Obituaries

Donald “Donny” Miller

Donny Miller, Scranton, passed away Saturday in the Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest after an illness.  His wife of 50 years is the former Lisa Marie Luongo. Donny was born1951 in Danville and was the son of the late John H., Sr. and Clara M. Dawson Miller and was a graduate of the former […]

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Mildred Yurechko

Mildred Yurechko, 91, of Scranton, passed away Friday evening at home after an illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Joseph J. Yurechko, who passed away June 12, 2000.  Born in McAdoo, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Laylo) Bobeck. She was a member of St. Paul’s/St. Clare’s Parish Community. She was […]

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Ann Marie Kincel

Ann Marie Kincel, Roaring Brook Township, passed away early Monday morning in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness. Her husband was Karl J. Kincel, Jr., who perished May 5, 2007. Born in 1938 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Leo P., Sr. and Lillian Vanston Higgins and received her education […]

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Shardaben Kantibhai Patel

Funeral will be Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 10am in the Vanston and James Funeral Home, Lake Ariel location, the James Wilson Funeral Home located at 143 Gravity Rd. Lake Ariel, PA. Cremation will take place in the Lake Region Crematory at the James Wilson Funeral Home.

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Betty J. Freethy

Betty J. Freethy, 96, of Clarks Summit passed away Monday afternoon in Marywood Heights after a brief illness with her family by her side.  She was the devoted wife of Ray H. Freethy who died in 2012. The couple had been married 61 years. Born in 1927 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the […]

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Fayna Sergeyev

Fayna Sergeyev, Indian Rocks Community, passed away suddenly at her home.  Her husband of 50 years is Yevgeny Sergeyev. Born February 16, 1952 in Kiev, Ukraine and she was the daughter of Pyotr and Seyra Nayder Shutman.  Fayna worked in the fashion industry in New York as a fashion designer.  Her last position was with […]

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Mary Ryan Barrett

Mary Barrett , 40, passed away on November 1, 2023 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart. Her family is deeply saddened by her death. Mary was born on May 31, 1983, in Scranton.  She is the daughter of Patrick Barrett (Fran), of Moosic and Letitia Kohler (Jed) of Lake Havasu.  Mary graduated from Riverside […]

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Joseph P. Penzone

Joseph P. Penzone, Peckville, died Saturday morning with his family by his side in the Geisinger Community Medical Center after an illness.  His beloved wife of 55 years is the former Elizabeth “Betty” Mark. Born 1947 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Joseph and Madeline Buonomo Penzone.  He was a 1963 graduate […]

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Barbara Ann Gilroy

Barbara Ann Gilroy, 85, South Scranton, died Friday October 20, 2023, following a brief illness. She was surrounded by family in presence and in spirit, in the care of Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. Barbara was born October 6, 1938, in Scranton. She was the daughter of the late Michael and beloved Anna Sawko-Pastelok and […]

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James Irving Wimsatt, Ph.D.

James Irving Wimsatt, Ph.D., 96, of Scranton and Austin, Texas, died early Sunday morning at his home in Scranton with his family at his side. His wife of 32 years is Rebecca Beal, Ph.D.Born in 1927 in Highland Park, Michigan, Dr. Wimsatt was the son of the late James Irving Wimsatt III and Rodman Hays […]

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