Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
Kenneth A. Olinsky
Aug 17, 2020
Kenneth A. Olinsky August 17, 2020 Kenneth A. Olinsky, 71, Carbondale, died at home, Monday. Born in Brooklyn NY, son of the late Edward and Irene VanTassel Olinsky, he was a contractor in Brooklyn NY for most of his life and later moved to Carbondale and retired here. Surviving are seven children. He shared Lisa and the late Kenneth Kelly...
Vincentine (Jean) Durso Masko
Aug 16, 2020
Vincentine (Jean) Durso Masko August 16, 2020 Vincentine (Jean) Durso Masko, Carbondale, died Sunday morning at Carbondale Nursing Home. Born in Mayfield on May 5, 1928, she was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants and the last surviving child. Her parents were the late Carmelo and Maria Amorella Cordaro (Cadora). The story was often told of her mother, Maria, traveling from...
Robyn Sergi
Aug 15, 2020
Robyn Sergi August 15, 2020 Robyn Sergi, 64, Carbondale, died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Daughter of the late Christopher and Dolly Bird Beehler, she was a good spirit who loved her children and grandchildren. She was funny, caring and helpful, always willing to lend a helping hand. Robyn loved to draw and was crafty. She loved...
Jacqueline (Jackie) Connor
Aug 6, 2020
Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Connor August 6, 2020 Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Connor, 73, Carbondale, died Thursday at her daughter’s home in Birdsboro, Pa.. Her husband was the late Walter E. Connor. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late John J. and Jule Mang Roe, she worked for many years at NBT Bank, Carbondale. Jackie was a 1964 Carbondale Benjamin Franklin graduate...
Marie M. Graytock
Aug 3, 2020
Marie M. Graytock August 3, 2020 Marie M. Graytock, 88, Simpson, died Monday evening at her daughter’s residence in Marion, Ohio. Her husband was the late Andrew Graytock Sr. Born in Richmondale, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Reposh Borosky. Two of her loves, besides her husband Andy, were her family and her church. Marie was...
John S. Wanas
Jul 31, 2020
John S. Wanas, 78, of Scott Township died on Friday at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 52 years is the former Mary Ann Parana.
Born in Peckville, he previously resided in Olyphant. His parents were the late John and Stella Kotch Wanas. He was a graduate of Olyphant High School and after graduation served in the U.S....
Gerald Morcom
Jul 24, 2020
Gerald Morcom July 24, 2020 Gerald Morcom, 70, Scranton, died Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in Honesdale, son of the late William and Elma Crocker Morcom, he was a truck driver. Gerald enjoyed playing bingo. Surviving are: two daughters, Tonya Santiago, Waymart; Tara Morcom, Peckville; eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, three brothers, James Collins and wife, Loretta,...
Mary Lucille Serniak
Jul 12, 2020
Mary Lucille Serniak July 12, 2020 Mary Lucille Serniak, 89, Mayfield, died Sunday at Allied Hospice, Scranton. Her husband was the late Nicholas J. Serniak. Born in Mayfield, daughter of the late Louis and Mary Rhoda Orlando, she was a devout member of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, Jermyn, and its altar and rosary society. Mary enjoyed being...
Mary Jane Bandru
Jul 5, 2020
Mary Jane Bandru July 5, 2020 Mary Jane Bandru, 86, Greenfield Twp., died Sunday at home. Her husband of 58 years was the late Theodore Bandru, who died April 16, 2012. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Charles and Bridget Theresa Boyle Rogers, she worked at Scranton Lace Works and was a member of the Irish Balladeers. She loved...
Ronald H. Muir
Jul 4, 2020
Ronald H. Muir July 4, 2020 Ronald H. Muir, 71, Carbondale, died Saturday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife is Dorothy (Karas) Castle Muir. Born in Scranton, son of Darwin H. and DeSales Kathryn Rosler Muir, he was head of security of Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City and retired from SCI Waymart. Ron was a United States Navy Vietnam...
Paul Simon
Jun 30, 2020
Paul Simon June 30, 2020 Paul Simon, 93, Carbondale, passed away at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton, with his wife, Frances, at his side. Born in Archbald on March 11, 1927, he was the son of the late John and Mary Livsey Simon. He went to St. Thomas Catholic School until the eighth grade when he left to take care...
Rebecca Flannery
Jun 27, 2020
Rebecca Flannery, 57, daughter of James P. and Rita Pilch Flannery of Peckville, died after a 13 month struggle with ovarian cancer.
Her husband, William “Doc” Watson took her on a 14 year adventure of a lifetime and never left her side. Her children Kendra Srebro, Brooklyn, New York and Max Srebro, Dickson City, spent the entire coronavirus lockdown with her...
Rose Stine
Jun 24, 2020
Rose Stine, 92, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Wednesday at Creekside Health & Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cyril Michael Stine.
Born in Oyphant, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Meka Kowalchik. She was a 1945 graduate of Olyphant High School and Scranton Business School and was employed by International Correspondence School, Scranton and Supermarket Services, Dunmore. Rose was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church,...
Shirley May Misiura
Jun 22, 2020
Shirley May Misiura, 90, formerly of Olyphant, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Monday, June 22. Her husband of 66 years is the late Thomas Paul Misiura Sr. who passed away in 2017.Born in Strabane, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Alice Polinsky Thompson. She graduated from Lyndhurst High School in New...
Michael Gonzales
Jun 15, 2020
Michael Gonzales June 15, 2020 Michael Gonzales, 58, Carbondale, died on Monday, June 15. Born in Patterson NJ, he is survived by: four sons, Phillip Gonzales, Forest City; James, Michael, and John Gonzales, New Jersey; a daughter, Kristina Davis, Carbondale; 23 grandchildren; a brother, D. Phillip Gonzales, NJ, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Josephine Mazza
Jun 11, 2020
Josephine Mazza June 11, 2020 Josephine “Josie” Mazza, 81, Carbondale, died Thursday at home. Her husband was the late Sgt. Albert P. Mazza of the Carbondale Police Department. Born in Dunmore on Sept. 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Sallo Simsick. Josie was a graduate of Dunmore High School and Lackawanna Business College. She...
Samuel P. Cerra
May 31, 2020
Samuel P. Cerra May 31, 2020 Samuel P. Cerra, 78, of Carbondale, died Sunday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife was the late Joanne D. Tolerico Cerra. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Dominic W. and Genevieve Andidora Cerra, he was a United States Air Force veteran. Sam was employed at Hendricks Mfg. Company, SCI-Waymart and...
Tom "Tubby" Drakes
May 20, 2020
Tom “Tubby” Drakes, 86, of Olyphant and formerly Dickson City, died Wednesday at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 60 years is the former Rose Marie Fedorchak.
Born in New York City, son of the late Steven and Helen Drakes, he moved to Olyphant as a child. After he married Rose Marie, they resided in Manville, N.J., from...
Eleanor G. Mcgraw
May 6, 2020
Eleanor G. McGraw May 6, 2020 Eleanor G. McGraw, 89, Pleasant Mount, passed away on May 6th at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center after a long illness. Daughter of the late John and Rose (Napolitano) Alfano, she was born in Scranton, PA, on August 12, 1930. In 1946, she graduated from Scranton Central School and in April 1954, she...
Margaret Konkol
May 5, 2020
Margaret Konkol, 88, of Jessup, died Tuesday morning at Linwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Sranton.
Born in Peckville, daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Skeba Guman, she was a lifelong resident of Jessup. A graduate of Jessup High School, she was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Jessup. Margaret worked for Scotty Electronics in Jessup and later...
Kenneth A. Olinsky
Aug 17, 2020
Kenneth A. Olinsky August 17, 2020 Kenneth A. Olinsky, 71, Carbondale, died at home, Monday. Born in Brooklyn NY, son of the late Edward and Irene VanTassel Olinsky, he was a contractor in Brooklyn NY for most of his life and later moved to Carbondale and retired here. Surviving are seven children. He shared Lisa and the late Kenneth Kelly...
Vincentine (Jean) Durso Masko
Aug 16, 2020
Vincentine (Jean) Durso Masko August 16, 2020 Vincentine (Jean) Durso Masko, Carbondale, died Sunday morning at Carbondale Nursing Home. Born in Mayfield on May 5, 1928, she was the daughter of Sicilian immigrants and the last surviving child. Her parents were the late Carmelo and Maria Amorella Cordaro (Cadora). The story was often told of her mother, Maria, traveling from...
Robyn Sergi
Aug 15, 2020
Robyn Sergi August 15, 2020 Robyn Sergi, 64, Carbondale, died Saturday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Daughter of the late Christopher and Dolly Bird Beehler, she was a good spirit who loved her children and grandchildren. She was funny, caring and helpful, always willing to lend a helping hand. Robyn loved to draw and was crafty. She loved...
Jacqueline (Jackie) Connor
Aug 6, 2020
Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Connor August 6, 2020 Jacqueline A. “Jackie” Connor, 73, Carbondale, died Thursday at her daughter’s home in Birdsboro, Pa.. Her husband was the late Walter E. Connor. Born in Carbondale, daughter of the late John J. and Jule Mang Roe, she worked for many years at NBT Bank, Carbondale. Jackie was a 1964 Carbondale Benjamin Franklin graduate...
Marie M. Graytock
Aug 3, 2020
Marie M. Graytock August 3, 2020 Marie M. Graytock, 88, Simpson, died Monday evening at her daughter’s residence in Marion, Ohio. Her husband was the late Andrew Graytock Sr. Born in Richmondale, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Reposh Borosky. Two of her loves, besides her husband Andy, were her family and her church. Marie was...
John S. Wanas
Jul 31, 2020
John S. Wanas, 78, of Scott Township died on Friday at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 52 years is the former Mary Ann Parana.
Born in Peckville, he previously resided in Olyphant. His parents were the late John and Stella Kotch Wanas. He was a graduate of Olyphant High School and after graduation served in the U.S....
Gerald Morcom
Jul 24, 2020
Gerald Morcom July 24, 2020 Gerald Morcom, 70, Scranton, died Friday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in Honesdale, son of the late William and Elma Crocker Morcom, he was a truck driver. Gerald enjoyed playing bingo. Surviving are: two daughters, Tonya Santiago, Waymart; Tara Morcom, Peckville; eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, three brothers, James Collins and wife, Loretta,...
Mary Lucille Serniak
Jul 12, 2020
Mary Lucille Serniak July 12, 2020 Mary Lucille Serniak, 89, Mayfield, died Sunday at Allied Hospice, Scranton. Her husband was the late Nicholas J. Serniak. Born in Mayfield, daughter of the late Louis and Mary Rhoda Orlando, she was a devout member of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church, Jermyn, and its altar and rosary society. Mary enjoyed being...
Mary Jane Bandru
Jul 5, 2020
Mary Jane Bandru July 5, 2020 Mary Jane Bandru, 86, Greenfield Twp., died Sunday at home. Her husband of 58 years was the late Theodore Bandru, who died April 16, 2012. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Charles and Bridget Theresa Boyle Rogers, she worked at Scranton Lace Works and was a member of the Irish Balladeers. She loved...
Ronald H. Muir
Jul 4, 2020
Ronald H. Muir July 4, 2020 Ronald H. Muir, 71, Carbondale, died Saturday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife is Dorothy (Karas) Castle Muir. Born in Scranton, son of Darwin H. and DeSales Kathryn Rosler Muir, he was head of security of Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City and retired from SCI Waymart. Ron was a United States Navy Vietnam...
Paul Simon
Jun 30, 2020
Paul Simon June 30, 2020 Paul Simon, 93, Carbondale, passed away at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton, with his wife, Frances, at his side. Born in Archbald on March 11, 1927, he was the son of the late John and Mary Livsey Simon. He went to St. Thomas Catholic School until the eighth grade when he left to take care...
Rebecca Flannery
Jun 27, 2020
Rebecca Flannery, 57, daughter of James P. and Rita Pilch Flannery of Peckville, died after a 13 month struggle with ovarian cancer.
Her husband, William “Doc” Watson took her on a 14 year adventure of a lifetime and never left her side. Her children Kendra Srebro, Brooklyn, New York and Max Srebro, Dickson City, spent the entire coronavirus lockdown with her...
Rose Stine
Jun 24, 2020
Rose Stine, 92, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Wednesday at Creekside Health & Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cyril Michael Stine.
Born in Oyphant, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Meka Kowalchik. She was a 1945 graduate of Olyphant High School and Scranton Business School and was employed by International Correspondence School, Scranton and Supermarket Services, Dunmore. Rose was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church,...
Shirley May Misiura
Jun 22, 2020
Shirley May Misiura, 90, formerly of Olyphant, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Monday, June 22. Her husband of 66 years is the late Thomas Paul Misiura Sr. who passed away in 2017.Born in Strabane, PA, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Alice Polinsky Thompson. She graduated from Lyndhurst High School in New...
Michael Gonzales
Jun 15, 2020
Michael Gonzales June 15, 2020 Michael Gonzales, 58, Carbondale, died on Monday, June 15. Born in Patterson NJ, he is survived by: four sons, Phillip Gonzales, Forest City; James, Michael, and John Gonzales, New Jersey; a daughter, Kristina Davis, Carbondale; 23 grandchildren; a brother, D. Phillip Gonzales, NJ, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife,...
Josephine Mazza
Jun 11, 2020
Josephine Mazza June 11, 2020 Josephine “Josie” Mazza, 81, Carbondale, died Thursday at home. Her husband was the late Sgt. Albert P. Mazza of the Carbondale Police Department. Born in Dunmore on Sept. 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Sallo Simsick. Josie was a graduate of Dunmore High School and Lackawanna Business College. She...
Samuel P. Cerra
May 31, 2020
Samuel P. Cerra May 31, 2020 Samuel P. Cerra, 78, of Carbondale, died Sunday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. His wife was the late Joanne D. Tolerico Cerra. Born in Carbondale, son of the late Dominic W. and Genevieve Andidora Cerra, he was a United States Air Force veteran. Sam was employed at Hendricks Mfg. Company, SCI-Waymart and...
Tom "Tubby" Drakes
May 20, 2020
Tom “Tubby” Drakes, 86, of Olyphant and formerly Dickson City, died Wednesday at Allied Services Hospice Center, Scranton. His wife of 60 years is the former Rose Marie Fedorchak.
Born in New York City, son of the late Steven and Helen Drakes, he moved to Olyphant as a child. After he married Rose Marie, they resided in Manville, N.J., from...
Eleanor G. Mcgraw
May 6, 2020
Eleanor G. McGraw May 6, 2020 Eleanor G. McGraw, 89, Pleasant Mount, passed away on May 6th at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehab Center after a long illness. Daughter of the late John and Rose (Napolitano) Alfano, she was born in Scranton, PA, on August 12, 1930. In 1946, she graduated from Scranton Central School and in April 1954, she...
Margaret Konkol
May 5, 2020
Margaret Konkol, 88, of Jessup, died Tuesday morning at Linwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Sranton.
Born in Peckville, daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Skeba Guman, she was a lifelong resident of Jessup. A graduate of Jessup High School, she was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, Jessup. Margaret worked for Scotty Electronics in Jessup and later...
