Eleanor Yatzun
Jul 13, 2014
Eleanor Yatzun, 92, of the Bellevue section of Scranton, died Sunday, at the VNA Hospice at Geisinger/CMC. Her husband of 47 years, Joseph Yatzun died on October 23, 1993. Born in Scranton on July 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John J. Sr. and Ida Moore Tobin. Educated in Scranton schools, she was a member of...
Louis A. Ciuccio
Jul 12, 2014
Louis A. Ciuccio, Jr., 56, of North Scranton, died Saturday at home after a long illness. His wife is Deborah Murphy Ciuccio, and the couple would have celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on October 29th. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Elizabeth "Beth" Slugg Ciuccio, of Scranton, and the late Louis A Ciuccio Sr. A 1975 graduate...
Emma , Gayle Feduik
Jul 1, 2014
Emma Gayle Feduik, 87, Exeter, and formerly of Blue Shutters Road, Elmhurst, died Tuesday in Regional Hospital of Scranton E/R. Her husband is Frank R. Feduik, and the couple would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on August 3. Born in Havana, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late William and Maude Spivey Jestice. Gayle was the Valedictorian...
David F. Perry
Jun 30, 2014
David F. Perry, 66, of North Scranton, died Monday, while fishing in Lackawaxen Township, Pike County. His wife is Anita Scovazzo Perry and the couple would have celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on September 19. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Francis F. and Mary D. Davies Perry. David was a 1966 graduate of Scranton...
Mary Jane Gula
Jun 27, 2014
Mary Jane Gula, 88, of Scranton died Friday, June 27 at the Jewish Home of Eastern PA. She was the loving wife of George Gula. Born in Scranton, Mary was the daughter of the late Paul and Kathryn Bilan Bayda. She was a graduate of Scranton Central High School, and a graduate of Johnson's Institute in New Jersey. ,Prior...
Elizabeth J. Fezuk
Jun 26, 2014
Elizabeth J. Fezuk, 69, of Scranton, died Friday evening the Commonwealth Hospice Unit at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the wife of the late Frank Fezuk who died in 2010. Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late George & Anna Leonard Pifcho. She was a graduate of Dunmore High School and the American Beauty School....
Kathleen M. Gutknecht
Jun 25, 2014
Kathleen M. Gutknecht, 89, of West Scranton, died Wednesday, at home after an illness. She was the widow of the late Francis Gutknecht who died in 1968. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence Goman Murray. A 1943 graduate of Scranton Central High School, she was a member of St. John Neumann Parish...
Lottie Karwaski
Jun 22, 2014
Lottie Karwaski, 97, a lifelong resident of South Scranton and a member of St. Paul of the Cross Parish at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2014, surrounded by family members, in the home of Georgie Duddek, her loving caregiver. Daughter of the late Sophie and Paul Gawelko, she was predeceased...
William B. Evans
Jun 21, 2014
William B. Evans, 77, of Green Ridge, died Saturday at home surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 54 years is Shirley Gleich Evans. The couple would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Friday. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late William J. and Pearl Davis Evans. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School,...
Rita , Nercz (Neach) Grajcar
Jun 10, 2014
Rita Nercz (Neach) Grajcar, 82, was called home to the Lord at home on Tuesday morning, with her loving family at her side. Rita and her husband John Grajcar would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on September 8th. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Szmurkowski (Neach) Nercz. Educated in West Scranton...
Frank E. , Kishel Jr
Jun 3, 2014
Frank E. Kishel Jr., 71, of Scranton, died Tuesday in the Geisinger/CMC VNA Hospice unit. His wife of 47 years is Nancy Kansavage Kishel. Born in Taylor, he is the son of the late Frank and Agnes Gall Kishel. A graduate of North Pocono High School, he was a Marine Corps, Vietnam era veteran, attended Mary Mother of God...
Leona M. , Ocwieja
May 31, 2014
Leona M. Ocwieja, 97, a resident of Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center, Taylor, died Saturday evening at the center. Her husband Frank I. Ocwieja died in 1988. Born in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Nehr Kucy. Educated in Scranton schools, she was lifelong member of St. Stanislaus Polish National Catholic Cathedral and retired...
Ann Bradshaw
May 30, 2014
Ann Bradshaw, 29, of Taylor, died Friday evening in the ICU unit of Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Twp, after an extended struggle with leukemia. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of Harry Bradshaw, Scranton, and Kristen Weidow, Taylor. A 2001 graduate of Mid-Valley High School, she received a Dental Assistant Certificate from Marywood University. She was a member...
Theodore “Ted” Kempa
May 15, 2014
Theodore "Ted" Kempa, 83, of the Lincoln Heights section of Taylor died Thursday, at Geisinger/CMC, Scranton. His beloved wife of 58 years is Mary Grajcar Kempa. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Zygmont and Stella Etminsky Kempa. A 1949 graduate of Taylor High School, he was an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving as...
Leslie Herbster
May 15, 2014
Leslie Herbster, 70, of West Scranton, died Thursday morning in the Geisinger/CMC/VNA Hospice Unit. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Elmer and Stena J. Herbster. Leslie was a graduate of St. Mary of The Assumption High School and attended Lackawanna College. He was an Army Veteran and worked in electrical repair at Tobyhanna Army Depot....
Joseph Maruhnich
May 13, 2014
Joseph Maruhnich, 79, of Bayonne, NJ, died Tuesday at Bayonne Medical Center. Born in Scranton on July 11, 1934, he was the son of the late George and Anna Swetz Maruhnich. Educated in Scranton and Dunmore schools, he was a 1953 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He served in the Army for two years and with the National...
Beverly Jean Gordon
May 12, 2014
Beverly Jean Gordon, of Scranton, died Monday morning at Regional Hospital in Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Kuplinski Andrejewski. She was a 1963 Graduate of Scranton Technical High School and was a certified reflexologist. She was employed at Alexander's Spa in Scranton and various establishments in the area. Beverly loved...
Stephen H. Petrewski
Apr 26, 2014
Stephen H. Petrewski, 66 of Dunmore, died Saturday, in Geisinger/CMC VNA Hospice. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Dorothy Cegelka Petrewski, Scranton and the late Harry Petrewski Sr. A 1966 graduate of West Scranton High School, he was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and had worked as a Lackawanna County Deputy Sheriff. Steve was...
Frank J. Pallien
Apr 17, 2014
Frank J. Pallien, 51, of Scranton, died Thursday after being stricken ill while running on the Lackawanna Heritage Trail. His wife of 31 years is Darlene Hawley Pallien. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Frank and Irene Sabatini Pallien. A 1980 graduate of Scranton Central High School and Penn State Worthington receiving as degree in...
Michael Stranko
Apr 12, 2014
Michael Stranko, 88, of Scranton, died Saturday, April 12, 2014. His wife Elizabeth "Betty" Moxen Stranko, died on October 16, 1993. Born in Scranton on April 13, 1925, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Wichkova Stranko. A graduate of Scranton Central High School, he was a WW II Navy veteran having served in the Atlantic...
