Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
Lillian Mary Kaszuba
Dec 28, 2012
Lillian Mary Kaszuba, 76, of Olyphant, died on Friday night at her son Michael’s home in Olyphant. Her husband, Joseph Stanley Kaszuba, died on August 1, 1985. They were married for 25 years.Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Koscielna Cerene and attended St. Patrick’s School and Olyphant High...
Albert A Amoedo
Dec 15, 2012
Albert A. Amoedo, 85, of Clarks Summit, died on Saturday at VNA Hospice and Home Health of Lackawanna County at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Barbara Ann Burris. They were married for 30 years.Born in Manhattan, NY, his parents were the late Charles Anton and Wilhelmena Amoedo. Raised in Stamford, CT, he spent most of his...
Michael F Sheridan
Nov 10, 2012
Mike Sheridan, 77, of Justus, died on Saturday morning at home. His wife was the former Sarah Dempsey. They were married on July 7, 1956.Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late Michael and Minerva Nichols Sheridan. A 1953 graduate of Clarks Summit High School, he completed a certificate of industrial electronic technology at Penn State Extension....
Mary Roman Ozga
Oct 29, 2012
Mary Roman Ozga, 97, of Olyphant, died on Monday at Lackawanna Health & Rehab, Peckville. Her husband was the late John “Boots” Ozga.Born in Peckville, she resided in Olyphant for the last 67 years. She was the daughter of the late Constantine and Helena Prystasz Roman.She was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, formerly St. Michael...
Thomas William Coombes Sr.
Oct 17, 2012
Thomas William Coombes, Sr., 81, of Carbondale, died on Wednesday morning at home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann J. McGuire Coombes. He was the son of the late Harold and Anna Coombes.Born in Chester, he resided in Carbondale for the last 30 years. A gunsmith by trade, he was a former Chester police officer and a...
Theresa Marie Tully
Oct 2, 2012
Theresa Marie Tully, 82, of Olyphant, died peacefully on Tuesday morning at her daughter Erin’s home in Peckville. Her husband, Gerard F. Tully, Sr. died on June 26, 2004. They were married for 54 years.Born in Peckville, she was a resident of Olyphant since 1961. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Gizella Gregor Jackanin. She was a...
Thomas A Littman
Sep 14, 2012
Thomas A. Littman, 60, of Throop, died on Friday evening at home. He was the son of the late Lucy Youshock Littman.Born in Peckville, he resided in Throop for over 20 years and previously, Olyphant. He was a graduate of Mid Valley High School and retired from Community Central Energy of Scranton with over 20 years of service.He enjoyed spending...
Albert Paul Luchetti
Aug 17, 2012
Olyphant resident Albert P. (“Aber”) Luchetti died early Friday at the age of 80, after complications from a fall. He leaves the legacy of a devoted husband, father, grandfather, blue-collar stalwart and community volunteer. He is the son of the late Primo Luchetti and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Tomasetti Luchetti, Browntown/Pittston and Olyphant, PA.Although the National Guard and Army weren’t his introduction...
Margaret Mary Fitzgerald
Aug 12, 2012
Margaret Mary “Mazie” Fitzgerald, 95, of Throop, died on Sunday at Abington Manor Nursing Home, Clarks Summit. Her parents were the late William and Sarah Corcoran Fitzgerald.Born in Throop, she was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant and graduated with a Bachelors degree from Mansfield State Teachers College and received her Master’s degree...
Andrew A Cucura
Jul 31, 2012
Andrew A. Cucura, 59, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at VNA Hospice at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Peckville, he was the son of Nadia Swallow Cucura and the late Andrew Cucura. He was a graduate of Cathedral/Bishop Hannan High School and East Stroudsburg University.He was formerly employed at St. Michael’s School for Boys, Tunkhannock and Cinram,...
Sharon Oprishko
Jul 21, 2012
Sharon Oprishko, 62, of Olyphant, died on Saturday morning at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband is Michael J. Oprishko, Jr. They were married on August 11, 1973.Born in Carbondale, she was raised in Clifford and was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Chelik Barna.She was a graduate of Mountain View High School and was employed by Cinram,...
Verna O'Hara
Jun 6, 2012
Verna O’Hara, 88, of Scranton, died on Wednesday at Green Ridge Healthcare Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton, she was a lifelong resident. Her parents were the late James and Hannah McAndrew O’Hara. She was educated in St. Ann’s Monastery School and was a graduate of St. Ann’s High School, Scranton. She had a strong faith evident by her daily Novenas.Verna worked for the town...
Grace E Noll
Jun 4, 2012
Grace E. Noll, of Scranton, died on Monday at Scranton Healthcare Center, Scranton. Her parents were the late Leon H. and Bertha Bohr Noll.Born in Scranton, she was a lifelong resident of South Scranton and was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School.Grace enjoyed reading, crafts and flower arranging.She is survived by her daughter, Maureen Noll of Peckville; also, nieces...
Sarah J. Tolliver
May 22, 2012
Sarah J. "Sally" Tolliver, 60, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville. Her husband is Bruce C. Tolliver. They were married on Oct. 23, 1979, and lived in Olyphant for the last 12 years. Born in San Bernardino, Calif., she was the daughter of Gladys Woodman Cole, Palmdale, Calif.; and the late Marvin Salter. She was a graduate...
Kyra L Russen Crowe
May 1, 2012
Kyra Russen Crowe, 48, of King of Prussia and formerly Scott Township, died on Tuesday at Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood. Her husband is Kevin J. Crowe. They were married for 22 years and have three loving sons: Conor, Kevin and Martin.Born in Scranton, she was a resident of Scott Township before moving to King of Prussia in 1989. She was...
Edward A Littman Jr.
Mar 23, 2012
Edward A. Littman, Jr., 70, of Olyphant, died on Friday at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was the son of the late Lucy Youshock Littman.Born in Peckville, he was a lifelong resident and a graduate of Olyphant High School. He was a former manager at K-Mart, Dickson City and Olyphant Borough Light office. Currently, he was a crossing guard for...
Callista M Curtis
Mar 21, 2012
Callista M. Curtis, 95, of Owings, MD and formerly Olyphant, died Wednesday morning at Heritage Harbour Health and Rehabilitation Center, Annapolis, MD. She was the wife of Paul J. who died on 1973.Born in Olyphant she was a resident most of her life before moving to Owings in 2007. Her parents were the late John B. and Kathryn Henry O’Hara ...
Olga Voros
Mar 5, 2012
Olga Voros, 99, of Olyphant, died on Monday at VNA Hospice @ Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband was the late Stephen F. Voros.Born and raised in Olyphant, she lived in Detroit, Michigan from 1941 until 1975 and returned to Olyphant in 1975. Daughter of the late Simon and Mary Krenitsky Hoynak, she was a graduate of Olyphant High...
Anna M Veselosky
Feb 3, 2012
Anna M. Veselosky, 93, Greenfield, Ind., died Feb. 3, 2012, at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice, Greenfield.Born Sept. 14, 1918, in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Sewack Veselosky. She was a graduate of Jessup High School and was employed by Archbald Sewing Co. and A & R Sportswear, Throop. After retiring from a lengthy career...
Joseph M Masko
Jan 24, 2012
Joseph M. Masko, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at home. His wife is the former Ann A. Wharton. They were married on April 7, 1951.Born in Jessup, he resided in Olyphant for the over 60 years. He was the son of the late Stanley and Anna Petrulak Masko.He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of World War II.He was retired...
Lillian Mary Kaszuba
Dec 28, 2012
Lillian Mary Kaszuba, 76, of Olyphant, died on Friday night at her son Michael’s home in Olyphant. Her husband, Joseph Stanley Kaszuba, died on August 1, 1985. They were married for 25 years.Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Koscielna Cerene and attended St. Patrick’s School and Olyphant High...
Albert A Amoedo
Dec 15, 2012
Albert A. Amoedo, 85, of Clarks Summit, died on Saturday at VNA Hospice and Home Health of Lackawanna County at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Barbara Ann Burris. They were married for 30 years.Born in Manhattan, NY, his parents were the late Charles Anton and Wilhelmena Amoedo. Raised in Stamford, CT, he spent most of his...
Michael F Sheridan
Nov 10, 2012
Mike Sheridan, 77, of Justus, died on Saturday morning at home. His wife was the former Sarah Dempsey. They were married on July 7, 1956.Born in Clarks Summit, he was the son of the late Michael and Minerva Nichols Sheridan. A 1953 graduate of Clarks Summit High School, he completed a certificate of industrial electronic technology at Penn State Extension....
Mary Roman Ozga
Oct 29, 2012
Mary Roman Ozga, 97, of Olyphant, died on Monday at Lackawanna Health & Rehab, Peckville. Her husband was the late John “Boots” Ozga.Born in Peckville, she resided in Olyphant for the last 67 years. She was the daughter of the late Constantine and Helena Prystasz Roman.She was a member of Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick’s Church, formerly St. Michael...
Thomas William Coombes Sr.
Oct 17, 2012
Thomas William Coombes, Sr., 81, of Carbondale, died on Wednesday morning at home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann J. McGuire Coombes. He was the son of the late Harold and Anna Coombes.Born in Chester, he resided in Carbondale for the last 30 years. A gunsmith by trade, he was a former Chester police officer and a...
Theresa Marie Tully
Oct 2, 2012
Theresa Marie Tully, 82, of Olyphant, died peacefully on Tuesday morning at her daughter Erin’s home in Peckville. Her husband, Gerard F. Tully, Sr. died on June 26, 2004. They were married for 54 years.Born in Peckville, she was a resident of Olyphant since 1961. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Gizella Gregor Jackanin. She was a...
Thomas A Littman
Sep 14, 2012
Thomas A. Littman, 60, of Throop, died on Friday evening at home. He was the son of the late Lucy Youshock Littman.Born in Peckville, he resided in Throop for over 20 years and previously, Olyphant. He was a graduate of Mid Valley High School and retired from Community Central Energy of Scranton with over 20 years of service.He enjoyed spending...
Albert Paul Luchetti
Aug 17, 2012
Olyphant resident Albert P. (“Aber”) Luchetti died early Friday at the age of 80, after complications from a fall. He leaves the legacy of a devoted husband, father, grandfather, blue-collar stalwart and community volunteer. He is the son of the late Primo Luchetti and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Tomasetti Luchetti, Browntown/Pittston and Olyphant, PA.Although the National Guard and Army weren’t his introduction...
Margaret Mary Fitzgerald
Aug 12, 2012
Margaret Mary “Mazie” Fitzgerald, 95, of Throop, died on Sunday at Abington Manor Nursing Home, Clarks Summit. Her parents were the late William and Sarah Corcoran Fitzgerald.Born in Throop, she was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant and graduated with a Bachelors degree from Mansfield State Teachers College and received her Master’s degree...
Andrew A Cucura
Jul 31, 2012
Andrew A. Cucura, 59, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at VNA Hospice at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Peckville, he was the son of Nadia Swallow Cucura and the late Andrew Cucura. He was a graduate of Cathedral/Bishop Hannan High School and East Stroudsburg University.He was formerly employed at St. Michael’s School for Boys, Tunkhannock and Cinram,...
Sharon Oprishko
Jul 21, 2012
Sharon Oprishko, 62, of Olyphant, died on Saturday morning at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband is Michael J. Oprishko, Jr. They were married on August 11, 1973.Born in Carbondale, she was raised in Clifford and was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Chelik Barna.She was a graduate of Mountain View High School and was employed by Cinram,...
Verna O'Hara
Jun 6, 2012
Verna O’Hara, 88, of Scranton, died on Wednesday at Green Ridge Healthcare Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton, she was a lifelong resident. Her parents were the late James and Hannah McAndrew O’Hara. She was educated in St. Ann’s Monastery School and was a graduate of St. Ann’s High School, Scranton. She had a strong faith evident by her daily Novenas.Verna worked for the town...
Grace E Noll
Jun 4, 2012
Grace E. Noll, of Scranton, died on Monday at Scranton Healthcare Center, Scranton. Her parents were the late Leon H. and Bertha Bohr Noll.Born in Scranton, she was a lifelong resident of South Scranton and was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School.Grace enjoyed reading, crafts and flower arranging.She is survived by her daughter, Maureen Noll of Peckville; also, nieces...
Sarah J. Tolliver
May 22, 2012
Sarah J. "Sally" Tolliver, 60, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville. Her husband is Bruce C. Tolliver. They were married on Oct. 23, 1979, and lived in Olyphant for the last 12 years. Born in San Bernardino, Calif., she was the daughter of Gladys Woodman Cole, Palmdale, Calif.; and the late Marvin Salter. She was a graduate...
Kyra L Russen Crowe
May 1, 2012
Kyra Russen Crowe, 48, of King of Prussia and formerly Scott Township, died on Tuesday at Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood. Her husband is Kevin J. Crowe. They were married for 22 years and have three loving sons: Conor, Kevin and Martin.Born in Scranton, she was a resident of Scott Township before moving to King of Prussia in 1989. She was...
Edward A Littman Jr.
Mar 23, 2012
Edward A. Littman, Jr., 70, of Olyphant, died on Friday at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. He was the son of the late Lucy Youshock Littman.Born in Peckville, he was a lifelong resident and a graduate of Olyphant High School. He was a former manager at K-Mart, Dickson City and Olyphant Borough Light office. Currently, he was a crossing guard for...
Callista M Curtis
Mar 21, 2012
Callista M. Curtis, 95, of Owings, MD and formerly Olyphant, died Wednesday morning at Heritage Harbour Health and Rehabilitation Center, Annapolis, MD. She was the wife of Paul J. who died on 1973.Born in Olyphant she was a resident most of her life before moving to Owings in 2007. Her parents were the late John B. and Kathryn Henry O’Hara ...
Olga Voros
Mar 5, 2012
Olga Voros, 99, of Olyphant, died on Monday at VNA Hospice @ Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Her husband was the late Stephen F. Voros.Born and raised in Olyphant, she lived in Detroit, Michigan from 1941 until 1975 and returned to Olyphant in 1975. Daughter of the late Simon and Mary Krenitsky Hoynak, she was a graduate of Olyphant High...
Anna M Veselosky
Feb 3, 2012
Anna M. Veselosky, 93, Greenfield, Ind., died Feb. 3, 2012, at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice, Greenfield.Born Sept. 14, 1918, in Jessup, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Sewack Veselosky. She was a graduate of Jessup High School and was employed by Archbald Sewing Co. and A & R Sportswear, Throop. After retiring from a lengthy career...
Joseph M Masko
Jan 24, 2012
Joseph M. Masko, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at home. His wife is the former Ann A. Wharton. They were married on April 7, 1951.Born in Jessup, he resided in Olyphant for the over 60 years. He was the son of the late Stanley and Anna Petrulak Masko.He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of World War II.He was retired...
