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Nicholas Lazar

 Nicholas Lazar July 3, 2014   Nicholas Lazar, a resident of West Scranton, and recently of St. Mary’s Villa Residence passed away Thursday at the Geisinger Community Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late John and Helen Lazar, he was a member of the St. Vladimir […]

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Milton James, Jr.

 Milton James, Jr. June 29, 2014 Milton James, Jr., 63, of Lake Ariel died Sunday morning at Commonwealth Hospice at Regional Hospital of Scranton following a brief illness. Born in Scranton, son of the late Milton and Gwendoline Hopkin James, he was a graduate of Abington Heights, Lackawanna Junior College, and the American Academy McAllister […]

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Joan E. Samuel

Joan E. Samuel June 29, 2014   Joan E. Samuel, 84, a longtime resident of Clarks Summit and Scranton, died Sunday evening at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, PA. after an illness.  She was the devoted wife of David E. Samuel, who died on June 9, 2008.  At the time of his death, they had […]

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Richard Evans

Richard Evans June 14, 2014   Richard Evans, lifelong resident of West Scranton, passed away Saturday night in the Commonwealth Hospice Inpatient Unit at the Regional Hospital of Scranton surrounded by his loving children.  He was the widower Rose Cawley. Born in Scranton in 1937, he was the son of the late Willard and Mae […]

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Rose Rossi

  Rose Rossi, a resident of Dunmore, passed away Tuesday in the Moses Taylor Hospital after a brief    illness.  She was the widow of August “Gus” Rossi who died November 19, 2001.   Born December 25, 1921 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Rosalie Micciche Melia.  Along with being a devoted […]

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Russell Preno, Jr.

Russell P. Preno Jr. of Scranton and Naples, FL died Monday morning at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.  He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Debbie Stanko Preno and his son, Russell P. Preno III. Born in Scranton on January 2, 1943, son of the late Russell and Margaret Creedon Preno, he graduated from Central […]

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Joseph E. Quinn

Joseph E. Quinn May 23, 2014 Joseph E. Quinn, a resident of Scranton, PA, passed away on Friday, May 23rd after a courageous battle with lengthy illness.  He thanked the Lord for each and every day through all of his struggles and remained faithful and positive at every turn.  His wife is Barbara Connor Quinn […]

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Matthew “Matty” Tornambe

Matthew F. Tornambe 5/20/2014 Matthew F. (Matty) Tornambe, 91, of Scranton, died Tuesday May 20th at VNA Hospice, Geisinger CMC. His first wife, Victoria Lancia Tornambe and his second wife, Shirley Snyder Tornambe, preceded him in death. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Liborio (Joe) and Clara Tornambe.  He was a […]

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Arthur Jon “Skip” Weeks

Arthur Jon Weeks May 18, 2014 Arthur J. “Skip” Weeks, 74, of Scranton , passed away peacefully at  Geisinger Community Medical Center.   His wife of 54 years is the former Ethel A. Hartman. Born in Scranton, son of Anne Kobal Weeks and the late Paul A. Weeks, Cape Coral, FL.  He was a graduate […]

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Paul F. Saar

Paul F. Saar May 18, 2014 Paul F. Saar, 88, a resident of Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, passed away Sunday in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Born on Scranton, he was the son of the late Arthur and Ruth Nape Saar. He was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. During […]

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