Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
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...
Catherine A O'Malley
Jan 18, 2012
Catherine A. “Kitty” O’Malley, formerly of Olyphant and Dunmore, died Wednesday at Lackawanna Health and Rehabilitation Center, Peckville following a lengthy illness.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Amelia Pasko O’Malley.Kitty was a graduate of St. Michael the Archangel Grade School and St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Marywood...
Donald Joseph O'Boyle
Dec 20, 2011
Donald J. O’Boyle, 82, a lifelong resident of Peckville, died Tuesday at Lackawanna Health and Rehab, Peckville.Born in Peckville, his parents were the late Charles and Helen Gray O’Boyle. He was a graduate of Blakely High School and held a Bachelor of Science from the University of Scranton.A self employed electrical engineer, he was also a registered professional engineer and...
Yolanda C Crispo
Dec 17, 2011
Yolando Crispo, 91, formerly of Dunellen, NJ and Coconut Creek, FL, died on Saturday at Lackawanna Health and Rehab, Peckville, PA. Her husband was the late John Crispo.Born in Fiderne, NJ, her parents were the late Aquille and Marie Borlin Savio.She retired from American Cyanamid, Bound Brook, NJ in 1979 with 30 years of service.She will be remembered as a loving...
Alora Reed
Nov 30, 2011
Alora “Lorie” Reed, 84, a resident of Olyphant for over 40 years, died Wednesday at The Laurels Health and Rehab at Mid Valley, Peckville. Her husband was the late Kenneth Reed.Born on December 17, 1926 in Scranton, she was the oldest child of the late George and Josephine Ferrick Battle. Lorie was educated in Scranton schools until the age of...
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...
Catherine A O'Malley
Jan 18, 2012
Catherine A. “Kitty” O’Malley, formerly of Olyphant and Dunmore, died Wednesday at Lackawanna Health and Rehabilitation Center, Peckville following a lengthy illness.Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Amelia Pasko O’Malley.Kitty was a graduate of St. Michael the Archangel Grade School and St. Patrick’s High School, Olyphant. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Marywood...
Donald Joseph O'Boyle
Dec 20, 2011
Donald J. O’Boyle, 82, a lifelong resident of Peckville, died Tuesday at Lackawanna Health and Rehab, Peckville.Born in Peckville, his parents were the late Charles and Helen Gray O’Boyle. He was a graduate of Blakely High School and held a Bachelor of Science from the University of Scranton.A self employed electrical engineer, he was also a registered professional engineer and...
Yolanda C Crispo
Dec 17, 2011
Yolando Crispo, 91, formerly of Dunellen, NJ and Coconut Creek, FL, died on Saturday at Lackawanna Health and Rehab, Peckville, PA. Her husband was the late John Crispo.Born in Fiderne, NJ, her parents were the late Aquille and Marie Borlin Savio.She retired from American Cyanamid, Bound Brook, NJ in 1979 with 30 years of service.She will be remembered as a loving...
Alora Reed
Nov 30, 2011
Alora “Lorie” Reed, 84, a resident of Olyphant for over 40 years, died Wednesday at The Laurels Health and Rehab at Mid Valley, Peckville. Her husband was the late Kenneth Reed.Born on December 17, 1926 in Scranton, she was the oldest child of the late George and Josephine Ferrick Battle. Lorie was educated in Scranton schools until the age of...
