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Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Nicholas Demian
Nov 18, 2024
Nicholas Demian, 98, of Olyphant died Monday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife, the former Helen Youshock, preceded him in death on September 20, 2022. They were married for 74 years.
Born Dec. 18, 1925, in Vintondale , he was the son of the late Michael and Anna Dziama Demian. Nick was a 1943 graduate of Olyphant High...
Marion P. DiPietro
Nov 11, 2024
Marion P. DiPietro, 82, of Olyphant, died on Monday night at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband Carmen A. They were married on April 11, 1964.
Born in Dunmore, she was a resident of Olyphant for the last 60 years. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Vinchinza Genett. Marion was...
Mary Ann Novak
Nov 6, 2024
Mary Ann “Mern” Mackrell Novak, 70, of Olyphant, passed away on Wednesday afternoon from a brief battle with adenocarcinoma at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. She is survived by her husband, Anthony F. Novak Jr. They were married on May 9, 1980.
Born in Peckville on January 31, 1954 to the late David and Jane Mackrell; she was raised in the...
Alice Pitera
Oct 19, 2024
Alice Pitera, 96, a resident of Elizabeth Church Manor, Binghamton, NY passed away peacefully on October 19, 2024.
Her parents were the late Theodore and Rose Fedorchak Malhenzie. She was also preceded in death by a son, Robert W.; and two brothers: Walter and Theodore “Ted” Malhenzie. Alice is survived by a son Walter (Janice) of Binghamton, NY; a granddaughter, Kelly...
James Edward Gilgallon
Oct 12, 2024
James E. Gilgallon, 77, of Olyphant, died on Saturday afternoon at home surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Ceil Fumanti. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on April 19.
Born in Scranton, he was a lifelong resident of Olyphant and the son of the late John and Ann Marie “Nancy” King Gilgallon. He was a graduate of Olyphant...
Elsie J. Browning
Oct 8, 2024
Elsie J. Browning, 95, of Olyphant, died Tuesday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband, Edgar Q., died in 1989.
Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Leon D. and Ruth A. Branning. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and retired from Casual Sportswear, Dunmore. Elsie enjoyed going to the casino, scratch-off tickets...
Thomas Patrick McKeon
Oct 2, 2024
Thomas Patrick McKeon, 80, of Blakely, died on Wednesday night at home surrounded by his family. His wife is the former Henrietta B. Endres. They met in Germany during his service with the U.S. Army. They were married for 58 years.
Born in Blakely, he was a lifelong resident and the son of the late Robert D. and Genevieve M. Cavanaugh...
Thomas Kosydar
Sep 12, 2024
Thomas J. Kosydar, 66, of Dickson City, died Thursday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He is survived by his wife, the former Debbie Krushinsky. They were married on April 17, 1982.
Born in Scranton, his parents were the late Bernard S. Sr. and Jean Novajosky Kosydar. He was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant and in his...
Shirlee Onda
Sep 6, 2024
Shirlee Jane Onda, 85, of Olyphant, died Friday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her husband, John J. Onda. They were married on Feb. 3, 1956.
Born in Peckville, her parents were the late Stanley and Mabel Williams Gensiak. She was a graduate of Olyphant High School, class of 1955, where she was head majorette...
Jeanne Van Nort
Aug 21, 2024
Jeanne Van Nort, 92, of Olyphant, died Wednesday night at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Her husband, Frank J. Van Nort died on November 22, 2016. They were married for 61 years.
Born in Duryea, her parents were the late Francis and Gertrude Kelly Shanley. She was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant.
Jeanne a graduate of St. Patrick’s High...
Betty Ann Tinus
Aug 9, 2024
Betty Ann Tinus, 93, of Scranton, passed away peacefully at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton on Friday, August 9th, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Jacob John Tinus.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Helen Kellachow and Nicholas Musica. She was a graduate of Dunmore High...
Mildred A. Walsh
Jul 21, 2024
Mildred A. Walsh, 89, formerly of Blakely, died Sunday night at Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Scranton, under the care of Hospice of the Sacred Heart. Her husband of 58 years was James Patrick Walsh, who died in 2016.
Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late James R. and Mildred Dawson Austin and was a graduate of St....
Anne Marie Boland
Jul 13, 2024
Anne M. Boland, 96, formerly of Blakely died on Saturday morning at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst where she was a resident for the last three years. Her parents were the late John Edgar and Mary Lear Boland.
Born in Throop, she was a 1945 graduate of Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School, Philadelphia and was formerly an administrative assistant for Jewish Family...
Elizabeth Kubilus
Jul 3, 2024
Elizabeth Kubilus, 85, of Jessup, died Wednesday at Regional Hospital, Scranton. Her husband, Eugene, passed away in 2000.
Born in Jersey City, N.J., she moved to Dalton when she was three and more recently resided in Jessup. She was the daughter of the late Francis and Anna Savukas Karp. She was a graduate of Abington Heights High School and a former...
Frank Linsinbigler
Jun 7, 2024
Frank Linsinbigler, 68, of Olyphant, died on Friday, June 7th at home. His wife of 18 years was the former Beverly Bryer who died on October 7, 2006.
Born in Carbondale, he grew up in Childs and resided in Olyphant for the last 36 years. His parents were the late Daniel and Grace Linsinbigler. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he was...
John Jene Morelli
May 26, 2024
John Jene Morelli, 80, left this life on May 26, 2024 at Heritage Hall Healthcare Center in Front Royal, VA. John was born with his twin brother Tom on August 31, 1943 in Washington, DC to John J. Morelli and Betty M. Bachrach-Morelli.
John spent his early life in the Washington, DC area with his brother, mother and Army Sergeant father....
Todd Thomas Parry
May 7, 2024
Todd Parry, 56, of Peckville, died peacefully at home on Tuesday morning. He is survived by his wife, Debra Hartman Parry. They were married on October 6, 1990.
Born in Scranton, he resided in Peckville for almost twenty years. Todd was the son of Thomas and Joan Parry of Scranton. He was a 1985 graduate of Scranton Central High School and a...
Henry J. Wilding
Mar 2, 2024
Henry J. Wilding of Archbald passed away peacefully March 2, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Olyphant on July 14, 1929, he was the son of Bella Hughes Wilding and David Wilding. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War Era. His career was an agent for Western and Southern Life Insurance. He also was a...
David J. Beckage
Mar 1, 2024
David J. Beckage, 67, a resident of Scott Township since 1978 passed away on Friday afternoon. He is survived by his wife, Diana Benasutti Beckage, happily together since 2006.
Born in Peckville, he was the son of the late Stephen and Julia Billets Beckage. David was a graduate of Mid Valley High School, class of 1976. He was employed by Cable Associates, Inc., Archbald...
Leona G. Weston
Feb 24, 2024
Leona G. Fedorchak Weston, 98, a resident of Blakely for most of her life, died February 24 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 72 years was Joseph R. Weston who died March 2, 2015.
Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late John and Irene Malhenzie Fedorchak. She was a graduate of Olyphant High School and a...
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