Obituaries

William Kenia

Oct 31, 2022

William A. Kenia, 78, of Jefferson Township passed away on October 31, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda Zingaretti Kenia.

Born on March 5, 1944, he was the son of the late Stanley and Sophie Galushka Kenia.

William graduated from Newton-Ransom High School in 1962. He and his wife owned a farm...

Marie Anne Nallin

Oct 31, 2022

Marie Anne Nallin of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, died Monday afternoon at the Berks Heim Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the widow of John Nallin, who died in 2015. Born in Sharon Springs, New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Alice Maring Button. Prior to retirement, she was a Registered Nurse. Marie found great joy in creating...

Helen Zarychta

Oct 30, 2022

Helen L. Zarychta, 92, of Falls passed away on Sunday October 30, 2022, at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Zarychta in 2008.

Born in Pittston, on June 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Stella Azarawicz Golenski.

Helen attended Falls-Overfield School. Helen retired as a forelady from the...

Gaetana "Tina" Dorothy Marturano Fawcett

Oct 26, 2022

Gaetana "Tina" Dorothy Marturano Fawcett of Ransom Township died on Wednesday at Abington Manor, South Abington Township. Her husband of over 59 years is Ronald A. Fawcett.

Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose Falzone Marturano. Prior to her retirement, she was a seamstress. Surviving are two daughters, Francine Fawcett of Ransom...

Cheryl L. Augustine

Oct 25, 2022

Cheryl L. Augustine, 60, of Archbald died at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the wife of James M. Augustine, Jr.. The couple were married since 1988.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Glenda Antoine Major. She was a 1981 graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School. Prior to her illness,...

Donna Marie Rosenkrans Delprete

Oct 21, 2022

Donna Marie Rosenkrans DelPrete, 59, of Newton Township, died unexpectedly at her home on Friday morning. She was married to Michael DelPrete, the love of her life, for 39 years. The couple had been together for 45 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Gennine Rosenkrans of Newton Township and the late Donald Rosenkrans. She...

Betty Loy

Oct 20, 2022

Betty Patricia Loy, 95, of Factoryville passed away on Thursday October 20, 2022, at The Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years R L Loy in 2016.

Born in Philadelphia on January 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eva Brendlinger Monaghan.

Betty and her husband...

Sandra Lynn Bailey

Oct 18, 2022

Sandra Lynn Evans Bailey, of Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children on Tuesday morning. She was the widow of Steuart J. Bailey, who died in 2020. The couple had been married 62 years.

Born in Scranton, Sandra was the daughter of the late Edward and Florence Samuel Evans. She was a...

Mark Stanley Stegner

Oct 16, 2022

Mark Stanley Stegner, 52, of Tunkhannock passed away on October 16, 2022 at his home. He is survived by his mother, Joyce Stegner.

Born on August 8, 1970, he is the son of the late Frank Stegner.

Mark had many passions and hobbies including music, going on walks, and spending time with his cat, Patches. Mark was an active member...

John T. Walsh

Oct 16, 2022

John T. Walsh, South Abington Township, died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was the husband of Kathleen Hanly Walsh, who died in 2021. The couple had been married 60 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Theodore and Helen Gallagher Walsh. He was a graduate of Scranton...

Ryan Phillip O'Malley

Oct 16, 2022

Ryan Phillip O'Malley, of South Abington Twp. died unexpectedly Sunday at Penn State University.

Born on September 24, 2001 in Scranton, he was the son of Robert and Donna Magnot O'Malley.   He was a 2020 graduate of Abington Heights High School and was a junior at Penn State University. He enjoyed his dogs, baseball, softball, and going...

Sherry Connell

Oct 14, 2022

Sherry Connell, 87, of Waverly Township, passed away on Friday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband is Nelson Connell. The couple had been married 49 years.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late James and May Kelly Hess. Prior to retirement, she was employed for nearly 30...

Charles R. Dickinson

Oct 5, 2022

Charles R. Dickinson, 81, of Lake Winola, died Wednesday. His wife of 57 years is the former Shirley Avery.

Born in Glendale, he was the son of the late Glenn and Rena Champlin Dickinson. He was a graduate of Falls-Overfield High School and served in the United States Army Signal Corps in Okinawa during the Vietnam War....

Arlyn H. Rosengrant

Oct 5, 2022

Arlyn H. Rosengrant, 70, of Falls Township, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, October 5th at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a long, valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Scranton, son of the late Harry J. Rosengrant and Arlene E. Petty Rosengrant, he was a graduate of Abington Heights. Arlyn was a...

Linda Miller

Oct 2, 2022

Linda Carol Miller, 72, of Tunkhannock passed away on October 2,2022 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Gary Miller.

Born on March 5,1950, she was the daughter of the late Gertrude "Trudie" Shoener Collins.

Linda graduated from Parsippany High School, NJ in 1967. On November 11, 1995, Linda and Gary celebrated their wedding. Linda...

William Lawrence Connell Houck, Jr.

Oct 1, 2022

William Lawrence Connell Houck, Jr. of Scranton, died on Saturday at Regional Medical Center, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late William Lawrence Connell Houck, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Porter Houck. He was a 1969 graduate of Lackawanna Trail and a member of the Clarks Summit Fire Company. He was a former member...

Sean Maloney

Sep 30, 2022

Sean Maloney, 52, of Scranton died Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of Ann Marie Maloney, Newton Township, and the late Gerald Maloney. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a 1988 graduate of Abington Heights High School, attended Penn State University, and earned his Bachelor's Degree and...

Kay Louise Jacoby

Sep 26, 2022

Kay Louise Jacoby, 79, of Newton Twp., passed peacefully in her sleep Monday morning, September 26th.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on October 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Karl Benn Leonard and Helen Louise Gardner Leonard, and sister of the late Donald and Dorothy Leonard. She graduated from Lackawanna Trail High School in 1960....

Daniel Plunkett

Sep 22, 2022

Daniel Plunkett, 61, of Scranton died on Thursday at Geisinger, Scranton.

Born in Miami, Florida, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Ester Lydia Vrotney Plunkett.

He is survived by his sister, Linda P. Fortuna of Scranton.

There will be a private...

Pio Paniccia

Sep 20, 2022

Pio Paniccia, 74, resident of Clarks Summit, PA and Veroli, Italy, passed away suddenly in Italy on September 20, 2022. Pio was born in Veroli, Italy and at the age of 20 moved to the United States with his parents and siblings. He had a career as a machinist with the Long Island Railroad until he retired, when he...