Obituaries

Frank J. Berardicurti

Frank J. Berardicurti

Jan 9, 2009

Frank J. Berardicurti of Lake Carey formerly of Rochester, New York died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. He was born in Rochester,N.Y. on March 10, 1938 son of the late Frank J. and Gladys Carusi Berardicurti. He was a graduate of Jefferson High School class of 1958 in Rochester. He was an Army veteran of Viet...

Laura L. Sloan

Laura L. Sloan

Jan 8, 2009

Laura L. Sloan of Clarks Summit died Thursday evening in Community Medical Center. She was the wife of George A. Sloan. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in June. Born in Riverdale, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen E. Richards Larry. Before retirement, she was a tax collector and court clerk for the Borough of...

Joseph T. Shalata

Joseph T. Shalata

Jan 7, 2009

Joseph T. Shalata passed away at home in Evans Falls on Wednesday. He was married to Janet “Traver” Shalata. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2008. He was born in Noxen on March 2, 1934 to the late Joseph and Angeline Jones Shalata. He attended Lake Noxen High School and was employed for 44 years at the...

Romayne Mary Pencek

Romayne Mary Pencek

Jan 4, 2009

Romayne Mary Pencek, formerly of West Scranton and Hayes McDade Apartments, Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at the Lackawanna County Health Care Facility. She was the widow of Ferdinand F. Pencek, who died Dec. 17, 1976. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Orby and Margaret Welch Shafer, she was a resident of Clarks Summit for 16 years and a...

Byer Sr. D. Edward

Byer Sr. D. Edward

Jan 2, 2009

1-2-2008 Picture Veteran Edward D. "Topper" Byer Sr., Clarks Summit, died Friday morning in Community Medical Center. He was the husband of the former, Jean Jarvis, the couple were married in 1955. Born in Detriot, MI, son of the late Gary and Florence VanOrden Byer. He was a resident of Clarks Summit for the past 31 years. Prior to retirement...

Evelyn R. Browning

Evelyn R. Browning

Jan 2, 2009

Evelyn R. Browning, Clarks Summit, died January 2nd at the Allied Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Cyril Browning. Born in Dalton, daughter of the late Forrest and Lily Kisner Mozier. She was a graduate of Dalton High School in 1935. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Clarks Green Cemetery. Arrangements by Lawrence...

Edgar N. Thomas

Edgar N. Thomas

Jan 2, 2009

Edgar N. Thomas, 97, of Nicholson, died Saturday evening at Mercy Hospital. He was married to the former Winola Smith, who died in 1977, and the former Ruth Bradley, who died in 1997. Born in Blakley, he was the son of the late Frederick and Emma Edgar Thomas. Before retirement in 1976, he was a milkman for Woodlawn Dairy and...

Edgar Thomas

Edgar Thomas

Jan 2, 2009

Edgar N. Thomas, 97, of Nicholson, died Saturday evening at Mercy Hospital. He was married to the former Winola Smith, who died in 1977, and the former Ruth Bradley, who died in 1997. Born in Blakley, he was the son of the late Frederick and Emma Edgar Thomas. Before retirement in 1976, he was a milkman for Woodlawn Dairy and...

Edgar N. Thomas

Edgar N. Thomas

Jan 2, 2009

Edgar N. Thomas, 97, of Nicholson, died Saturday evening at Mercy Hospital. He was married to the former Winola Smith, who died in 1977, and the former Ruth Bradley, who died in 1997. Born in Blakley, he was the son of the late Frederick and Emma Edgar Thomas. Before retirement in 1976, he was a milkman for Woodlawn Dairy and...

Edgar N. Thomas

Edgar N. Thomas

Jan 2, 2009

Edgar N. Thomas, 97, of Nicholson, died Saturday evening at Mercy Hospital. He was married to the former Winola Smith, who died in 1977, and the former Ruth Bradley, who died in 1997. Born in Blakley, he was the son of the late Frederick and Emma Edgar Thomas. Before retirement in 1976, he was a milkman for Woodlawn Dairy and...

Kathleen V. Burns

Kathleen V. Burns

Jan 1, 2009

Kathleen V. Burns, of Dalton, died thursday at Willowbrook Assistant Living Center in S. Abington Twp. She was the widow of the late Harry Burns who died in 1988. Born in Philadelphia, daughter of the late James F. and Mary Carroll McGarity. She was a resident of the Abington area for the past 50 years.She was a member of the...

Albert Szajkowski

Albert Szajkowski

Dec 28, 2008

Albert Szajkowski of Dalton died Sunday afternoon at the Gino Merli Veterans Center. His wife, the former Mary Lou Colbassani, died in 1998. Born in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Cecylia Gajtka, he was a resident of West Abington Twp. for more than 30 years. Before he retired in 1981, he was an employee of PP&L for 33...

George Franko VMD

George Franko VMD

Dec 28, 2008

George A. Franko VMD George A. Franko VMD of Nicholson died Sunday in the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit in Scranton. He was born in Duryea on February 7, 1931 son of the late George C. and Anna Evancho Franko. He was a graduate of Falls Overfield High School class of 1949, Penn State University class of 1954 and a 1956...

Agnes A. Condeelis

Agnes A. Condeelis

Dec 27, 2008

Enjoyed traveling, especially to Atlantic City Graduated from Scranton Tech at International Corespondence School Worked at St. Mike's Hoban Heights for 16 years as a house mother Family enjoyed cinnimon bisques and molasses cookies Family loved cooking and baking

Michael Rusinko

Michael Rusinko

Dec 27, 2008

Michael Rusinko, Clarks Green, died Saturday morning in his home. He wife is the former Helena Bambach, the couple celebrated their 71 wedding anniversary this past December 12th. Born in Scranton, son of the late Peter and Anna Holblack Rusinko. He was a resident of Clarks Green for over 50 years. Prior to retirement he was the Superintend of Maintenance...

Arthur M. Wells

Arthur M. Wells

Dec 25, 2008

Arthur M. Wells, 87, Clarks Summit died Christmas day at the Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was the widow of Grace Ellen Price Wells who die on June 20th of 2006. Born in Waverly, son of the late Samuel and Grace Amos Wells. He was an Army Veteran of World War II.. After leaving the army he was employed as...

Harold Boice

Harold Boice

Dec 24, 2008

Harold “Carl” Boice, 79 of Drost Boice Lane, Tunkhannock (Sugar Hollow) died Wednesday December 24, 2008 at home. He was born in Tunkhannock on July 31, 1929 son of the late Solomon and Evelyn Weed Boice. He was a 1947 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was an Army Veteran and member of VFW Post 396. Prior to his retirement...

Alice E. Wilbur

Alice E. Wilbur

Dec 22, 2008

Alice E. Wilbur of Jenningsville passed away at her home Monday evening December 22. She was born in Duryea on January 27, 1923 daughter of the late John and Stella Sobeski Pawloski. She was a 1941 graduate of Duryea High School and after graduating from the Father Baker’s School of Nursing in Lackawanna New York in 1943 was employed by...

Mildred Drake

Mildred Drake

Dec 17, 2008

Mildred Drake, of Scranton, died Wednesday night at Mercy Hospital in Scranton. She was the widow of the late Edgar Drake. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Judson and Olive Siptroth Ross, she was a life long resident of Scranton. She was employed by Supreme Laundry Services for many years and she was a member of the Embury United...

Alice Mae Decker

Alice Mae Decker

Dec 12, 2008

Alice Mae Decker Alice Mae Decker of Tunkhannock a guest at the Golden Living Center in Tunkhannock died Friday in the Golden Living Center. She was born in Lawton on February 26, 1921 daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Yonker Pickett. She was a graduate of Rush High School Class of 1940 and attended the Russell Hill United Methodist...