Obituaries

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;...

Joseph E. Verrastro, Jr., 81, a life long resident of Dunmore, died Tuesday at home. His wife of 34 years is Shirley M. Kimble Verrastro.Born in Scranton son of the late Joseph E. and Carmella Guimento Verrastro he was a 1954 graduate of Dunmore High School and served with the United States Navy. He was a life long member of...

Joseph J. Spalluto, 94, a life long resident of Scranton, died Monday morning at the Gino Merli Veterans Center, Scranton.Born in Scranton, son of the late Daniel and Sarah Preno Spalluto he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and attended the University of Scranton. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a professional engineer with GSGSB of Clarks...

Tribute VideoWilliam “Bill” F. Boland, Jr., 91, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Sunday after a brief stay in Mountain View Care Center, Scranton. He and his wife, Margaret “Peg” Sokalsky Boland would have celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on August 14, 2017.Born in Scranton, son of the late William F. and Anna Klingler Boland, he was a graduate of...

Virginia Griffith Dionne, 78 a longtime resident of Scranton died Wednesday morning in Sacred Heart Hospice, Dunmore.Born in Scranton daughter of the late John and Margaret Maurer Vaccarella she was a 1956 graduate of Scranton Central High School. After graduating she worked at Gracey Farms, Scranton Dry Goods and the Globe Store. She and her husband James Lloyd Griffith Sr....

Roger William Stachel, 83, a long time resident of the East Mountain Section of Scranton, died Tuesday in Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA. He is survived by his beloved wife Thelma Ziegler Stachel. Wed on November 24th 1960, the couple celebrated 56 years of marriage.Born in Scranton son of the late William and Helen Moessner Stachel he was a...

William Martin McCann, 66, a life long resident of Scranton, died Tuesday in Geisinger Community Medical Center. His wife is Kathren Harrington McCann. The couple has been married 43 years.Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late William and Katherine Burke McCann. He was a graduate of South Scranton Central Catholic High School and Lackawanna Junior College.He was...

Shirley Brower, 77, a lifelong resident of Scranton, died Tuesday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore. She is the widow of the late William Brower who died June 30, 1999. The couple was married over 40 years.Born in Scranton daughter of the late Peter and Mildred Rillstone Piepoli she was a graduate of Scranton Central High School. She worked...

Patricia Bienick Noto, age 70, went to be with her Lord on July 3, 2017. She passed away at her home in Aiken, SC after a long illness. Born and raised in Scranton, PA, she was a graduate of West Scranton High School and earned her RN diploma from Community Medical Center School of Nursing.  She worked at the University...

Watch her Memorial Tribute VideoMarianne R. (Bugno) Nieroda, 82, a resident of Scranton, died Wednesday morning in the Geno Merli Veterans Center, Scranton. She is the wife of Joseph T. Nieroda.Born in Scranton daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Lesh) Bugno she was a 1952 graduate of West Scranton High School. She was a telephone operator with Bell Telephone...

Ethel M. Golo, 93 of Scranton, died Thursday June 1, 2017, at Sacred Heart Hospice, Dunmore. She is the widow of the late Alfred J. Golo who died in 1999.Surviving are a brother Robert F. Rose, Gainsville, FL nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by a brother Albert W. Rose.Per Ethel’s wishes the services were private.Arrangements entrusted to Corey...

Ruth Freidenburg, age 103, of East Mountain section of Scranton, died Friday May 26th, 2017 at Scranton Healthcare Center. She was the widow of Rev. Leland D. Freidenburg, a World War II Army Chaplain who died in 1964.Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Minna Faust Haupt. She was a member of the Elm Park...