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...
John P. Krupinski
Apr 1, 2014
John P. Krupinski, 83, of the Bellevue section of Scranton, died Tuesday morning at the Regional Hospital of Scranton E/R. Born in Scranton on April 4, 1930, he was a son of the late John and Catherine Havrilko Krupinski. He was a graduate of West Scranton High School where he was a football letterman. He was a lifelong member...
Robert A.”Bob” Shoener
Mar 26, 2014
Robert A."Bob" Shoener of Scranton passed into eternal life on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. His wife of 49 years, Elizabeth Shoener, passed in October of 2000. His parents were Arthur B. and Helen Green Shoener. Bob formerly worked for the A&P Tea Company, Ligget and Myers, and retired from the Hershey Chocolate Corporation. He was a board member of...
Camille Yacovelli Neto
Mar 21, 2014
Camille Yacovelli Neto, 73, of Asbury Park, NJ, died Friday night in the Scranton Health Care Center. Born in Scranton, she is the daughter of the late Michael and Jennie Micciche Yacovelli. A 1959 graduate of West Scranton High School, she lived and worked in New York City for 3 years in the early 60's. She then moved to...
William J. Sibick Sr
Mar 17, 2014
William J. Sibick Sr., 64, Scranton, died March 17, at home. Born in Scranton, he was a son of the late Michael and Mary Laba Sibick. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School, he was a former member of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church and was a self-employed owner/operator truck driver. Bill enjoyed his corvette and all of the...
Ronald W. Godfrey Sr
Mar 14, 2014
Ronald W. Godfrey Sr., 82,of Avoca, died Friday night at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital ER. He is survived by his wife Delores Chimelewski Godfrey. Born in Brewster, NY, he was a son of the late Raymond and Gladys Smalley Godfrey. A graduate of Brewster High School, he worked as a brakeman for the New York Central Railroad and retired...
Christopher A. Shoemaker
Mar 11, 2014
Christopher A. Shoemaker, 42 of Mt. Cobb, died Tuesday following a courageous battle from massive infections for more than 30 days in the ICU at Geisinger/CMC. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Marian Plasco and fiancé Ken Beerman, Reading and William A. Shoemaker Sr. and step-mother Candace Shoemaker, Moosic. A graduate of Bishop Hoban High School, Wilkes-Barre,...
Edward J Hanis
Mar 5, 2014
Edward J Hanis, 33, formerly of West Scranton, died Monday at Geisinger/CMC. Born in Scranton, he is the son of Edward A. and Anne C. Wojewodski Hanis, of Scranton. Eddie was a 1999 graduate of West Scranton High School, a 2003 graduate of Keystone College and received a BS in Computer Technology. He was a member of the Cathedral...
Patricia M. Gillespie
Feb 22, 2014
Patricia M. Gillespie, 61, of North Scranton, died Saturday after being stricken ill at home. Her high school sweetheart and husband of 42 years, John "Jack" Gillespie, died March 21, 2013. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Emily Petkunas McCarthy. Patty was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and was a certified...
Peter Paul Kobeski Jr
Feb 18, 2014
Peter Paul Kobeski Jr., 67 of Taylor, died Tuesday at Geisinger/CMC, after a long illness. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Peter and Ann Kuchka Kobeski. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and was employed by SSH, Cincinnati Galvanized and retired from the former Anemostat. He was an avid New York Yankees...
Regina A. Lavetsky
Feb 7, 2014
Regina A. Lavetsky, 90, died Friday in the Abington Manor. Her husband of 44 years, Bernard Lavetsky, died October 26, 1990. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Evelyn Hoinski Zuchlewski,. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School, she attended Scranton Penn State Extension, and was a member of Marywood University Lifelong Learning...
