All Obituaries

Patrick J. Marion January 9, 2021     Patrick J. Marion, 68,  of Archbald, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Geisinger CMC Scranton.  He was the husband of Lillian Jeanne Leonard Marion. They were together for 34 and celebrated 27 years of marriage.   Born November 26, 1952 he was the son of the late Edward and Nan Ahern Marion.  Pat attended Valley View High School, a US Army veteran and a member of Christ the King Parish, Archbald. ...

Mary T. “Molly” Gilmartin December 25, 2020   Mary T. “Molly” Gilmartin, 79, a lifelong resident of Archbald, PA, passed away suddenly December 25, 2020 at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton. Born in the Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville, June 16, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Jerome D. and Mollie Castner Gilmartin. She graduated from Archbald High School, class of 1958 and retired from RCA, Dunmore, PA. Molly was a devout and faithful Catholic; a...

Joseph E. Carite December 12, 2020 Joseph E. Carite, 85, of Eynon, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Geisinger CMC, surrounded by his loving wife and family. His wife of 57 years is the former Lorraine Kozlowski. Born in Archbald, he was the son of the late Carmel and Helen “Nellie” Brown Carite.  Joe graduated from Archbald High School and was employed at Tobyhanna Army Depot for 42 years prior to retirement. Joe was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a...

 Lorraine Andrukat December 10, 2020   Lorraine Andrukat, 84, of Carbondale, formerly of Archbald, daughter of the late Frank and Anna Zielinski Bauman, died Thursday at Hospice of the Sacred Heart, Dunmore following a brief illness. She was the wife of David Andrukat.  They married in 1956 and divorced in 1976.  She then married Leo Healey, until his passing in 1995.  Lorraine then reunited with and remarried David and spent the last 22 years together enjoying...

Sally A. Murphy Heim   Sally A. Murphy Heim, 74, of Archbald, daughter of the late John L. and Sarah M. Snee Murphy, died Sunday, November 29, at Select Specialty Hospital within Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born in Carbondale, PA on May 8, 1946 and graduated from St. Rose High School in 1964.  She worked at Wal Mart, Dickson City for over 20 years before retiring.  She is survived by her husband, Robert L. Heim, Sr. of Archbald.  They celebrated their...

Frances M. Fitzsimmons September 8, 2020   Frances M. Fitzsimmons of Archbald, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 8.  Her boys were by her side.  She was the wife of the late Clair Fitzsimmons who died in 1988.  Born in Olyphant on May 25, 1931, daughter of the late Frank and Mildred Smith Ingoldsby of Carbondale.  Fran was an active member of the Christ the King Parish, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Archbald where  she was a member of the Altar and Rosary...

John E. "YOCK" Hughes died Monday afternoon at Carbondale Nursing & Rehab Center. Born in Archbald, he was a son of the late Edward and DeSales Morrow Hughes.  Yock was a graduate of Archbald High School and served in the Army National Guard. He was employed at Loral and Specialty Records, before retirement. He and his friend Beaner Curtis always enjoyed Sunday breakfast at various eateries. John was a sports enthusiast and of the Catholic faith. Surviving are...

Cheryl Ann Ropoch Runco, RNC September 3, 2020   Cheryl Ann Ropoch Runco died Thursday at her parents’ home in Eynon after a battle with cancer. Born in Peckville, she was a daughter of Bud and Annmarie Chrzan Ropoch. She was a 1980 graduate of Valley View High School. She attended and was a graduate of Lackawanna Vo-Tech with an LPN diploma and then furthered her education and was a graduate of Luzerne County Community College with her RNC degree. She recently retired from...

John David Plage August 16, 2020 John David Plage, 66, of Panama City, Florida passed peacefully into eternal life.  He enjoyed his retirement to Florida even as he suffered from chronic debilitating illnesses.  Born September 2, 1953 in Bayshore, New York, he was a son of the late Andrew and Cecilia Slavik Plage.  Prior to his retirement, he worked at the NY State Hospital.   Surviving is his loving sister, Dorothy Fitzgerald and husband Mario, Jermyn, brother...

Dr. Thomas J. Villeneuve August 13, 2020   On August 13, our beloved Dr. Thomas J. Villeneuve was unexpectedly taken with the angels to heaven.  He was 78 years of age.  He leaves behind his wife of 42 years, Diane Muchal Villeneuve, and fur babies Kasey and Katey. Born in Fulton, New York on December 20, 1941, he was the son of Alfred and Miriam Orr Villeneuve. A graduate of National College of Chiropractic, Lombard, Illinois, he practiced chiropractic in the Scranton...