Sara Ann Smith, 24 of Scranton entered eternal rest on Saturday,June 27, 2020. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of Angelo Michael Smith and Tammy Ann Driscoll Smith, of West Scranton. She was a graduate of West Scranton High School, class of 2014. She was employed by Aramark in the Scranton school District. Her family was the center of her life. She always looked forward to getting together with friends and family. She was a wonderful mother, daughter sister and friend. She was...

Sylvester (Cy) Cybroski, 96, of the Greenwood Section of Moosic, passed away peacefully Monday, June 15th 2020 at the Mountain View Care Center. His beloved wife Mary Cybroski preceded him in passing on December 29th 2010. They were married 62 years and their love story will now continue on in heaven. Dad was a Tech3 in the Army as a surgical technician and assisted medical officers in the operating room at the 128th Medical Hospital. His decorations and citations were the World War II...

Frances Agnes Wilson, 91, of Ottumwa, IA, fell asleep in the Lord on June 4, 2020 at Timber Ridge Assisted Living. She was born January 26, 1929 in Detroit, MI to Dimitri “James” and Anna Kozub Ziots. Frances married James Wilson on April 26, 1947 in Detroit, MI and he preceded her in death on February 13, 2005. A teacher of math and science, she returned to school after raising her children and earned a B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a Masters In Education from the...

Agnes Koproski Gregorczyk, 97, of the Greenwood section of Moosic, entered into eternal rest on Monday at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital, Plains, with her daughter by her side. Her beloved husband, Edward died January 18, 2017, and together they were married 70 years. Born in Mlawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lydia Novakowski Koproski. On May 27, 1926, at the age of four, Agnes embarked on the Washington from England and arrived at Ellis Island....

Michael Olekszulin Jr., 91, of Moosic, entered into eternal rest on Monday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Michael and Iris Rose Olekszulin and was a graduate of Moosic High School class of 1946 and then enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, proudly obtaining the rank of sergeant. He received the World War II Victory Medal. For several years, he worked for ICS and retired from Tobyhanna Army Depot, where he was a...

Lance Corporal Christian Michael Reed, 26, formerly of Taylor, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 7: 19 PM in San Diego, California, due to natural causes. Born in Scranton, on May 20, 1994, he was the son of Kelly Reed Odzana, Scranton and Michael A. Mancini, Peckville. Christian attended Riverside High School, where he loved playing football for the Vikings and excelled on the track team, with the 400-meter relay and pole-vaulting running track at Valley View High...

Paul Lukachko, 92, of Taylor, entered eternal rest on Wednesday afternoon at Mountain View Care Center. His beloved wife, of 67 years, Helen R. Viercinski Lukachko, died December 11, 2019 and he was by her side until the very end of their love story. Born in Scranton, Paul was the son of the late Michael and Mary Hyduchak Macik Lukachko and was a graduate of Taylor High School, Class of 1947. While at Taylor High School, Paul was an outstanding basketball and football player. In 1946,...

Alice Foytack Hanson, 95, of Tunkhannock, and formerly of Scranton, entered into eternal rest on Monday at Linwood Nursing Home, where she was a resident for the past four years. Her husband, Charles died July 10, 1995. Born and educated in Scranton on February 1, 1925, Alice was one of eight children born to the late Michael and Alice Henning Foytack. After her marriage to her husband, she moved to Tunkhannock, where she raised her family. She was a faithful parishioner of Nativity of the...

Robert “Bob” J. Maslanka, 84, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 10, 2020 after an extended illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Barbara Rindich Maslanka. Bob was the son of the late Joseph and Rose Nykaza Maslanka. He was a 1952 graduate of Taylor High School, and was an incredibly talented artist who loved to draw and paint. Before retiring, he was employed by Royal Bottling and Banko North, where he also served as the Union Steward of the International...

Ann Marie Lipinski Parola, 84, of Scranton entered into eternal rest on Tuesday at Linwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center due to the COVID-19 virus. Her beloved husband, Richard Parola, died October 9, 2001. Born on May 31, 1935, in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Samulka Lipinski and was a graduate of West Scranton High School Class of 1953. Until her retirement, Ann Marie worked for Goodwill Industries. She was a parishioner of St. Ann’s Basilica. A quiet and...