Obituaries

Jul 21, 2022

Bert Ayers, 62, of Newton Township, died Thursday at Regional Hospital, Scranton. His widow is Nancy Wesolowski Ayers, his wife of almost 43 years.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Carl and Sarah Henry Ayers. He was a 1977 graduate of Abington Heights High School. He started in business at 17 years old...

Jul 20, 2022

Virgie Virginia Teetsel, 92, of Noxen passed away on Wednesday July 20, 2022 at The Gardens at East Mountain. She was preceded in death by her husband Rolland W. Teetsel. 

Born in Lexington, Virginia on January 4, 1930 she is the daughter of the late Frank and Elvie Beverly Wall.

Virgie worked her whole life at different factories as a seamstress, floor...

Jul 18, 2022

Diane Lynn Clark, 75 of Mill City, passed away on Monday July 18, 2022, at Geisinger Community Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Thomas Clark.

Born in Scranton on December 17, 1946 she is the daughter of the late Robert Dixon and Viola Bermilen.

Diane had a love for animals such as dogs and cats. She also...

Jul 18, 2022

Eleanor Samojlowicz, 81, of Waverly, passed away on Monday at Allied Hospice, Scranton. She was the widow of Adrian A. ("Andy") Samojlowicz, who died on November 7, 1990.

Born in Collingswood, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lucy Lily Degler. Eleanor graduated with an associate degree from Temple University.

In...

Jul 16, 2022

Susan Mary Reese Burke, South Abington Township, died Saturday morning at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Ted and Dorothy Vitale Reese. She was a graduate of Abington Heights High School. Prior to her illness, she was a Paralegal for The Casey Law Firm and other various law firms...

Jul 11, 2022

Josephine (DeDe) Ann Hedrick, 77 of Factoryville, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. In 2014 she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley C. Hedrick.

Born in Scranton on February 25, 1945 she is the daughter of the late John and Jemma (Gabello) Cigna.

Josephine was raised in the Scranton/Dunmore area, but lived the rest of...

Jul 10, 2022

Janet Hricenak, 87, of Ransom Township died at her home on Sunday. She was the widow of William Hricenak, who died in 2003. The couple had been married 50 years.

Born in Ransom, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Grace Schaffer Richter. She was a graduate of Newton-Ransom High School...

Jul 9, 2022

Jeffery Robert Borgeson, 57, of Tunkhannock passed away on July 9, 2022. He is survived by his wife Karen Borgeson.

Born in Frankfurt, Germany on October 11, 1964 he is the son of the late Robert N. and survived by Ardena C. Mosier Borgeson.

He enjoyed fishing and spending time with granddaughters.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons,...

Jul 7, 2022

Frances Margaret Stiffler passed away on July 7, 2022 at the age of, 80. She was born in Franklin Falls, NH on August 12, 1941 to the late George and Doris Pinette.

The family of six left the North East and moved west during the 1950s as her father was building drive in movie theaters across the country. She lived...

Jul 4, 2022

Diane Noto, Clarks Summit, passed away in her home on July 4 th .

Born on October 29, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Ted and Bernie Zelno. She was a graduate of Marywood University and, prior to retirement, worked as a realtor at Coldwell Banker.

Diane was a devoted mother and grandmother...

Jul 2, 2022

Deborah Lee Weisenfluh, 70, of Scranton, passed away on Saturday July 2 at Moses Taylor Hospital after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Deborah was born on June 24, 1952 in Scranton. She was the daughter of the late Edward Weisenfluh and Betty Jane Williams Weisenfluh.  She graduated from West Scranton High School and went on to...

Jun 30, 2022

Violet Abusuwan Sadaka, 78, of Clarks Summit, formerly of Lebanon, died peacefully June 30th with her family by her side at Allied Services Scranton Hospice Center after a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Violet was an RN with a Bachelor's degree in nursing from American University of Beirut. Her husband, Elias Sadaka, preceded her in death in...

Jun 29, 2022

Robert T. Sickler 49, of Tunkhannock passed away on Wednesday June 29, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Melissa L. Mynes Sickler.

Born in Tunkhannock on May 28, 1973, He is the son of Robert Sickler and the late Dawn Bodine Sickler.

Robert graduated from Tunkhannock Area High School. Growing up he worked hard on the family farm....

Jun 28, 2022

Deborah Ann Stark, 68 of Tunkhannock passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton Robert Stark Jr. on November 10, 2009. 

Born in Philadelphia on August 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Michael D. Lemardy and Nancy Hagan McKenzie and husband James.

Deborah was a graduate of the...

Jun 28, 2022

Mary Lou (Murray) Colangelo, Stagecoach Road, Marmora, NJ, formerly from Scranton, PA then Whites Ferry Road, Falls, PA passed away on Tuesday June 28, 2022 at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center, Galloway, NJ.

Born in Scranton on September 13, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Detz Murray.

Mary Lou was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class...

Jun 27, 2022

Ronald Wolbers, 76, of Newton Township died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore.  He was the widower of Beverly J. Wolbers, his wife of 53 years before her death in 2020.

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was the son of the late Harold and Jenny Wolbers. Ronald was a veteran of...

Jun 26, 2022

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing on Sunday, June 26, of our wonderful husband, dad, grandfather, father-in-law, brother, uncle, and friend, Rich Opshinsky. He will forever remain in the hearts of his loved ones. He was 80. Born October 31, 1941, in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Gruscavage) Opshinsky....

Jun 26, 2022

Glenn J. Jayne Sr., Clarks Summit, died Sunday morning at his daughter's home. His wife was the former Thelma Louise Davis, who died on September 23, 2019. They were married more than 69 years. Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late W. Alton Jayne and Mildred MacDonald. He was an active member of the Clarks Green...

Jun 26, 2022

Mary I. Donvito, Clarks Summit, passed away on Sunday afternoon at Geisinger CMC.  She was the widow of Frank Donvito, who died in 1973.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary O'Neil Ginger.  Prior to retirement she worked at Marworth.  She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows church...

Jun 25, 2022

Barbara Ann Rowlands, 78, of Northmoreland Township passed away on Saturday June 25, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Michael Rowlands.

Born in Kingston, PA on September 22, 1943 she is the daughter of the late John Russell and Anna Bonnie Miller.

She was a graduate of Tunkhannock Area School and an...