Obituaries

Sep 6, 2020

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...

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...

Aug 23, 2020

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...

Aug 21, 2020

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Jun 13, 2020

Thomas P. Cogliser, 76, of West Scranton, died on Saturday morning at Allied Hospice Center. His wife is Diane M. Kowalski Cogliser and the couple would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary in August. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Donald and Ann Cogliser. Tom was a 1962 graduate of Scranton Central High School and...

Jun 10, 2020

Henrietta "Cookie" Matticks, 78 of West Scranton, passed Wednesday morning surrounded by family at home, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Matticks who died in 2013. The couple had been married 53 years at the time of his passing. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Beatrice...

Jun 7, 2020

Joseph F. Ogden Jr, 50 of West Scranton, died at Geisinger/CMC after being stricken ill at home. He is survived by his loving wife, Lisa who loves him unconditionally and would do anything for him. Born in Rahway, NJ, he is the son of Patricia Ogden, Texas, and the late Joseph F. Ogden Sr. Joe was a graduate of...

Jun 7, 2020

Frances M. DiBileo Turcotte Small, 84, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Her husband, Elliott Small died on March 23, 2006. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Anthony and Concetta DiBileo. Frances was educated at West Scranton High School. She earned her beauty license from the Empire School of Beauty. Frances was the proud...

Jun 1, 2020

Robert J. Kasperkoski, 76, of Taylor, passed away on Monday at home. Born in Old Forge, PA on August 27, 1943, he is the son of the late Benjamin and Frances Succolosky Kasperkoski. Bob was a graduate of Old Forge High School, and enlisted into the Army, shortly after high school. Upon returning from his enlistment, Bob went to...