Obituaries

Sep 19, 2020

Lois K. Gwozdz of Clarks Summit died peacefully on Saturday, September 19 th amongst her family, after a long and meaningful life well lived. Lois was the wife and partner for 62 years of the late Joseph W. Gwozdz.

Lois was born on July 16 th , 1930 in Pittsburgh, to the late Joseph and Matilda Kline....

Sep 19, 2020

Richard Bell, 82 of Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife was Carol Olson Bell, who passed in 2017.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Loraine Rossman Bell.  Prior to his retirement, he was a Mechanical Engineer for RCA in Dunmore, Pa. He was...

Sep 18, 2020

Celeste Andresen, 60, beloved sister, wife, aunt, and friend, died on September 18, 2020. Born and raised in Raritan, NJ, she was a long-time resident of San Manuel, Arizona, where she lived with her husband Jim. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Antoinette Andresen of Raritan.

For Celeste, nature was her work, recreation, and...

Sep 17, 2020

Elizabeth Darlene Olive 58, of Scranton, passed away at home on Thursday after a long illness.

Beth's hometown was Nicholson and she was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School.

She is also survived by sisters, Shirley Michaels and husband Paul, Denise Dohoney and husband John, Nancy Aiello and husband Nicholas, and Wanda Wilbur and...

Sep 13, 2020

Robert W. Hopkins, 80, of Dalton, passed unexpectedly at home on Sunday.

Born July 8, 1940 in Wyoming County, he was the son of the late Gordon and Edith Hopkins.  He was a 1958 graduate of Abington Heights.  After high school, he served in the United States Army for four years.  Prior to his retirement, he was...

Sep 12, 2020

John T. Mackiw, Dunmore PA, beloved brother of William Mackiw, died September 12, 2020 with his brother by his side, after a month long battle with cancer.

Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 24, 1965, he was raised in Lake Winola, PA.

John graduated from Tunkhannock High School in 1983.  He was a Tunkhannock Tiger...

Sep 11, 2020

Joseph G. Vincent, 93 of the Village of Milwaukee, Clarks Summit PA passed away September 11 th 2020 in the company of his family.

A native to the area, Joseph, at 18 years of age, served as a Sergeant in WWII and a sharpshooter for the US Army overseas in Germany.

Upon his return from...

Sep 10, 2020

Marie Tomey Peers, South Abington Township, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, September 10th at her home.  She was the widow of Rev. Charles R. Peers who died in July 2010.

Born in Export, PA, she was a 1948 graduate of Nyack College.  She taught public school, worked as a librarian, was...

Sep 8, 2020

Joan Carolyn Ballantyne, 89, of West Chester, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 8 th .  She was the wife of William (Bill) Ballantyne.  The couple was married on July 3, 1954.

Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Ann Metacavitch Bubness. She was a graduate of Dunmore High School Class...

Sep 8, 2020

Edward "Rich" Gralinski, 85, of Clarks Summit, Pa., passed away on September 8 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Betty, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

He is survived by his children, MaryAnne Pfeiffer of Millersville, Md.; Patricia Gralinska of Nazareth, Pa.; Barbara Schultz of Effort, Pa.; Paul Gralinski of Greer,...

Sep 5, 2020

Mildred Beatrice Conniff, 106, Clarks Summit, died Saturday morning at the Linwood Nursing Home.

Daughter of the late Michael and Cornelia Brink Conniff, she was a lifelong member of Asbury United Methodist Church.

Before her retirement, she was employed at the former Ryah House for five years and the former So Journer, where she was...

Sep 1, 2020

Helen Johnson Pfisterer, 91, of South Abington Township, died Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton.   She left this life as gently as she lived it.  She was preceded in death by her former husband, Kenneth Davies, and her second husband Robert Pfisterer.

Born in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Merle and...

Aug 30, 2020

Norman Whitbeck, 77, died on Sunday at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Norman F. and Ruth Evans Whitbeck, Sr..  He was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and a Marine who served his country during the Vietnam War before becoming a commercial airline pilot.

Aug 28, 2020

Leland LaCoe, 73, of Ocklawaha, FL, died Friday.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Glenn and Carolyn Brown LaCoe.  Leland was a 1968 graduate of Abington Heights High School and worked as a BBQ Chef.

Surviving are sisters Georgene DePrimo and her husband Joseph of Mill City, Debra Zick and her...

Aug 27, 2020

Bertha J. Holmes, 79, of Dalton, died Thursday afternoon at Allied Hospice in Scranton. Her husband is John Holmes.  The couple have been married since 1984.  Her first husband, Raymond Finkler, died in 1982.

Born in Dalton, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Isabel Reyman Hetzel. Prior to retirement, she was a nurse's aid...

Aug 23, 2020

Ruth Doris Simmons, Factoryville, died Sunday evening at her home.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stanley G. and Doris L. Beckert Simmons.  Prior to her retirement, she was a Registered Nurse in Labor and Delivery for the former Mercy Hospital, Scranton.  She attended Peckville Assembly of God....

Aug 18, 2020

Eveline Deresinski, 100, of Clarks Summit, PA, entered into the arms of Jesus, August 18, 2020 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit, PA.  She was the widow of Leo Deresinski who passed in 1978.

Evie was born one of 11 children in Riverton, Kansas.  In her junior year of high school, she became a built-in babysitter for her...

Aug 14, 2020

Doris Marie Parry died peacefully Friday at home surrounded by her daughters.

Born January 10, 1926 to William and InaBelle Travis Eising, she was 94 years old. She was married 40 years to the late President of the Clarks Summit Borough Council, Harold B. Parry, who died in 1987.

She enjoyed working as a waitress...

Aug 13, 2020

Darlene Skelton, 54, Eynon, went to be with the Lord Thursday, surrounded by her family, after a long illness.

Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Joyce Walters Demming, Carbondale, and the late Elwood Demming. She was the wife of Larry Skelton, Carbondale; mother of Brad Skelton, Carbondale; and stepmother of Eric Skelton, Plains.

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Aug 12, 2020

Andrew B. Gardner, 82, of Thompson, died on Wednesday night at Allied Hospice in Scranton.  His wife is the author Trebbe Johnson.  The couple married in 1986.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Burleigh B. and Mary Ruby Gardner.  He was an artist and graphic designer and a member of the Thompson...