Obituaries in Clarks Summit, PA

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...

Arvo Leola 74 of Newton Twp. passed away peacefully on December 21 at Oak Ridge Health Center surrounded by his family members that were closest to him. Arvo was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years Carolyn Stevens Leola who passed away September 1 2025. Born in the Bronx NY he was the son of t...

Mary Ann Karam Horutz died peacefully on December 2 2025. She was a devoted wife mother grandmother sister and friend. Mary Ann was born on November 17 1941 to Solomon and Hesna Karam in Scranton PA. She was raised in a family with ten children all with strong faith and ties to the Lebanese communit...

James Nelson Clark 82 of Factoryville died on Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton. He was the widower of the late Barbara Lewis Clark who died in 2020. Born in Cortland New York he was the son of the late Glen and Nancy Baker Clark. He was a United States Air Force veteran and prio...

Nancy Elaine Byrne 87 of Clarks Summit was peacefully called home to the Lord on Saturday morning while at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore. She is now reunited in eternal rest with her beloved husband Ambrose Byrne whom she cherished deeply. Born in Morris County NJ to the late Woodrow and Ed...

Nancy Marie DeRiggi Curra passed away peacefully on December 14 2025 at the age of 93 leaving behind a legacy of deep faith devotion to family and quiet service to all who knew her. Born in Dalton Pennsylvania on May 27 1932 she was the daughter of the late Anthonio and Celestra Capalongo DeRiggi im...

Dorothy Gale Herron age 102 of Newton Township PA passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday January 11 2026. She was born on September 6 1923 to Cecil and Maude Gale. Dorothy was raised in Duryea where she met her future husband Richard R. Herron. Dorothy Dot worked in the lunchroom at Abington H...

Robert D. Staples Jr. 79 of Clarks Summit died on Wednesday afternoon at Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton after a brief illness. His wife of 57 years is the former Jeanne Kolasinski. Born in Scranton he was the son of the late Robert D. Staples Sr. and the late Esther Doud Staples. He was...

Patricia A. Kreidler Kopp 73 of Montrose died at Guthrie Hospice Sayre. She is the wife of Raymond Kopp. Her late husband is Jack Kreidler who died in 2004. Born in Scranton she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Jablonski Tompkins. She was a graduate of West Scranton and Lackawanna County...

Patricia Diffley Mc Auliffe 86 of Clarks Summit Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on January 3rd 2026. Born on February 23rd 1939 to John Patrick and Margaret OConnor Diffley her greatest joys were her surviving brother Thomas Diffley her three daughters and their husbands Theresa and Andrew Kinse...

Michael Mike Stevens Skerel 81 of Glenburn Township passed away on Tuesday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His widow is the former Judy Lucas. The couple have been married over fifty years. Born and educated in Swoyersville Mike was given an assignment in high school to write a paper about no...