Obituaries

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...

Mar 22, 2016

John J. Rogan Jr., of West Scranton, passed away Tuesday night surrounded by his loving family and friends, ending his 9 ½ year struggle with kidney disease. He and his wife Debbie Malos Rogan celebrated their 31 st wedding anniversary on March 21. Born in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late John J. and Ruth Browning...

Mar 8, 2016

Robert Petrikovicz, 48, South Scranton, died Tuesday after being stricken ill. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Robert Petrikovicz Sr., Mayfield and Mary Jane Hricko, Scranton. Robert was a 1986 graduate of West Scranton High School and had worked as a department manager for Weiss Markets and Price Chopper. He is also survived by his fiancée, Autumn...

Feb 20, 2016

Anne T. Wickkiser, 92, of West Scranton, died Saturday at home after an extended illness. Her husband of 34 years, George E. Wickkiser, died May 23, 1979. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late David and Anna Owens Thomas. Anne was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School, a member of Trinity Congregational Church and retired...

Feb 14, 2016

Simon "Sammy" Stevensky Jr., 82, died February 14, 2016 at his home in Clifton Township. Born in Peckville, he was the son of the late Simon and Nellie Popiwchak Stevensky. He was a graduate of Blakely High School. He was a retired truck driver and a Korean War Marine Corps Veteran. He is survived by one sister, Eleanor Ragni,...

Jan 16, 2016

Marion C. Kowalski, 88, a lifelong resident of the Lincoln Heights section of Taylor, died Saturday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center. Her husband of 52 years, Edmund J. Kowalski Sr., died August 5, 2005. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Mellen. Marion was a graduate of Taylor High School and a loyal...

Jan 6, 2016

Ann M. Klodnicki, 83, of Scranton, died Wednesday evening at the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger/CMC. She was the widow of Edward C. Klodnicki, to whom she had been married to for 59 years. Born in Dupont, she was the youngest of 13 children of the late John and Susan Stupak. A graduate of Dupont High School, Ann was...

Dec 28, 2015

Carolyn D. Wojewodski, OCDS, 78, of South Scranton, died Monday at The Willowbrook, where she was a resident. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Raymond Wojewodski. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Martin J. and Elena Pilotti Piepoli. Carolyn was a graduate of South Scranton Catholic High School and received her B.A....

Dec 26, 2015

Rebecca Lynn Barrett, 43, of Taylor, died Saturday morning at home after a courageous struggle with breast cancer. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Kenneth M. and Ellie Mae Mlyczek Barrett of West Scranton. Rebecca was a 1990 graduate of West Scranton High School and attended Luzerne County Community College. She is a member of St. Ann's...

Dec 22, 2015

Joseph W. Samuels, 77, of West Scranton, died Tuesday at home, after an extended illness. His wife Evelyn Patrick Samuels, died in September. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Lescowitch Samuel. Joe was a 1956 graduate of West Scranton High School, was a co-owner of Samuel's Electric Motor Repair and retired after...