Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
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...
Edward Robert Doughton
Dec 24, 2014
Edward R. Doughton, 45, of Olyphant, died peacefully Wednesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, the former Joy Trapani.Born in Scranton, son of Robert and Jean Bonish Doughton, Olyphant, he resided in Olyphant most of his life and was a graduate of Mid Valley High School. He was a member...
Dennis Joseph Canny
Dec 23, 2014
Dennis J. Canny, 78, of Vero Beach Florida, died peacefully on December 23, 2015. Born in Bronx, New York, he was the son of Denis and Winifred McGeehan Canny. He was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, New York and a US Marine Veteran. He was employed as an international union organizer working in New York and later,...
Rosemary Kollar
Dec 20, 2014
Rosemary Kollar, 71, of Olyphant, died Saturday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehabilitation Center, Peckville. Her husband, Eugene J., died July 5, 2011.Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Michael and Mildred Peernock Oprishko, she was a graduate of Olyphant High School and a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church. She was formerly employed by ICS, Scranton...
Eleanor B Mashie
Dec 10, 2014
Eleanor Mashie, 85, of Dickson City, died Wednesday at home. Her husband, Martin, died on Jan. 10. They were married for 62 years.Born in Dickson City, she was a lifelong resident and a graduate of Dickson City High School. Her parents were the late Stanley and Agnes Jantos Lebida. She was a member of St. Mary of the Visitation Church,...
James A Haas
Dec 10, 2014
James Alois Haas of Olyphant died Wednesday at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Lynn (nee Yablonsky) Haas.Born in Santa Monica, California, on May 14, 1964, son of Professor James Anthony and Judie Sullivan Haas, Glenburn, he attended Abington schools, and was a 1983 graduate of St. Francis...
Mary E Cummings
Nov 24, 2014
Mary E. Cummings, 90, of Olyphant, died Monday night at Fountainview Rehabilitation and Care Center, Lakewood, N.J. Her husband, John J., died in 1978.Born in Olyphant, daughter of the late Frank P. and May Barrett Loftus, she was a lifelong resident who recently moved to Bricktown, N.J. She was a graduate of Olyphant High School, Lackawanna Business School and received...
Pauline Saldi
Oct 19, 2014
Pauline Saldi, a lifelong resident of Peckville, died on Sunday evening at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband of 50 years, Arthur R., died on May 22, 2008.Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Gallick Hovan, she was a graduate of Holy Ghost School, Olyphant, and was a member of Sacred Heart of...
Joyce Hopkins Wilding
Oct 3, 2014
Joyce Hopkins Wilding of Archbald, died on Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 62 years, is Henry Wilding.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Kathleen Quinn Hopkins and step-daughter of the late Roman Swierczek. She attended St. Patrick’s School, graduated from Olyphant High School, Lackawanna Business College and St. Mary’s School of...
Helen M Wisniewski
Sep 30, 2014
Helen M. Wisniewski, 88, a lifelong resident of Dickson City, died Tuesday at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. Her husband of 59 years, Walter F., died Dec. 18, 2008.Born in Dickson City, daughter of the late Paul and Anna Grick Kishel, she was a graduate of Holy Ghost School, Olyphant and attended Dickson City High School. Helen retired in 1988 from Classic Dress,...
Tracy Lynn Lee
Sep 23, 2014
Tracy Lynn Lee, 50, of Scranton, died Tuesday morning at her brother Ted’s home in Taylor.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Louise Joyce Reynolds Lee and James G. Lee Sr., she graduated from Scranton Technical School and worked as a bookkeeper.Tracy loved filling puzzle books, watching scary movies and being on the computer.She is survived by three daughters, Holly...
Francis R Thomas
Sep 4, 2014
Francis R. “Cub” Thomas, 81, of Scott Twp., died on Thursday morning at Mid Valley Health Care Center, Peckville. He is survived by his wife, the former Marlene M. Stracham. They would have been married for 59 years this Oct. 18.Born in Blakely, he resided in Scott Twp. more than 50 years. His parents were the late Francis R. and...
Daniel Ryan Browning Sr.
Aug 26, 2014
It is with great heartache that we announce the passing of Daniel Ryan Browning, Sr., 33, of Brooklyn Township.Danny was a beacon of humor, gentleness and helpfulness in our family. He loved being with his children, Cameron, Trinity and Danny, Jr. He was a loving protective brother and son. He preferred to live in the countryside near his mother, Deborah...
Marjorie Noone Malloy
Aug 17, 2014
Marjorie Noone Malloy, 90, of Scranton, died Sunday morning at her son’s home in Roaring Brook Twp. She was the wife of Joseph R. Malloy, who died in 1973, and the former wife of Robert G. Noone, who died in 1974.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Haydon and Dorthy Hicks, she resided in Scranton most of her life before...
Raymond G Krauser
Jul 26, 2014
Raymond G. Krauser, 73, of Peckville, died on Saturday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, Susan Joy.Born in Mocanaqua, he resided in Peckville for the last three years. His parents were the late Raymond Henry and Mary Charnitski Krauser. Ray had a B.S. from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, and received his...
Joseph J Hudak
Jul 23, 2014
Joseph J. Hudak, 86, of Peckville, died on Wednesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the former Mary Ann B. Kondash died on October 12, 2009. They were married for 54 years.Born in Dickson City, he resided in Blakely/Peckville since the early 1960′s. His parents were John G. & Josephine Slonsky Hudak, Sr. A graduate of Dickson...
Lauryn Mary Sutton
Jul 9, 2014
Lauryn Mary Sutton, 14, daughter of John and Kathryn Sutton, Potomac, MD, and granddaughter of the late William and Mary Kalowsky, formerly of Peckville, died at her home in Potomac, MD of natural causes on July 9. A recent graduate of Norwood School, Bethesda, MD, Lauryn was deeply interested in the visual arts, computer science, drama, and the French language. ...
Elizabeth E Stepkovitch
Jun 30, 2014
Elizabeth “Betty” E. Stepkovitch, 83, of Olyphant, died unexpectedly Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her husband, Louis J., died on March 15, 2010. They were married for 59 years.Born in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kaschak. A graduate of Jessup High School and Empire Beauty School, Betty was a member of Holy...
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...
Edward Robert Doughton
Dec 24, 2014
Edward R. Doughton, 45, of Olyphant, died peacefully Wednesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, the former Joy Trapani.Born in Scranton, son of Robert and Jean Bonish Doughton, Olyphant, he resided in Olyphant most of his life and was a graduate of Mid Valley High School. He was a member...
Dennis Joseph Canny
Dec 23, 2014
Dennis J. Canny, 78, of Vero Beach Florida, died peacefully on December 23, 2015. Born in Bronx, New York, he was the son of Denis and Winifred McGeehan Canny. He was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School, Bronx, New York and a US Marine Veteran. He was employed as an international union organizer working in New York and later,...
Rosemary Kollar
Dec 20, 2014
Rosemary Kollar, 71, of Olyphant, died Saturday morning at Lackawanna Health and Rehabilitation Center, Peckville. Her husband, Eugene J., died July 5, 2011.Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Michael and Mildred Peernock Oprishko, she was a graduate of Olyphant High School and a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church. She was formerly employed by ICS, Scranton...
Eleanor B Mashie
Dec 10, 2014
Eleanor Mashie, 85, of Dickson City, died Wednesday at home. Her husband, Martin, died on Jan. 10. They were married for 62 years.Born in Dickson City, she was a lifelong resident and a graduate of Dickson City High School. Her parents were the late Stanley and Agnes Jantos Lebida. She was a member of St. Mary of the Visitation Church,...
James A Haas
Dec 10, 2014
James Alois Haas of Olyphant died Wednesday at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Lynn (nee Yablonsky) Haas.Born in Santa Monica, California, on May 14, 1964, son of Professor James Anthony and Judie Sullivan Haas, Glenburn, he attended Abington schools, and was a 1983 graduate of St. Francis...
Mary E Cummings
Nov 24, 2014
Mary E. Cummings, 90, of Olyphant, died Monday night at Fountainview Rehabilitation and Care Center, Lakewood, N.J. Her husband, John J., died in 1978.Born in Olyphant, daughter of the late Frank P. and May Barrett Loftus, she was a lifelong resident who recently moved to Bricktown, N.J. She was a graduate of Olyphant High School, Lackawanna Business School and received...
Pauline Saldi
Oct 19, 2014
Pauline Saldi, a lifelong resident of Peckville, died on Sunday evening at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband of 50 years, Arthur R., died on May 22, 2008.Born in Peckville, daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Gallick Hovan, she was a graduate of Holy Ghost School, Olyphant, and was a member of Sacred Heart of...
Joyce Hopkins Wilding
Oct 3, 2014
Joyce Hopkins Wilding of Archbald, died on Friday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband of 62 years, is Henry Wilding.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Kathleen Quinn Hopkins and step-daughter of the late Roman Swierczek. She attended St. Patrick’s School, graduated from Olyphant High School, Lackawanna Business College and St. Mary’s School of...
Helen M Wisniewski
Sep 30, 2014
Helen M. Wisniewski, 88, a lifelong resident of Dickson City, died Tuesday at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. Her husband of 59 years, Walter F., died Dec. 18, 2008.Born in Dickson City, daughter of the late Paul and Anna Grick Kishel, she was a graduate of Holy Ghost School, Olyphant and attended Dickson City High School. Helen retired in 1988 from Classic Dress,...
Tracy Lynn Lee
Sep 23, 2014
Tracy Lynn Lee, 50, of Scranton, died Tuesday morning at her brother Ted’s home in Taylor.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Louise Joyce Reynolds Lee and James G. Lee Sr., she graduated from Scranton Technical School and worked as a bookkeeper.Tracy loved filling puzzle books, watching scary movies and being on the computer.She is survived by three daughters, Holly...
Francis R Thomas
Sep 4, 2014
Francis R. “Cub” Thomas, 81, of Scott Twp., died on Thursday morning at Mid Valley Health Care Center, Peckville. He is survived by his wife, the former Marlene M. Stracham. They would have been married for 59 years this Oct. 18.Born in Blakely, he resided in Scott Twp. more than 50 years. His parents were the late Francis R. and...
Daniel Ryan Browning Sr.
Aug 26, 2014
It is with great heartache that we announce the passing of Daniel Ryan Browning, Sr., 33, of Brooklyn Township.Danny was a beacon of humor, gentleness and helpfulness in our family. He loved being with his children, Cameron, Trinity and Danny, Jr. He was a loving protective brother and son. He preferred to live in the countryside near his mother, Deborah...
Marjorie Noone Malloy
Aug 17, 2014
Marjorie Noone Malloy, 90, of Scranton, died Sunday morning at her son’s home in Roaring Brook Twp. She was the wife of Joseph R. Malloy, who died in 1973, and the former wife of Robert G. Noone, who died in 1974.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Haydon and Dorthy Hicks, she resided in Scranton most of her life before...
Raymond G Krauser
Jul 26, 2014
Raymond G. Krauser, 73, of Peckville, died on Saturday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, Susan Joy.Born in Mocanaqua, he resided in Peckville for the last three years. His parents were the late Raymond Henry and Mary Charnitski Krauser. Ray had a B.S. from King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, and received his...
Joseph J Hudak
Jul 23, 2014
Joseph J. Hudak, 86, of Peckville, died on Wednesday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the former Mary Ann B. Kondash died on October 12, 2009. They were married for 54 years.Born in Dickson City, he resided in Blakely/Peckville since the early 1960′s. His parents were John G. & Josephine Slonsky Hudak, Sr. A graduate of Dickson...
Lauryn Mary Sutton
Jul 9, 2014
Lauryn Mary Sutton, 14, daughter of John and Kathryn Sutton, Potomac, MD, and granddaughter of the late William and Mary Kalowsky, formerly of Peckville, died at her home in Potomac, MD of natural causes on July 9. A recent graduate of Norwood School, Bethesda, MD, Lauryn was deeply interested in the visual arts, computer science, drama, and the French language. ...
Elizabeth E Stepkovitch
Jun 30, 2014
Elizabeth “Betty” E. Stepkovitch, 83, of Olyphant, died unexpectedly Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her husband, Louis J., died on March 15, 2010. They were married for 59 years.Born in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kaschak. A graduate of Jessup High School and Empire Beauty School, Betty was a member of Holy...
