Obituaries

View her Tribute VideoPhilomena Thiel, Scranton, died early Saturday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. She was the widow of George Arthur Thiel.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Angelo Charles Sileo and Carmella Emily Esposito Sileo, she was a graduate of Dunmore High School. She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Clark Summit State Hospital. She was...

Lois Henkelman Fiene, a life long resident of South Scranton, died, Thursday May 11, 2017. She was 94 years old.Lois, the daughter of Ernest Henkelman and Clara Yaggi Henkelman, was a 1940 graduate of ScrantonTechnical High School. She worked in the family business, Henkelman Real Estate and Insurance, and was elected treasurer of Insurance Women of Scranton.She married Arthur J....

Joan Margaret Simon, 91, passed away peacefully March 7, 2017 in Glendale, AZ.Born in Scranton, PA, Joan was the daughter of the late Theodore and Frances (Heim) Simon. Upon graduation from Scranton Technical High School, Joan began a 44 year railroad career working for the DL & W, Erie Lackawanna and Conrail Railroads. Joan retired to Sun City, AZ and...

Marie M. Gavern, 92, of Scranton died Thursday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is the widow of the late Nicholas J. Gavern Sr. who died in 2000. The couple was married 53 years.Born in Dunmore, daughter of the late William and Angelina Angerson Pennella she was a graduate of Dunmore High School. Until her retirement...

Jane Beynon, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Monday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas and Gwen Jenkins Beynon, she was a graduate of West Scranton High School. For many years until her retirement, she worked at International Salt Co. Earlier in her career, she worked with the Scranton Red Cross. Jane was...

Patricia R. Gregg, 77, of Scranton, died Saturday morning at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton, the daughter of the late Francis and Ann Rogan, she was a graduate of South Catholic High School. After graduating, she moved to Maryland and worked as a flight attendant in Washington, D.C., with Eastern Airlines. Later, she became the HR director for...

Marie Pohutsky, 84 of Scranton, died Wednesday evening at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania, Scranton. She is the widow of the late Eugene Pohutsky.Born in Scranton daughter of the late Walter and Lydia Potts Prosachik she was a graduate of St. Peter and Paul High School. She worked as an LPN in the former Mercy Hospital and as a...

Libby M. Wagner, 82, of Moosic, died Tuesday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing Center, Scranton. She is the widow of the late Kenneth M. Wagner who died in 1995. The couple was married 42 years.Born in Valley Falls, New York, daughter of the late Rev. Nicholas N. Musica and Helen Kellachow Musica, she was raised in the Nay Aug Village...

William R. Byer, 88, a resident of Clarks Summit, died Sunday at Lackawanna Health and Rehabilitation Center, Olyphant. He and his first wife, the late Betsy Wenger Byer, were married 44 years at the time of her death in 1995. He and his second wife, Anne Jennings Byer, celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary in November.Born in Scranton, son of the...

Eleanor Jane Murphey Naeher passed away February 3, 2017 at the age of 100. Eleanor was born in Scranton, PA July 22, 1916. She was a premature baby only weighing 4 1/2 lbs. The old saying “great things come in small packages” absolutely applies. She was the youngest of 4,siblings Marjorie, Howard,and Kenny. She was raised mostly by her older...

William John McNamara, 64, a life-long resident of the Scranton area, died Wednesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton, son of the late William P. and Dorothy Devine McNamara, he was a graduate of Central High School (class of 1970) and Mansfield State University (class of 1974). He most recently worked as a route salesman for MJ Mackarey;...

Brett Alexander Jacobsen died suddenly on February 11th 2017.He was survived by his long time companion Susan Dorobis, parents Roy Jocobsen and Ernestine; two daughters Victoria Padgett and husband Jeremy, Harley Romero and husband Gabriel; a brother Roy Jacobsen 3rd and wife Allison; a sister Wendy Barrone and a granddaughter Audreigh Padgett.He is predeceased by his mother Sylvia Jean FranksBrett...

On February 4, Barbara Helen Jones Stahl, our mother and matriarch of our family entered into eternal rest. Barbara died surrounded by the love and warmth of her family at the Jewish Home of North East Pennsylvania, where she was a resident for 16 months. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband John W. Stahl in 1994. They were...

Geneva Ivey, 80, of Scranton, died Tuesday at Scranton Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Charlie Charles Ivey, who died in 2005. The couple was married over 45 years.Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Jossie Martin. She was a Central High School Graduate, then married and moved to Germany with...

Patrick Vincent Hessmiller, 50, of Dunmore, died Wednesday evening at home. He and his wife Amy Hoffman Hessmiller were married 16 years.Born in Scranton son of the late Frank and Margaret Busteed Hessmiller he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He served with the United States Navy after High School and was a Direct Care Provider with Keystone...

Ann A. Stevens, 88, of Scranton, passed away peacefully Friday surrounded by her family in the comfort of the Green Ridge Care Center with attending staff.Ann’s stake to fame was raising two sons as a single parent in the West Side area of Scranton. Ann worked for 45 years as a Amalgamated Garment Worker, and many of those years were...

Emil J. Marino, 96, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Wednesday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife, the former Wanda Malinowski, died June 5, 2001. The couple was married 55 years.Born in Scranton, son of the late Ralph and Frances Noto Marino, he was educated in Scranton schools. He worked for Stipp Construction and served as operating engineer...

Gerald (Jerry) Ouslander, son of the late Rose Ouslander, died unexpectedly Friday evening in Regional Hospital of Scranton.A lifetime resident of Scranton, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School Class of 1954 where he was voted Class Clown.After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force.  While serving, he was stationed in Greenland, Wyoming and Florida. He moonlighted...

Robert B. Morris, 91, of Clarks Summit, died Monday evening at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His beloved wife, Regina C. Hanns Morris, died Aug. 24, 2001. The couple was married 45 years.Born in Oberlin, Ohio, son of the late Lee and Hazel Walker Morris, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School. He served with the Coast Guard...

John James Carbone, 60, of Scranton, died Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Newark, N.J., son of the late James John Carbone and Janet Merritt Radcliffe, John often helped with the Little Sisters of the Poor with Sister Adrian and Sister Colleen. He loved music, his three birds and especially enjoyed the Christmas season. His tree was already...