Obituaries
Robert J. Kromko Sr.
Feb 15, 2010
Robert J. "Commander" Kromko Sr., 61, of Dalton, formerly of Clarks Summit and Lake Winola, died Monday evening at home after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Throop, son of Joseph "Pepe" Kromko Sr., Peckville, and the late Elizabeth Lark Kromko, he attended Scott Twp. public schools. During the height of the Vietnam War, Bobby, as he...
Casey Allison Thomas
Feb 15, 2010
Casey Allison Thomas, Pittston, died Monday at her home. Born in Summit, N.J., daughter of Rege A. and Mary Ellen Oels Thomas, Dalton, she was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School and Allied Medical. She had a passion for music and a tender heart towards those around her. She was always there to help anyone who needed her. Also...
Jo Anne Evans Ramsden Matechak
Feb 15, 2010
Jo Anne Evans Ramsden Matechak of Glenburn died Monday evening at the hospice unit of Mercy Hospital. Her husband is John Matechak. They had been married five years. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Keith Ramsden, in 2002. Jo Anne was born in Dalton, daughter of the late Robert M. and Rose Ann Evans. Before retirement, she...
Frances M. Minor
Feb 14, 2010
Ms. Frances M. Minor, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away at home on Sunday, February 14th after struggling with cancer. She was born on April 10, 1957 in Amarillo Texas, daughter of Robert Minor and Nancy Martin Mckenzie Frances was a graduate of Keyport NJ high school and worked as a home health care provider. She is survived by her husband...
Angelo Mazzanti
Feb 12, 2010
Angelo “Andy†Mazzanti, 85, resident of Springville, died Friday, February 12, 2010 in the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Andy was born in Wilkes-Barre on September 8, 1924 son of the late Peter and Mary Pennesi Mazzanti. Andy served in the Pacific theater in WW 11 in the United States Marine Corps, with Carlson’s Raiders, 2nd Battalion, Fox Company. He...
Ethel M. Coolbaugh
Feb 11, 2010
Ethel Marie Coolbaugh 74, of Meshoppen died Thursday February 11 at her residence. She was born in Washington Twp. on December 14, 1935 daughter of the late Luther A. and Ethel E. Knorr Coolbaugh. Ethel was a homebody. She loved listening to her favorite radio station, WPEL in Montrose, and reading her bible and the Guide Post Devotional. She will...
Josephine Badalamente
Feb 9, 2010
Josephine C. Badalamente, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday evening at the Abington Manor Nursing Facility. Her husband of 67 years, Joseph Badalamente Sr., died Dec. 6, 2007. The couple married April 21, 1940. Born March 19, 1918, in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary Cillarato. Before moving to Clarks Summit with her...
Frank James Emmett
Feb 7, 2010
Frank James Emmett of Clarks Summit died Sunday night at Mercy Hospital. Born in Carbondale, he was the son of the late James and Mary Torch Emmett. Before retirement, he worked for many years at Specialty Records, Olyphant, while also operating Emmett & Son's Contracting. He was the proprietor of Norfab, a fiberglass manufacturer in Carbondale, until retirement. He spent...
Richard P. Kish
Feb 5, 2010
Richard P. Kish Sr. died Friday night at the Mercy Hospice Unit. His wife is the former Gail Yarns Wesolowski. They married in May 2007. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grayce? Jean Palmiter Kish. Born in Dunmore, he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Rice Kish. Before retirement, he was a sheet-metal worker...
Carol N. Crouse
Feb 4, 2010
Carol Noe Crouse, 68, of Clarks Green and Key Colony Beach, Fla., died Feb. 4 after a courageous battle with multiple inoperable brain tumors. She was the beloved wife and soulmate of Robert J. Crouse for 46 loving years. Born Dec. 25, 1941, in Summit, N.J., she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Noe. She later moved...
Crouse N. Carol
Feb 4, 2010
Carol Noe Crouse, 68, of Clarks Green, Pa and Key Colony Beach, Fl, beloved wife and soul mate of Robert J. Crouse, passed peacefully on February 4, 2010 after a courageous battle with multiple inoperable brain tumors. She was born on December 25, 1941 in Summit, NJ the daughter of the late John and Ruth Noe. She later moved to...
Ellen Jane Bunnell Holman
Feb 2, 2010
Ellen Jane Bunnell Holman, 57, formerly of Clarks Summit, died Tuesday in her Avon, N.Y., home after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. She and her husband, Donald Holman, had been married since 1987. Born in Scranton, daughter of George and Betty Kresge Bunnell, Ellen graduated from Abington Heights High School in Clarks Summit. She attended Wesleyan University, and earned...
Alexandria Birtch
Jan 29, 2010
Alexandria C. Birtch 1-29-10 Alexandria C. Birtch, 15, of Dickson City, died Friday morning at Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Scranton, she was the loving daughter of Cheryl Birtch and Howard Masters. Surviving are Paternal great grandparents Jean and Varley Birtch, Glenburn; Maternal grandmother Patti Knoepfel,Tenn; two uncles Brad Birtch Jr., Jessup; and Todd Knoepfel, Dickson City; and...
Thomas Rosenkrans
Jan 29, 2010
Thomas R. Rosenkrans 1-29-10 Picture Thomas R. Rosenkrans, of Scott Twp., died Friday morning at Mercy Hospital after a courageous battle with Leukemia. His wife is the former Judy Evans. The couple has been married for 35 years. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and Shirley Jenkins Rosenkrans, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and...
Ann-Marie Mendez
Jan 27, 2010
Ann-Marie Mendez, of Clarks Summit, died Wednesday January 27 2010, after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). She was the wife of Wilfred Mendez. Born in the Bronx, NY, on February 28 1957, she was the daughter of Ann Marie Cederle of Bayonet Point Fl. and the late Andrew Cederle. She grew up on Long Island and attended the...
Bernard W. Berkoski
Jan 25, 2010
Bernard W. " Bernie" Berkoski, 69, of Newton Twp., passed away peacefully Monday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Scranton, surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Joan Pawlikowski. The couple has been married for over 46 wonderful years. Born in Duryea, son of the late Edward and Sophie Rushkowski Berkoski. He was a graduate of Abington Heights High...
Harold J. Ridall
Jan 22, 2010
Harold J. Ridall, Sr. of Mehoopany died Friday in Towanda Memorial Hospital. He was born in Shickshinny on October 11, 1922 son of the late Earnest L. and Rebecca Shaw Ridall. Harold was a graduate of Shickshinny High School and prior to his retirement he worked as a carpenter and lumberman and served as Pastor of the Lovelton Bible Church...
Joseph J. Pangonis
Jan 21, 2010
Joseph J. Pangonis, a lifelong resident of Auburn Center, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in the Mercy Special Care Unit, Nanticoke, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Scranton on February 19, 1919, a son of the late Simon Pangonis and Helen Tamasavicius Pangonis. Joe was a U.S. Army Veteran and, prior to his retirement, he...
Doris E. Rought
Jan 20, 2010
Doris E. Rought of Dalton died Wednesday night at Lackawanna County Health Care Center, Blakely. She was the widow of Raymond Rought. Born in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Judson and Olive Ross. Before retiring, she was a seamstress for a dress factory and, in her spare time, worked alongside her husband in several rock quarries throughout...
George Baronowitz
Jan 17, 2010
George Baronowitz, 84, of Scranton, died Sunday afternoon at the Community Medical Center. His wife is the former Gloria Rivera. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of the late Maxwell and Claria Baronowitz, he was a self-employed entrepreneur before retirement. A man of Jewish faith, he was in a class of great men that the wolrd does not come by much....
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