Obituaries

Ann K. Walsh, 54, a lifelong resident of Scranton, passed away Thursday at Suburban Community Hospital, Norristown. She is the wife of Jerry C. Walsh. The couple was married 25 years.Born in Scranton daughter of the Helen Bugno Kirchner, Scranton and the late Donald M. Kirchner, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School. She owned and operated a...

Watch Robert’sTribute Video.Robert M. Moran, Jr., 62, of Scranton, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 25th 2021, at Geisinger community Medical Center, Scranton.Bob is survived by his wife of 38 years, Lori (Dominick) Moran.Born in Scranton, October 21, 1958, son of the late Robert and Ann (Cannon) Moran, he graduated from Scranton Technical High School in 1977, and was a...

Sean Dixon, 30, of Scranton, died unexpectedly Thursday morning at Regional Hospital of Scranton, unrelated to Covid-19.Born in Scranton, he was the son of Katie McLaine Dixon, Dunmore and Ed Dixon, Olyphant.Sean attended and graduated from Dunmore High School as well as the S.O.A.R. Program in 2010. The S.O.A.R. (Students On Campus Achieving Results) Program is sponsored by NEIU at...

Jacqueline M. Koch of Scranton, died Thursday October 22 at home after a courageous battle with colon cancer.Born in Scranton and raised in Moscow, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Reine E. DePew Thiel. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and worked in the financial field for over 20 years. She also taught...

Mary Jane Price, of Scranton, passed away Monday afternoon, July 27, 2020 in Abington Manor, South Abington Township.Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late T. Emmett and Catherine Lentes Price. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School and Marywood University with a Masters in Social Work. She was employed as a Social Worker at Clark Summit State...

Michael D. Bibbs, Jr., 38, of Dunmore, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton.Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Michael D. Bibbs, Sr (Rachel). of PA and Crystal L. Screen of N.C. Michael graduated from Baldwin Senior High School in Baldwin, NY.Michael enjoyed cars, boats, quads and anything that had...

Ivan Charles Newcomer, Jr., 74 a long time resident of Scranton died Friday morning in Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. He is the husband of the late Phyllis D. Miller Newcomer who died July 15, 2013. The couple was married 44 years.Born in Pottsville he was the son of the late Ivan Charles Newcomer Sr. and the late Hazel...

Betty J. Bohn, beloved daughter of the late Frank and Edna Mae Nye Bohn, passed away on May 19, from the COVID-19 virus at Allied Services Long Term Care Facility.Betty was born April 11, 1930, and raised at home in South Scranton. Betty was a dependent child of her parents, but was a great help at home following her mother’s...

Marian Black Costanzo, 95 of Scranton, died Tuesday evening, May 5, 2020, at Allied Skilled Nursing, where she was a resident. She is the widow of the late Louis Costanzo, who died March, 6, 2009.Born in Scranton she and her husband lived in Albuquerque New Mexico for many years. They enjoyed traveling together to various destinations. Louis and Marian had...

Dorothy A. O’Toole, 85, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Monday morning at the Gardens of Scranton. She was the widow of Patrick O’Toole Sr.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Lawrence and Dorothy Hartman Croker, she was a seamstress in various garment factories but most enjoyed her work as a van driver in the Abington School District, which she...

Hetty E. Brogan, 100, formerly of Scranton, died Friday evening at Wesley Village, Pittston, where she was a resident. She is the widow of the late Thomas M. Brogan who died April 18, 1991.Born in Schwalbach, Germany she was the daughter of the late Henry and Nettie Rink Wolfe and moved to the United States at age six. She was...

Janice May Kveragas, 84 of Clarks Summit, died Saturday in Abington Manor Nursing Home. She is the widow of the late Joseph L. Kveragas.Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late John and Dora Price Stange. Janice enjoyed playing shuffleboard and doing sudoku puzzles. Janice was much loved and will be deeply missed.Surviving are her children Valerie Spence,...

Agatha “Aggie” Libassi WesterhoffMarch 3, 2020Agatha “Aggie” Libassi Westerhoff, formerly of Scranton, Pa., passed away peacefully after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Hendersonville, N.C. She was the widow of Jack H. Westerhoff. They were married for more than 40 years.Born Sept. 11, 1948 in Scranton, Pa., she was the daughter of the late...

Elaine C. Ungvarsky, RN, of Scranton passed away peacefully at home on Thursday morning after an illness.Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Caroline Hahn Schimes. Before her retirement, she was a proud registered nurse working at Mercy Hospital.Elaine loved to attend the Red Baron games, especially liking the Clydesdale horses when they were in...

Lois A. Lyons, 89, a resident of South Scranton, passed away peacefully at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore on December 22nd. She was a strong woman whose greatest pleasure was spending time with her family.Lois is survived by her children: Timothy and his wife, Marianne, Clarks Summit; Lynn Ann and her husband, John Pirrello, Pittsburgh; James Lyons and...

Joan H. Owen Ives, 86, of Wantage New Jersey, passed away Friday evening (12-13-2019) at Chilton Memorial Medical Center, Pompton Plains, New Jersey. She is the widow of the late Willard R. Ives.Born in Glen Cove, Long Island, NY, the daughter of the late George Daniel and Ruth Emmaline Hickok Owen, Joan was a graduate of Bayonne High School, Bayonne,...

Mary D. Cummings, fondly known as Dorothy, 82, passed away November 17 at Allied Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Gill Krauss, Dorothy was a South Sider through and through. She was a 1955 graduate of Scranton Tech High School, where she met the love of her life, Jim. Together they went...

Peter Richard Rizzolo, of Scranton, died Tuesday November 5, 2019 at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton.Born in Newark, New Jersey he was the son of the late Carmine and Ann Barbara Rizzolo. He served in the United States Navy and later worked as a Computer Programmer with Anheuser Bush.Surviving are his daughters Milissa Rizzolo, Rachel deMoose his sons Benjamin Rothman,...

Kirk David Oschmann, 54 of Nockamixon, died October 24, 2019 in Weatherwood Nursing Home & Rehab Center, Weatherly, PA, after injuries sustained in an Automobile Accident in May.Born in Norwood, Mass. He was the Son of the late Ronald Glenn and Janet Mae Bryden Oschmann.Kirk was a successful Electrical Engineer from Rutgers University. His career spanned more than 30 years...

Margaret “Peg” G. (Sokalsky) Boland, 95, a long-time resident of Scranton, died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, surrounded by her family and friends. Her husband of 68 years, William “Bill” F. Boland Jr., preceded her in death in 2017.Born in Lopez, Pa., in 1924 and raised in Dushore, Pa., Margaret was the daughter of...