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Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Martin Mashie
January 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
December 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
November 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.
November 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
October 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
October 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
August 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...
Helen Olenick
August 22, 2013
Helen Olenick, 100, of Sturges, died on Thursday morning at MidValley Hospital, Peckville. Her husband, Edward J., died in 1968. They were married for 34 years. Her parents were the late Andrew and Ann Bazil.Born in West Scranton, she was a resident of Sturges since 1936. She attended West Scranton schools and was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic...
Thomas Patrick Walsh
June 28, 2013
“His heritage to us wasn’t words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a Christian, husband, father and a man.”Thomas Patrick Walsh, 64, of Blakely, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, June 28th, 2013, but not before leaving us with many intangible treasures. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and...
Patrick McCann
June 2, 2013
Patrick M. McCann, 60, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice. His wife, Mary Jean Romanak McCann died on June 6, 2007. They were married on June 23, 1979.Born in Scranton, he resided in Olyphant since 1987 and previously lived in Dickson City for 8 years. His parents were the late William J. and Katherine P....
Helen A Dill
May 10, 2013
Helen A. Dill, 88, a life long resident of Olyphant, died on Friday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband, Stanley, died on April 10, 2002.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Maria Cerulla Santagato. She attended Olyphant High School and formerly worked at Baumel’s Dress Factory, Olyphant.Helen loved to dance. She was a...
Mary Jane Unger
May 10, 2013
Mary Jane Unger, 67, of Olyphant, died on Friday morning at home. She is survived by her husband of 31 years Steven Henry Unger. They were married on October 3, 1981.Born in Danbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Fred G. and Adeline Burleigh Beemer.A graduate of Dunmore High School and Keystone Junior College, she was employed as...
Margaret D Pociask
April 27, 2013
Margaret D. Pociask, 89, of Olyphant died on Satruday morning at Green Ridge Healthcare Center, Scranton. Her husband, the late Louis S., died in 2011. They were married for over 65 years and resided in the Olyphant Flats since their marriage.Born in Dickson City and raised in the Bronx, New York, her parents were the late Stanley and Ann Adams...
W William Kalowsky
April 19, 2013
W. William Kalowsky, 75, of Peckville, died Friday at home after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife is the former Mary Kathryn Brennan. They were married Dec. 30, 1961.Born in Scranton, he resided in Peckville for most of his life. He was the son of the late William G. and Kathryn A. Homza Kalowsky. He was a graduate of...
Martin J Dempsey
April 9, 2013
Martin J. Dempsey, 87, of Matawan, NJ, died on Tuesday April 9 at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT. He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Gert Dempsey.Born in Scranton, and formerly of Olyphant, he resided in Matawan, NJ for the past 56 years. His parents were the late James and Eva Dempsey.He was a graduate of the University of Scranton...
James Gaughan
March 11, 2013
James Gaughan, Olyphant Postmaster from 1968 until his retirement in 1980, died, Monday, March 11th at his daughter’s home in Columbia, MD. His wife of 40 years, Kathleen Husvar Gaughan, died in 1985. He resided in Olyphant most of his life, moving to Maryland in 2000.Born in 1925 in Peckville, to James and Mary Stanton Gaughan, he graduated from Olyphant...
Dennis D Diamond
February 6, 2013
Dennis D. Diamond, 74, of Scranton, died on Wednesday at Hospice Community Care, Dunmore.Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was formerly of Cranford, NJ and resided in Scranton since 1993. His parents were the late Harry and Florence Diamond.He was a graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in civil engineering and was employed by Elizabeth Ironworks from 1960-1980.Dennis...
Beth Ann Dougherty Devine
February 2, 2013
Beth Ann Dougherty Devine, 32, of Blakely, died Satruday night at Commonwealth Hospice inpatient unit at Regional Hospital of Scranton after a courageous battle with melanoma. She was married to Stephen R. Devine on May 28, 2006 .Born January 23, 1981, in Scranton, she is the daughter of Thomas J., Sr. and Ethel Honney Dougherty. She was a 1999 graduate of Valley View High School. Beth spent most of her career as a certified nurse’s aide at the...
Ellen Cherry
January 25, 2013
Ellen Cherry, 87, a resident of Manor Care, Bethlehem, and formerly of Olyphant, passed away, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 at Manor Care, Bethlehem.Born Oct. 19, 1925, in Olyphant, Ellen was the daughter of the late Peter and Nellie Dziama Jula.She was a graduate of Olyphant High School, and prior to her retirement, had been employed in the local garment industries.Ellen was a...
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