Obituaries
Claire M Riccio
Dec 24, 2015
Claire Mary Frei Riccio of Macungie was called to be with our Lord on Dec. 24, 2015. She was the wife of the late Rocco V. Riccio, to whom she was married for 62 years. Born in Cliffside Park, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Clara (Hauser) Frei. Having lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Newton Twp....
Ralph Carlacci
Dec 21, 2015
Ralph Carlacci, Sr. of Clarks Summit, died at 87 on Monday evening in the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility in Scranton. His wife of 57 years is the former Anna Mae Zike. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Joseph and Theresa Genovesi Carlacci. He is survived by his brother Joseph Carlacci of Las Vegas, NV., Anna Carlacci Gurley and...
Regina M. Volivitch
Dec 18, 2015
Regina M. Volivitch, 89, of Chinchilla, died Friday evening at the Riverside Nursing and Rehab Center in Taylor. She was the wife of James S. Volivitch, who died in 2002. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Gullen Lysak, she was a graduate of Waverly High School and retired from Gentape Corp. in Bloomfield, N.J., after working...
Robert J. Cummings
Dec 18, 2015
Robert J. Cummings, a lifelong resident of Newton Twp., died Friday evening. His constant companion for the past 14 years has been Toni Sargent. His wife, the former Jo Ann Blackwell, died in 2000. He was the son of the late Ann T. & Joseph J. Cummings. After his father's death he was mentored by his late uncle, George P....
Edward P. Kautz
Dec 17, 2015
Edward P. Kautz, Dalton, died Thursday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was the widower of Vivian Zuzock Kautz, who died in 1993. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Albert C. and Mildred Selwood Kautz. Before retirement, he was an auto mechanic for A&A Auto Store, and later had his own garage in Factoryville. He...
Ruth Pasternak
Dec 17, 2015
Ruth Elizabeth Pasternak, 92, of Falls, died Thursday evening at the VNA Hospice unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. She was the wife of Leonard Pasternak, who died in 1967. Born in Ransom, daughter of the late Walter and Sophie Richter Huggler, she was a graduate of Newton Ransom High School. Ruth devoted her life to caring for...
Dorothy T. Nally
Dec 14, 2015
Life Legacy Dorothy “Dot” Nally of Tunkhannock died Monday evening in the Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. She was born in Scranton on March 23, 1945, daughter of the late Russell E. and Mary Connerton Collins. Dot was a 1963 graduate of Clark Summit High School and a graduate of St. Josephs Nursing School in Carbondale. Prior to her retirement...
Harry S. Hopewell
Dec 12, 2015
Harry S. Hopewell, Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. He was the widower of the former Ethel Gaughan who died in 1981. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Harry and Florence Rogers Hopewell. Prior to his retirement he worked for Procter and Gamble in district sales. He was an Army veteran...
Josephine A. Spencer
Dec 10, 2015
Josephine A. Spencer, 81, of Newton, died Thursday evening at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Born in Clarks Summit, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Irene Colprice Spencer. She was a 1952 graduate of Newton Ransom High School, received her teaching degree at East Stroudsburg University and went on to complete a master's degree at New York...
Naomi Rice
Dec 10, 2015
Naomi Rice, 88, of Clarks Summit, died Thursday afternoon in Lackawanna Health Care Olyphant. She was the widow of Frank Nelson Rice who died in 2006. The couple had been married 58 years. Born in Glenburn, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Laura Gardner Kittle. Prior to retirement she worked at Smart Styles in Clarks Summit as...
Glenn H. White, Sr.
Dec 7, 2015
Glenn H. White Sr., 93, of Waverly, died Monday morning at home. His wife is the former Mary Jane Space. Born in Justus, son of the late Harper and Florence Brown White, he was a 1940 graduate of Clarks Summit-Clarks Green High School. He was a proud World War II Army veteran. He was a member of the Clarks Green...
Mary Swarts
Dec 5, 2015
Mary E. Swarts, of Monroe Twp. Died Saturday December 5th at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Plains. She was born on March 7, 1964 in Meshoppen, PA daughter Rebecca Stark Reed and the late Giles Reed. She was preceded in death by brothers Paul and Del Reed. She is survived by Daughters April, Heather, Grace, Adrienne, and Fawn, sons Homer,...
Debbi Palmieri
Dec 5, 2015
Debbie Palmieri, 60, of So. Abington Twp., died Saturday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. Her husband of more than 20 years is Vincent Palmieri. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Helen Zaharick Moehring. Debbie was a loving homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her family. She was...
Donald B. Glines
Dec 4, 2015
Donald B, Glines of Tunkhannock died at his home on December 4th, 2015. He was born in North Brunswick, NJ on June 15, 1944, son of the late Clifford E. and Elizabeth Walmsley Glines. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lambert Glines, and a sister Janet Scott. Donald served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years. He...
Logan Paul Evans
Dec 4, 2015
Logan Paul Evans, 3, of South Abington Twp., was called home Friday morning from Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton. Born on June 6, 2012, he was the beloved son of Terry and Jessica Fisher Evans. Logan attended Trinity Child Care Center in Scranton, where he was cared for and loved by the entire staff. Logan made a lasting impression on...
Francis "Frank" C. Wells
Dec 3, 2015
Francis C. "Frank" Wells, 83, of Dalton, died Thursday morning at home. His wife is the former Lois Reimer. The couple had been married for 58 years. Born in Fleetville, he was the son of the late Samuel and Anna Stugus Wells. He was a graduate of Benton High School. He was a proud Army veteran and served on an...
Andrew W. Stankavage
Dec 3, 2015
Andrew “Andy” Stankavage of Tunkhannock died on Thursday in the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock. He was born in Tunkhannock on March 5, 1949 son of the late Anthony and Mary Moffitt Stankavage. Andy was a 1967 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and prior to his retirement he worked for the Wyoming Sand and Stone Company as the weigh master...
Timothy J Horan
Dec 1, 2015
Timothy J. Horan, 55, of Clarks Green, died Tuesday morning in the VNA Hospice unit at Geisinger CMC, Scranton. Born in Prince Georges County, MD, he was the son of Robert D. Horan, Clarks Green and the late Loretta Solack Horan who died in 2001. He was a 1978 graduate of Abington Heights High School and was a co-owner of...
James D. Goida
Nov 29, 2015
James D. Goida of Meshoppen passed away at his home on Sunday. He was born in Philadelphia on December 14, 1963 son of the late Demetrius (Metro) and Frances Catherine Riley Goida. He had been employed by the Corning Natural Gas Corporation and was a member of the South Auburn United Methodist Church. He was an avid football fan and...
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