Obituaries

Linda Jane Gentilotti

Dec 24, 2022

Linda Jane Gentilotti, 81, of Clarks Summit, died at her home on Saturday surrounded by her family. She is survived by Gerald J. Gentilotti, her husband of 59 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Edith Griffiths Conniff. She graduated as the valedictorian of her class from Scranton Tech in...

Judith Weeks Comerford

Dec 22, 2022

Judith Weeks Comerford, 66, Clarks Summit, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday evening at her home.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late L. James and Catherine Powell Weeks. Judi graduated with honors from Shippensburg University with a Bachelors in Library Science, and earned a certification in Elementary Education from Marywood University....

Elaine P. Allgood

Dec 20, 2022

Elaine P. Allgood, Clarks Summit, died Tuesday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Robert G. Palmer and wife Alverna Miller.  Prior to her retirement, she worked for Davis Variety Store and later Scranton Dry Goods as well as the Globe Store.  She was a...

Ann E. (Costello) Smith

Dec 20, 2022

Ann E. (Costello) Smith, 82, of Dalton passed away at home surrounded by her family on December 20 th . She was the widow of Kenneth P. Smith, Sr., who was her beloved husband of 47 years prior to his death in 2008.

Born in Scranton on July 9 th , 1940, she was the daughter of...

Norman Keen

Dec 19, 2022

Norman L. Keen, 84, of Eaton Twp. passed away on Monday December 19, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Marion E. Wood Keen one week prior on December 12.

Born on November 19, 1938 he is the son of the late Millard and Isabelle Keen Lowyn.

He was a...

Keith Petty

Dec 19, 2022

Keith Petty, 79, of Ruskin, Florida, formerly of Dalton, died on Monday 12/19/22 at HCA Florida South Shore Hospital. He is survived by Diane Ransom Petty, his wife of 58 years.

Born in Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Oswald Ward and Romaine Schoaff Petty. Keith was a 1961 graduate of Newton-Ransom High School...

Gerard "Jerry" Vincent Kane

Dec 17, 2022

Gerard "Jerry" Vincent Kane, 81, Clarks Summit, died Saturday evening at his home. His wife is the former Joan Williams.

Born in Jessup, he was the son of the late James Gerald and Alice Loftus Kane.  Prior to his retirement, he was a Supervisor at the Acme Markets in Clarks Summit for over 44 years. He was...

Jason Rosencrance

Dec 17, 2022

Jason Rosencrance, 50, of Ransom Township, died unexpectedly on Saturday evening at Regional Hospital, Scranton. He is survived by the former Laura Mazaleski, his wife of 14 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Clarence and Betty Sherman Rosencrance. He was a 1991 graduate of Abington Heights High School. Jason was a Veteran of...

Fern Boyce

Dec 16, 2022

Fern Boyce, 75, of Tunkhannock passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Robert Boyce.

"On Friday, December 16, at 11:35 AM, my wife and helpmate of 44 years, decided, her life should end. Fern Violet Boyce, the youngest of 5 children, born to Raymond and Violet...

Patricia Ann (Rizzi) Nole

Dec 16, 2022

Patricia Ann (Rizzi) Nole, 88, of Plymouth, Connecticut, passed away peacefully Friday, December 16, 2022, at UCONN John Dempsey Hospital with her family by her side.

Patricia was born on May 5, 1934, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Pensak) Rizzi. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert James Nole. ...

Joan Zalewski

Dec 14, 2022

Joan M. Zalewski, of Tunkhannock, passed away peacefully December 14, 2022, at the age of 81, after a short illness.

She was born October 27th, 1941, in Mehoopany, Pa, the daughter of the late Edmund and Marian Reeser Fenton.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Ronald Zalewski, and by brothers, Richard, Ralph, Dusty, John, and Jack; sisters,...

Charles Buffington

Dec 12, 2022

Charles Andrew Buffington "Buff", 82, of Tunkhannock passed away Monday December 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Linda Goldsmith Buffington.

Born in Sayre, PA on April 17, 1940 he is the son of the late Charles and Martha Cook Buffington.

Charles was a 1958 graduate of Susquehanna High...

Marion Keen

Dec 12, 2022

Marion Elizabeth Keen, 84, of Eaton Twp. passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Norman Keen.

Born on January 4, 1938, she is the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Wood.

She was a member of the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church. She loved fishing, cooking and...

Linda Marie Floyd

Dec 12, 2022

Linda Marie Floyd, 53, of Forest Hill, Maryland, died on December 12th after a lengthy illness.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Ruth J. Crosby Brittain. She was a 1986 graduate of Abington Heights High School and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Penn State University.  She was County...

Stuart N. Crouse

Dec 11, 2022

Stuart N. Crouse, Clarks Summit, died on Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospice, Dunmore.  He was the widower of Patricia L. Peoples Crouse who died in 2015.

Born in Albany, NY he was the son of the late Stuart H. and Vivian McCammon Crouse.  He was a United States Navy veteran and, prior to his retirement, was employed...

Stephen Larue

Dec 10, 2022

Stephen LaRue, 80, of Newton Township, died on Saturday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife is the former Joyce Richards. The couple had been married since 1961.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late William A. LaRue, Sr. and Adeline Vasey LaRue. He was a graduate of Essex County Vocational...

Willard Fassett

Dec 9, 2022

Willard E. Fassett, 70, of Meshoppen passed away Friday, December 9, 2022 in Palm Harbor, FL. He is survived by his wife, Tina Fassett.

Born on March 27, 1952, he is the adopted son of the late Robert Fassett and survived by his mother Violet Fassett.

Willard Fassett worked on a farm during his younger years and was an extraordinary...

Derry Gates Bird

Dec 9, 2022

Derry Gates Bird, son of Derry Gates Bird Sr. and Graham Gloster Bird, was born in Marietta, Ohio on March 10, 1936, and passed peacefully away at Allied Hospice Services on Dec. 9, 2022, after a brief stay at Celebration Villa in Peckville.

Derry grew up in Cleveland and discovered baseball and his beloved Cleveland Indians at...

Robert Royal Fugate, Sr.

Dec 7, 2022

Robert Royal Fugate Sr., 74, of Clarks Summit passed on December 7 th , 2022, at the Wilkes-Barre VA.

Born in Patterson, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Alfred and Reba Sickler Fugate. He was a United States Air Force Vietnam Veteran and, prior to his retirement, he was a supervisor at Laminations Corporation....

Lawrence Robert Ranck

Dec 6, 2022

Lawrence Robert Ranck,77, of Wyoming, PA, died peacefully at home. His widow is the former Jean Berardi. The couple was married for 45 years.

Born in Scranton, growing up in Clarks Summit, PA, he was the son of the late Sherman and Loretta Schneider Ranck. He attended Abington Heights High School where he played football, basketball and...