OBITUARIES

Olyphant, PA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas

Samuel P. Fumanti

Samuel P. Fumanti

September 1, 2002

Samuel P. Fumanti, 70, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Anita M. Biondi. Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. His parents were Samuel and Mildred Lapic Fumanti. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant. He was a 1950 graduate of Olyphant High School. He retired from Harper Collins,...

Justine P. Cherney

Justine P. Cherney

August 30, 2002

Justine P. Cherney, of Jessup, died on Friday morning at Lackawanna County Healthcare Center, Sturges. Her husband, Daniel Myron Cherney died in 1975. Her parents were Francis and Mary Gellak Oravec. Born in Jessup, she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Jessup and a member of their Holy Rosary Society. She was a...

Ann Bzdick

Ann Bzdick

August 26, 2002

Ann Bzdick, formerly of Jessup, died on Monday night at Lackawanna County Healthcare Center. Her husband, Andrew, died in 1976. Her parents were John and Pelagia Duke Ritzco. Born in Winton, she was a resident of Jessup most of her life and attended Jessup schools. She was a lifelong member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Jessup. She was formerly...

John J. Greskovic, Jr.

John J. Greskovic, Jr.

July 21, 2002

John J. Greskovic, Jr., 90, of Olyphant, died Sunday at Moses Taylor Hospital. His wife, the former Sophie Zywicki died on December 26, 1990. They were married for fifty years.

Tina Marie Nash

Tina Marie Nash

July 13, 2002

Tina Marie Nash, 35, of Dickson City, died on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

Ann J. Stankiewicz

Ann J. Stankiewicz

June 28, 2002

Ann J. Stankiewicz, of Olyphant, died on Friday morning at home. She is survived by her husband, John J. Stankiewicz. They celebrated their 45th anniversary last July 21st. Her parents were Stanley and Mary Kosik Buchinski. Born in Dickson City, she was a resident of Olyphant for the last 45 years. She was a graduate of Dickson City High School...

Robert Lawrence Cleary

Robert Lawrence Cleary

June 25, 2002

Robert Lawrence Cleary, 17, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday. He is the son and stepson of Laurie and Fran Munley of Olyphant and Kevin R. and Alice Cleary of Peckville. Born in Scranton, he resided in Olyphant all of his life. A senior this fall at Bishop O’Hara High School, Dunmore, he was a high honor roll student and a...

Gerard J. Greskovic

Gerard J. Greskovic

June 21, 2002

Gerard J. Greskovic, 58, of Olyphant, died on Friday at Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Judith Stevens. They celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on February 4th. He was the son of the late Sophie Zywicki. Born in Olyphant, he was a resident of Olyphant most of his life. A graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, he...

Mary B. McCarthy

Mary B. McCarthy

May 28, 2002

Mary B. Pawlowski McCarthy, 90, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday afternoon at Marian Community Hospital, Carbondale. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl A. Pawlowski and her second husband, Robert McCarthy. Born in Scranton, she was a resident of Olyphant most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Alexander and Evelyn Jablanski Vincek. She...

Carl A. Pawlowski

Carl A. Pawlowski

May 10, 2002

Carl A. Pawlowski, 69, of Olyphant, died on Friday morning at Dept. Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Pawlowski. Born in Scranton, he was a resident of the Mid Valley most of he life. He moved to Olyphant 5 years ago. He was the son of the late Carl A. Pawlowski...

Gay Marian Cutting

Gay Marian Cutting

January 26, 2002

Gay Marian Cutting, 45, of Olyphant, died on Saturday at home after a lengthily illness. She was the wife of Christopher W. Cutting, Sr., Springfield, NJ. Born in Endicott, NY, she resided in Olyphant for the past 5 years. Prior to that she lived in Rosell Park for 10 years. She was the daughter of William Fedorchak, Jr., Olyphant and...

Stephen P. Stoffey

Stephen P. Stoffey

January 24, 2002

Stephen P. Stoffey, 67, of Peckville, died on Thursday morning at Hospice Preferred Choice, MidValley Hospital, Peckville. His wife is the former Romayne Mizerak. They celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary in August. Born in Jessup, he was a resident of Peckville for most of his life. He was the son of the late John and Mary Youshock (Yevcak) Stoffey. He...

Ann R. Hoffman

Ann R. Hoffman

January 10, 2002

Ann R. Hoffman, a longtime resident of Scranton, died on Thursday at Adams Manor, while there for a brief stay for rehabilitation. She was the wife of the late Willard E. Hoffman, who died in 1967. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret Cook McDermott. After graduating from St. Patrick’s High School, Scranton, she...

Lorraine Rose Keegan

Lorraine Rose Keegan

December 9, 2001

Lorraine Rose Keegan, 80, of Olyphant, died Sunday afternoon at home following a strong and courageous battle with cancer. She was the widow of Paul M. Keegan, who died June 25, 1966. Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Hannah Ingoldsby. A graduate of Olyphant High school, class of 1939,...

Barbara Angeloh

Barbara Angeloh

November 16, 2001

Barbara Angeloh, 94, formerly of Olyphant, died on Friday at Hospice Preferred Choice, MidValley Hospital, Peckville. She was a resident at Balanced Care at Mid Valley, Peckville for the last three years. Born in Olyphant, she resided and worked in NYC, NY for over 30 years and returned to Olyphant in the early 1970’s. Daughter-of-the-late Hippolyte and Stephania Feret Wojtowicz,...

Chung-Tae Kim

Chung-Tae Kim

July 2, 2001

Chung-Tae Kim died peacefully.

John Youshock, Jr.

John Youshock, Jr.

May 22, 2001

John Youshock, Jr. of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Ann Dando Youshock. They would have celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on October 26th. Born in Olyphant, he resided there most of his life. Son-of-the-late John Youshock, Sr. he was a graduate of Olyphant High School and attended Pennsylvania State...

Mary H. Hartman

Mary H. Hartman

March 21, 2001

Mary H. Hartman, 45, of Dickson City, died on Wednesday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton, after an illness. Daughter of the late Walter and Helen Dovitch Shihinsky, she is survived by her husband Scot. Born in Dickson City, she was a lifelong resident. A 1973 graduate of MidValley High School, she served with the U.S. Marine Corps as a corporal. She...

Joseph Rudick

Joseph Rudick

January 24, 2001

Joseph Rudick, 78, of South Plainfield, NJ and formerly of Scranton, died on Wednesday at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plainfield, NJ. His wife is the former Mary Jagodzinski. He was the son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Rudick. Born in Scranton, he resided in South Plainfield, NJ for the last 53 years. He attended college in Williamsport and then...

Joseph Anthony Narbut

Joseph Anthony Narbut

December 30, 2000

Joseph A. Narbut, 88, of Fell Twp., died on Saturday at Osprey Ridge Nursing Home, Carbondale. Son of the late Marcel and Isabella Michalowski Narbut, he was also preceded in death by his first wife Mary Estock Narbut, and his second wife, Mary Kaminsky Narbut. Born in Eynon, he resided in Fell Twp. for over 40 years and prior to...

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