Mary Smith
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,...
John Grajcar Sr.
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,...
William A. Stefanovich
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,...
Antoinette Cipriano
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...
Helen Sporko
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...
Frank O’Connor
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...
John Barletta
Jan 27, 2015
John H. Barletta, 71, died Tuesday at Allied Skilled Nursing Home. Born in Pittston, he was a son of the late Nicholas S. and Mildred McDonald Barletta. A graduate of Pittston High School, he was employed in the local trucking industry as an over the road driver. He was of the Catholic faith, an Army veteran having served in...
James
Jan 24, 2015
James Rodeman, 62, died unexpectedly at home on January 24, 2015. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Fred and Anna Drost Rodeman. He was a 1970 graduate of West Scranton High School and received an Associate Degree from Lackawanna Junior College. He was an Army Viet Nam era veteran having served in South Carolina and...
M. Juleann Sillner
Jan 20, 2015
M. Juleann Sillner, 80, of Roaring Brook Township, died Tuesday, after being stricken ill at home. Her husband of 47 years, Ralph P. Sillner, died October 20, 2003. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia Cosminski Karabin. A 1952 graduate of Dunmore High School, she was a homemaker who dedicated her married life...
Betty Skorec
Jan 16, 2015
Betty J. Skorec, 78, of West Scranton, passed into Eternal Life on Friday at Geisinger/CMC surrounded by her loving sons.. Her husband of 47 years, Joseph Skorec Sr., died July 10, 2002. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Brown Gillespie. Educated in Scranton schools, she had worked as a seamstress in the...
Joseph Taylor
Jan 8, 2015
Joseph M. Taylor, 75, of Scott Township, died Thursday evening at Commonwealth Hospice at Scranton Regional Hospital. His wife is Margaret "Peggy" Slawski Taylor, and the couple would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on January 23rd. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Joshua and Mary McFadden Taylor. Educated in Scranton schools, he had worked...
Helen Beppler
Jan 5, 2015
Helen F. Beppler, 78, of the Petersburg section of Scranton, died Monday night at home surrounded by her loving family. Her husband of 58 years is Wendell A. Beppler Sr. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Frank D. and Ruth M. Simcox Ball. A 1954 graduate of Scranton Central High School, she received a certificate...
Mary Gorlaski
Jan 4, 2015
Mary A. Gorlaski, 80, West Scranton, died Sunday at Allied Skilled Nursing. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Mary H. Zuchlewski Gorlaski. Educated in Scranton Technical High School, she was employed in the offices of A&P and Terminex Corp., both of Scranton. Mary was a member of SS Peter & Paul Roman...
Christine Rozaieski
Dec 31, 2014
Christine E. Rozaieski, 40, of Minooka, died Wednesday. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Frances C. Kowalski Rozaieski, Scranton, and Francis Rozaieski, Old Forge. A 1992 graduate of Scranton High School and Mansfield University where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree. She had been employed as a counselor for Tri-County Counseling, Carbondale, St. Joseph's Center. Scranton,...
Sister Aneveen Zielinski
Dec 28, 2014
Sister Aneveen Zielinski, 86, of the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters, died of natural causes on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at St. Joseph Villa, Mount Alvernia, Reading, PA., where she resided since 2011. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Ignatius and Eva Sztubinski Zielinski. Sister Aneveen entered the Bernardine Sisters on February 2, 1950 and was in...
Karen Flannigan
Dec 10, 2014
Karen Flannigan, 57, of West Scranton, died Thursday in the Golden Living Nursing Home, Scranton, after an extended illness. Born in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Louise Ida Carpenter Flannigan. Karen was a 1975 graduate of West Scranton High School, worked in the catalog/sales industry and was a member of the former St....
Robert Ragni
Dec 1, 2014
Robert Ragni, 65, Moosic, died Monday at Geisinger/Wyoming Valley Hospital, under the care of the VA Administration from complications of multiple sclerosis. His wife is Judy A Rybak Ragni, and the couple would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day. Born in Peckville, he is the son of Eleanor Stevensky Ragni, Scranton and the late Eugene Ragni....
Thomas Hudacko
Nov 8, 2014
Thomas Hudacko, 60, of West Scranton, died on Saturday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Geisinger/CMC. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Madeline "Madge" Rosencrans Hudacko, Scranton, and the late Arthur Hudacko. Educated in West Scranton High School, he worked as a chef in the local restaurant market until his illness, and was a former member of...
John Sokolowsky
Nov 3, 2014
John Sokolowsky, 87, of Dickson City, went home to be with his Lord and Saviour early Monday morning at the Lackawanna Health & Rehab Center, Olyphant. His wife of 34 years is Beverly Lewis Sokolowsky. Educated in Scranton Schools, he was a Navy veteran of WW II having served aboard the USS Rocky Mount in the Pacific Theatre. John...
Timothy Burke
Sep 23, 2014
Timothy Burke, 51, of Scranton, died Tuesday in Commonwealth Hospice, Scranton, from a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Thomas P. and Stella Zackowski Burke. Tim was educated in the Scranton Schools, was a former member of St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic Cathedral and until his illness, he worked in...
