Mary Wright
August 7, 2021
It's with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Mary Wright, 88, of Clarks Summit. Daughter of the late Raymond and Sara Minihan, and wife of the late John Wright, she was born and raised in Scranton. A graduate of St. ...

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Thomas (Slouch) Szajkowski
August 3, 2021
Thomas Szajkowski, 51, of Taylor, died Sunday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. His loving wife of 20 years is Tammy Dranchak Szajkowski. Born in Scranton, son of the late Thomas and Ann Wedlock Szajkowski, he was a graduate of West Scranton High ...

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Tina Cawley
July 26, 2021
Tina Cawley, 47, of Scranton, died unexpectedly Saturday at home. Her husband is Joseph Cawley. Born in Scranton, daughter of Sally Masters Kreidler and the late Keith Kreidler, she was a graduate of West Scranton High School and worked as a nurse’s ...

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Jean Marie Gallagher
July 26, 2021
Jean Marie Kearney Gallagher, 87, of Minooka, died Monday at Allied Hospice Center surrounded by her four children. She was the widow of James J. Gallagher, who passed away in June, 1990. The couple was married for 34 years. Born in Minooka, daughter ...

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Patricia Lawson
July 25, 2021
Patricia Lawson, 78, of Pittston, died Saturday at Allied Hospice in Wilkes-Barre. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., daughter of the late Paul Vaughn and Mary Helen Perfect, she was a gifted artist who loved all animals, especially birds. Patricia was a ...

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Dorothy Orzel Ford
July 22, 2021
Dorothy Orzel Ford, 83, Scranton, died Wednesday at Allied Hospice. Born in Scranton to the late Stanley and Helen Orzel, she attended West Scranton High School. Upon graduation, she worked for Prudential Insurance excelling in business and playing ...

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Karen Beppler
July 12, 2021
Karen Jeanne Beppler, 71, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021. Born in Scranton, a miracle baby weighing less than a pound, Karen was predeceased by her parents, Harold and Jeanne (Besecker) Beppler. She is survived by two brothers, Harold Beppler ...

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Eleanor Scott
July 12, 2021
Eleanor Scott, 87, of Scranton, died Friday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart. She was the widow of Francis Scott, who passed away Jan. 25, 1999. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Hughes Costello, she worked many years as a nurse's ...

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Bob Buckley
July 9, 2021
Robert "Bob" Buckley, 60, of Scranton, passed away suddenly at his home on July 7. Born in Bound Brook, N.J., son of the late Bob and Juane Ferguson Buckley, Bob and his family lived in several different states while he was growing up, but after ...

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David John Kauffman
July 4, 2021
David John Kauffman of West Scranton died Thursday at Allied Services Hospice Center at age 65. Born June 14, 1956, he was the son of the late Beverly Vail and John James Kauffman. David, although born in Newark, N.J., grew up in the Scranton area ...

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