Obituaries

John D. Bradford

John D. Bradford

Sep 2, 2007

John D. Bradford, age 70, of Scranton, PA. and formerly of Queens, NY., died Sunday morning , September 2, 2007 in the emergency room at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Helen Wertenstein. Born August 12, 1937 in New York, NY., he was the son of Charles and Dorothy (Donovan) Bradford. He worked in the maintenance department for...

Jane A. Sopko

Jane A. Sopko

Aug 27, 2007

Jane A. Sopko, 79, of Carbondale, PA., died Monday night, August 27, 2007 at the Mercy Hospital Hospice Unit, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Nicholas Sopko who died May 14, 1991. Born July 26, 1928 in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Henrietta (Mundt) McDonald. She was a member of St. Rose of...

Lorraine Kennedy

Lorraine Kennedy

Aug 19, 2007

Lorraine Kennedy, 67, of Carbondale, PA., died Sunday morning, August 19, 2007 in the hospice unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Donald D. Kennedy. They celebrated 50 years of marriage on October 26, 2006. Born January 1, 1940 in Simpson, PA., she was the daughter of the late Feston Owens and the late Mary...

Eloise M. Goodrich

Eloise M. Goodrich

Aug 17, 2007

Eloise M. Goodrich, 90, of Greenfield Township, PA., died Friday morning, August 17, 2007 at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA. She was the wife of Robert S. Goodrich, who died August 31, 1986. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August of 1986. Born June 29, 1917 in Greenfield Township, PA., she was the daughter of the late Earl and...

Elizabeth S. Woytowich

Elizabeth S. Woytowich

Aug 16, 2007

Elizabeth S. Woytowich, 81, of Carbondale, PA., and formerly of Jermyn, PA., died Thursday night, August 16, 2007 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, Carbondale. She was the wife of Theodore Woytowich, who died November 10, 1982. Born October 13, 1925 in Forest City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Kuchera) Polednak. She was a very...

Calogera Farace

Calogera Farace

Aug 12, 2007

Calogera Farace, age 70, of Pocono Summit, PA., and formerly of Brooklyn, NY., died Sunday afternoon, August 12, 2007 at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore, PA. Born February 24, 1937 in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Carmela Paxia. She is survived by a son: John Farace of Pocono Summit, PA. She was preceded in death by...

Louis C. Chmiel

Louis C. Chmiel

Aug 11, 2007

Master Sergeant Louis C. Chmiel (US Army, Ret.), age 57, of Scranton, PA., died Saturday morning, August 11, 2007 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. Born December 7, 1949 in Olyphant, PA., he was the son of the late Felix Martin and Loretta Theresa (Fawcett) Chmiel. He was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale, PA.,...

Emma S. O'Hop

Emma S. O'Hop

Aug 10, 2007

Emma Salansky O'Hop, age 86 of Uniondale, PA., passed away Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. She was the wife of the late Stanley O'Hop who died January of 1983. Born April 11, 1921 in Uniondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late William and Anna (Slebodnik) Salansky. Emma was a real estate broker...

Catherine J. Morrison

Catherine J. Morrison

Aug 3, 2007

Catherine J. Morrison, 63, of Kingsley,PA., died Friday morning, August 3, 2007 at the Green Ridge Health Care Center, Scranton, PA., after an illness. She was the wife of John W. Morrison. Born July 31, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA., she was the daughter of the late Howard and Catherine (Deets) Woodward. She was a graduate of Philadelphia Parochial schools and...

Betty S. Seymour

Betty S. Seymour

Aug 2, 2007

Betty S. Seymour, age 86, of Philadelphia, PA., and formerly of Clifford, PA., died Thursday morning, August 2, 2007 at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia. She was the wife of the late Richard K. Seymour, who died October 16, 1980. Born August 17, 1920 in Greenfield Township, PA., she was the daughter of the late Willard and Cora (Tompkins) Updyke. She was...

Joseph A. Mihalisin

Joseph A. Mihalisin

Aug 1, 2007

Joseph A. Mihalisin, age 71, of Clifford, PA., passed away Wednesday morning, August 1, 2007 at the Mercy Hospital Hospice Inpatient Unit, Scranton, PA. His wife is the former Rebecca Bates. Born March 26, 1936 in Peckville, PA., he was the son of the late Frank and Victoria (Turnovich) Mihalisin. He was a graduate of Blakely High School and was...

Benjamin Cuttler

Benjamin Cuttler

Jul 28, 2007

Benjamin Cuttler, age 90, a 5 year resident of The Laurels at Kingston, PA., died Saturday morning, July 28, 2007 at the nursing home. He was the husband of the late Jane E. Metzler. Born June 17, 1917 in Philadelphia, PA., he was the son of the late Phillip and Ethel (Shulman) Cuttler. He was a former resident of Philadelphia...

Margaret A. Mcdonald

Margaret A. Mcdonald

Jul 26, 2007

Margaret A. McDonald, 73, of Carbondale, PA., died Thursday night, July 26, 2007 at Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Robert McDonald, Sr., who died March 9, 1989. Born June 23, 1934 in Scranton, PA., she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Marion Smith Cornall. She was a graduate of Benjamin...

Raymond J. Bates

Raymond J. Bates

Jul 26, 2007

Raymond James Bates, Sr., age 58, of Honesdale, PA., died Thursday afternoon, July 26, 2007 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., after a lengthy illness and diabetic complications. Born July 16, 1949 in Honesdale, PA., he was the son of Virginia (Bishop) Potter of Honesdale and the late Louis Bates. He was a self employed...

Anna M. Jones

Anna M. Jones

Jul 20, 2007

Anna M. Jones, age 62, of Uniondale, PA., passed away Friday morning, July 20, 2007 at her daughter, Theresa's home in Uniondale. She was the wife of the late Edwin R. Jones who died March 28, 1999. Born July 15, 1945 in New Milford, PA., she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude (Marcy) Lewis. She was a...

Mary A. Cerminaro

Mary A. Cerminaro

Jul 20, 2007

Mary A. Cerminaro, 92, of Doylestown, PA. and formerly of 110 Farview Street, Carbondale, PA., died Friday, July 20, 2007 in Doylestown. She was the wife of the late Patrick J. Cerminaro, who died July 31, 2003. Born in Carbondale, PA., she was the daughter of the late Fred and Maria Santa (Villano) Ross. She attended Carbondale public schools and...

Patrick S. Kase

Patrick S. Kase

Jul 19, 2007

Patrick S. Storn Kase, 28, of RD Jermyn, PA., died Thursday morning, July 19, 2007 upon arrival at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. Born June 22, 1979 in Carbondale, PA. He was a member of the Elkdale Baptist Church of West Clifford, PA. He was employed as a landscaper. He is survived by his mother and step father: Paula and...

Rosalie C. Scorzafava

Rosalie C. Scorzafava

Jul 9, 2007

Rosalie C. Scorzafava, age 72, of Childs, PA., died early Monday morning, July 9, 2007 at the Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale, PA. She was the wife of Frank J. Buster Scorzafava. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary last year. Born July 4, 1935 in Moosic, PA., she was the daughter of the late Peter and Estella (Leba) Slusser. She was...

Bruce J. Philbin

Bruce J. Philbin

Jul 8, 2007

Bruce J. Philbin, 52, of Tunkhannock, PA. and formerly of Scranton, PA., died Sunday evening, July 8, 2007 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, after an apparent heart attack. Born April 11, 1955 in Scranton, PA., he was the son of Francis (Frank) Philbin of Scranton and the late Joan (Gannon) Philbin, who died October 1, 2004. He was of the...

Wilda Elizabeth Jennings

Wilda Elizabeth Jennings

Jul 6, 2007

Wilda Elizabeth Jennings, age 73, of Dundaff, PA., died Friday, July 6, 2007 at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, Johnson City, NY. She was the wife of the late Martin E. Sparky Jennings, who died October 17, 2005. They were married for 51 years. Born July 25, 1933 in Ararat, PA., she was the daughter of the late Marvin and...