Obituaries

Jun 12, 2015

Roy Phillips Jr., 68, of West Scranton, died Friday at Geisinger/CMC VNA Hospice Unit. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Roy and Elizabeth Roseweir Phillips. A 1965 graduate of West Scranton High School, he was a member of Hyde Park Lodge 339, Free and Accepted Masons. He was of the Protestant Faith and a retired...

Jun 11, 2015

Barbara Samuel, 67 of West Scranton, died Thursday in Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 47 years is Albert Samuel. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Nancy Carra Brink of Dunmore and the late Cecil Brink. A 1966 graduate of Dunmore High School, she was a secretary for the former St. John the Baptist Church and...

Jun 10, 2015

Anna Portanova, 92, of West Scranton, died Wednesday night at the Mountain View Care Center. Her husband of 38 years, Daniel J. Portanova, died in 1977. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Marie Catrone Minicozzi. Educated in West Scranton High School, she was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who put...

Jun 5, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" Markanich, 88, of the Pine Brook section of Scranton, died Friday at Geisinger/CMC. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late George Sr. and Anna Kozak Markanich. A 1944 graduate of Scranton Technical High School, she received her Business Degree from Lackawanna Business School. Betty was a lifelong member of St. John's Byzantine Catholic Church...

Jun 5, 2015

Patrick M. Clemens "Clemy", 51, of South Scranton, died Friday from injuries sustained in an ATV accident in Indian Stream Twp., Maine. His wife of 25 years is Judi "Jude" Hughes Clemens. Born in Hughestown, he is the son of Robert and Dolores Legg Clemens, FL. A 1981 graduate of Scranton Technical High School, he was a member of...

Jun 2, 2015

Annette "A" Scioscia Snyder 92, of South Scranton, slipped into eternity to join her husband John, son Gerald and grandson Joshua. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born on January 31, 1923, she was along with her husband John, a child of the depression. They were both residents of the St. Ann's section of West Scranton, living just...

May 28, 2015

Thomas Linko, 68, of Jefferson Township, died Thursday, in Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife of 47 years is Lois Ann Lindsey Linko. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late John and Anna Smereka Linko. A 1965 graduate of West Scranton High School, he had served in the National Guard. Thomas was formerly employed...

May 8, 2015

Robert J. Smith, 64, of North Scranton, died Friday, May 8, 2015. Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert F. and Evelyn Columbus Smith. Educated in Midland Park Schools, Bergen County, NJ, he was a Viet Nam Navy veteran serving as an electricians mate aboard the nuclear submarine, John Adams. Bob was of the...

Apr 20, 2015

The Lord called Mary Bohn, 93, home on Monday after a brief illness. Born in Scranton, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and a lifelong member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church.

She is survived by daughters Marilyn Mercer and husband Charles, Cynthia Richardson and husband Jan. Also surviving are her sons John and...

Apr 3, 2015

Barbara A. Martini, 77, of South Scranton, died Friday, at Allied Skilled Nursing. She was the widow of Frank A. Martini, who died June 2, 1995. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Lepisko Blasko. A graduate of South Scranton Catholic High School, Barbara retired as a Fiscal Assistant at Scranton Counseling Center...

Mar 19, 2015

Alexander G. "Al" Bouton, 67, of Tripp Park, died peacefully Thursday evening at home, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 46 years is Christine Hill Bouton. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late George and Rhea DeHaven Bouton. A 1965 graduate of Scranton Technical High School, he was...

Mar 18, 2015

Gary M. Kozlowski, 62, of South Scranton, died Wednesday, in Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife is Rosaleen Fitzell Kozlowski. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Chester and Florence Zamushinski Kozlowski. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, he had been employed as a painter for Diamond Casket and Casket Shells Inc. until his...

Mar 4, 2015

Julian Henry Poniatowski, 74, of the Keyser Valley section of West Scranton, died Wednesday at Moses-Taylor Hospital ER after being stricken ill at home. His wife of 52 years is Karen M. Williams Poniatowski. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Julian C. and Martha Wolski Poniatowski. Hank was a 1958 graduate of West Scranton High...

Mar 3, 2015

Angelo M. (Blackie) Migliori, 87, of Tripp Park, died Tuesday at the Gino Merli Veterans Center. His wife is Mildred Maslar Bryndzia Migliori. His first wife Ann Rencavage Migliori died October 27, 1996. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Mario and Rosaria Yacovoni Migliori. A graduate of Mother Cabrini School he was a WW II...

Mar 2, 2015

Mary Margaret Smith, 82, West Scranton, died on March 2. She was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Katherine Androsciezsko Smith. She is survived by one uncle and cousins. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Martin M. Boylan, Vicar, on Friday, October 30 at 11 am in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel,...

Feb 25, 2015

John P. Grajcar Sr., 84, of West Scranton, died peacefully on Wednesday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger/CMC surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 63 years, Rita Nercz (Neach) Grajcar, died June 10, 2014. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Peter and Catherine Telepechak Grajcar. A graduate of Scranton Central High School,...

Feb 17, 2015

William A. Stefanovich, 82, Glenburn Twp., died Tuesday. He was the husband of the late Bernadine Ceklosky Stefanovich. Born in Plains, son of the late Anthony and Ann Langan Stefanovich, he was a Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from the Muskin Co., Plains. He is survived by one son, James J. and wife Susan, one daughter,...

Feb 13, 2015

Antoinette Cipriano, 91, of Taylor, died Friday at Geisinger/CMC. Her husband of 65 years, Anthony "Cubby" Cipriano, died March 9, 2013. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Peti Antoinelli. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and received an Associate of Business Degree from Lackawanna Junior College. Antoinette was a...

Feb 13, 2015

Helen M. Sporko, 87, of Scranton, passed away on Friday at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Helen was the widow of the late Joseph P. Sporko who died in 1990. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Anna Kosek Manka. She was a lifelong member of SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church...

Jan 28, 2015

Frank M. O'Connor, whom was also known as Kewpie, 81, of Taylor, died Wednesday, surrounded by his loving family at Geisinger/CMC. His wife of 48 years is Carol A. McCarthy O'Connor. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edward and Catherine Hoar O'Connor. A 1952 graduate of St. Ann's High School, he retired as an engineer...