Lackawanna High School Alumni Obituaries

Andrew Nelson Stover Andy accomplished mechanical engineer wood worker boatbuilder fly fisherman water colorist gardener and chef left this life on June 12 2024. Andy was born on June 10 1952 in Lackawanna New York. He filled his 72 years with adventure rebuilding and sailing old wooden boats throug...

Brunswick Maine Harley Stanwood Reynolds went to be with his Lord and Savior on the evening of Thursday June 11 2020 at his residence in Thornton Hall after a period of declining health. Harley was born November 24 1926 in Waterville the second son of James Reynolds and Lillian Walton Reynolds. He ...

Albert C. Sharr a lifelong resident of Old Forge passed away Friday morning at home. He was 66 years old. Born on July 24 1959 he was son of the late Albert P. and Bernice Smith Sharr. A 1977 graduate of Old Forge High School he earned his Associates Degree in Business from Lackawanna College. He ha...

Anthony Tony J. Verbyla 78 of Larksville passed away peacefully on January 17 2026. Born in Kingston on July 19 1947 Tony was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Makowski Verbyla. A graduate of Kingston High School Class of 1965 he built a respected career as a tool and die maker. He proudly shared...

James "Big Jim" Walters 87 of Kingston PA passed away on 122425 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Kingston he was the son of the late James and Elizabeth Walters. Jim graduated from Kingston High School where he enjoyed playing baseball and basketball. He also met his wife Gwen during his hig...

Marie D. Coccodrilli Lake Ariel PA a devoted Mother Grandmother and faithful Catholic passed away peacefully at her home on December 3rd at the age of 86. Born at MidValley Hospital in Peckville PA she was the daughter of the late John J. and Josephine Hiznay Luchansky. A graduate of St. Patricks Hi...

Eugene P. Gino Stankosky 78 of Jessup died Saturday November 29 2025 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton. Born in Peckville he was the son of the late John Stanky and Viola Landa Fanucci Stankosky. A graduate of Jessup High School Class of 1965 he studied business administration at Lackawanna Junio...

John M. Moretti 81 of Jessup died Tuesday in Marywood Heights following a long fight with cancer. He was the husband of Ann D. Moretti who died on December 5 2010. They were married 42 years. Born in Peckville son of the late Vitale and Maria Moncalieri Moretti he was a 1962 graduate of Jessup High ...

Frank Carl Clark Jr. 56 of Honesdale passed away at his home surrounded by family on Wednesday December 24 2025 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife of 23 years Jennifer WeidnerClark. They were married on February 2 2002 and shared a life filled with love a...

Robert John Lewis 83 of Pleasant Mount passed away on Friday November 21st at Ellen Memorial Nursing Center. He is survived by his wife the former Nancy Jane Ignatovich. Born on April 27 1942 in Jersey City Robert was the son of the late Arthur and Dorothy Green Lewis. He was a graduate of Lackawann...

Ann Cecelia Cook Carney 103 of Carbondale passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Monday December 15th. She was the widow of Gerald Carney who passed away on May 16 2008. Born in Carbondale daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Battle Cook she was a lifelong member of St. Rose of Lima ...

Margaret Mary Farrell 98 formerly of Carbondale died Wednesday December 17th. She was the widow of James C. Farrell Sr. who died November 18 2017. Born in Carbondale daughter of the late Fred A. and Hannah Tompkins Gessler she was a member of Saint Rose of Lima Church Carbondale. She was a graduate ...

Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late Herbert C. and Carlyn Almony Noll Sr. Prior to her retirement she worked in the Pennsylvania Energy Assistance office. She was a graduate of Lackawanna Trail High School Keystone Junior College and the University of Scranton. Cindy had a love for hor...

It is with deep heartbreak that we announce the sudden passing of Scott Charles Siegler 49 of South Abington Township on Wednesday December 31 2025. His widow is the former Colleen Coleman. The couple celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary in October. Scott was a devoted husband loving father and...

Robert John Horutz 81 of Clarks Summit PA passed away peacefully on November 24 2025 following a brief illness . Born in WilkesBarre to John and Evelyn Sovyrda Horutz Bob grew up in Little Falls NJ and graduated from Passaic Valley High School. He earned a BS in Civil Engineering from NJIT and a Mas...

Chief Robert A. Gerrity So. Abington Twp. Police Ret. passed away on Monday morning at Hospice of the Sacred Heart Dunmore surrounded by his loving family. He retired in June 2023 after having served as a law enforcement officer in Lackawanna County for more than fifty years. Bob or Doc as he was co...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Carol L. Dobishinsky on December 24 2025. She was born on July 26 1947 in Scott Township Lackawanna County to the late Frank and Frances Komantauskas Dobishinsky. Carol was a 1965 graduate of Scott Township High School. Upon graduation she earne...

Funeral service will be held at 1100 a.m. EST Friday January 30 2026 at Cool Spring Baptist Church Highway 4 Pittsview AL with Rev. Eugene Brown officiating. Burial at Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Pittsview AL. Public viewing is 200 p.m. to 500 p.m. Thursday January 29 2026. Mrs. Ophelia Ups...

Patrick J. McDonnell 88 of Dickson City died Tuesday September 16 2025 at home. His wife of 62 years is the former Joyce Santarelli. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Patrick and Edna Dack McDonnell. A graduate of Scranton Technical High School he attended Lackawanna College and proudly se...

Amy E. Coulthard 55 of Old Forge died Wednesday October 1 2025 at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart Inpatient Unit. Born in Jessup she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Marie Santarelli Coulthard. A graduate of Valley View High School Class of 1987 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lackawann...

Steve was born in Lackawanna County Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his parents Stephen John Zagursky and Josephine Poska Zagursky and his daughter Karen Kathleen Zagursky. He is survived by his wife Judith Anne of 57 years his children Meredith Cowley Mark Keith Zagursky Kelly Kevin Zagur...

Norbert Stainbrook died peacefully in his sleep on November 30 2025 at the age of 100 in Salt Lake City Utah surrounded by his family. His childhood was spent in Crawford County with both sides of his grandparents at the Yoset Farm as well as the Stainbrook home in Meadville. In 1941 Norbert and a f...