OBITUARIES
Olyphant, PA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Olyphant, PA, Lackawanna County & Surrounding Areas
Lawrence J Lukasik Sr.
January 24, 2011
Lawrence J. Lukasik, Sr., 77, of Olyphant, died on Monday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. His wife was the former Genevieve “Jenny” Tolerico; she died on August 12, 2009.Born in Olyphant, he was a lifelong resident. He was the son of the late John and Helen Wojtovich Lukasik and was a graduate of Olyphant High School.A U.S. Army Veteran of the...
Robert J Petrone
January 23, 2011
Robert J. Petrone, 82, of Dickson City, died Sunday evening at home. His wife is the former June A. Tokarchik. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on January 27th. Born in Archbald, he resided in Dickson City for the last 40 years. His parents were the late Dominick and Anna Petrone. He attended Olyphant High School and was a...
James Michael Masko
November 29, 2010
James M. Masko, 52, of Scott Township, died from a heart attack on Monday while hunting near his home. Born in Scranton, he resided in Scott Township for over 30 years. Prior to that he lived in Olyphant. He was the son of Joseph and Ann Wharton Masko, Olyphant and was a 1976 graduate of MidValley High School. A U.S. Air Force...
Eleanor Mihalich Egnotovich
November 23, 2010
Eleanor Mihalich Egnotovich, 80, a lifelong resident of Olyphant, died Tuesday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Her husband Peter died in 1980. Born in Peckville, her parents were John and Bridget Jantas Walega. She was a graduate of St. Mary of the Visitation School, Dickson City and a lifelong member of their church. She is survived by four sons: Richard, at...
Florence Delores Jurkiewicz
November 7, 2010
Florence Delores Jurkiewicz, 91, of Olyphant, died on Sunday night at home. She was the wife of Francis J. who died on December 13, 2002. Born in Olyphant she was a lifelong resident. Her parents were the late Joseph and Kathryn Ogorzalek Kulick. She was a member of Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant and attended St. Michael the Archangel School, Olyphant. She...
Stephen Youshock Sr.
September 29, 2010
Stephen Youshock, Sr., 77, of Jefferson Township died on Wednesday evening at Mercy Hospice, Scranton. He was the husband of Shirley Havrilak Youshock, who died in November, 1997. Born in Jessup, he lived in Jefferson Township for the last 12 years. Prior to that he resided in Olyphant. He was the son of Stephen and Tillie Chiddalo Youshock and a member...
Jordyn Marie Coombes
September 14, 2010
Jordyn Marie Coombes, died on Tuesday at home. Born on February 22 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, she was the daughter of Kelly Marie Krupa and Patrick Alan Coombes, Olyphant. Jordyn Marie was a fighter from the time she was born. She was a happy and content baby who did not cry much and seemed to have a sense of peace...
William Matichak
August 17, 2010
Brother Major General William Matichak “Peckville’s General”, 78 , died on Tuesday at his residence, in Peckville. His wife is the former Emilie Pakutka Matichak.Born in Scranton he was a lifelong resident of Peckville. He was the son of the late Theodore and Eva Rusanage Matichak. He was educated in the Blakely schools and graduated from Johnson Technical School and...
Rosemary Butler
July 5, 2010
Rosemary Butler, 75, of Olyphant died on Monday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton after being stricken ill.The daughter of the late William A. and Rose Flannery Butler; she is survived by her sisters-in-law: Patricia Butler and Marie Butler, both of Olyphant; nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by a sister Margaret and three brothers: William, Robert and Philip.Rosemary was...
Jordan Tyler Campbell
June 30, 2010
Jordan Tyler Campbell, infant son of Grace M. and Bradley V. Campbell of Olyphant died Wednesday at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. He is also survived by his sister, Sammantha; maternal grandparents, Tracey & Henry Joerz, Jr., Gouldsboro and great grandmother, Barbara Joerz, Glendale, NY; paternal grandparents, Bradley L. & Irene Campbell, Olyphant; great grandparents, Vince & Joan Riggi, Dunmore and great...
Joan A Dutka
June 25, 2010
Joan A. (Murphy) Dutka, Olyphant, died June 25 at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Atty. Joseph F. Dutka who passed away in 1988 after practicing law in Olyphant for 36 years. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Michael Murphy, a Scranton police officer, and wife Anne...
Elinor M Zarnosky
June 7, 2010
Elinor M. Zarnosky a resident of Dickson City for the last 35 years, died Monday at Lackawanna Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Peckville. Her husband of 51 years, Leo A., died in January 2005. Born in Olyphant, her parents were Francis & Nellie Zagursky Kasha. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lynne A. Zarnosky, who died in December 2006. Blessing and...
Carleigh Elizabeth Pisanchyn
June 3, 2010
Carleigh Elizabeth Pisanchyn, of Olyphant, left us on Thursday. Born on April 27 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, she was the daughter of Christopher and Ashleigh M. Pisanchyn. She is also survived by her brother, Hunter; maternal Grammy, Lori Navarro and grandmother, Sandra Brislin; paternal Gramma & Pop, Eileen & John Evanina; great grandfather, Stephen Youshock; aunts: Melia Bohn, Fallon Acuff...
Cynthia Lynn Lubinski
May 18, 2010
Cynthia Lynn Lubinski, died on Tuesday at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Born on May 13 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, she was the daughter of Timothy and Jennifer M. Lubinski, Scranton. She is also survived by her maternal grandparents, Nicholas and Doris Romano, Stroudsburg; paternal grandmother, Rose Mary Lubinski, Tunkhannock; great grandmother, Lena Romano, Stroudsburg; and many loving aunts, uncles...
La Fern Kelley
May 13, 2010
La Fern Kelley of Olyphant, died on Thursday at the home of her beloved companion, David Owens, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Earl. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Lou Balling. She owned and operated several boutique shops in Pennsylvania and Florida and was...
John Kappa
May 3, 2010
John Kappa, 89, of Jessup, died on Monday at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, the former Lucille L. Noelle. They celebrated their 68th anniversary on December 2nd. Born in Jessup and raised in Olyphant, he resided in Jessup for the last 22 years. Prior to that he lived in Los Angeles, California for 38 years. His parents...
Margaret D Walsh
March 23, 2010
Margaret D. Walsh, a resident of Blakely, died Tuesday night at VNA Hospice at Community Medical Center, Scranton. She was the widow of Thomas W. Walsh, who died January 28, 1994. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Agnes Ward Kelly. She attended St. Ann’s school in Scranton and was a member of St. Ann’s Basilica. For a...
Louis J Stepkovitch
March 15, 2010
Louis J. Stepkovitch, 85, of Olyphant, died Monday in AsceraCare Hospice, MidValley Hospital, Peckville, following a brief battle with leukemia. He and his wife and caregiver, the former Betty Kaschak, would have been married sixty years on September 2nd. Born in Olyphant, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Kulacz Stepkovitch. He was a 1942 graduate of Olyphant...
Eleanor A Kurilla
March 13, 2010
Eleanor A. Kurilla, 81, formerly of Peckville for over 40 years, died on Saturday at Moses Taylor Skilled Nursing, Scranton. Her husband, Stephen Kurilla, died on June, 18. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 23rd, 2008. Born in Olyphant, she was the daughter of the late Andrew M. and Anna Fedorchak Kondash. She attended Blakely High School. She was...
Mary H McCormick
February 21, 2010
Mary H. McCormick, 91, of Olyphant, died on Sunday at Dunmore Healthcare Center, Dunmore. Her husband, William F., died in 1985. They were married for 43 years. Born in Olyphant, she was a lifelong resident. Her parents were Frank and Anna Misiura Rook (Róg). She was a graduate of Olyphant High School, a dedicated lifelong member of St. Michael the Archangel...
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