Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
Elizabeth M Hoynak
May 10, 2014
Elizabeth M. Hoynak, 96, of Olyphant, died on Saturday at Midvalley Health Care Center, Peckville. Her parents were the late Simon and Mary Krenitsky Hoynak.Born in Olyphant, she resided in Michigan for over 35 years before moving back home in 1980. A graduate of Olyphant High School, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Marywood College and her Master’s degree from...
Rinia Dragtenstein
Apr 8, 2014
Rinia Dragtenstein, 66, of Peckville, died on Tuesday afternoon at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, she was a resident of Peckville for the last 6 years and previously resided in New York City.Rinia truly enjoyed helping others and it was evident in the work she did as a nurse’s aide. She was a very charitable person, a...
Michael Ricciardi
Apr 7, 2014
Michael Ricciardi, 90, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Monday at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife Molly died on January 28, 2011. They were married for 61 years.Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Margaret Ricciardi. He was a graduate of Olyphant High School and worked and retired from Throop Fashions. Mike was...
Anthony Joseph LeDonne
Mar 3, 2014
Anthony Joseph LeDonne, better known as Tony and Chef Anthony, died peacefully in New York City on Monday, March 3, 2014. He was 56.He passed away surrounded by his large and devoted family, including his loving wife of 35 years, Lorraine (Briggs) LeDonne.Tony was a deeply loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, uncle and son. He was a gifted chef with...
Keith Stephen Kohut
Feb 27, 2014
Keith Stephen Kohut, 45, of Scott Township, died on Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. His wife and childhood sweetheart is the former Elaine Coggins. They celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on October 19th.Born in Scranton, he resided in Scott Township for the last 12 years. His father is Stephen James Kohut, Scranton, his mother and step-father are Carolyn Kohut...
Paul Curtis
Feb 1, 2014
Paul (PJ) Curtis, a former resident of Olyphant, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer. Born in Scranton on November 25, 1951, he was the son the late Paul Joseph and Callista O’Hara Curtis. He was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant.He was a project manager for CCE LLC of Annapolis, MD where he worked on construction...
Loretta Craig
Jan 24, 2014
Loretta Craig, 88, of Dickson City, died on Friday at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. Her husband William R., Sr. died in 2004.Born in Duryea, she was a lifelong resident before moving to Dickson City 15 years ago. Her parents were the late Mr. & Mrs. Michael Verchuk. She was former member of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea and presently, Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant. ...
Martin Mashie
Jan 10, 2014
Martin Mashie, 96, of Dickson City, died Friday at home. His wife is the former Eleanor Lebida. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on November 22.Born in Eynon, he resided in Dickson City for the last 62 years. His parents were the late Louis and Nellie Lucas Mashie. He was a member of St. Mary’s Visitation Church, Dickson City.A self-employed...
Bonnie L. Galea
Dec 20, 2013
Bonnie L. Galea, 51, of Eynon and formerly Olyphant, died Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Galea. They were married on June 2, 1990.Born in Scranton, she resided in Eynon since 1990. Her parents were the late Leonard and Eleanor Plocha Comonie Sr. She was a 1980...
Mary Kathryn Brennan Kalowsky
Nov 29, 2013
Mary Kathryn Brennan Kalowsky, 75, of Peckville, died on Friday at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit, Dunmore after recently being diagnosed with ALS. Her husband, W. William died on April 19 of this year. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2011.Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a resident of Peckville since 1972 following several tours of duty with her husband, prior...
William Peter Rinkers Sr.
Nov 9, 2013
William (Bill) Rinkers, Sr., 81, passed away on Sunday, November 9. Born June 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Frank and Petronella Rinkevicz. Bill was raised in Eynon and was married for 56 years to the love of his life, Ann (Kaminsky) Rinkers.A longtime resident of Fallston, MD, Bill is survived by his daughter, Sharon Stachowski and...
Christine M Bowler
Oct 28, 2013
Christine M. Bowler, R.N., 58, of Peckville, died Monday evening after a very courageous battle with cancer. She and her husband, Richard Bowler, have been married for 33 wonderful and happy years.Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late Stephen M. and Pauline Suvock Kosik. Raised in Eynon, graduate of Valley View High School, then Scranton State General...
Terry Cruikshank
Oct 6, 2013
Terry Cruikshank, 49, of Olyphant, died Sunday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, the former Cathy Smith.Born in Wilkes-Barre, Terry graduated from E.L. Myers High School. He was the son of the late Phil Jones Cruikshank and Geraldine Slabinski-Cruikshank.In June, Terry was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with...
Michael Chrzan
Aug 25, 2013
Michael “Mike” Chrzan, 77, of Peckville, died Sunday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton, after a long illness. Mike was born in Mayfield on June 13, 1936, the son of the late Michael and Genevieve Kloskosky Chrzan. His wife of 42 years is the former Joan F. Kisel.He graduated from Mayfield High School in 1954 and later graduated from...
Helen Olenick
Aug 22, 2013
Helen Olenick, 100, of Sturges, died on Thursday morning at MidValley Hospital, Peckville. Her husband, Edward J., died in 1968. They were married for 34 years. Her parents were the late Andrew and Ann Bazil.Born in West Scranton, she was a resident of Sturges since 1936. She attended West Scranton schools and was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic...
Thomas Patrick Walsh
Jun 28, 2013
“His heritage to us wasn’t words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a Christian, husband, father and a man.”Thomas Patrick Walsh, 64, of Blakely, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, June 28th, 2013, but not before leaving us with many intangible treasures. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and...
Patrick McCann
Jun 2, 2013
Patrick M. McCann, 60, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice. His wife, Mary Jean Romanak McCann died on June 6, 2007. They were married on June 23, 1979.Born in Scranton, he resided in Olyphant since 1987 and previously lived in Dickson City for 8 years. His parents were the late William J. and Katherine P....
Helen A Dill
May 10, 2013
Helen A. Dill, 88, a life long resident of Olyphant, died on Friday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband, Stanley, died on April 10, 2002.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Maria Cerulla Santagato. She attended Olyphant High School and formerly worked at Baumel’s Dress Factory, Olyphant.Helen loved to dance. She was a...
Mary Jane Unger
May 10, 2013
Mary Jane Unger, 67, of Olyphant, died on Friday morning at home. She is survived by her husband of 31 years Steven Henry Unger. They were married on October 3, 1981.Born in Danbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Fred G. and Adeline Burleigh Beemer.A graduate of Dunmore High School and Keystone Junior College, she was employed as...
Margaret D Pociask
Apr 27, 2013
Margaret D. Pociask, 89, of Olyphant died on Satruday morning at Green Ridge Healthcare Center, Scranton. Her husband, the late Louis S., died in 2011. They were married for over 65 years and resided in the Olyphant Flats since their marriage.Born in Dickson City and raised in the Bronx, New York, her parents were the late Stanley and Ann Adams...
Elizabeth M Hoynak
May 10, 2014
Elizabeth M. Hoynak, 96, of Olyphant, died on Saturday at Midvalley Health Care Center, Peckville. Her parents were the late Simon and Mary Krenitsky Hoynak.Born in Olyphant, she resided in Michigan for over 35 years before moving back home in 1980. A graduate of Olyphant High School, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Marywood College and her Master’s degree from...
Rinia Dragtenstein
Apr 8, 2014
Rinia Dragtenstein, 66, of Peckville, died on Tuesday afternoon at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, she was a resident of Peckville for the last 6 years and previously resided in New York City.Rinia truly enjoyed helping others and it was evident in the work she did as a nurse’s aide. She was a very charitable person, a...
Michael Ricciardi
Apr 7, 2014
Michael Ricciardi, 90, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Monday at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife Molly died on January 28, 2011. They were married for 61 years.Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Margaret Ricciardi. He was a graduate of Olyphant High School and worked and retired from Throop Fashions. Mike was...
Anthony Joseph LeDonne
Mar 3, 2014
Anthony Joseph LeDonne, better known as Tony and Chef Anthony, died peacefully in New York City on Monday, March 3, 2014. He was 56.He passed away surrounded by his large and devoted family, including his loving wife of 35 years, Lorraine (Briggs) LeDonne.Tony was a deeply loving and dedicated husband, father, brother, uncle and son. He was a gifted chef with...
Keith Stephen Kohut
Feb 27, 2014
Keith Stephen Kohut, 45, of Scott Township, died on Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. His wife and childhood sweetheart is the former Elaine Coggins. They celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary on October 19th.Born in Scranton, he resided in Scott Township for the last 12 years. His father is Stephen James Kohut, Scranton, his mother and step-father are Carolyn Kohut...
Paul Curtis
Feb 1, 2014
Paul (PJ) Curtis, a former resident of Olyphant, died on Saturday after a battle with cancer. Born in Scranton on November 25, 1951, he was the son the late Paul Joseph and Callista O’Hara Curtis. He was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant.He was a project manager for CCE LLC of Annapolis, MD where he worked on construction...
Loretta Craig
Jan 24, 2014
Loretta Craig, 88, of Dickson City, died on Friday at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. Her husband William R., Sr. died in 2004.Born in Duryea, she was a lifelong resident before moving to Dickson City 15 years ago. Her parents were the late Mr. & Mrs. Michael Verchuk. She was former member of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea and presently, Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant. ...
Martin Mashie
Jan 10, 2014
Martin Mashie, 96, of Dickson City, died Friday at home. His wife is the former Eleanor Lebida. They celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on November 22.Born in Eynon, he resided in Dickson City for the last 62 years. His parents were the late Louis and Nellie Lucas Mashie. He was a member of St. Mary’s Visitation Church, Dickson City.A self-employed...
Bonnie L. Galea
Dec 20, 2013
Bonnie L. Galea, 51, of Eynon and formerly Olyphant, died Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Galea. They were married on June 2, 1990.Born in Scranton, she resided in Eynon since 1990. Her parents were the late Leonard and Eleanor Plocha Comonie Sr. She was a 1980...
Mary Kathryn Brennan Kalowsky
Nov 29, 2013
Mary Kathryn Brennan Kalowsky, 75, of Peckville, died on Friday at Hospice Community Care Inpatient Unit, Dunmore after recently being diagnosed with ALS. Her husband, W. William died on April 19 of this year. They celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2011.Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was a resident of Peckville since 1972 following several tours of duty with her husband, prior...
William Peter Rinkers Sr.
Nov 9, 2013
William (Bill) Rinkers, Sr., 81, passed away on Sunday, November 9. Born June 16, 1932, he was the son of the late Frank and Petronella Rinkevicz. Bill was raised in Eynon and was married for 56 years to the love of his life, Ann (Kaminsky) Rinkers.A longtime resident of Fallston, MD, Bill is survived by his daughter, Sharon Stachowski and...
Christine M Bowler
Oct 28, 2013
Christine M. Bowler, R.N., 58, of Peckville, died Monday evening after a very courageous battle with cancer. She and her husband, Richard Bowler, have been married for 33 wonderful and happy years.Born in Peckville, she was the daughter of the late Stephen M. and Pauline Suvock Kosik. Raised in Eynon, graduate of Valley View High School, then Scranton State General...
Terry Cruikshank
Oct 6, 2013
Terry Cruikshank, 49, of Olyphant, died Sunday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a brief illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 17 years, the former Cathy Smith.Born in Wilkes-Barre, Terry graduated from E.L. Myers High School. He was the son of the late Phil Jones Cruikshank and Geraldine Slabinski-Cruikshank.In June, Terry was suddenly and unexpectedly diagnosed with...
Michael Chrzan
Aug 25, 2013
Michael “Mike” Chrzan, 77, of Peckville, died Sunday morning at VNA Hospice at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton, after a long illness. Mike was born in Mayfield on June 13, 1936, the son of the late Michael and Genevieve Kloskosky Chrzan. His wife of 42 years is the former Joan F. Kisel.He graduated from Mayfield High School in 1954 and later graduated from...
Helen Olenick
Aug 22, 2013
Helen Olenick, 100, of Sturges, died on Thursday morning at MidValley Hospital, Peckville. Her husband, Edward J., died in 1968. They were married for 34 years. Her parents were the late Andrew and Ann Bazil.Born in West Scranton, she was a resident of Sturges since 1936. She attended West Scranton schools and was a member of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic...
Thomas Patrick Walsh
Jun 28, 2013
“His heritage to us wasn’t words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a Christian, husband, father and a man.”Thomas Patrick Walsh, 64, of Blakely, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, June 28th, 2013, but not before leaving us with many intangible treasures. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and...
Patrick McCann
Jun 2, 2013
Patrick M. McCann, 60, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Regional Hospital of Scranton Hospice. His wife, Mary Jean Romanak McCann died on June 6, 2007. They were married on June 23, 1979.Born in Scranton, he resided in Olyphant since 1987 and previously lived in Dickson City for 8 years. His parents were the late William J. and Katherine P....
Helen A Dill
May 10, 2013
Helen A. Dill, 88, a life long resident of Olyphant, died on Friday night at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband, Stanley, died on April 10, 2002.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Maria Cerulla Santagato. She attended Olyphant High School and formerly worked at Baumel’s Dress Factory, Olyphant.Helen loved to dance. She was a...
Mary Jane Unger
May 10, 2013
Mary Jane Unger, 67, of Olyphant, died on Friday morning at home. She is survived by her husband of 31 years Steven Henry Unger. They were married on October 3, 1981.Born in Danbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Fred G. and Adeline Burleigh Beemer.A graduate of Dunmore High School and Keystone Junior College, she was employed as...
Margaret D Pociask
Apr 27, 2013
Margaret D. Pociask, 89, of Olyphant died on Satruday morning at Green Ridge Healthcare Center, Scranton. Her husband, the late Louis S., died in 2011. They were married for over 65 years and resided in the Olyphant Flats since their marriage.Born in Dickson City and raised in the Bronx, New York, her parents were the late Stanley and Ann Adams...
