Obituaries

Sarah Lynn Phillips

Apr 2, 2022

Sarah Lynn Phillips, 63, of Clarks Green, passed away on Saturday at her daughter's home in Lancaster, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Barry C. Phillips, who died in 2015. The couple had been married 36 years.

Born in Buffalo, NY, Sarah was the daughter of David Ewert and the late Lillian Holtz...

Marian Marabell

Apr 2, 2022

Marian Marabell, 87, of Tunkhannock, PA passed away on April 2, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph M. Marabell in October 1976. Born in Tunkhannock on March 27, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Sherwood and Ethel Vedra Sheffler. She was a graduate of Tunkhannock Highschool, a...

Frances Arre

Apr 1, 2022

Frances Arre, 73, of Clarks Summit died on Friday at Regional Hospital, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Filomenia Donvito Arre. She was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School and earned her teaching degree from Bloomsburg University. Prior to retirement, she was employed as a paralegal at Hourigan, Kluger &...

Frank D. Gates

Mar 31, 2022

Frank D. Gates, 82, of Mehoopany passed away on Thursday March 31, 2022 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Karen Adams Gates. Born in Mehoopany Township on January 29, 1940 he is the son of the late Dorrance and Helen Jennings Gates. He was a 1957 graduate of Tunkhannock High...

Nancy S. Singer

Mar 30, 2022

Nancy S. Singer, 89, of Clarks Summit, passed away peacefully at home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Glenn who passed away in 2021. They were married for nearly 60 years.

Nancy was born in Scranton to Mabel Kleeman Spitzer and William Spitzer. She later moved to Clarks Summit and attended Clarks Summit High...

Joanna (Laporta) Hood

Mar 29, 2022

JoAnna (Laporta) Hood, 65, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. JoAnna was born January 6, 1957, in Mt. Vernon, NY to Joseph and Raffaelina Laporta.

She never missed the opportunity to smile, dance, or sing; especially Happy Birthday. Above all else she loved her children, her dog, and coffee... in...

Gloria Lee

Mar 27, 2022

Gloria May Lee, 78, of Falls passed away Sunday at her home. She was the wife of the late Ronnie Lee.

Born in Falls, she was the daughter of the late Harry Evans and Ethel Gregory Evans. Gloria was a graduate of Falls Overfield School and continued her education earning a degree from Keystone College. She worked...

Constance Morgan Scanlon

Mar 27, 2022

Constance Morgan Scanlon, a longtime resident of Tunkhannock, passed away at Regional Hospital of Scranton with her daughter by her side on Sunday March 27, 2022, at the age of 84 from pancreatic cancer. Born in Kingston, PA on August 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Philip John Morgan and Elizabeth Flanders Morgan. Constance graduated from...

Mary Dean Minckler

Mar 27, 2022

Mary Dean Minckler, 69 of Tunkhannock passed away on March 27, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Leonard Edward Minckler. Born in Meshoppen, PA on March 26, 1953. She is the daughter of Peggy Louise Gramley and the late David Thomas MacCreary. She was a 1971 graduate of Tunkhannock...

Ruth Passeri

Mar 26, 2022

Ruth Passeri, 78, of Clarks Summit, passed away Saturday at home, surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late David Passeri, whom she was married to for 33 years.

Born in Falls, she was the daughter of Emersen and Gladys Lacoe Rosencrance. Ruth retired from Allied Skilled Nursing after 30 plus years. Ruth enjoyed long...

David W. Schoenwetter

Mar 26, 2022

David W. Schoenwetter, 75, died on Saturday March 26, 2022 at Aventura at Creekside Nursing Home, Carbondale, where he was a resident since January 2020. He was born in Kingston on March 1, 1947 to the late Jack and Delores (Rosnick) Schoenwetter. He was raised in Luzerne, graduated from Luzerne High School in 1965, and from LCC in 1969. Dave...

Marion (Wini) Baldwin

Mar 26, 2022

Marion (Wini) Baldwin, 95, of Clarks Summit, died on Saturday at Regional Hospital, Scranton.

Wini was the last survivor of seven siblings. After high school in Scranton, she came to live and work with her aunt and uncle (Edith and Butch James) and their two children (Mehria and Jimmer) at their grocery store in Factoryville. It was...

Catherine Janichko

Mar 26, 2022

Catherine Janichko, 96, of Waverly Twp., passed away Saturday at Guardian Health Care and Rehab. She was the wife of Joseph Janichko, whom she was married to since 1947.

Born in Scranton, she was the only child of Edward & Catherine Schimelfenig  growing up in the Keyser Valley section of Scranton. Catherine worked at a dress factory...

Jeanette I Corby

Mar 25, 2022

Jeanette I. Corby, 86, of Monroe Township, passed away peacefully at her home in her favorite chair on March 25, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Floyd L. Corby, Jr. in 1998. Born in Noxen on July 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Ruth Thompson Dymond. Her family moved...

Joseph Anthony Bolin

Mar 23, 2022

Joseph Anthony Bolin (formerly Bolinski) passed away on March 23, 2022 in Scranton, PA. Joe was born Dec 21, 1968 in Edwardsville, PA to the late Joanne and Joseph Bolinski. Although he resided for many years in Factoryville operating Bolin General Contracting and was formerly active in the Kiwanis and Masons, he had moved out of the area in 2011...

Nicolina Marra

Mar 20, 2022

Nicolina Marra, Clarks Summit, died on Sunday. She was married to John Marra in 1981.

Born in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Olindo and Carmella Berardinelli. She was a member of Our Lady of the Snows Church.

She was also survived by daughter Amanda Marra, Clarks Summit.

A Mass of...

Maxine Smales

Mar 20, 2022

Maxine Blanche Smales, 98, of Tunkhannock passed away on Sunday March 20, 2022 at the United Methodist Homes, Tunkhannock, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Raymond Smales in 1996. Born in Johnson City, NY on March 10, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Guy E. and Elizabeth Peters Stevens. She was a 1941 graduate...

Elaine J. Green

Mar 20, 2022

Elaine J. Green, Clarks Summit, died on Sunday morning at Abington Manor after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of E. James Green, Jr. for over 56 years.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Jean Farrell Gruszewski. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High...

Ronald White

Mar 18, 2022

Ronald A. White, 65, passed away Friday, March 18, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Patricia.

Born May 21, 1956, in Montrose, he was the son of the late David and Idella Morgan White. He was a graduate of Elk Lake High School. He worked as a manufacturing mechanic...

Susan L. Kenia

Mar 15, 2022

Susan L. Kenia, 77, of Falls died on March 15th at The Gardens at Tunkhannock. She was the wife of Robert Kenia.

Services will be private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Arrangements have been entrusted to Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services...