Mary Frances McHugh Walsh a West Scranton native, died peacefully on Easter Sunday April 5, 2015. Mary Fran, as many knew her, was 80. She is survived by her husband of 46 years Judge James J. Walsh, her two daughters Maura Walsh Rogan, married to Christopher and Jennifer Walsh Boyle, married to Edward and her […]
Peter A. DeQuinqua April 4, 2015 Peter A. DeQuinqua, formerly of Allentown, a resident of the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton died April 4th after an illness. Born 1924 in Scranton, he was the son of the late Dominick and Mabel Garzarella DeQuinqua. He was a graduate of the former Scranton Technical High School […]
James Henry Timko, 59, of Scranton, died suddenly on April 2, 2015. He was the son of the late Bernard and Catherine Finn Timko. Jim is survived by his wife of 26 years, the former Cynthia Anne Staskavage and brother Michael Timko of Hilo, Hawaii and his children and grandchildren. He will be fondly […]
Patricia Young, activist on hunger issues, dies at age 91 Patricia Kinkaid Young, who campaigned to end hunger and encourage more equitable food distribution and nutrition globally over many decades as a volunteer in local, national and international settings, died on March 26, 2015 at the age of 91. Mrs. Young was born in Monmouth, […]
Patricia G. Skurnowicz, of Scranton, formerly of Gouldsboro, died Tuesday. She was the widow of Boleslaw A. Skurnowicz who died in 2001. Born in Buffalo, NY she was the daughter of the late Robert and Edna Casey Graves. She was a graduate of Scranton Central High School. During World War II she worked for the Federal Bureau […]
Elsie Lloyd Walsh, 83 Scranton, Pa. Born March 5, 1932 died March 20,2015. The daughter of Herbert Lloyd and Hilda Miller. Preceded in death by her late husband, Paul J. Walsh, her son Gerald P. Walsh, whom died 37 years ago this day and her companion Anthony Savitsky. Surviving are two sisters […]
Janice A. Nash,RN, Clarks Green, formerly of Taylor died Saturday morning at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pa.. Her husband of 53 years is Bradley Nash, Sr. Born 1940 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Beryl Jones Swarts. She was a 1958 graduate of West Scranton High School and a 1961 graduate […]
Gerald Evanski March 5, 2015 Gerald Evanski, Scranton, died Thursday morning at home. Born March 18, 1975 in Scranton, he was the son of the Donna Weber of Scranton and the late Joseph Evanski who died in 1977. He was a graduate of Scranton High School and after graduation moved to California where he […]
Harriet Chapacharis O’Connor, formerly of the Hill Section of Scranton, passed away Friday evening in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville after an illness. She was the widow of her two husbands Albert Chapacharis who died in 1980 and Harold O’Connor who died in 1989. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa. she was the daughter of the late […]
Judith Ann Contessa, a resident of the Holy Family Residence, died Wednesday at the VNA Hospice Inpatient Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Born in 1944 in Scranton, daughter of the late Cletus and Audrey Jackson Graham, Judy was a graduate of the Scranton Technical High School. She had been employed as a nurse’s […]