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Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Helen Olenick
Aug 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
Jun 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
Jun 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
Apr 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
Apr 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
Apr 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
Mar 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
Feb 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
Feb 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
Jan 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...
Rose Marie Olfano
Jan 5, 2013
Rose Marie Olfano, 87, of Olyphant, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday. Her husband Charles, died in 1977. They were married for over 25 years.Born in Peckville, she resided in Olyphant since 1952. Her parents were the late Catoldo and Frances Atmanavage Giambra. She was a graduate of Blakely High School and was a member of Holy Cross Parish at...
Patricia Lynn Butler
Jan 5, 2013
Patricia Lynn Butler, 63, of Olyphant, died on Saturday morning at home. Her husband, Philip M. died in October 2004. They were married for 36 years.Born in Oak Park, Illinois, she resided in Olyphant over 40 years. Her parents were the late William and Lyllis Ward Repetto.She retired in 2010 from Wegmans with 17 years of service and was a veteran...
Lillian Mary Kaszuba
Dec 28, 2012
Lillian Mary Kaszuba, 76, of Olyphant, died on Friday night at her son Michael’s home in Olyphant. Her husband, Joseph Stanley Kaszuba, died on August 1, 1985. They were married for 25 years.Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Koscielna Cerene and attended St. Patrick’s School and Olyphant High...
Albert A Amoedo
Dec 15, 2012
Albert A. Amoedo, 85, of Clarks Summit, died on Saturday at VNA Hospice and Home Health of Lackawanna County at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Barbara Ann Burris. They were married for 30 years.Born in Manhattan, NY, his parents were the late Charles Anton and Wilhelmena Amoedo. Raised in Stamford, CT, he spent most of his...
Michael F Sheridan
Nov 10, 2012
Mike Sheridan, 77, of Justus, died on Saturday morning at home. His wife was the former Sarah Dempsey. They were married on July 7, 1956.Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late Michael and Minerva Nichols Sheridan. A 1953 graduate of Clarks Summit High School, he completed a certificate of industrial electronic technology at Penn State Extension....
Mary Roman Ozga
Oct 29, 2012
Mary Roman Ozga, 97, of Olyphant, died on Monday at Lackawanna Health & Rehab, Peckville. Her husband was the late John “Boots” Ozga.Born in Peckville, she resided in Olyphant for the last 67 years. She was the daughter of the late Constantine and Helena Prystasz Roman.She was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, formerly St. Michael...
Thomas William Coombes Sr.
Oct 17, 2012
Thomas William Coombes, Sr., 81, of Carbondale, died on Wednesday morning at home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann J. McGuire Coombes. He was the son of the late Harold and Anna Coombes.Born in Chester, he resided in Carbondale for the last 30 years. A gunsmith by trade, he was a former Chester police officer and a...
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