Michelle Burke
Sep 7, 2020
Michelle Burke, 51 of Scranton, passed unexpectedly at home. Michelle is survived by her husband, Patrick T. Burke. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of James T. McAllister, Scranton. Michelle was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and was employed as a CAN in home health care. Michelle was a devoted mother and grandmother. She spent all...
Joseph Buchma
Sep 5, 2020
Joseph "Uncle Joe" Buchma, 100 years old, died at his home, early, Saturday morning. Born in Scranton, on November 26, 1919, he was the son of the late John and Parania Buchma. He lived a long and wonderful life. He had a multitude of good friends. Joe traveled to the Ukraine many times and spent a lot of time...
Marion Andrejco Kupcho
Aug 31, 2020
Marion Andrejco Kupcho, 98, formerly of Fleetville, passed away peacefully on August 31 st at Abington Manor in the care of Hospice.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Blasko Andrejco. She was also predeceased by her husband Louis Kupcho.
Educated in Moscow High School. She was a member...
Eugene Wassell
Aug 23, 2020
Eugene E. Wassell, 66, of South Scranton, passed away on Sunday night in Geisinger/CMC from a recurrence of cancer. His wife of 41 years is Patricia (Pat) Melisky Wassell. Born in Scranton to the late George and Julia Fezuk Wassell, Gene was educated in Scranton Schools. Known as "The Gravedigger" Gene operated a cemetery care and digging service along...
Thomas Mangan
Aug 16, 2020
Thomas J. Mangan, 80. Of Scranton, passed away on Sunday. His wife of 57 years is JoAnn Sevensky Mangan. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas Sr. and Eileen Wallace Mangan. Tom was a United States Army veteran, having served with the 75 th Artillery with the 2 nd Howitzer Battalion and retired after 41...
William Smith
Aug 14, 2020
William K. Smith, 85 of Jefferson Township, went home to be with the Lord on Friday August 14, 2020. His late wife, of 57 years, Rose Bombar Smith, died October 2016. Born in Nicholson, he was the son of the late William and Mae Gibbs Smith. William was a graduate of the Johnson School's first graduating class of which...
Mary Maruhnich
Aug 6, 2020
Mary Maruhnich, 93, passed on Thursday, at The Gardens at Stroud, Stroudsburg. Born in Elmhurst, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Maruhnich. Mary was a graduate of Lincoln College Preparatory School, a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Scranton, the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 19, Bayonne, NJ and had served as Auxiliary President....
Marian Misiura-Banko
Jul 24, 2020
Marian P. Misiura-Banko of Scranton, formerly of Olyphant and East Orange, NJ, died Friday, July 24, after a brief illness.
Born July 18, 1926 in Olyphant, PA, to the late Barbara Sendzik and Stanislaus
Misiura. She resided in East Orange, N.J. until her retirement from Prudential
Financial in Newark, N.J. She then returned...
William Velez
Jul 24, 2020
William Velez, 63, of Taylor, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, July 24, in the emergency room of Geisinger/CMC Hospital, Scranton, PA. He was the loving husband of Maria V. Piniero Velez. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Santos Velez Rodrigues and Mereida Jimenez Morales. Educated in Brooklyn, he was a retired forklift operator...
Eleanor Pindzola Bello
Jul 17, 2020
Eleanor Pindzola Bello, 95, Florham Park, NJ, died Friday, July 17, 2020 at Brighton Gardens. She was the widow of the late Aristides Bello. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Laskanych Pindzola. Eleanor was a former member of St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, West Scranton and a member of All Saints Ukrainian...
Rose Bolser
Jun 27, 2020
Rose M. Bolser, 94, of Jessup, died June 27, 2020, at St. Mary's Villa Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center, Elmhurst Twp.
The eldest child of the late John and Cecelia Malinosky Bolser, Rose was a lifelong resident of Jessup. She was an active parishioner of St. Michael's, now Queen of Angels Church. She graduated from St. Michael's...
George Yanko
Jun 27, 2020
George G. Yanko, 93, a former Bellevue resident and a resident of the Gino Merli Veterans Center, died on Saturday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the widower of the late Maria Van Helden Yanko. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late George and Anna Yanko. George was a graduate of West Scranton High School,...
Joseph Drumsta Sr.
Jun 16, 2020
Joseph Drumsta Sr. 78, of West Scranton, died on Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of the late Judith Petcavage Drumsta. Born in Dickson City, he was the son of the late Stanley and Ann Drumsta. Joe attended St. Ann's Basilica Parish, was an Army Vietnam Era Veteran and retired from the Clarks Summit State...
