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William White

William White

Sep 28, 2019

William P. White, 47, of Scranton, died on September 28, at home from complications of mesothelioma. His wife is Caroline Burke White. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Ruthie N. White. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. Bill had been employed at Profera's Pizza, Montage Foods and was presently working at Alum-A-Pole....

Jane Towle

Jane Towle

Sep 17, 2019

Jane Towle, 69, passed away on Tuesday, at Geisinger/CMC surrounded by her loving fiancée, William "Bill" Gilpin and family. Born in Somerset, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mona Mitzkewich Towle and step-father, the late Peter Makatura. Jane was a graduate of North Hunterdon High School, Annandale, NJ, was a self-employed realtor and served her...

Dayna Cogliser

Dayna Cogliser

Aug 17, 2019

Dayna Kane Cogliser, 45, died in Orange Park, FL, from injuries in a hit and run accident while riding her moped on August 17. Her husband, Thomas Cogliser Jr., died April 4, 2004. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of James Kane, and the late Priscilla Dana Kane. Dayna was a graduate of West Scranton High School and...

Constantina Veneris

Constantina Veneris

Jul 31, 2019

Constantina Veneris, 85, of Peckville, died on Wednesday, July 31 at the Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center, Taylor. She was the widow of the late Lazarus Veneris. Born in Egypt, her family immigrated to Pittsburgh, where she had worked as a housekeeper in the hotel industry. Known as Dana, she was an avid cook and enjoyed designing and making...

Brenda Davenport

Brenda Davenport

Jul 5, 2019

Brenda Lee Davenport, 53, of West Scranton, passed away on Friday, July 5, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Her husband is Daryl Davenport and the couple were married 35 years.  Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David G. and Caroline M. Phillips. Brenda was a 1983 graduate of West Scranton High School, was of the Catholic...

Florence Grabowski

Florence Grabowski

Jun 22, 2019

Florence Grabowski, 93, of West Scranton, formerly of Jessup, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2019 surrounded by her family at the Allied Hospice Center, Morgan Highway, Scranton. She was the widow of William Grabowski, a WW II United States Army Veteran, who passes away on July 18, 1982. Born in Olyphant to the late Joseph and Julia Budnovitch...

Lawrence Caporelli

Lawrence Caporelli

Jun 10, 2019

Lawrence Paul Caporelli, Orlando, FL, died peacefully at home on June 10, 2019. Larry was born on October 2, 1957, the son of the late Anthony and Matilda Cimino Caporelli in Scranton, PA. He attended Scranton Public Schools and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Penn State, Middletown Campus. He relocated to Orlando after college, where he...

Caroline Gillern

Caroline Gillern

May 20, 2019

Caroline Gillern, 76, of Old Forge, died peacefully on Monday at Allied Hospice Center, Scranton, while surrounded by her loving children. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, John J. Gillern on April 28, 2011. Born in Oahu, Hawaii, she was the daughter of the late John & Flora Mendonca. Carol was of strong Christian...

Charles Bogdon

Charles Bogdon

Apr 29, 2019

Charles Bogdon, 96, a resident of Gino Merli Veterans Center, died Monday at Allied Hospice Center. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Wasil and Anna Bogdon. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he was a veteran of WW II with the Army Air Corps, serving as an airplane mechanic/gunner on a B-17. Charles received the...

Thomas Snyder

Thomas Snyder

Apr 15, 2019

Thomas Snyder, 70, of Dunmore passed into eternal life on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Geisinger/CMC. Born on November 9, 1948, he was the son of the late John and Annette Scioscia Snyder. Tom was a graduate of South Catholic High School. After high school, Tom worked with his father painting and paperhanging until he joined the United States...

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