unit, Scranton. His wife, the former Sarah M. Sweeney, died Feb. 20, 1984. The couple was married shy of 25 years.Born April 15, 1937, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Adelina Grippo Donvito. A lifelong resident of Clarks...

Apr 1, 2014

Richard J. Mauer, 59, of Williamsburg, Va., formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday after being stricken ill at home.Born Sept. 5, 1954, in Scranton, son of Paul W. and Kay L. Mauer, Albuquerque, N.M., he was a 1972 graduate of Abington Heights High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree in food service and housing administration from Penn...

Mar 28, 2014

Victor J. Alfano, 88, Clarks Summit, died Friday at home, surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 59 years was the former Cecilia Tradardi. The couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in September 2014.Born Oct. 12, 1925, in Pittston, he was the son of the late Rosario and Angeline (Marranca) Alfano. He was a 1943 graduate...

Mar 24, 2014

William Francis Jordan Jr., 60, of Scranton, died Monday at home. Born Oct. 23, 1953, in Scranton, son of the late William Francis Sr. and Kathleen "Kay" Moran Jordan, he was a 1972 graduate of Abington Heights High School. Bill had a charming sense of humor and enjoyed sharing his laughter with others. He was friendly and kind, and...

Mar 21, 2014

Michael Wasylyniak Jr., 81, of Scranton, died Friday at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of Marie Eskin.

Born in Scranton, son of the late Michael Sr. and Olga Nebesh Wasylyniak, he was a graduate of West Scranton High School. Michael was a firefighter with the Scranton Fire Department for...

Mar 16, 2014

John Joseph Glynn, 77, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of the former Janet Quinn. The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 27, 2013.Born Jan. 26, 1937, in Scranton, son of the late Martin and Louise Churchill Glynn, he was a graduate of West Scranton High School and received...

Mar 14, 2014

Thomas Gerald Gilligan, 82, Clarks Summit, died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His loving wife of 36 years is the former Maxine Reynolds Woodruff.

Born Feb. 2, 1932, in New York City, son of the late Eugene Francis and Lois (Johnson) Gilligan, Tom contracted polio, during the epidemic in New York in 1949. Tom nearly died,...

Mar 12, 2014

Jane G. Porritt passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, at the age of 96.

Born August 21, 1917, in Providence, Rhode Island, she was predeceased by her parents, Edwin and Sarah Greene, and her beloved husband of 49 years, John (Jack) Goff Porritt. Jane worked with the Red Cross during World War...

Feb 27, 2014

Iva Elizabeth (Robertson) Greening, 100, Palatine, Ill., formerly of Clarks Summit, died Thursday, after a brief illness in Arlington Heights, Ill. She was the wife of the late Pastor John Edward Greening. The couple was married for 54 years, until John's death in 1994.

Born May 11, 1913, in Duns-ford, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late John...

Feb 20, 2014

Lois Adele (Bockelkamp) Deutsch, 76, Falls, died Thursday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Albert Deutsch, who died April 2, 2010. The couple had been married more than 42 years.Born July 17, 1937, in Scranton, daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth (Oschmann) Bockelkamp, she moved to Falls...

Feb 17, 2014

Theodore Andrew Klemish, 79, of Olyphant, died Monday at Geisinger Community Medical Center.

Born Jan. 23, 1935, in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Andrew and Tillie Waschysak Klemish. An Olyphant resident, he was educated in Olyphant schools. He honorably served his country as a member of the Navy on the USS Cadmus and the...