Obituaries

Apr 26, 2013

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Apr 19, 2013

Richard L. Merriman, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife of 53 years, the former Isabel Crawford, died June 25, 2002.

Born Oct. 11, 1925, in Scranton, son of the late Richard L. Sr. and Kathryn Coleman Merriman, he lived in Clarks Summit most of his life and was a 1943...

Mar 28, 2013

Anthony J. Serine, 89, Dunmore, died Thursday, March 28, 2013, in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife of 62 years, Helen Marie Serine, died in 2007.

Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Enrico Serine and the late Julia Magnotta Serine Alocci and John Alocci. He attended Dunmore High...

Mar 24, 2013

Andrew E. Shoemaker, 31, of Dunmore, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at home. He was the husband of the former Elizabeth Callan.

Born Dec. 12, 1981, in Red Wing, Minn., he was the son of Catherine Uhrich Herbert and husband, Patrick, Mountaintop, and Anthony Shoemaker, Altoona, Wis. He was educated in schools in...

Mar 9, 2013

Dorothy Zewan Gaetano, 95, of Clarks Green, formerly of Dunmore, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Lackawanna Health Care Center. She was married to the late Saverio "Sam" Gaetano for 60 years.

Born March 23, 1917, in Olyphant, daughter of the late Ignatz and Nellie Wilcha Zewan, Dorothy was a graduate of Olyphant High School and Lackawanna...

Mar 5, 2013

Ruth Bright, 93, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Blakely.

Born Feb. 10, 1920, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Clement and Blodwen Williams Bright. She was educated in the Scranton schools and was a graduate Scranton Central High School. Formerly of Scranton, she moved to...

Mar 2, 2013

Colette F. (Wolf) Fennessy 81 years, formerly of South Abington Twp., died Saturday, March 2, 2013 in Golden Living Center, Wilkes-Barre. She was the widow of Anthony Llewellyn Fennessy, who died December 16, 1990. The couple had been married over 38 years.

Born December 10, 1931 in Pittsburgh. She was the daughter of the late Leo and...

Feb 26, 2013

Kelly Therese Kearney Gibbons of Newton Township concluded her struggle with cancer on Tuesday evening, February 26, 2013 in Commonwealth Home Health & Hospice unit at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the wife of Magisterial District Judge James A. Gibbons. The couple celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary on November 9.

Born on Halloween in 1959, she...

Feb 22, 2013

David D. Kozlosky, 82, of Glenburn, died Friday evening, February 22, 2013 in Hospice Community Care, Dunmore. His devoted wife of 58 years, the former Clara Matylewicz, was his caregiver and love of his life. The couple was married June 26, 1954.

Born March 31, 1930, in North Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank...

Feb 17, 2013

Rose DeRigge Harhood Rosipko, 91, a resident of Abington Manor, South Abington Twp., died Sunday morning, February 17, 2013. She was the widow of Leonard Rosipko, who died Oct. 20, 2007. Her first husband, Charles Harhood, died in 1960.

Born April 28, 1921, in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Celeste Capalango DeRigge....

Feb 9, 2013

Theodore Anthony "Ted" Fisher, 87, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Abington Manor. His wife of 13 years is the former Ann E. Barrett. His first wife, the former Joan O'Donnell, died Dec. 16, 1998; the couple had been married more than 47 years.

Born July 29, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son...

Feb 3, 2013

Thomas G. Kohut, 71, of Simpson, died Sunday, February 3, 2012 at home. He was the husband of the late Kathryn J. Zavislak, who died Feb. 15, 1989. The couple had been married more than 21 years.

Born May 18, 1941, in Simpson he was the son of the late Metro and Mary Gombita Kohut. He moved...

Feb 2, 2013

Clement J. Radle, 98, of Dalton, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at home. He was the husband of the late Gladys Elizabeth Avery, who died June 9, 2006. The couple was married for more than 70 years.

Born Jan. 24, 1915, in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and Molly Janssen Radle. He was...

Jan 31, 2013

Catherine "Kate" Gerrity, 85, of Scranton, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Kindred Hospital Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre.

Born April 15, 1927, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Grace Woodring Gerrity. Kate was educated in Holy Rosary School and was a 1944 graduate of Scranton Central High School. She was a professional secretary...

Jan 31, 2013

Janet Ann Pollock, 90, South Abington Twp., and Lecanto, Fla., died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Frank Joseph Pollock. The couple was married Nov. 5, 1949.

Born Oct. 25, 1922 in Syracuse, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Wilhelmina Spath...

Jan 25, 2013

John Joseph Rafferty Jr., 57, Lancaster, Calif., died Friday, January 25, 2013 upon arrival at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He and his fianceI�e, Anna Cortez, traveled to the Scranton area for his stepfather's funeral which was Friday.

Born April 6, 1955, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Kathleen Duffy Rafferty Boczniewicz and the late...

Jan 21, 2013

Jan Boczniewicz, 85, of Dalton, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the husband of the former Kathleen Duffy for 30 years.

Born Feb. 28, 1927, in Krakow, Poland, son of the late Andrey and Anna Kalinak Boczniewicz, he lived in Dalton since 1951, having moved from Krakow. He was educated in...

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...