Obituaries

Arlene M. Cook, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Monday at Mountain View Rehab and Care Center.Born Feb. 7, 1931 in Scranton, daughter of the late Clarence and Hilda Ordnung Cook, she was a devout Christian all her life, teaching Sunday School classes and singing in choirs. She was a member of the former Bethany Baptist Church and later in...

Bruce Edward Wenzel, 77, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Tuesday at home. His wife is the former Carol Pantle Wenzel. The couple had been married for 47 years.Born in Scranton, son of the late Edward and Doris Heidig Wenzel, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and attended the University of Scranton. He served in the United...

Marjorie Louise Loomis Bolin died Friday evening, September 7, in ManorCare Nursing Home, Bethlehem. She is the widow of the late Arthur Bolin, who died April 13, 1984. The couple shared 41 years of marriage until Arthur’s passing.Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Swallow Loomis. She was a graduate of Scranton Technical High...

Arthur F. McConnell, 89, of Scranton, died Monday morning at Linwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Scranton.Born in Jersey City, New Jersey son of the late Edward and Catherine Probst McConnell he was a graduate of Ferris High School in Jersey City, NJ. For many years he worked as printer press man for the New York Post. He was a member...

Philomena M. Godowski, 89, of Dunmore, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 at home. She is the widow of the late Norman Godowski who died Jan. 21, 1983.Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late John and Caroline Swetz Myernick. Upon retirement Phil worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone.She was a member of the St. Mary’s...

Janice Mary Gastinger, 68, of Dickson City, died Thursday at home.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Robert and Madlyn Dowdell Gastinger, she was a graduate of Central High School and Marywood College. She was an administrative assistant with the Scranton School District for many years. She was a member of the former St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Scranton.Surviving...

Jane (Donovan) Winkler, 71, died Monday morning in Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Taylor. She is the wife of Art “Bud” Winkler, Scranton. The couple was married 53 years.Born in Scranton daughter of the late Michael and Alice Judge Donovan she was a graduate of Scranton Central High School. Jane loved the beach and the warmth of the sun. She...

Grover N. Keiper, 67, of Scranton, died Thursday evening March 15 at home. He and his wife, Sharon Marie Hoffman, were married 33 yearsBorn in Scranton, son of the late Grover C. and Margaret Sandy Keiper he was a 1969 graduate of West Scranton High School. He later went on to Graduate from the former Keystone Junior College with an...

Charles Romanic, 92, of Scranton, died Sunday morning, February 25, 2018, at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, after a brief illness. His wife, Mary Panco Romanic, died in 2003.Born in Hazleton, son of the late Mark and Eva Besida Romanic, Charles was a graduate of Hazleton High School. He then joined the United States Army Air Corps, where he...

Vivienne W. Yaggi, 89, a life long resident of Scranton , died Friday evening in Geisinger Mountain View Care Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton daughter of the late Anthony E and Gerturde E Wentland she was educated in Scranton Public Schools and graduated from Scranton Technical High School with Valedictorian Honors in 1945.Married May 28, 1955 to Francis C. Klien until...

Alan Jay Anderson, 67, a resident of Moosic, died Friday in Geisinger Community Center, Scranton.Born in Wilkes-barre, son of Catherine Bednar Anderson, Wilkes-barre and the late Floyd Anderson, he was a graduate of Coughlin High School. Alan worked for Golden Technology, Laflin as a warehouseman. He was also served with the Merchant Marines.Alan was a hard working man who loved...

Vernon W. Sallack, 97, of Johnsonburg Pa., died January 29, 2018 in Elk Haven Nursing Home, St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania. His wife, the former Virginia Stolz, passed away November 17, 2000.Vernon was born in Johnsonburg on October 2, 1920, the son of the late William and Rose Launer Sallack. He was a graduate of Johnsonburg Area High School and Thiel College,...

Barbro Hedvall Whitman, 90, a resident of West Scranton, died Sunday evening, Jan. 14, 2018 at Abington Manor, Clarks Summit.Born Sept. 14, 1927, in Rattvik, Sweden, she was the daughter of the late Sivert Hedvall and Maria Daniels Hedvall of Rattvik, Sweden. Barbro married Edward Eugene Whitman of Scranton on Aug. 31, 1947 and emigrated to the United States. In...

Ruth Weber Salvin Reuther, 100 years old, a Scranton and Lake Sheridan resident of 90 years, died Tuesday, January 9th at Solaris Health Center, Merritt Island, Florida. She is the widow of her husband Henry J. Salvin who was killed in action in WWII and her husband of 33 years, Eugene Reuther.Born and educated in Scranton, she was the daughter...

Donald E. Sporer, 98, formerly of Scranton and Lake Kahagon, Madisonville, died peacefully on Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Jewish Home of Eastern Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Alice Sporer, who died on August 18, 2012.Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Joseph Sporer and Leopoldina Hirschler. Donald graduated...

Marion A. Strauch, 96, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Tuesday morning at Mountain View Care Center, where she was a resident. She is the widow of the late Herbert R. Strauch who died in 1994. The couple was married 53 years.Born in Scranton daughter of the late Walter and Alice Warman Kuhn she was a graduate of Scranton Technical...

Helen Ann Moran , 93 a resident of St. Mary’s Villa Nursing Home, Elmhurst Twp., passed from this earth to join the rest of the “Moran Clan” on Saturday evening at the facility.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Timothy and Elizabeth Coleman Moran, she was a graduate of Scranton technical High School and went on to get her graduate...

Harriet Garfinkel Mandelman, 82, of Scranton, died Thursday in Hospice of the Sacred Hearts, Dunmore. She is the wife of Morton Mandelman. The couple had been married 58 years.Born in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late George and Renee Moskowitz Garfinkel she was a graduate of Jefferson High School, Brooklyn. She enjoyed writing short stories and poems.Surviving in addition to...

Jeanne M. Johnston Gavern, 89, longtime resident of Scranton, died Tuesday morning in Montrose at the home of her daughter. She was the widow of Nicholas Gavern, who died Jan. 23, 1998.Born in Scranton daughter of the late William and Mary Bossert Johnston, she was a graduate of Scranton Technical High School and attended Marywood College. She was the manager...

Joseph Anthony Stewart, 28, of Dunmore, died Saturday at home.Born in Princeton, New Jersey, son of Wendy Devinoff Stewart Ward, Dunmore and Joseph A. Stewart, Crystal River, Florida, he was a 2007 graduate of North Pocono High School. He attended East Stroudsburg University and studiedBio-Chemistry.Surviving in addition to his parents are daughter Natalia Mae Stewart, 5, of Crystal River Florida;...