All Obituaries

Fern Kaplan Blum, 99, of Scranton, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday night at Elan Skilled Nursing and Rehab where she resided for the past year.  Her husband of 35 years, Murray D. Blum, preceded her in death on January 9, 1982. Born in Binghamton, New York, Fern was the daughter of the late Morris and Marion Goldstein Kaplan.  She moved to Scranton in 1934, was a 1942 graduate of Scranton Central High School, attended Penn State University, and received a diploma from...

Evelyn Hinz, Roaring Brook Twp, died unexpectedly Sunday morning at Regional Hospital.  She was the wife of Henry (Bud) Hinz.   Together, the couple planned to celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary on September 30. Born in Dunmore, Evelyn was the youngest daughter of Elias and Mary Galician Hryshko.  She was a member of St. Eulalia’s Church, Roaring Brook, as well as a 1954 graduate of Dunmore HS. The matriarch of the Hinz family, Evelyn is survived by her...

Marie Carmella Salerno Allegrucci, of Scranton died September 17, 2023, at the age of 93. Marie was born in Scranton, the daughter of the late Peter and Concetta Gentile Salerno.  Marie’s loving husband Nello of 66 years died January 26th this year. Marie has 3 sons, Michael Maiore, wife Betsy of Cherry Hill, NJ, Nello Jr, wife Jennie of Bradenton, Fl, Carmen and wife Eileen of Madison Township and a daughter, Annemarie Daffaro and husband Jim of Scott Township.  She is...

Herbert Smith, 68, South Abington Township, died Friday evening at Geisinger-Community Medical Center in Scranton after a short battle with cancer.  His wife is the former Abigail M. Yarmis. Born in Scranton, son of the late Murray and Muriel L. “Moonie” Stone Smith, he was a graduate of Scranton Central High School Class of 1972 and went on to study at former Keystone College and University of Scranton where he obtained his bachelor’s degree.  Herb had many...

Elizabeth K. “Betty” Petrasko”, 92, Dunmore, died Monday afternoon in Allied Skilled Nursing, Scranton.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Cyril E. Petrasko, on February 12, 2009. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Strazik Horvat, she was a graduate of Dunmore High School Class of 1948 and prior to retirement, had been employed in the local garment industry at Stephanie Fashions in Archbald, as well as T&T Fashions and...

Francis R. Burne, of Dunmore, peacefully passed away on Sep 8 at the age of 98.  For the past few years, he was a popular and beloved resident at Allied Terrace assisted living facility in Scranton.  His wife of 64 years, the former Elaine A. Verrastro, of Dunmore, died in 2013. In addition to his beloved wife, he was preceded in death by his sister and husband, Evelyn and Piero Belardi; his brother and wife, George and Alberta Burne, along with eleven other brothers-in-law and...

Theresa A. Curmaci, R.N. 90 of West Scranton, died Tuesday at home surrounded by her loving family. Her husband of 66 years, Sam, passed away April 10, 2022.  Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Angelo & Fannie Capalongo Napolitano.  She was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class of 1951 and a graduate of the Hannemann Hospital School of Nursing, 1955.  Prior to retirement Theresa worked private duty as an RN. She loved being a nurse, her family & the...

MSG. Leo M. Gingerlowski (Ret.), of Scranton, passed away Sunday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital surrounded by family following a brief battle with cancer.  He is survived by his wife of 41 years, the former Ruth Wheeler. A lifelong resident of Scranton, Leo was the son of the late Leo and Margaret Balendy Gingerlowski.  He was educated in the Scranton School District until he enlisted into the Army in 1977.  Known as a “super grunt,” Leo served our country...

David Frommert, 60, of Madison Twp., passed away Saturday evening at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore, after a long courageous battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his wife of five years, the former Jacqueline Kornish. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Edward and Catherine Arlene Wrobleski Frommert and was a 1981 graduate of Dunmore High School and an Air Force veteran. Prior to his illness he was an electronics technician at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Dave enjoyed long...

Leonard Donato Nole, 67, of Greenfield Twp., passed away Thursday afternoon at home. Born in Scranton, he was the son of Shirley (Roth) Nole and the late Salvatore A. Nole. He was a graduate of Dunmore High School class of 1974 and attended Keystone College. Prior to retirement, he worked at Tobyhanna Army Depot as an electrician and tech writer for 33 years. An ever-present advocate for his community, Lenny invested much of his time to ensure those around him would have a brighter future....