Obituaries
Obituaries for Lawrence A. Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.and Hudak-O'Shea & Gabriel Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc.
Eleanor Potoski Reis
May 9, 2004
Eleanor Sharek Potoski Reis, 77, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Dunmore Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Potoski who died in 1963.Born in Scranton, she resided in Dickson City most of her life. Her parents were the late Frank and Anna Havrilla Sharek. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant and...
Mary Pavlisko
Apr 10, 2004
Mary Pavlisko, 96, died on Saturday evening at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. She was the widow of the late William Pavlisko who died December 6, 1988. They were married 62 years.Born in Olyphant on February 2, 1908, she was formerly a resident of RD #1, Olyphant, Scott Twp. for 71 years. For the past three years she resided at Davis Manor,...
John J Woytack
Apr 1, 2004
John J. “Jack” Woytack, 65, of Olyphant, died on Thursday at VNA Hospice & Palliative Care Center of Lackawanna Co. Inpatient Unit at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton after a valiant battle with lung cancer. His wife, soul mate and best friend is the former Sonia Smoley. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on January 25th.Born in Throop, he was the...
Stanley Gensiak
Mar 30, 2004
Stanley Gensiak, 59, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Patricia Gatens. They celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on January 14th.Born in Peckville, he was a lifelong resident of Olyphant. His parents were the late Stanley E. and Mabel Williams Gensiak. He was a 1962 graduate of Olyphant High School and an All...
Thelma Scaramuzzo
Mar 26, 2004
Thelma Kitchen Scaramuzzo, R.N., 86, of Peckville died early Friday morning at Mercy Hospice. She was the wife of Frank Scaramuzzo who died May 17, 2000. Born March 25, 1918 in Carbondale, daughter of the late William and Lelia Reed Herman and step-daughter Allen MacNeal. She attended Scranton schools and was a 1937 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. She...
William R Craig Sr.
Feb 8, 2004
William Robert Craig, Sr., 79, of Dickson City, died on Sunday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Loretta Verchuk Craig.Born in Duryea, he was a lifelong resident before moving to Dickson City 5 years ago. His parents were David and Elizabeth Fries Craig. He was former member of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea and was educated...
Albert J Kisel
Jan 25, 2004
Albert J. Kisel, 93, of Blakely, died on Sunday evening at home. He would have celebrated his 94th birthday on Friday. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sophie Ogrodowczyk Kisel of 55 years, who died in 1986.Born in Blakely, he was a lifetime resident. His parents were James and Mary Novak Kisel. He was educated at Holy Ghost...
Mildred Polacek
Dec 29, 2003
Mildred Polacek, 74, of Scott Twp., died on Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital. Her husband, the late Donald “Danny” Polacek, died in 1990. Her companion and best friend is Richard Polacek of W. Orange, NJ. Born in Olyphant, she resided in Scott Twp. most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Olga Fedorchak...
James McGarry
Dec 5, 2003
James McGarry, 31, of Scranton, died on Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Scranton, he resided in Forest City most of his life before moving to Scranton a few months ago. He is the son and stepson of Elaine C. and James C. Smallacombe, Jermyn. He was a 1991 graduate of Mountain View High School and received a...
Emily Valerie Partyka
Oct 25, 2003
Emily Valerie Partyka, 88, of Sayreville, NJ, died on Saturday morning at home. Her husband, Carl, preceded her in death in 1987. Born in Olyphant, she was a resident of Olyphant before moving to Sayreville 14 years ago. Daughter of the late John and Regina Ptaszek Strojny, she was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville and a former member...
Lucille G. Dolan
Sep 25, 2003
Lucille G. Dolan, Olyphant, died Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She was the wife of Joseph J. Dolan who died in 1985. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Gertrude Adams Dougherty, she resided in Olyphant most of her life. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church, Olyphant and a graduate of Scranton Technical High School...
Joyce Ann Youshock
Jul 31, 2003
Joyce Ann Youshock of Olyphant, died on Thursday at Hospice, Preferred Choice, Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville. Her late husband, John Youshock, Jr., died on May 22, 2001. Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. Daughter-of-the-late Claude and Ruth Brugler Dando, she was a graduate of Olyphant High School. She retired June 2002 from Haband, Company, Inc., Peckville. She was a...
Tillie Klemish
Jun 24, 2003
Tillie (Klemash) Klemish, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday evening shortly after arrival at MidValley Hospital. She was the widow of the late Andrew Klemash who died February 11, 1987. They were married 56 years. Born in Olyphant, she resided there all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Simon and Julia Mudrich Waschysak. Prior to retirement, she...
William J. Feduchak
Apr 20, 2003
William J. Feduchak, 80, of Blakely, a resident of Allied Medical Center, died Sunday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton. He and his wife, the former Irene M. Swenski would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary May 8th. Born in Blakely, son of the late John and Paraska Kolodichik Feduchak, he was a lifelong Blakely resident...
Joseph M. Youshock
Apr 15, 2003
Joseph Youshock, 39, of Throop died on Tuesday in Throop. Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, he was the son of Stephen Youshock, Sr., Lake Ariel and the late Shirley Havrilak Youshock. He resided in Throop for the last 10 years and prior to that Dickson City. A graduate of MidValley High School, he was previously employed at Suckle Industries, Scranton....
Francis J. Jurkiewicz
Dec 13, 2002
Francis James Jurkiewicz, 79, of Olyphant, died on Friday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Florence Kulick. They would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on January 9, 2003. Born in Dickson City, he resided in Olyphant since 1946. His parents were the late Francis and Rose Laskowski Jurkiewicz. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church,...
William Fedorchak, Jr.
Dec 1, 2002
William Fedorchak, Jr., 71, of Olyphant, died suddenly on Sunday afternoon, at home. He was the son of the late William, Sr. and Anna Pish Fedorchak. His stepmother was the late Mary Pish Fedorchak. Born in Olyphant, he moved back to his birthplace 4 years ago. He raised his children in S. Plainfield, NJ and later moved to Elizabeth, NJ....
Samuel P. Fumanti
Sep 1, 2002
Samuel P. Fumanti, 70, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Anita M. Biondi. Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. His parents were Samuel and Mildred Lapic Fumanti. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant. He was a 1950 graduate of Olyphant High School. He retired from Harper Collins,...
Justine P. Cherney
Aug 30, 2002
Justine P. Cherney, of Jessup, died on Friday morning at Lackawanna County Healthcare Center, Sturges. Her husband, Daniel Myron Cherney died in 1975. Her parents were Francis and Mary Gellak Oravec. Born in Jessup, she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Jessup and a member of their Holy Rosary Society. She was a...
Eleanor Potoski Reis
May 9, 2004
Eleanor Sharek Potoski Reis, 77, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Dunmore Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Potoski who died in 1963.Born in Scranton, she resided in Dickson City most of her life. Her parents were the late Frank and Anna Havrilla Sharek. She was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant and...
Mary Pavlisko
Apr 10, 2004
Mary Pavlisko, 96, died on Saturday evening at Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. She was the widow of the late William Pavlisko who died December 6, 1988. They were married 62 years.Born in Olyphant on February 2, 1908, she was formerly a resident of RD #1, Olyphant, Scott Twp. for 71 years. For the past three years she resided at Davis Manor,...
John J Woytack
Apr 1, 2004
John J. “Jack” Woytack, 65, of Olyphant, died on Thursday at VNA Hospice & Palliative Care Center of Lackawanna Co. Inpatient Unit at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton after a valiant battle with lung cancer. His wife, soul mate and best friend is the former Sonia Smoley. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on January 25th.Born in Throop, he was the...
Stanley Gensiak
Mar 30, 2004
Stanley Gensiak, 59, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Patricia Gatens. They celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary on January 14th.Born in Peckville, he was a lifelong resident of Olyphant. His parents were the late Stanley E. and Mabel Williams Gensiak. He was a 1962 graduate of Olyphant High School and an All...
Thelma Scaramuzzo
Mar 26, 2004
Thelma Kitchen Scaramuzzo, R.N., 86, of Peckville died early Friday morning at Mercy Hospice. She was the wife of Frank Scaramuzzo who died May 17, 2000. Born March 25, 1918 in Carbondale, daughter of the late William and Lelia Reed Herman and step-daughter Allen MacNeal. She attended Scranton schools and was a 1937 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. She...
William R Craig Sr.
Feb 8, 2004
William Robert Craig, Sr., 79, of Dickson City, died on Sunday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. His wife is the former Loretta Verchuk Craig.Born in Duryea, he was a lifelong resident before moving to Dickson City 5 years ago. His parents were David and Elizabeth Fries Craig. He was former member of Holy Rosary Church, Duryea and was educated...
Albert J Kisel
Jan 25, 2004
Albert J. Kisel, 93, of Blakely, died on Sunday evening at home. He would have celebrated his 94th birthday on Friday. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sophie Ogrodowczyk Kisel of 55 years, who died in 1986.Born in Blakely, he was a lifetime resident. His parents were James and Mary Novak Kisel. He was educated at Holy Ghost...
Mildred Polacek
Dec 29, 2003
Mildred Polacek, 74, of Scott Twp., died on Monday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital. Her husband, the late Donald “Danny” Polacek, died in 1990. Her companion and best friend is Richard Polacek of W. Orange, NJ. Born in Olyphant, she resided in Scott Twp. most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Olga Fedorchak...
James McGarry
Dec 5, 2003
James McGarry, 31, of Scranton, died on Friday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in Scranton, he resided in Forest City most of his life before moving to Scranton a few months ago. He is the son and stepson of Elaine C. and James C. Smallacombe, Jermyn. He was a 1991 graduate of Mountain View High School and received a...
Emily Valerie Partyka
Oct 25, 2003
Emily Valerie Partyka, 88, of Sayreville, NJ, died on Saturday morning at home. Her husband, Carl, preceded her in death in 1987. Born in Olyphant, she was a resident of Olyphant before moving to Sayreville 14 years ago. Daughter of the late John and Regina Ptaszek Strojny, she was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, Sayreville and a former member...
Lucille G. Dolan
Sep 25, 2003
Lucille G. Dolan, Olyphant, died Thursday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. She was the wife of Joseph J. Dolan who died in 1985. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late William and Gertrude Adams Dougherty, she resided in Olyphant most of her life. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church, Olyphant and a graduate of Scranton Technical High School...
Joyce Ann Youshock
Jul 31, 2003
Joyce Ann Youshock of Olyphant, died on Thursday at Hospice, Preferred Choice, Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville. Her late husband, John Youshock, Jr., died on May 22, 2001. Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. Daughter-of-the-late Claude and Ruth Brugler Dando, she was a graduate of Olyphant High School. She retired June 2002 from Haband, Company, Inc., Peckville. She was a...
Tillie Klemish
Jun 24, 2003
Tillie (Klemash) Klemish, of Olyphant, died on Tuesday evening shortly after arrival at MidValley Hospital. She was the widow of the late Andrew Klemash who died February 11, 1987. They were married 56 years. Born in Olyphant, she resided there all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Simon and Julia Mudrich Waschysak. Prior to retirement, she...
William J. Feduchak
Apr 20, 2003
William J. Feduchak, 80, of Blakely, a resident of Allied Medical Center, died Sunday in the VNA Hospice Unit at Community Medical Center, Scranton. He and his wife, the former Irene M. Swenski would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary May 8th. Born in Blakely, son of the late John and Paraska Kolodichik Feduchak, he was a lifelong Blakely resident...
Joseph M. Youshock
Apr 15, 2003
Joseph Youshock, 39, of Throop died on Tuesday in Throop. Born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, he was the son of Stephen Youshock, Sr., Lake Ariel and the late Shirley Havrilak Youshock. He resided in Throop for the last 10 years and prior to that Dickson City. A graduate of MidValley High School, he was previously employed at Suckle Industries, Scranton....
Francis J. Jurkiewicz
Dec 13, 2002
Francis James Jurkiewicz, 79, of Olyphant, died on Friday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Florence Kulick. They would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on January 9, 2003. Born in Dickson City, he resided in Olyphant since 1946. His parents were the late Francis and Rose Laskowski Jurkiewicz. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church,...
William Fedorchak, Jr.
Dec 1, 2002
William Fedorchak, Jr., 71, of Olyphant, died suddenly on Sunday afternoon, at home. He was the son of the late William, Sr. and Anna Pish Fedorchak. His stepmother was the late Mary Pish Fedorchak. Born in Olyphant, he moved back to his birthplace 4 years ago. He raised his children in S. Plainfield, NJ and later moved to Elizabeth, NJ....
Samuel P. Fumanti
Sep 1, 2002
Samuel P. Fumanti, 70, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife is the former Anita M. Biondi. Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. His parents were Samuel and Mildred Lapic Fumanti. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Olyphant. He was a 1950 graduate of Olyphant High School. He retired from Harper Collins,...
Justine P. Cherney
Aug 30, 2002
Justine P. Cherney, of Jessup, died on Friday morning at Lackawanna County Healthcare Center, Sturges. Her husband, Daniel Myron Cherney died in 1975. Her parents were Francis and Mary Gellak Oravec. Born in Jessup, she was a lifelong resident. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Jessup and a member of their Holy Rosary Society. She was a...
