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Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Anna M Veselosky
February 3, 2012
Anna M. Veselosky, 93, Greenfield, Ind., died Feb. 3, 2012, at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice, Greenfield.Born Sept. 14, 1918, in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Sewack Veselosky. She was a graduate of Jessup High School and was employed by Archbald Sewing Co. and A & R Sportswear, Throop. After retiring from a lengthy career...
Joseph M Masko
January 24, 2012
Joseph M. Masko, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at home. His wife is the former Ann A. Wharton. They were married on April 7, 1951.Born in Jessup, he resided in Olyphant for the over 60 years. He was the son of the late Stanley and Anna Petrulak Masko.He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of World War II.He was retired...
Catherine A O'Malley
January 18, 2012
Catherine A. “Kitty” O’Malley, formerly of Olyphant and Dunmore, died Wednesday at Lackawanna Health and Rehabilitation Center, Peckville following a lengthy illness.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Amelia Pasko O’Malley.Kitty was a graduate of St. Michael the Archangel Grade School and St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Marywood...
Donald Joseph O'Boyle
December 20, 2011
Donald J. O’Boyle, 82, a lifelong resident of Peckville, died Tuesday at Lackawanna Health and Rehab, Peckville.Born in Peckville, his parents were the late Charles and Helen Gray O’Boyle. He was a graduate of Blakely High School and held a Bachelor of Science from the University of Scranton.A self employed electrical engineer, he was also a registered professional engineer and...
Yolanda C Crispo
December 17, 2011
Yolando Crispo, 91, formerly of Dunellen, NJ and Coconut Creek, FL, died on Saturday at Lackawanna Health and Rehab, Peckville, PA. Her husband was the late John Crispo.Born in Fiderne, NJ, her parents were the late Aquille and Marie Borlin Savio.She retired from American Cyanamid, Bound Brook, NJ in 1979 with 30 years of service.She will be remembered as a loving...
Alora Reed
November 30, 2011
Alora “Lorie” Reed, 84, a resident of Olyphant for over 40 years, died Wednesday at The Laurels Health and Rehab at Mid Valley, Peckville. Her husband was the late Kenneth Reed.Born on December 17, 1926 in Scranton, she was the oldest child of the late George and Josephine Ferrick Battle. Lorie was educated in Scranton schools until the age of...
Julia Zigon
November 21, 2011
Julia Zigon, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died Monday at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville.Her husband was the late Edmund Ludwig Zigon.Born in Easton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Julia Malesiewicz Stanko.As a child, Julia loved to play the violin. During the depression, at the age of 14, she courageously and independently traveled to New York to...
Marguerite Clare Pietralczyk
November 5, 2011
Marguerite C. Pietralczyk, a lifelong resident of Throop, died Saturday at Northeast PA Hospice, Scranton. Her husband Frank B. died on March 27, 1992. They were married 37 years.Born in Throop, her parents were the late Sylvester and Rose Muto Schank. She was a graduate of Throop High School and a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Throop.She is survived by...
Peter Gloss
September 26, 2011
Peter Gloss, 82, of Allied Terrace, Scranton, died on Monday at Northeast PA Hospice, Scranton. His wife, Barbara Murcko Gloss died on July 2, 2000. They were married for 29 years.Born in Throop, he resided there most of his life. His parents were the late John and Mary Bykowska Gloss. He was a graduate of Throop High School and a...
Mary J Hines
September 26, 2011
Mary J. Hines, of Langhorne and formerly of Olyphant, died on Monday at Attleboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Langhorne, PA. Her parents were the late Joseph and Mary O’Malley Hines.Born in Peckville she resided in Olyphant most of her life. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant and the Lackawanna School of Business, Scranton. She worked in...
J Scott Pittsman
September 23, 2011
J. Scott Pittsman, 22, of Jefferson Twp., died on Friday at home. His parents are Jeffrey and Tammy Condella Pittsman.Born in Scranton, he was a 2008 graduate of Holy Cross High School, Dunmore. He worked with his paternal grandfather as a mechanic’s helper.Scott enjoyed spending time playing video games and was once ranked second in the nation in Halo and...
Gertrude C Oravec
September 13, 2011
Gertrude C. Oravec, 86, of Philadelphia, died on Tuesday morning at Aria Health Hospital, Torresdale Campus, Philadelphia. Her husband of 41 years is John A. Oravec.Born and raised in Jessup, she then resided in Stratford, CT and since her marriage, Philadelphia. She was the daughter of the late George and Mary Hubal Phillips and a graduate of Jessup High School.She...
Winifred M O'Connor
September 2, 2011
Winifred M. O?Connor of Olyphant, died peacefully at home on Friday surrounded by her family. Her husband, Joseph M. died in 1978. They were married for 25 years.Born in Jessup, she was a longtime resident of Olyphant. Her parents were the late James and Gertrude Healey Murray. A graduate of St. Patrick?s High School, Olyphant, she was a member of...
Thomas S. Fumanti
August 26, 2011
Thomas S. Fumanti of Olyphant, died on Friday at home. His wife, Mary L. Crothomel Fumanti died on September 4, 2005. They were married for 38 years.Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. His parents were Salvatore and Mildred Lapic Fumanti. He was a 1958 graduate of Olyphant High School; a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s...
Herbert J Whitman Jr.
April 28, 2011
Herbert J. Whitman, 62, of Olyphant, died on Thursday at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Twp . He was the son of the late Herbert Whitman and Mildred Horvath Whitman Mizerak and stepson of the late Joseph Mizerak, Sr.Born in Scranton, he resided in Gouldsboro for 15 years before moving back to Olyphant 15 years ago.He was retired...
Andrea H Kausmeyer
March 12, 2011
Andrea H. Kausmeyer, 65, a lifelong resident of Throop, died on Saturday at home. Her husband, Joseph F. died on January 5, 2009. They were married 43 years. Born in Throop, she was the daughter of the late, Rudy and Elizabeth Hudak Zuraski and was a graduate of Throop High School. She enjoyed gardening, yard sales and flea markets and loved her...
Eugene Edward Bryer
February 12, 2011
Eugene Edward Bryer, 69, of Olyphant, died Saturday morning at Mid Valley Hospital. His wife is the former Helen Macekura. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on February 4th. Born in Mayfield, he resided in Olyphant for the last 44 years. He was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Bryer and was a graduate of Blakely High School. A...
Ermina Ricciardi
January 28, 2011
Ermina “Molly” Ricciardi, 84, of Olyphant, died on Friday at AseraCare Hospice at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville. Her husband is Michael Ricciardi. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on June 25th. Born in Dunmore, she resided in Olyphant for the last 61 years. She was the daughter of the late August and Mary Bonella Magnotta and the step-daughter of the late...
Lawrence J Lukasik Sr.
January 24, 2011
Lawrence J. Lukasik, Sr., 77, of Olyphant, died on Monday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife was the former Genevieve “Jenny” Tolerico; she died on August 12, 2009.Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. He was the son of the late John and Helen Wojtovich Lukasik and was a graduate of Olyphant High School.A U.S. Army Veteran of the...
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