Obituaries

Mar 14, 2018

Diane Carr Lozinger Keenan, Newton Twp. , died Wednesday morning at home. She was the widow of James Keenan and her first husband, John C. Lozinger Sr. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Edmund P. and Clara Ellen Rowlands Carr. Through tragically losing three children, Diane stayed strong always putting family first. She is survived by...

Mar 13, 2018

Petra Alcala, 70, of Tunkhannock, PA, formally of New York City, died March 13th, 2018  in Tunkhannock PA. Petra was born in Ponce Puerto Rico to Jose Nazario and Dolores Feliciano.

She is survived by her husband Luis Alcala. Five children Lisa Campbell, Kenneth Alcala, Christopher Alcala, Luis D. Alcala and Sarah Yale. Four grandchildren Christian Alcala, Krystal Alcala, Joshua...

Mar 13, 2018

Vivian (Poyant) Mills passed away peacefully, in the mid-morning, on Tuesday, March 13th surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in New Bedford, MA to the late Rhea Surprenant Poyant, and the late Alphonse Poyant in 1928.

She was a graduate of Holy Family High School in New Bedford & attended business school in Boston, MA for two (2) years.

Vivian married...

Mar 13, 2018

Andrew Corter Sr.

Andrew Corter Sr., 68, of Meshoppen and formerly of Ringwood, NJ died Tuesday March 13th at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He is survived by his wife Patricia Cuddy Corter.

He was born on March 21, 1949 son of the late Daniel Anthony and Alvina Akers.

Andrew was a United States Army Veteran serving in Vietnam. He was an...

Mar 12, 2018

Joan Jurista

Joan Jurista of Tunkhannock died Monday in Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. She was born in Falls River, MA. On April 22, 1926 daughter of the late George and Margaret Barrett Brabant.

Joan and her late husband Joseph Jurista were former owners of Ace-Jurista Farm Equipment Inc., Prior to her retirement she worked as a registrar nurse at...

Mar 10, 2018

Russell E. Malina, Jr.

Russell “Rusty” E. Malina, Jr., 52, was taken from this earth so unexpectedly due to a motor vehicle accident on March 10, 2018.  He was born on September 1, 1965, son of the late Russell E. and Diane E. Meckes Malina.

Rusty was a lifelong resident of Hop Bottom, PA, and A 1984 graduate of Mountain View School...

Mar 9, 2018

Thomas Howard Hoffman, 76, of Clarks Summit died unexpectedly on Friday. He was the husband of the former Susan Williams Dunleavy. The couple had been married for 20 years. Born in Falls, he was the son of the late August and Melvina Bauman Hoffman. He graduated from Falls-Overfield High School and proudly served his country as a paratrooper in the...

Mar 9, 2018

Bill Grindall of Mill City died Friday March 9th at the home of his niece and care giver Shannon Lasher. He was born in Philadelphia on July 28, 1943 son of the late Bill and Olive Davis Grindall.

Prior to his retirement he was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in Wyoming County for over 33 years. He was preceded...

Mar 9, 2018

Joseph F. Ignatovich of Falls died at his home Friday, March 9th.  He was born in Duryea on Sept. 20, 1930, son of the late John and Anna Franko Ignatovich. He was a graduate of Duryea High School and an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Before his retirement, he was employed for more than 30 years by Wyoming Sand and...

Mar 9, 2018

James R. Justin, 84, of Clarks Summit passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on the afternoon of March 9. His wife, Frances, passed away in November of last year. The couple had been married 60 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Robert L. and Mabel (Davies) Justin. He married...

Mar 8, 2018

Jerome M. McShaffery, formerly of Moscow, died March 8 in Asheville, N.C., where he had resided for the past two years. Born in Scranton on March 2, 1953, he was the son of the late John A. and Etta Doherty Mcshaffery. He attended the North Pocono schools and served our country as a sergeant in the United States Air Force....

Mar 7, 2018

Mary Theresa Basalyga, 94, of Fleetville, died Wednesday morning at the Jewish Home in Scranton. She was the wife of the late Peter Basalyga, who died in 1992. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Mary was the daughter of the late Stanley and Felixa Tamowski Marhefka. A true "Rosie the Riveter," Mary was employed by Glen L. Martin Aircraft as a riveter...

Mar 7, 2018

Services have been scheduled for Jeanette M. Rudd, Scranton, who died March 7. A blessing service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit, by the Rev. Seth D. Wasnock, assistant pastor of Our Lady of the Snows Church. Interment...