Obituaries

Barbara Deets Pittman

Mar 7, 2023

Barbara Deets Pittman died at home on March 7, 2023 after a yearlong medical journey with melanoma. Her family surrounded her with love, fond memories, and plenty of laughter and tears.

Barbara was born and raised in Kingston, PA and married 58 years to a high school classmate John E. Pittman. They have two children: John F....

Frank "Butch" Colombo, Jr.

Mar 5, 2023

Frank "Butch" Colombo, Jr. of Glenburn Township, died surrounded by his family on Sunday evening at Allied Hospice, Scranton. His wife of 65 years, Susan M. Colombo, preceded him in death just four short weeks prior.

Born in Glenburn, PA, he was the youngest of eight children born to the late Frank Colombo and Aurelia Marcheselli Colombo....

Mariah Fenton

Mar 3, 2023

Mariah Fenton, 33, of Montrose passed away on Friday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was the fiancé of David Garrison.

Born in Tunkhannock, she was the daughter of Barbi Manning Miller and Mark T. Fenton and Douglas J. Mirabelli. She was a 2008 graduate of Abington Heights High School. Prior to her illness, she was...

Richard LaBarre

Mar 2, 2023

Richard R. LaBarre, 81, of Tunkhannock passed away on March 2, 2023 at The Gardens, Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife of 55 and a half years, Sally Howell LaBarre.

He was born in Nicholson on December 4, 1941. He is the son of the late Lawerance LaBarre and Addie Stryker LaBarre.

Richard retired from IBM after 30 years....

Marilyn Pugh

Mar 2, 2023

Marilyn W. Pugh, 85, of Tunkhannock, died March 2, 2023 at her home. 

Marilyn was born January 6, 1938 in Rochester, NY.  She was the daughter of the late Fred and Evelyn (Stemples) Wittmer. 

She married Wayne Pugh on August 5, 1961 and they were true partners for 54 years.  Marilyn graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School and then went...

Shirley M. Logan

Mar 2, 2023

Shirley M. Logan, Scranton, passed away unexpectedly Thursday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the wife of the late Robert (Bob) J. Logan, who passed away in 2019.

Born in Throop, she was the daughter of the late Anson and Mildred Bidwell. Prior to retirement, she was employed in the dining department at Pennswood Manor. Shirley...

Mildred Vieczorek

Mar 1, 2023

Mildred Elizabeth Vieczorek, 95 of Tunkhannock went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 1, 2023, surrounded by her family; her soul took flight from her home of 73 years.

Mildred was born July 10, 1927 at Wilkes Barre General Hospital as the daughter of the late Lulu (Robinson) and Howard Myers of Jenningsville where she resided until...

Aretta Kinney

Feb 28, 2023

Aretta A. Kinney, 75, of Meshoppen passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Donald Kinney.

Born in Falls on July 2, 1947. She is the daughter of the late George and Jennie Strumpski Billings. She was a graduate of Falls-Overfield.

She enjoyed gardening, diamond art, baking, and cross...

Thomas H. Mozeleski

Feb 28, 2023

Thomas H. Mozeleski, of Harding, died Tuesday morning at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Priscilla Mancini Mozeleski. The couple were married for 56 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Henry and Angela Baginski Mozeleski. Thomas was a veteran of the United States Army and was stationed...

Gene Bedell

Feb 27, 2023

Gene Bedell, formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Monday evening at River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes-Barre. He was 100 years old. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 72 years, Romayne Jacoby Bedell.

Born in Ransom Township, he was the son of the late Howard and Theresa Rosencrance Bedell.

A...

Joseph Macijowsky

Feb 26, 2023

Joseph Macijowsky, 74, of Factoryville passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Miller Macijowsky.

Born in Scranton on November 29, 1948. He is the son of the late Joseph Sr. and Irene Goleniewski Macijowsky. He graduated from Falls-Overfield in 1966 and Williamsport Community College with an associates degree in...

Leon Howell

Feb 26, 2023

Leon E. Howell, 78, of Monroe Township passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the Gardens, Tunkhannock. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Howell.

Born in Tunkhannock on November 11, 1944. He was the son of the late Clair "Bill" and Beulah Lord Howell.

He was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School, class of 1962. There he was a...

Charles Illuzzi

Feb 26, 2023

Charles Illuzzi, 79, of Glenburn, passed away on Sunday Feb. 26 at The Gardens at Wyoming Valley nursing home in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Born in Scranton, he was a graduate of West Scranton High School. Charlie resided most of his life with his mother and stepfather, Rita and Bob Kerner, in rural Dalton.  After...

John Charles Venturi

Feb 23, 2023

John Charles Venturi of Dalton, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 23, 2023 at the age of 72 following a courageous battle with kidney disease.

John was born on May 14, 1950 to Julia (Yacone) and Bruno Venturi in Scranton, Pennsylvania. John served in the United States Marine Corps earning an honorable discharge in 1971 after being stationed...

Jerry Hill

Feb 23, 2023

Jerry Hill, 64, died on Thursday morning at his home in Dickson City after fighting stage 4 cancer for almost 3 years. He was the husband of Haydee Merontos Hill. The couple were married 17 years.

Born in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Earl and Lucretia Keller Hill, Jr. He was a...

Emerson F. Sands, Jr.

Feb 21, 2023

Emerson F. Sands "Fuzzy", Jr. 82, of Montrose passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy Vaow in 2007. 

Born on Novembers 5, 1940 he was the son of the late Emerson, Sr. and Florence Durland Sands Olmstead.

Emerson retired from Interstate Safety in 1996 and loved spending his time...

Sharon Ann Martin

Feb 21, 2023

Sharon Ann Martin, 71, passed away on Tuesday evening at Mountain View Care Center, Scranton.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late James and Eileen Reeves.  She was a faithful servant of the Lord and attended Our Lady of the Snows Church.

She was loved and cherished by many people, including her...

Marion Stott Schultz

Feb 21, 2023

Marion Stott Schultz, 85, of Ransom Township, passed away on Tuesday morning at Allied Hospice, Scranton. She was preceded in death in 2017 by Ernest Schultz, her husband of over 56 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Evans Stott. Prior to her retirement, Marion was employed by Allied Services...

Richard Read, Jr.

Feb 17, 2023

Richard Read, Jr., of Scranton, died on Friday surrounded by his loving family at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born in East Stroudsburg, he was the son of the late Roberta Bush Hamilton and his late stepfather Francis Hamilton and Richard Read, Sr. of Bethel, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of the Community...

Diane Decicco

Feb 15, 2023

Diane DeCicco, Ransom Twp., died Wednesday at Allied Hospice, Scranton. She was the widow of William DeCicco, who died in 1993.

Born in Newton Twp., she was the daughter of the late John Roy and Virginia Gairens Thompson. At a young age, she began working on the family farm. As someone who was always willing to help,...