Obituaries

George Dougherty

Mar 17, 2023

George Neil Dougherty, 80, of Lake Winola passed away on March 17, 2023 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Elinor Foley Dougherty.

Born in Scranton on February 14, 1943 he is the son of the late George and Catherine Roche Dougherty.

George was a 1960 graduate of West Side High School, Scranton,...

Marjorie Riker

Mar 15, 2023

Marjorie Ann Riker, 87, of Tunkhannock passed away March 15, 2023 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland R. Riker in 2011.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 8, 1935 she is the daughter of the late Gordon and Mable Montross Steele

She was a 1953 graduate of Tunkhannock High School and was a beautician...

Doreen Dunn

Mar 15, 2023

Doreen Dunn, 95, of Dalton, died on Wednesday. Warren H. Dunn, her husband of over 66 years, preceded her in death in 2015.

Born in Glenburn, she was the daughter of the late George Carpenter and Eleanor Sickler Blackmore. She was a 1947 graduate of Keystone College and, prior to retirement, worked as a manager at First...

Elinda Shipley

Mar 13, 2023

Elinda May Shipley, 66, of Jessup, PA, passed away March 13, 2023.

Born in Fort Atkinson, WI on June 7, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Robert Shipley and the late Eleanore Reap Shipley. She was a graduate of Fort Atkinson High School.

Among her many accomplishments she had been a member of the Rainbow for Girls Masonic...

Jean M. Finch

Mar 11, 2023

Jean M. Finch, 74, Newton Twp., passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Harlan. They were happily married for 43 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith Foley Lupinski. She was a graduate of West Scranton High School. Prior...

Herbert Steele

Mar 10, 2023

Herbert DeWitt Steele, 94, of Tunkhannock passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leola Steele in 2021.

Born in Wyalusing on November 6, 1928. He was the son of the late Oscar and Naomi Abrams Steele.

He was a 1946 graduate of Wyalusing High School. He was part owner...

Gordon J. Miller

Mar 8, 2023

Gordon J. Miller, La Plume died Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at home surrounded by his family following a brief illness.  Born in Danbury, CT on September 28, 1936, he was the son of Joseph A. Miller and Ruth Sharpe Miller.  Gordon was married to Mary Ryan Miller.  The couple would have celebrated their 34 th wedding anniversary in April....

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...