All Obituaries

Sara Louise Pisarz, 53, of Kingston, Pa., left our world too soon, fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Sara was a graduate of Bloomsburg University and had been the former director of the Early Childhood Development Center and teen director at the Wilkes-Barre Jewish Community Center, where she had received numerous awards including most recently, the Advisor of the Year award. Sara was deeply involved with the Jewish community and the JCC Day Camp. She was a BBYO adviser for more...

Esther F. Birnbaum of Scranton died Tuesday at the Green Hill Assisted Living Facility in West Orange, N.J. She was the widow of Earl J. Birnbaum. Born in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, the younger daughter of Ezra and Libby Franks, she was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and Marywood College. She helped educate generations of children as a teacher and, later, director of the nursery school of the Jewish Community Center of Scranton. She was also the longtime director of the...

Ashley Madlyn Egan, age 35, of Hoboken, New Jersey, passed away Monday morning surrounded by her family following a short and sudden illness at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford CT. Born in Scranton, PA, she is the daughter of Patrick J. and Christine Olivetti Egan of Simsbury, CT. Ashley spent her early years in East Stroudsburg, PA, and moved to Simsbury, CT, prior to entering the 5th grade. After graduating from Simsbury High School, she attended Villanova University where she graduated...

Vincent L. Bonavoglia, 71, of Dunmore, died Monday evening surrounded by his loving family in Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Ann Pietralczyk. The couple had been married for 43 years. Born in Scranton, he is the son of the late Leonard and Mary Rinaldi Bonavoglia. He was a graduate of Dunmore High School and Lackawanna College. Prior to retirement, he was a district manager for TastyKake. Vince was an avid golfer and a member of...

Mary Matina “Tina” Townsend, 69, of Dunmore, died Sunday evening at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, Scranton. She is survived by her husband, Joseph. The couple had been married for 35 years. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Ann Mulkerin. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Levittown, Pa and attended the University of Scranton. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Dunmore. She was an avid Philadelphia...

Attorney Christopher Philip Arnone, 50, of Jefferson Twp., the founder and sole practitioner of Arnone Law Offices, died Sunday evening in Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. He and his wife, the former Kimberly Ann Saresky, would have celebrated 10 years of marriage on Aug. 28. Born in Scranton, son of Joseph Samuel and Ann Theresa Carlucci Arnone, of Scranton, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School and a cum laude graduate of the University of Scranton, where he earned...

Nancy A. Wasko, 83, of Scranton passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday after an illness. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Osborne Rogan.  She was a graduate of Scranton Tech High School and a member of St. John Neuman Parish, Scranton. She happily worked at The Globe Store for many years until it’s closing.  It was a perfect fit for her because she loved buying gifts for family, friends, and of course herself.  Prior to...

Thomas W. Lavelle lll, born November 27, 1988 passed away on January 3, 2020.  Born in Scranton, he was a longtime resident of Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his mother, Carol Smicherko Lavelle, his father, Thomas W Lavelle Jr. and wife Diana, and his sister Gwendolyn Lavelle.  Also surviving are maternal grandmother Mary Ann Strecker, paternal grandparents Thomas and Margaret Lavelle, aunt Donna Smicherko Kupetz, aunt Carol Lavelle Golosky and husband Stephen,...

  Roger Edward Teske, 89, of Dunmore, died Monday evening at Moses Taylor Hospital. He is survived by his wife, the former Christine Young. The couple had been married for 63 years. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary Warman Teske. He attended the Scranton public schools and prior to retirement, he worked for the former Gould Battery in production. He was a proud Army veteran and served during the Korean War as a tank driver. He was an avid New York Giants,...

Joseph Julian O’Boyle, 75, of Scranton, died Sunday afternoon at Allied Services. Born in French Park, County Roscommon, Ireland, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Bridget Corcoran O’Boyle. Prior to retirement, he was a draftsman. Julian was a devoted son who left his job in New York City to return home and care for his mother for many years until her passing. Julian was known for his kind and easy nature and wry sense of humor. He was very proud and supportive of his...