Obituaries in Simpson, PA

at GeisingerCommunity Medical Center while surrounded by family. Duke was a graduate of Fell High School Class of 1975 and a veteran of the Air Force having been stationed in several locations including Colorado Springs Colorado Anchorage Alaska and Altus Oklahoma. Duke was a heavy machinery operato...

Donald W. Powell 82 of Fell Township died on Tuesday at GeisingerCommunity Medical Center Scranton. Born in Carbondale he was the son of the late Walter and Helen Russell Powell. Donald was a graduate of Fell High School earned his Bachelors degree from Penn State University and Masters Degree from ...

Joseph Petrilak 90 of Forest City peacefully passed away on Christmas Day surrounded by his loving family.He was the proud husband to Dorothy Rose Petrilak who predeceased him in 2020. The couple had been married for 61 years. Born to Michael Petrilak and Mary Arlene King Petrilak of Simpson Pennsyl...

Bernadine R. Gorel 100 of Whites Crossing Carbondale Township died on Sunday at Geisinger CMC Scranton. Her husband Michael A. Gorel died in 2007. Born in Whites Crossing she was the last surviving of twelve children of the late Andrew and Rose Goryl Lapka. She attended Robert Morris School Whites C...

Thomas J. Walsh 58 died Saturday at Geisinger Community Medical Center from ongoing complications of a rare brain tumor craniopharyngioma that was removed in February of 2022. Born in Jessup he was the son of the late Martin Buddy Walsh and Hiroko Higashi. He was a graduate of Valley View High Schoo...

Barbara Seward age 83 was born on December 20 1942 and passed away peacefully on January 7th at Carbondale Nursing Rehab. Barbara was a woman who found joy in caring for others. She owned and operated her own beauty shop for many years a place where friendships were formed and laughter was shared. ...

Linda Rose Mark 78 of Carbondale passes away peacefully early Wednesday morning after a several year battle with breast cancer. Her beloved husband was Joseph Jiggs Mark who passed away in 2007. Born and raised in Carbondale she was the daughter of the late Horatio S. and Catherine Miller Pierce. L...

Maryann Fotusky 81 of Waymart died Thursday evening at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital. Her husband John Fotusky Sr. died in 2017. Born August 22 1944 in Honesdale she was the daughter of the late Bruno and Mabel Barnes Herold. Maryann was a seamstress working in factories in Forest City and White...

Paul J. Petrilak 87 of Browndale died Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale. His wife the former Mary Ann Dzwonchyk died in 2009. His loving companion is Pauline Nadzak. Born in Simpson he was the son of the late Michael and Arlene King Petrilak. He attended Fell Township Schools and s...

Diane L. Perkin 76 of Clifford Township and formerly of Welcome Lake Wayne County where she lived for 45 years passed away on Thursday at the Ellen Memorial Nursing Center Honesdale. Diane passed away after suffering from Lewy Body Dementia for the past 6 years. Born in Carbondale she was the daught...

Born in Union Dale he was the son of the late Harry and Mary Lutchko Babich. He attended school in Pleasant Mount and served in the Army and Army Reserves. Upon returning home he joined the family working the farm. He was employed at Elk Mountain Ski Center and Triangle Pacific Cabinet Co. Carbondal...

Catherine Kowalako 90 of Hazel Township and formerly of Simpson died Tuesday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazelton. She was the widow of Stephen Kowalako who died in 1994. Born in Simpson she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Egnotovich Orinick. Catherine was a graduate of Fell High Sch...