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John Rogan Jr.

John Rogan Jr.

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...

Robert Petrikovicz Jr.

Robert Petrikovicz Jr.

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...

Anne Wickkiser

Anne Wickkiser

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...

Simon “Sammy” Stevensky Jr.

Simon “Sammy” Stevensky Jr.

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,...

Marion Kowalski

Marion Kowalski

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...

Ann M. Klodnicki

Ann M. Klodnicki

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...

Carolyn Wojewodski

Carolyn Wojewodski

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....

Rebecca Barrett

Rebecca Barrett

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...

Joseph Samuels

Joseph Samuels

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...

Mary Krul

Mary Krul

Dec 18, 2015

Mary A "Dolly" Krul, 84, died Friday at home after an extended illness. She was the widow of Michael A. Krul, who died on November 6, 2000. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Carmella Malara Genovese. Mary was a 1949 graduate of West Scranton High School, retired from the local garment industry and...

Rose (Pietryka) Patrick

Rose (Pietryka) Patrick

Nov 26, 2015

Rose M. (Pietryka) Patrick, 91, Rosalia Maria Jargiello, her given name, of Scranton, died Thursday at Abington Manor. She was the wife of 64 years to Peter J. Patrick (Pietryka), who died on April 12, 2012. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Bonczek Jargiello. Educated in West Scranton High School, she was...

Edward Clarke

Edward Clarke

Nov 23, 2015

Edward J. Clarke, 81 of West Scranton, died Monday in Scranton Regional Hospital. His wife of 58 years is Regina Malek Clarke. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas J. and Martha E. Sink Clarke. A 1951 graduate of West Scranton High School, he was an Army veteran serving in Germany and was a member...

Evelyn Gaggioli

Evelyn Gaggioli

Nov 20, 2015

Evelyn A. Gaggioli, 81 of West Scranton, died Friday, November 20, in Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 57 years, John P. Gaggioli, died May 21, 2012. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jeanette Glinko Dombroski. Evelyn was a 1952 graduate of West Scranton High School, a member of St. Lucy's Church,...

Ann Korgeski

Ann Korgeski

Nov 17, 2015

Ann Korgeski, age 44, the devoted daughter of loving parents John and Catherine Korgeski of Taylor, succumbed on November 17, to the late effects of remission from childhood leukemia. She is survived along with her parents, sister, Catherine Peetros and husband Nick, brother, John Korgeski and wife Kim and their two daughters, Kaitlin and Ashley Korgeski. She is also...

Dorothy Frolich

Dorothy Frolich

Nov 13, 2015

Dorothy Frolich, 87, a resident of Holy Family Residence, died Friday at the residence. She was the widow of Harold Frolich. Born in Forest City, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marcella Slezinski Bilko. Educated in Kenilworth NJ Schools, Dorothy was a homemaker and a former member of St. Theresa R. C. Church, Kenilworth, NJ. Surviving...

Marie Troy

Marie Troy

Nov 12, 2015

Marie Troy, 68, of Exeter, died Thursday, at home after an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband of 49 years is William Troy. Born in Patterson, NJ, she is the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Sauter. Marie was a 1965 graduate of Pittston High School, worked as a seamstress in the local garment industry...

Robert Schultz

Robert Schultz

Nov 10, 2015

Robert J. Schultz, 85, of the plot section of the city, died Tuesday afternoon at home after being stricken ill. His wife is Mary Kay Pifcho Schultz. The couple would have celebrated their 52 nd wedding anniversary on November 16. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Nancy Hrycyk Schultz. Robert was educated in...

Stephen Palahunich

Stephen Palahunich

Nov 9, 2015

Stephen Palahunich, 88, of Scranton, died Monday morning at Geisinger/CMC VNA Hospice Unit. His wife is Bertha Sobuta Palahunich. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Michael and Agnes Smar Palahunich. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he was an Army Veteran, serving as a Corporal with the 81 st Constabulary Squadron as a reconnaissance car...

Ann Marie Serkosky

Ann Marie Serkosky

Oct 30, 2015

Ann Marie Serkosky, 68, of Tripps Park section of Scranton, died on Friday after several years of battling cancer. Her husband of 25 years, Robert V. Serkosky died on March 18, 1993. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Puzak Padrusnak. A 1965 graduate of Scranton Technical High School, she had been employed...

Mary Lukasiewicz

Mary Lukasiewicz

Oct 29, 2015

Mary Lukasiewicz passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna Malar and wife of the late John Lukasiewicz who passed away in June 1999. In keeping with Mary's wishes her funeral was private, in care of her nice Diane Feduik, her husband Robert, and their daughter Kristina Feduik. Funeral Services...

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