Obituaries

Junie Alferio

Helen June Alferio, 90, died Friday at the Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center She was the widow of Matthew P. Alferio. Born in Scranton on June 22, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Serio. Known by many as Junie, she was loved by all who knew her. She was a […]

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Franklin D. Slater

Franklin D. Slater, resident of West Scranton, died Friday night in Geisinger Community Medical Center.  His wife of 57 years is the former Connie Lou Markiewicz. Born in Scranton in 1933, he was the son of the late Franklin and Frances Kenner Slater.  He was a graduate of West Scranton High School, Lackawanna Business College […]

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Marian “Midge” Evans

Marian “Midge” Evans July 12, 2014   Marian “Midge” Evans, passed away Saturday evening in the Regional Hospital of Scranton surrounded by her loving children. Born 1938 in Waterloo, New York she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Dorothy Potter Leisenring.   She was a graduate of Waterloo Central High School and was a […]

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Blanche R. Jones

Blanche R. Jones July 9, 2014 Blanche R. Jones, formerly of West Scranton, died Wednesday at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center following an illness. Her husband was the late Robert E. Jones who died in 1993. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Robert and Charlotte Green Williams, she was a graduate of Scranton Central […]

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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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