OBITUARIES
Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Joseph J Hudak
Jul 23, 2014
Joseph J. Hudak, 86, of Peckville, died on Wednesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the former Mary Ann B. Kondash died on October 12, 2009. They were married for 54 years.Born in Dickson City, he resided in Blakely/Peckville since the early 1960′s. His parents were John G. & Josephine Slonsky Hudak, Sr. A graduate of Dickson...
Lauryn Mary Sutton
Jul 9, 2014
Lauryn Mary Sutton, 14, daughter of John and Kathryn Sutton, Potomac, MD, and granddaughter of the late William and Mary Kalowsky, formerly of Peckville, died at her home in Potomac, MD of natural causes on July 9. A recent graduate of Norwood School, Bethesda, MD, Lauryn was deeply interested in the visual arts, computer science, drama, and the French language. ...
Elizabeth E Stepkovitch
Jun 30, 2014
Elizabeth “Betty” E. Stepkovitch, 83, of Olyphant, died unexpectedly Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her husband, Louis J., died on March 15, 2010. They were married for 59 years.Born in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kaschak. A graduate of Jessup High School and Empire Beauty School, Betty was a member of Holy...
Mark Tokash
Jun 16, 2014
Mark Tokash of Dickson City died Monday at home. He is survived by his wife, the former Paula Matteucci.Born in Scranton on March 23, 1964, he was the son of Jean Hoban Tokash and the late Joseph J. Tokash. Raised in Blakely, Mark was a graduate of Valley View High School, Archbald, received his bachelor’s degree in economics and finance...
Lynn M Dubravcak
May 31, 2014
Lynn M. Dubravcak, 47, of Olyphant, died on Saturday at home. Her parents were the late Carl A. and Margaret Vrabel Pawlowski and her step-mother was the late Josephine Pawlowski.Born in Scranton, she was a resident of the Mid Valley area her whole life. She was a graduate of Valley View High School.She is survived by her son, Billy Dubravcak, Archbald;...
Marie F Morelli
May 15, 2014
Marie F. Morelli, 84, of Olyphant, died on Thursday at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit. Her husband was the late Ralph A. They were married for 52 years.Born in Chicago, she was raised in Brainerd, MN and moved to Olyphant in her early 20′s. Her parents were the late Roy E. and Hilda Hanson Boyes. A graduate of Brainerd High School,...
Elizabeth M Hoynak
May 10, 2014
Elizabeth M. Hoynak, 96, of Olyphant, died on Saturday at Midvalley Health Care Center, Peckville. Her parents were the late Simon and Mary Krenitsky Hoynak.Born in Olyphant, she resided in Michigan for over 35 years before moving back home in 1980. A graduate of Olyphant High School, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Marywood College and her Master’s degree from...
Rinia Dragtenstein
Apr 8, 2014
Rinia Dragtenstein, 66, of Peckville, died on Tuesday afternoon at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, she was a resident of Peckville for the last 6 years and previously resided in New York City.Rinia truly enjoyed helping others and it was evident in the work she did as a nurse’s aide. She was a very charitable person, a...
Michael Ricciardi
Apr 7, 2014
Michael Ricciardi, 90, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Monday at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife Molly died on January 28, 2011. They were married for 61 years.Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Margaret Ricciardi. He was a graduate of Olyphant High School and worked and retired from Throop Fashions. Mike was...
Anthony Joseph LeDonne
Mar 3, 2014
Anthony Joseph LeDonne, better known as Tony and Chef Anthony, died peacefully in New York City on Monday, March 3, 2014. He was 56.He passed away surrounded by his large and devoted family, including his loving wife of 35 years, Lorraine (Briggs) LeDonne.Tony was a deeply loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, uncle and son. He was a gifted chef with...
Keith Stephen Kohut
Feb 27, 2014
Keith Stephen Kohut, 45, of Scott Township, died on Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. His wife and childhood sweetheart is the former Elaine Coggins. They celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on October 19th.Born in Scranton, he resided in Scott Township for the last 12 years. His father is Stephen James Kohut, Scranton, his mother and step-father are Carolyn Kohut...
Paul Curtis
Feb 1, 2014
Paul (PJ) Curtis, a former resident of Olyphant, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer. Born in Scranton on November 25, 1951, he was the son the late Paul Joseph and Callista O’Hara Curtis. He was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant.He was a project manager for CCE LLC of Annapolis, MD where he worked on construction...
Loretta Craig
Jan 24, 2014
Loretta Craig, 88, of Dickson City, died on Friday at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. Her husband William R., Sr. died in 2004.Born in Duryea, she was a lifelong resident before moving to Dickson City 15 years ago. Her parents were the late Mr. & Mrs. Michael Verchuk. She was former member of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea and presently, Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant. ...
Martin Mashie
Jan 10, 2014
Martin Mashie, 96, of Dickson City, died Friday at home. His wife is the former Eleanor Lebida. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on November 22.Born in Eynon, he resided in Dickson City for the last 62 years. His parents were the late Louis and Nellie Lucas Mashie. He was a member of St. Mary’s Visitation Church, Dickson City.A self-employed...
Bonnie L. Galea
Dec 20, 2013
Bonnie L. Galea, 51, of Eynon and formerly Olyphant, died Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Galea. They were married on June 2, 1990.Born in Scranton, she resided in Eynon since 1990. Her parents were the late Leonard and Eleanor Plocha Comonie Sr. She was a 1980...
Mary Kathryn Brennan Kalowsky
Nov 29, 2013
Mary Kathryn Brennan Kalowsky, 75, of Peckville, died on Friday at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit, Dunmore after recently being diagnosed with ALS. Her husband, W. William died on April 19 of this year. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2011.Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a resident of Peckville since 1972 following several tours of duty with her husband, prior...
William Peter Rinkers Sr.
Nov 9, 2013
William (Bill) Rinkers, Sr., 81, passed away on Sunday, November 9. Born June 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Frank and Petronella Rinkevicz. Bill was raised in Eynon and was married for 56 years to the love of his life, Ann (Kaminsky) Rinkers.A longtime resident of Fallston, MD, Bill is survived by his daughter, Sharon Stachowski and...
Christine M Bowler
Oct 28, 2013
Christine M. Bowler, R.N., 58, of Peckville, died Monday evening after a very courageous battle with cancer. She and her husband, Richard Bowler, have been married for 33 wonderful and happy years.Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late Stephen M. and Pauline Suvock Kosik. Raised in Eynon, graduate of Valley View High School, then Scranton State General...
Terry Cruikshank
Oct 6, 2013
Terry Cruikshank, 49, of Olyphant, died Sunday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, the former Cathy Smith.Born in Wilkes-Barre, Terry graduated from E.L. Myers High School. He was the son of the late Phil Jones Cruikshank and Geraldine Slabinski-Cruikshank.In June, Terry was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with...
Michael Chrzan
Aug 25, 2013
Michael “Mike” Chrzan, 77, of Peckville, died Sunday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton, after a long illness. Mike was born in Mayfield on June 13, 1936, the son of the late Michael and Genevieve Kloskosky Chrzan. His wife of 42 years is the former Joan F. Kisel.He graduated from Mayfield High School in 1954 and later graduated from...
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