Obituaries Listing

Oct 26, 2018

Josephine Pearce Mumford, age 83, of Lafayette, Louisiana, formerly of Carbondale, PA, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2018.

She resided in Lafayette for the past 40 years.  Josephine was married to the late John Mumford who was from Carbondale, and she was the daughter of the late Leslie Pearce and Jennie Silsby, who also resided in Carbondale.

Before marriage, she worked...

Oct 11, 2018

Josephine Mican Yatsonsky Appelbaum, 98, of Waymart, formerly of New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Allied Services Hospice Center in Scranton.

She was preceded in death by two husbands, Alexander Yatsonsky and Nathan Appelbaum.

Born February 10, 1920 in Hancock, New York, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Mican.

She is survived by her son: ...

Oct 10, 2018

Oct 6, 2018

Sep 11, 2018

Carol A. (Thorn) Vaverchak, 67, of Union Dale, Mount Pleasant Township died unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at home. 

Born August 2, 1951 in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence (Clark) Thorn.

Carol graduated from Susquehanna Community Schools.  She loved music and dancing; she especially enjoyed playing the drums.  Carol also loved people; she was extremely...

Sep 3, 2018

Betty E. Cobb, 75, of Clinton Township, Waymart passed away peacefully, after an illness on Monday morning, September 3, 2018 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit in Dunmore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton “Buzz” Cobb.

Born November 8, 1942 in Hancock, New York, she was the daughter of the late Ronald and Eleanor (Nield) Dumond.

Betty...

Sep 2, 2018

Stuart Edmund Terrel, 97 of Waymart Clinton Township died peacefully at home on Sept 2, 2018.  He was one of ten children born to Edmond Conklin Terrel and Helen Elizabeth Fowler Terrel on May 30, 1921 at the family home.   On October 2, 1954 he and Lois Mackle Terrel were united in marriage at the Honesdale Presbyterian Church by Rev....

Aug 29, 2018

Aug 28, 2018

Floyd E. Bishop, Sr., 72, of Waymart, passed away Tuesday night, August 28, 2018 at home, after a long illness. His beloved wife of 44 years is Mary Louise Smith Bishop who survives him. 

Born February 6, 1946 in Honesdale, he was the son of the late Virgil Raymond Bishop and Helen Hazen Bishop.

Floyd was a member of St. Mary’s Church in...

Aug 23, 2018

Frank Arthur Adams, 77, of Waymart passed away at home on Thursday, August 23, 2018 after an illness. 

Born September 27, 1940 in White’s Crossing, he was the son of the late Robert and Lelia (Arthur) Adams.

For many years, Frank worked in a steel factory in Scranton.  He enjoyed hunting and was an avid fisherman.  Frank especially enjoyed stocking local rivers...

Aug 16, 2018

Betty J. (Bone) Waters

Betty was born September 25, 1927, daughter of the late Claude and Helen Bone in Varden, PA. She passed from this life aged 90 years on August 16, 2018, one day shy of the fourth anniversary of the passing of her husband of 68 years, George Kilmer Waters Sr.

George and Betty married in 1946 and settled in...

Aug 2, 2018

Justin Kellachow, 38, of South Canaan passed away unexpectedly after an illness on Thursday evening, August 2, 2018 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.  His beloved wife, Diane M. Enslin Kellachow survives him. They were married on July 7, 2001.

Born August 26, 1979 in Carbondale he was the son of Tanya Miller and her husband Douglas of Honesdale, and Phillip Contorno and his...

Aug 1, 2018

Arrangements will be private and held at the convenience of the family.

Jul 2, 2018

Jun 28, 2018

Paul J. Krajkovich, 78, of South Canaan passed away on June 28th, 2018 at home, after battling pancreatic cancer.  He is survived by his beloved wife, Phyllis Racht Krajkovich.  They were married July 1, 1961.

Born June 29, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Koscelansky Krajkovich, who immigrated from Czechoslovakia in the...

Jun 23, 2018

Dennis L. Miller, 58, of Waymart passed away Saturday evening, June 23, 2018 after an illness.  He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Donna Gilhooley Utegg Miller.

Born June 26, 1959 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, he was the son of Patricia (Brussels) Miller of Honesdale, and the late Floyd Miller.

He is also survived by three sons:  Daniel Miller of...

Jun 20, 2018

Jun 6, 2018

Paul D. “Joe” Non, 56, of Honesdale passed away on June 6, 2018 at home.  

Born on July 1, 1961 in Carbondale, he was the son of the late Paul Sr. and Mary (Mansfield) Non, RN.

Joe was a graduate of Forest City High School.  In his youth, he helped in the family business at the Wayne County Livestock Sale Barn on Fair...

Jun 5, 2018

Louis Poltanis, 90, of Clinton Township, Waymart passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 2018 at Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. His wife, Catherine “Kitty” (Brownell) Poltanis preceded him in death in 1998.

Born January 17, 1928 in Clinton Township, he was the son of the late William and Julia (Kobrick) Poltanis.

Louis graduated from Waymart High School, Class of 1946.  He served in the US Army from 1946 until...

May 26, 2018

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