Obituaries

Aug 3, 2016

Ann F. McDonald, 50 of the Lincoln Heights section of Taylor, died Saturday morning at Moses-Taylor Hospital ER after being stricken ill at home. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Diane Dommes McDonald. She was a 1983 graduate of West Scranton High School. A loving Mom and sister, she is survived by her...

Aug 3, 2016

Kathleen "Katie" Marie Shoener, 29, fought bi-polar disorder since 2005, but she finally lost the battle on Wednesday to suicide in Lewis Center, Ohio. Katie was born in Scranton and is the daughter of Deacon Edward R. and Ruth Shoener of Scranton. She was a graduate of Scranton High School, received her Bachelor of Science in Business from Penn...

Jul 17, 2016

Loretta Samuel Dixon, 75, of West Scranton, died Sunday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, after a courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 45 years, William B. Dixon died April 4, 2004. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary T. Lescowitch Samuel. A 1958 graduate of Scranton St. Patrick High School,...

Jul 7, 2016

Marion M. Durdan, 88, formerly of Elan Gardens, Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully at Geisinger Mountain View Care Center on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Pendrak Durdan. Marion was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and Lackawanna College. She was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company...

Jun 28, 2016

The Gardens of Heaven were blessed with another beautiful flower as Helen Nidoh Zelinski passed into eternity from the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore on June 28, 2016 with her family by her side. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Gulyk Nidoh. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School,...

Jun 15, 2016

Laura "Lori" Wojewodski, 56, of South Scranton, died Wednesday night surrounded by her family at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, after a recent illness and a 35 year courageous battle with Lupus. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Raymond Wojewodski, Scranton, and the late Carolyn Piepoli Wojewodski. Lori was a graduate of Bishop Klonowski High School....

Jun 1, 2016

Sofia "Baba" Holyk fell asleep with the Lord on Tuesday June 21 with her family at her side. She was a beautiful, loved 92.  Sofia was born in Skalat, Zarybynci Ukraine, on September 3, 1923 and immigrated to the United States in 1949.

Sofia was preceded in death by her husband John of Scranton, her mother and...

May 23, 2016

Betsy Ann Simmons, 50, of Carbondale, died Monday at The Hospice of Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born in Shirley, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late James P. Simmons Sr. and Patricia F. Mattice Simmons. Betsy was a graduate of North Pocono High School and was employed as a Service Representative for TMG Health. She enjoyed many crafts, particularly...

May 12, 2016

Regina M. Joyce, L.P.N., 73, a resident of Linwood Nursing and Rehab Center, died Thursday evening at the center. Born in Pittston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Regina Kelly Joyce. She was a graduate of St. John's High School of Pittston and the Brooklyn, NY School of Nursing. She was a member of St. Ann's...

May 8, 2016

William P. Whalen, 74, Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, died Sunday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife of 52 years is Naomi Jackett Whalen. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Patrick and Margaret Williams Whalen. Bill was a Marine Corps veteran, a graduate of Scranton St. Patrick's High School, a member of...

May 7, 2016

John T. Sporko, 100, of West Scranton, died Saturday, at the Green Ridge Health Care Center, His wife of 67 years, Stella M. Gutowski Sporko, died July 9, 2008. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Boleslaw and Sophie Niekiewicz Sporko. Educated in Scranton schools, he was an Army veteran of WW II having served at...

Apr 22, 2016

Michael Stanek, 43, of West Scranton, died Friday night in Geisinger/CMC after a long struggle with cancer. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Gerald "Jerry" Stanek of Scranton and the late Patricia McDonald Stanek who died on September 19, 2012. A graduate of West Scranton High School and Johnson Technical Institute, he was a lab technician for...

Apr 15, 2016

Pani Tamara, wife of Very Reverend Protopresbyter Nestor S. Kowal, fell asleep in the Lord unexpectedly on Friday, April 15. Born in Wurzen, Germany on October 2, 1944, our Mom came to America in 1952 with her late parents, Ilya and Vera (Ivanova) Tymczyszak, her sister Natalia and her late brother, Myroslaw and settled in Milwaukee, WI, where the...

Apr 13, 2016

Helen A. Anthony, 95, a resident of South Abington Twp. Since 1955, began her journey to be with the Lord on Wednesday, from the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger/CMC. She was the widow of Andrew Anthony, who had begun that journey on March 21, 1996. They were married in Scranton on February 27, 1954. Helen was born in Scranton...

Apr 12, 2016

Joseph A. (Ameika) Amejka, 95, died Tuesday night in the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and Helen Wisneski Amejka. Educated in Scranton schools, he was a WW II Navy veteran serving in the North Atlantic aboard the USNASB Exeter. Joe retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad and ConRail working...

Apr 1, 2016

George J. Smith, 80 of Scranton, died Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton.

I am writing this myself, as I do not want a funeral service or calling hours. My wife is the former Marjorie Oleski. We are married 54 years. I have a daughter, Debbie Sudo, married to David along with two grandchildren, David and Danica...

Mar 30, 2016

Dana W. Preble, 70, of North Scranton, died Wednesday night in the Geisinger/CMC Intensive Care Unit surrounded by his family. His wife of 38 years, Margaret Moran Preble, died in 2004. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Stanley and Catherine Russell Preble. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he was an Army Vietnam Veteran...

Mar 27, 2016

Helen Plishka, 99, formerly of Scranton, died on Sunday, in Onancock, Virginia. Her husband Peter Plishka Sr., died in 1990. Born in Old Forge, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Czerkas Patrician. Educated in Old Forge Schools, she worked as a machine operator in the local garment industry. Helen was a member of St. Michael's...

Mar 26, 2016

Bertha M. Palahunich, 90, formerly of Old Forge, died Saturday at Allied Skilled Nursing. Her husband Stephen Palahunich died November 9, 2015. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Agnes Sobuta. Bertha was a graduate of Old Forge High School, a member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Scranton and retired from Brooks Manufacturing...

Mar 22, 2016

Sophie Zelinski, 94, died Tuesday, in the Geisinger/CMC VNA Hospice Unit. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ignatius and Eva Sztubinski Zielinski. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School, she was a lifelong member of SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, West Scranton and was a retired seamstress having worked in the local garment...