Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
John Philip Black
Dec 11, 2015
John P. Black, 54, of Archbald, died on Friday at home. Born in Groton, Conn., he resided in Archbald most of his life. Son of the late John N. and Marie Serafini Black, he attended Valley View Jr./Sr. High School. He was formerly a longtime employee of Beloit Manhattan, Clarks Summit and Valley Carpet Cleaning. Surviving are a son, John...
Alice E. Panek
Dec 7, 2015
Alice E. Panek, 89, of Olyphant, died on Monday at home. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Henry A. Panek. Born in Scranton, she was a former resident of North Scranton and lived in Olyphant for the past 27 years. Daughter of the Leon and Mary Blackmore Hulbert, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical School. After...
Eleanor Claire Ciccone
Dec 1, 2015
Eleanor C. Ciccone, 79, of Scranton, died on Tuesday morning at Green Ridge Heath Care Center, Scranton. Her husband, John F., died in 2000. They were married for 44 years. Born in Scranton, she was a resident of Hamilton Square, NJ since 1962 and moved back to Scranton earlier this year. Daughter of the late Charles and Bridget Kotwasinski August,...
Rosemary J. McCormick
Nov 19, 2015
Rosemary J. McCormick of Blakely died on Thursday night at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born on Jan. 7, 1922, she was a native of Blakely and daughter of the late John D. and Margaret Manley McCormick. She was a graduate of Blakely High School, class of ‘39, and of Marywood University in 1943. She earned a master’s degree...
Lottie Theresa Terry
Oct 27, 2015
Lottie T. Terry, 92, of Scott Twp., passed away on Tuesday at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband, Joseph, preceded her in 2000. They were married for 53 years. Born in Eynon, daughter of the late Anthony and Victoria Zalopa, she attended Archbald schools and moved to Scott Twp. in 1958. Lottie was a member of...
Stefanie S. Kenowski
Oct 26, 2015
Stefanie S. Kenowski, BSN, RN, resident of Dunmore, passed away peacefully on Oct. 26 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Scranton. Her beloved husband, Attorney Romwald Kenowski, died in January 2010. Born and raised in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bruger Borick. Stefanie graduated from Olyphant High School and the Scranton State Hospital...
Fred J. Kotch
Sep 22, 2015
Fred J. Kotch, 94, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. His wife, Romaine E. Kotchkoski Kotch, died in May 2006. They were married for 55 years. Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. Son of the late Stanley and Mary Tkacz, he was a graduate of Olyphant High School and attended the University of...
Keith Roland Gensel
Sep 19, 2015
Keith R. Gensel, 65, of Archbald, died Saturday evening at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his parents, Roland J. and Shirley D. Makemes Gensel. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he resided in Archbald for over 30 years. He was a 1968 graduate of Lake Lehman High School and attended Luzurne County Community College. Keith...
Ann Marie Durkin
Sep 14, 2015
Ann Durkin, 89, of Olyphant, died Monday morning at the Gardens of Green Ridge, under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice. She was the widow of Gerald F. Durkin, who died in 1994. Born in Scranton daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ferrick Tobin, she was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, in West Scranton, and St. Mary’s...
Patricia Gensiak
Aug 17, 2015
Patricia Gensiak, 69, of Olyphant, died on Monday at home. Her husband, Stanley, died on March 30, 2004. They were married for 37 years. Born in Scranton, she resided in Olyphant most of her life. Her parents were the late Thomas P. and Anne M. Boyan Gatens. A 1964 graduate of Clarks Summit-Abington High School, she also graduated from Empire...
Joan Anne Arthur
Aug 4, 2015
Joan Anne Arthur, 84, of Hampton, VA, died on August 4 in Newport News, VA. Born in Scranton, she resided in Hampton, VA for the last 30 years. Raised in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Gerard and Hortense Mary O'Hara Arthur. She was a 1950 graduate of Olyphant High School. Joan retired as a manager of Catherine's....
Jean Tokash
Jul 11, 2015
Jean Tokash, 84, of Blakely, died Saturday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. Her husband of 57 years was the late Joseph Tokash.Born April 23, 1931, in Jessup, daughter of the late James and Gertrude Kearney Hoban, she attended Jessup schools. She resided in Blakely for 57 years before moving in with her daughter, Diane and son-in-law, Frank. Jean...
Olga Grunza
Apr 5, 2015
Olga Grunza, 93, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst. Her husband, Michael Grunza died in October of 1958. She was also preceded by her first husband, Joseph Perechensky.Born in Jessup, she resided in Olyphant most of her life. Her parents were the late John and Anastasia Grasko. She was a member of Ss. Cyril & Methodius...
Anna May Misiura
Mar 17, 2015
Anna May Misiura, 95, of Olyphant died Tuesday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. Her husband of 55 years, Casimir Misiura died April 20, 1995.Born on January 6, 1920 in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Kornel and Theodozia Matruniack Klem, she was a graduate of Olyphant High School, and a member of Holy Cross Parish at...
Joseph R Weston
Mar 2, 2015
Joseph R. Weston, 92, a resident of Blakely for most of his life, died on Monday night at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Leona G. Fedorchak. They were married for 72 years.Born in Jessup, son of the late Ernest and Mary Fischi Weston, he was a graduate of Jessup High School. He...
Marion C Hoffman
Feb 19, 2015
Marion C. Hoffman, 72, of Factoryville died Thursday night at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband, John “Jack” Hoffman. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 25.Born in Newfoundland, Canada, she resided in Factoryville for the last 20 years, and previously lived in Tunkhannock. Her parents were the late Alexander and Martha Hewitt....
Bernard S Kosydar
Jan 16, 2015
Bernard S. Kosydar Sr., 89, of Olyphant, died Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. His wife, the former Jean Novajosky, died in 2012. They were married for 66 years.Born in Olyphant, son of the late Michael and Anna Kosydar, he resided in Dickson City for most of his life. He was a graduate of St. Michael the Archangel School and...
Braxton Allen LaChance
Jan 15, 2015
Braxton Allen LaChance, infant son of Danielle A. Araneo and Brian LaChance, died shortly after birth at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, on Thursday evening.He is also survived by his maternal grandfather, Donald Araneo; maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Farrin and Michael Barbato; paternal grandparents, Pat and Kathi LaChance; aunts, uncles and cousins.Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of...
Reie Agnes Novak
Jan 9, 2015
Reie Agnes Novak, 83, of Olyphant died on Friday night at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Peckville. Her husband, Anthony F. Novak Sr., died Jan. 1, 2000. They were married for 45 years.Born in Osaka, Japan, she moved to the U.S. in 1957, and resided in Olyphant since 1965. Her parents were the late Chosuke and Ise Imaoka. She graduated...
John Philip Black
Dec 11, 2015
John P. Black, 54, of Archbald, died on Friday at home. Born in Groton, Conn., he resided in Archbald most of his life. Son of the late John N. and Marie Serafini Black, he attended Valley View Jr./Sr. High School. He was formerly a longtime employee of Beloit Manhattan, Clarks Summit and Valley Carpet Cleaning. Surviving are a son, John...
Alice E. Panek
Dec 7, 2015
Alice E. Panek, 89, of Olyphant, died on Monday at home. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Henry A. Panek. Born in Scranton, she was a former resident of North Scranton and lived in Olyphant for the past 27 years. Daughter of the Leon and Mary Blackmore Hulbert, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical School. After...
Eleanor Claire Ciccone
Dec 1, 2015
Eleanor C. Ciccone, 79, of Scranton, died on Tuesday morning at Green Ridge Heath Care Center, Scranton. Her husband, John F., died in 2000. They were married for 44 years. Born in Scranton, she was a resident of Hamilton Square, NJ since 1962 and moved back to Scranton earlier this year. Daughter of the late Charles and Bridget Kotwasinski August,...
Rosemary J. McCormick
Nov 19, 2015
Rosemary J. McCormick of Blakely died on Thursday night at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. Born on Jan. 7, 1922, she was a native of Blakely and daughter of the late John D. and Margaret Manley McCormick. She was a graduate of Blakely High School, class of ‘39, and of Marywood University in 1943. She earned a master’s degree...
Lottie Theresa Terry
Oct 27, 2015
Lottie T. Terry, 92, of Scott Twp., passed away on Tuesday at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband, Joseph, preceded her in 2000. They were married for 53 years. Born in Eynon, daughter of the late Anthony and Victoria Zalopa, she attended Archbald schools and moved to Scott Twp. in 1958. Lottie was a member of...
Stefanie S. Kenowski
Oct 26, 2015
Stefanie S. Kenowski, BSN, RN, resident of Dunmore, passed away peacefully on Oct. 26 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Scranton. Her beloved husband, Attorney Romwald Kenowski, died in January 2010. Born and raised in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bruger Borick. Stefanie graduated from Olyphant High School and the Scranton State Hospital...
Fred J. Kotch
Sep 22, 2015
Fred J. Kotch, 94, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. His wife, Romaine E. Kotchkoski Kotch, died in May 2006. They were married for 55 years. Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. Son of the late Stanley and Mary Tkacz, he was a graduate of Olyphant High School and attended the University of...
Keith Roland Gensel
Sep 19, 2015
Keith R. Gensel, 65, of Archbald, died Saturday evening at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his parents, Roland J. and Shirley D. Makemes Gensel. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he resided in Archbald for over 30 years. He was a 1968 graduate of Lake Lehman High School and attended Luzurne County Community College. Keith...
Ann Marie Durkin
Sep 14, 2015
Ann Durkin, 89, of Olyphant, died Monday morning at the Gardens of Green Ridge, under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice. She was the widow of Gerald F. Durkin, who died in 1994. Born in Scranton daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ferrick Tobin, she was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, in West Scranton, and St. Mary’s...
Patricia Gensiak
Aug 17, 2015
Patricia Gensiak, 69, of Olyphant, died on Monday at home. Her husband, Stanley, died on March 30, 2004. They were married for 37 years. Born in Scranton, she resided in Olyphant most of her life. Her parents were the late Thomas P. and Anne M. Boyan Gatens. A 1964 graduate of Clarks Summit-Abington High School, she also graduated from Empire...
Joan Anne Arthur
Aug 4, 2015
Joan Anne Arthur, 84, of Hampton, VA, died on August 4 in Newport News, VA. Born in Scranton, she resided in Hampton, VA for the last 30 years. Raised in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Gerard and Hortense Mary O'Hara Arthur. She was a 1950 graduate of Olyphant High School. Joan retired as a manager of Catherine's....
Jean Tokash
Jul 11, 2015
Jean Tokash, 84, of Blakely, died Saturday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. Her husband of 57 years was the late Joseph Tokash.Born April 23, 1931, in Jessup, daughter of the late James and Gertrude Kearney Hoban, she attended Jessup schools. She resided in Blakely for 57 years before moving in with her daughter, Diane and son-in-law, Frank. Jean...
Olga Grunza
Apr 5, 2015
Olga Grunza, 93, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst. Her husband, Michael Grunza died in October of 1958. She was also preceded by her first husband, Joseph Perechensky.Born in Jessup, she resided in Olyphant most of her life. Her parents were the late John and Anastasia Grasko. She was a member of Ss. Cyril & Methodius...
Anna May Misiura
Mar 17, 2015
Anna May Misiura, 95, of Olyphant died Tuesday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center. Her husband of 55 years, Casimir Misiura died April 20, 1995.Born on January 6, 1920 in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Kornel and Theodozia Matruniack Klem, she was a graduate of Olyphant High School, and a member of Holy Cross Parish at...
Joseph R Weston
Mar 2, 2015
Joseph R. Weston, 92, a resident of Blakely for most of his life, died on Monday night at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Leona G. Fedorchak. They were married for 72 years.Born in Jessup, son of the late Ernest and Mary Fischi Weston, he was a graduate of Jessup High School. He...
Marion C Hoffman
Feb 19, 2015
Marion C. Hoffman, 72, of Factoryville died Thursday night at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock. She is survived by her husband, John “Jack” Hoffman. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 25.Born in Newfoundland, Canada, she resided in Factoryville for the last 20 years, and previously lived in Tunkhannock. Her parents were the late Alexander and Martha Hewitt....
Bernard S Kosydar
Jan 16, 2015
Bernard S. Kosydar Sr., 89, of Olyphant, died Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. His wife, the former Jean Novajosky, died in 2012. They were married for 66 years.Born in Olyphant, son of the late Michael and Anna Kosydar, he resided in Dickson City for most of his life. He was a graduate of St. Michael the Archangel School and...
Braxton Allen LaChance
Jan 15, 2015
Braxton Allen LaChance, infant son of Danielle A. Araneo and Brian LaChance, died shortly after birth at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, on Thursday evening.He is also survived by his maternal grandfather, Donald Araneo; maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Farrin and Michael Barbato; paternal grandparents, Pat and Kathi LaChance; aunts, uncles and cousins.Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of...
Reie Agnes Novak
Jan 9, 2015
Reie Agnes Novak, 83, of Olyphant died on Friday night at Lackawanna Health and Rehab Center, Peckville. Her husband, Anthony F. Novak Sr., died Jan. 1, 2000. They were married for 45 years.Born in Osaka, Japan, she moved to the U.S. in 1957, and resided in Olyphant since 1965. Her parents were the late Chosuke and Ise Imaoka. She graduated...
