Obituaries

Daniel Robert McGurrin, 46, of Scranton, died Tuesday in Spring Brook Twp.Born in Scranton son of Carol Scharf Triolo and the late Patrick A. McGurrin he was a 1988 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. He then attended Pennsylvania State University and various trade schools. Dan loved and would do anything for his family especially his nieces and nephews. He...

Virginia Mae Berry, 87, of Naples, formerly of Dunmore, died Friday September 2, 2016, in Harbor Chase Assisted Living, Naples, FL. She is the widow of the late Donald R. Berry.Born in Muskingum County, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Olen W. and Phoebe Sharps Brown Clark. She was a 1945 graduate of Scranton Technical High School. She...

Hannah Arlene Owens, 94, of Clarks Summit, died Saturday August 13, 2016 in Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Kingston, daughter of the late David and Verna Morgan Jenkins she attended Scranton Technical High School. She worked for Woolworth’s and until her retirement worked in the textile industry. She was a member of the former Welsh Baptist Church in West...

Lynne Marie Vergnetti, 54, a lifelong resident of the Scranton area, died peacefully after a long illness Saturday night at home surrounded by her beloved family.Born in Scranton, the daughter of Leo Vergnetti, Scranton, and Louise Viola, Dunmore, she was a graduate of North Pocono High School and attended Kings College. Before her illness, she was the founder and operator...

Regina Werner Terrell, 102, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, died Sunday in South Carolina. She is the widow of the late Raymond T. Terrell who died April 14, 1993. The couple was married 50 years.Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Stella Kasper Werner. For many years she worked for the United States Government in Washington,...

Hau Tran, 64 of Old Forge, died Saturday, in the Celtic Hospice In-Patient Unit, Wilkes Barre. His wife is Mori Ly.He was born in Saigon, Vietnam, son of the late Tran Tu and Nguyen Thi Thuong. He served with the South Vietnamese Army as a Para Trooper during the Vietnam War. He came to the United States in 1975 and...

Donald Paul Wetzel, 72 of Clarks Summit, died Friday morning in Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. He and his wife, the former Elis Volz, would have celebrated their 48 wedding anniversary this coming November.Born in Scranton, son of the late George W. Wetzel Jr. and the late Romayne Schwarzkoff Wetzel, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. After...

Robert J. Healey, Jr., 72, of Scranton, died Thursday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center.Born in Scranton son of the late Robert Sr. and Florence L. Ovens Healey, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. Until his disability he worked as a book binder for the former Harper-Row. He was a member of the Asbury Unite Methodist Church, Scranton....

Lucille “Urban” Urbanowicz, 87, a long-time resident of Scranton, died Saturday morning in the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is the widow of the late John L. Urbanowicz, who died March 14, 2016. The couple was married 65 years.Born in Upper Darby, Pa, the daughter of the late Wilhelm and Louise Daenemark Teufel, she moved to Scranton as...

Kevin Matcheson, 50, of Dunmore died Wednesday, at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in New Jersey he was the third child of the late Rev. Frank and Frances I. B. Lowe Matcheson. He worked for Golden Technologies, assembling mobility chairs. Kevin enjoyed Mixed Martial Arts, cooking, trucks, drawing and hoped to become a cartoon animator.Surviving are a daughter Allison Carpenter,...

Jeanne M Washer, 86, a lifelong resident of Scranton, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Riverstreet Manor Wilkes-Barre PA where she has been a resident for the past 5 months.Jeanne was born July 28, 1929 to the late Raymond S Washer and Edith Reisenauer Washer. She was the granddaughter of the late Edward and Ann Washer and the late...

Debra (Gallagher) Barrett, 58, of Honolulu, died March 12, 2016 in Honolulu.She was born in Scranton, and lived on east mountain. She was a graduate of Scranton Central and the Scranton State General Hospital School of Nursing. Prior to moving to Hawaii, she raised her family in the Allentown area.She is survived by husband Robert “Bob”, sons Ryan and Brady,...

Donald M. Kirchner, Life long resident of Scranton, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 in the VNA Hospice unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center, with his family by his side.Born in Scranton son of the late Frank and Helen Iwanczeski Kirchner, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. After graduation he immediately enlisted in the United States Air...

Judith Pluko, 73, of Scranton, a long time resident of Dunmore, died Wednesday in Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton, the daughter of the late Andrew and Beatrice Wardell Paranich she was a graduate of Dunmore High School. She worked as a book binder at Hadden Craftsmen.Surviving are a daughter Paulette Daugherty and husband Allan, Scranton; a son Stephen...

Esther H. KeislingMarch 19, 2016Esther H. Keisling, 105 years old, a resident of Elan Gardens in Clarks Summit died Saturday evening surrounded by her family.Born July 24, 1910 in Scranton, she was the daughter of William and Louisa (Huss) Keisling. She was a pioneering business woman working at the Erie Lackawanna Railroad and predecessor companies beginning as a secretary and...

Kimberly M. Lamonica McNamara, 46, of Factoryville, Died Sunday evening at Regional Hospital of Scranton. Her husband is John T. McNamara. The couple would have celebrated their 27 weddinganniversary this February 24th.Born in Scranton, daughter of Jerome and Jean Kulodzieski Lamonica, Mill City, she was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School and Empire Beauty School. She was a hair stylist...

Emil H. Klatt Jr., 79, a life long resident of Scranton, died Saturday morning at Gesinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. His wife, the late Dorothy Dixon Klatt, died Aug. 17, 2007.Born in Scranton, son of the late Emil H. Klatt Sr. and Frieda Bresser Klatt, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. After high school, he served with...

Harriet Burdick Geisshardt, 98, of Scranton, died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at The Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania. She was the widow of Alfred G. Geisshardt, who passed away in 1991.Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Russel and Marguerite (Bohl) Burdick. Harriet graduated from Scranton Technical High School and Powell Business College. Prior to retiring in...

Watch herMemorial Video TributeLois F. Pfurr, 87, a life long resident of South Scranton, died Thursday at the home of her daughters. She is the widow of the late Eugene P. Pfurr. The couple had been married 59 years.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Nelson A. and Florence Neu Moore, she was a 1945 graduate of Scranton Central High...

Memorial Tribute VideoElizabeth “Beth” A. Santore, 34, a lifelong resident of Scranton died Tuesday in Regional Hospital of Scranton.Born in Scranton the daughter of Jo Anne Gilgallon Santore and the late Eugene Santore she was a 2000 graduate of Scranton High School. Beth volunteered with the Special Olympics as a Global Messenger, an Athlete Leader Representative and as an athlete...