John "Duke" Marullo
May 12, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of John “Duke” Marullo announce his sudden passing on Monday, May 10, 2021, at the age of 74. Duke was a loving father, grandfather, and friend to all. Born in Scranton, he was a graduate of Scranton Technical ...

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Paulette Merchel
May 9, 2021
Paulette Posluszny Merchel, Ph.D, 73, died Thursday, May 6, at Marywood Heights in Scranton, PA. She was the widow of Paul Merchel who died January 16, 2011 Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Henry and Helen Laskowski Posluszny, two devoted ...

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Alice McLaughlin
May 5, 2021
Alice Tierney McLaughlin, 95, of Bethlehem and formerly Scranton, passed away peacefully Saturday at home. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Martin Joseph McLaughlin II. Born in Scranton PA, she was the daughter of the late ...

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John J Ratchford Jr
April 26, 2021
Joseph J. Ratchford Jr., 64, of Scranton, died Thursday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Born in Scranton, son of the late Joseph and Rosemary Ruddy Ratchford, he was a graduate of West Scranton High School. He worked at numerous car lots over ...

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Phyllis Wedlock
April 26, 2021
Phyllis Jean Wedlock, 84, of Scranton, passed away Saturday surrounded by her family. She was the widow of John Wedlock, who passed away in 1998. Born in Scranton, daughter of the late Herbert and Hilda Miller Lloyd, she enjoyed dancing and was ...

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Michael Savinelli
April 20, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Michael Savinelli. Mike died peacefully at home on April 20, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Linda Schick Savinelli. Born and raised in Scranton, son of Ralph and Gail Burke Savinelli, Michael ...

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Kathleen O'Hearn
April 15, 2021
Kathleen A. O’Hearn, age 69, of Moosic, Pa., passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Kathleen was born on Oct. 31, 1951, in ...

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Therese Cimini
April 12, 2021
Terry, 73, died April 10 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, John B. Cimini. Daughter of late Henry Valvano and Therese Albrecht Valvano, she was a graduate of St. Mary’s South Catholic High School in ...

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Paul Sekelsky Jr
April 12, 2021
Paul A. Sekelsky Jr, 48, of Scranton, died Thursday at home. His loving wife is Lori Karwoski Sekelsky. Born in Scranton, son of Denise Mercado and Paul Sekelsky Sr., he was a graduate of West Scranton High School. Paul enjoyed the outdoors, whether ...

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Joann Huntingcut
April 12, 2021
Joann Huntingcut, 57, passed away March 25th after complications from her recent Covid 19 battle. Joann was educated in the Scranton school district and later went on to be a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with family, playing games, and ...

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