Obituaries

Jan 20, 2013

Clare Sibio, 85, of Newton Twp., died Sunday, January 20, 2013 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph B. Sibio Sr., who died July 27, 1988. The couple was married more than 40 years.

Born July 15, 1927, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Marie Bartels Foy. Before moving...

Jan 16, 2013

William H. McDonald, Jr. 71 of Waverly, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Regional Hospital of Scranton after being stricken ill at home. His wife of 48 years is the former Marie Millett.

Born December 18, 1941 in Scranton, he was the son of the late William H. and Helen (Donegan) McDonald.

A lifelong resident...

Jan 14, 2013

Mary Jane Cowhey Stanton 88 of, Clarks Summit, died Monday, January 14, 2013 in Geisinger Community Medical Center. She was the widow of the late Charles David Stanton, who died February 4, 1996. The couple were married 50 years.

Born February 1, 1924 in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and the late Agnes...

Jan 13, 2013

Joseph L. McShane of Factoryville, formerly of Clarks Summit, passed away Sunday evening, January 13, 2013 peacefully surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the former Patricia McDonald, who was the love of his life and best friend.

He was born July 19, 1947, in Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., and was immediately placed in...

Jan 6, 2013

John Q. Durkin, 65, of Waverly, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 following an illness. His wife of 38 years is the former Frances Burke.

Born in Dunmore, John Durkin was the son of the late Patrick and Catherine Quinn Durkin. Mr. Durkin was a graduate of Dunmore High School and thereafter attended the University of Scranton, obtaining...

Dec 27, 2012

Emily "Pat" Tierney, 89, of Clarks Green, died Thursday December 27, 2012 in Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. She was the widow of the late William R. Tierney who died August 7, 1990.

Born April 18, 1923 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A and Emily Dempsey Lingg. She was a graduate of Gwynedd...

Dec 22, 2012

Alberta Ruth Bryant, 81, of Scranton, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Geisinger Community Medical Center.

Born Oct. 11, 1931, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Noble Leslie and Catherine Brown Bryant. Formerly of Moosic, she lived previously in Spring Hill, Fla. She was a 1948 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. While living...

Dec 20, 2012

Eleanor Casey Richter, 97, Scranton, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of the late Emil M. Richter, who died June 14, 1987. Her first husband, the late Thomas Bamford, died in 1959.

Born Oct. 31, 1915, in the Minooka section of Scranton, she was the daughter of the late...

Dec 16, 2012

Margaret Ann Williams Cheponis, R.N., 83, of South Abington Twp., died Saturday, December 16, 2012 at Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Joseph John Cheponis, who died in 2000. The couple had been married 50 years.

Born Dec. 6, 1929, in Kingston, daughter of the late Francis J. and Loretta Dettmore-Siegle Williams, she was...

Dec 15, 2012

John F. Jaeger, 72, of Merion Station and Phoenix, Ariz., died Dec. 15, 2012 in Phoenix. His wife of 39 years, the former Cathleen Miller, formerly of Dunmore, died in April 2000.

Born Oct. 25, 1939, in New York City, son of the late John and Dorothy Frossard Jaeger, he was a 1957 graduate of Scranton Preparatory...

Dec 13, 2012

Lee J. Peters, 85, formerly of Nanticoke, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Abington Manor. She was the widow of Frank S. Peters, M.D., who died in 1986.

Born June 1, 1927, in Nanticoke, daughter of the late Bruce and Marie Rozmarek Janoski, she was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and attended Syracuse University. She furthered...

Dec 10, 2012

James Oliver Moon, 60, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 in Nicholson, PA.

Born March 17, 1952, in Niagara Falls, N.Y., he was the son of the late Oliver Dudley and Emma Ashton Moon.

Jim, as he liked to be called, was a 1970 graduate of Abington Heights High School, Clarks Summit. He was employed...

Dec 5, 2012

Walter Klingel, 67, of South Abington Twp., died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of the former Gaye VanHook.

Born March 15, 1945, in Scranton, son of the late Walter N. and Mary Gerrity Klingel, he was a 1963 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and honorably served in the...

Nov 28, 2012

Robert VonBergen, 92, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Messiah Village. His wife of 70 years, the former Mildred Martha Morgan, died Aug. 25, 2011.

Born July 23, 1920, in Scranton, son of the late William and Margaret Morgan VonBergen, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He honorably served in the...

Nov 21, 2012

Anthony Petrone Jr., 75, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice of NEPA shortly after being admitted. His wife of 39 years is the former Patricia Ellen Drury. They had been residents of South Abington Twp. since 1991.

Born May 18, 1937, in Queens, N.Y., son of the late Anthony and Jennie Ciccone...

Nov 18, 2012

Jessie B. Burns Winters, 85, of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at Mountain View Care Center.

Born Aug. 27, 1927, in Scranton, daughter of the late Joseph H. and Marjorie Monie Burns, she was educated in Throop schools, was a 1945 graduate of Throop High School and a graduate of Lackawanna Business College. She was...

Nov 10, 2012

Elizabeth "Betty" Allen, 83, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at home.

Born April 13, 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Kathleen Walter Allen. Betty, formerly of Oradell, N.J., moved to Clarks Summit in 1994 to be near her family. She was a graduate of the Mary Louis...

Nov 3, 2012

David Brian Vanderpool Jr., 33, of Factoryville, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 in Philadelphia.

Born Nov. 8, 1978, in Philadelphia, he was the most beloved son of Rosemary Scanlon Fadden, Factoryville, and the late David Brian Vanderpool Sr., who died in 1981, also at the age of 33. He lived most of his life in Philadelphia, where...

Oct 21, 2012

Ronald C. Zimbehl, 85, of Morristown, N.J., died Sunday, October, 21, 2012 at Morristown Memorial Hospital. His wife of 44 years is the former Jean Marie DeFord.

Born Jan. 24, 1927, in Milwaukee, Wis., son of the late Rudolph and Marie Reidy Zimbehl, he resided in Morristown, N.J., since 1972, having moved from Pittsburgh. He was educated...

Oct 15, 2012

Edward George "Poppy" Ross, 83, died Monday, October 15, 2012 in Gino J. Merli Veterans Center. He was the husband of the late Margaret Ann Davis Ross Miller. His wife of many years, the former Peggy Davis, died Oct. 27, 1997.

He was born at home Nov. 19, 1928, in Scranton and was delivered by the late...