Obituaries

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...

Neale M. Newenhouse

Neale M. Newenhouse

Jul 4, 2007

Neale M. Newenhouse, 36, of New Jersey, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at the home of his aunt, Hester Malinchak of Greenfield Township, PA. Born September 7, 1970 in Ridgewood, NJ., he was the son of Neale M. Newenhouse of Vernon, New Jersey and the late Doris (Goodrich) Newenhouse. He was a self employed tree surgeon. He is survived by...

Audrey E. Appleman

Audrey E. Appleman

Jun 29, 2007

Audrey E. Appleman, 63, of Nicholson, PA., died unexpectedly Friday morning, June 29, 2007 at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, PA. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, George E. Appleman. Born August 13, 1943 in Hop Bottom, PA., she was the daughter of the late Kennard Gramps and Irene Rollar. She was a member of the First Presbyterian...

John A. Masciola

John A. Masciola

Jun 26, 2007

John A. Masciola, age 91, of San Mateo, California, died Tuesday morning, June 26, 2007 at the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA. Born January 15, 1916 in Newark, NJ., he was the son of the late Michael A. and Filomena (Marzano) Masciola. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner and operator of Flower and Stem Florist, East Hanover,...

Peter J. Chernesky

Peter J. Chernesky

May 18, 2007

Peter J. Chernesky, 88, of Baltimore, MD., died Friday evening, May 18, 2007 at the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton, PA., after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife the former Marion Bobby Paone. They were married on October 13, 1945. Born August 23, 1918 in Scranton, PA., he was the son of the late...

Rose A. Vadala

Rose A. Vadala

May 16, 2007

Rose A. Vadala, 81, formerly of 7 Pheonix Avenue, Carbondale, PA., died early Wednesday morning, May 16, 2007 at the Carbondale Nursing Home, after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Patrick C. Vadala, who died October 19, 1978. Born June 6, 1925 in Paterson, NJ., she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Elvira Biscardi Giordano. She...

John B. Searle

John B. Searle

May 12, 2007

John B. Searle, 80, of Clifford, PA., died Saturday morning, May 12, 2007 at the Golden Living Center, Tunkhannock, PA., after a long illness. He was the husband of the former Barbara Jean Bates, who died in 2005. Born October 7, 1926 in Carbondale, PA., he was the son of the late Barry and Marion Morgan Searle. He was a...

Scott Orner

Scott Orner

May 8, 2007

Scott Orner, age 39, of Covington Township, PA., died Tuesday evening, May 8, 2007 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA. He is survived by his companion, Lee Ann Moore. Born in Sunbury, PA., he was the son of William and Peggy (Teats) Orner of Shamokin, PA. He is survived by three children: Kayla, Penny William Orner. Cremation took place from...