OBITUARIES
Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Fabian J. Straka
October 1, 2019
Fabian Straka, 54, of Olyphant, died Tuesday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore after a serious illness. His parents were the late Michael J. and Irene ”Lil” Bieszczad Straka. Born in Peckville, he was a lifelong resident of Olyphant and a 1983 graduate of Bishop O’Hara High School, Dunmore. Fabian was employed by the Jewish Home, Scranton...
Mark James O'Connor
August 25, 2019
Mark James O’Connor, a resident of Crawfordville, Fla., died unexpectedly on Aug. 25, 2019, at the age of 63. His parents were the late Joseph M. and Winifred Murray O’Connor.
Born in Scranton, Mark was a longtime resident of Olyphant and a 1973 graduate of Mid Valley High School. He then received an associate degree from Johnson School of Technology...
Anna-Mae Acquisto
July 19, 2019
Anna-Mae (Anna Maria) Acquisto, 92, a lifelong resident of Mayfield before moving to Allentown in 2010, died on Friday at Westminster Village, Allentown. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Acquisto who died in 1986. They were married for 36 years.
Born in Mayfield, she was the daughter of the late Albert J. and Angela E. Datto Gray....
Marlene M. Thomas
July 12, 2019
Marlene M. Thomas, 83, of Scott Twp., died on Friday morning at Elm Croft of Mid Valley, Peckville. Her husband, Francis R. “Cub” died in 2014. They were married for 58 years. Born on July 16, 1935 in Peckville, she was a lifelong resident of Scott Twp. Her parents were the late Edward and Anna Repchick Stracham. Marlene attended Scott High School....
Joan Anne Ehnot
July 10, 2019
Joan Anne Ehnot, 80, died Wednesday after a short illness. She is survived by her husband, John “Jack” Joseph Ehnot.
Born in Scranton, on April 19, 1939, the daughter of the late Ann Nesevitch and the late Joseph Mazzucca, she lived in Olyphant and Throop, graduated from Throop High School and attended the Lackawanna Business College. She and Jack were...
William "Cotton" G. Kulick
July 9, 2019
William “Cotton” G. Kulick, 91, Olyphant, died on Tuesday morning at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His parents were the late Joseph and Kathryn Ogorzalek Kulick.
Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. Will was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant, attended St. Michael the Archangel School, Olyphant, graduated from Olyphant High School and was a star football...
George D. Molitoris
May 26, 2019
George D. Molitoris, Throop, died on Sunday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton. His wife is the former Janice White. They were married on July 6, 1988.
Born and schooled in Throop, he was a lifelong resident. Son of late John and Matilda Molitoris, he retired from Chamberlain Manufacturing, Scranton, and enjoyed woodworking, mowing grass and doing crossword puzzles.
George...
John J. Stankiewicz
May 22, 2019
John J. Stankiewicz, Olyphant, died on Wednesday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre. His wife, Ann J., died in 2002. They were married for 45 years.
A lifelong resident of Olyphant, he was a graduate of Olyphant High School and a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, formerly St. Michael the Archangel, Olyphant. John was retired from...
Mathilda E. Scott
May 21, 2019
Mathilda E. Scott, 92, of Moosic, formerly Mountaintop, died on Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She was the widow of George A. Scott.
Born in Dupont, she was the daughter of the late George and Frances Tylutke Stadnick and was a graduate of Dupont High School and Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business, Kingston. She was a...
Madalyn Ann Kaminsky
May 14, 2019
Madalyn Ann Kaminsky, 82, died on Tuesday at Bridgewater Center, Binghamton, NY. She was the widow of Stanley J. Kaminsky. Born in Carbondale, PA she resided in Windsor, NY for the last two years. She was the daughter of the late Leonard and Anna Dempsey.
Madalyn was very special. For years, she suffered extreme pain from Rheumatoid Arthritis; miraculously an...
Mary H. Maslar
April 23, 2019
Mary H. Maslar, 90, a lifelong resident of the Grassy Island section of Olyphant, died peacefully on Tuesday at home. Her husband, Andrew Maslar Jr., died in 2009. Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose O’Boyle Hare. Mary graduated from St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant, and the Mercy School of Nursing, Scranton. After...
Albert Paul Picchio
April 23, 2019
Umberto Paul Picchio was born in Olyphant, Pa., into humble beginnings, on Feb. 16, 1931. He was the last child of Luciano and Rosa Parette Picchio, immigrants from Italy who were living the American dream. He joined his eight siblings on that winter day, Anna, Marty, Pete, Victor, Angelo, Louis, Anthony and Caroline. His youth was certainly not one...
Jack Hoffman
April 10, 2019
John “Jack” V. Hoffman, 78, of Factoryville died Wednesday at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. He was preceded in death by his wife Marion C. Hewitt Hoffman. They were married for 49 years.Born in Scranton, Jack resided in Factoryville for the last 24 years, and previously lived in Tunkhannock. His parents were the late Willard E. and Ann R. McDermott...
Walter Rudolph Cummins
April 8, 2019
Walter R. Cummins, 87, Scranton, PA, died peacefully at The Gardens of Scranton on Monday morning April 8, 2019. He was the son of the late Walter F. Cummins and Edith Alexander Hurst.Born, raised and schooled in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, he moved to Brooklyn, New York in the early 1960’s. He later resided in Port Arthur, Texas and Pembroke...
Grace S. Oravec
April 1, 2019
Grace S. Oravec, 94, of Jessup died Monday at home surrounded by her loving family and caregivers.
Born in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Gellak) Oravec. She was a graduate of Jessup High School and attended Lackawanna College. Grace worked for Lockheed Martin and the former Weston Controls as a group leader. She was...
Robert C. Jackson
March 31, 2019
Robert "Booby" Jackson, 77, of Blakely died Sunday March 31, at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. He was the husband of Dolores Kolibob Jackson. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Merriott L. and Mildred E. Runyon Jackson. He was a graduate of Blakely High School and worked in the Union as a Sprinkler Fitter for Fire protection systems. He...
Virginia Shirley Paoloni
January 15, 2019
Virginia S. Paoloni, 87, Olyphant, danced gracefully into the arms of our Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 15. She died as she lived: with dignity and grace. Her cherished and devoted husband of 65 years, Edmund, survives. A lifetime resident of Olyphant, Virginia was born to the late Stephen and Matilda Borick. She graduated from Olyphant High School and furthered...
Louis Joseph Rose, Jr.
December 21, 2018
Louis J. Rose, Jr of Dickson City died on Friday, December 21st at Easton Hospital. Born in Bronx, New York, he resided in the Mid-Valley area for the last 50 years. He was the son of the late Angeline Bianco and Louis J. Rose, Sr.
Lou was the proprietor of Lou’s Pizza, Olyphant for over 40 years. He was a...
Anthony Paul Picchio
November 30, 2018
In Olyphant, on January 1, 1926, the world was introduced to Anthony “Tony” Picchio. How very blessed we were that day. Tony was welcomed to this world by his father, Luciano, his mother, Rosa Parette and six siblings that preceded him, Annie, Marty, Pete, Victor, Angelo and Louie. He himself was then made a “Big” brother with the births of...
Joseph John Saslo
September 26, 2018
Joseph J. Saslo, 92, of Blakely, died on Wednesday morning at Gino J .Merli Veterans’ Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Sweeder Coveleski Saslo. His first wife, Josephine Gangem Saslo died in 1984.
Born in Peckville, son of the late Paul and Anna Saslo, he resided in Justus most of his life, before moving to...
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