Janice Walsh, 56, of Scranton, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, Robert M. Walsh. Born in Taylor, Janice is the daughter of Joseph and Anne Pepsin Stevens, Taylor. She graduated from Riverside High School in 1982 and went on to earn her Associate Degree from Keystone University. Prior to her illness, Janice was a legal assistant for the law offices of Dougherty Leventhal & Price. A devout Catholic,...

Helen Shimko Yankovitch, 98, a lifelong resident of Taylor, passed peacefully into eternal life, Friday afternoon at St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst Township. Her first husband, Stephen Shimko died January 30, 1951 and her second husband, Stephen Yankovitch died July 18, 1982. Born June 18, 1921 in Scranton, she was the daughter of John and Mary Gronski Krysiuk. She attended SS Peter & Paul School, and Taylor High School. In her younger years Helen worked in the Garment Industry. A simple lady...

John J. Lucchi, 75, of Moosic, died Tuesday evening at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. His wife of 40 years is Mary Ann Parenti Lucchi. Born in Scranton on January 29, 1945, he was the son of the late John and Nora Popoli Lucchi. John graduated from Scranton Cathedral High School and the University of Scranton, where he earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in secondary education. He taught French and History during his...

John Michaylo, 90, of Taylor, PA, passed away peacefully at home he resided in for 54 years on February 18 surrounded by family and pets after a three-year illness. His beloved wife, the former Charlotte Yager, died on March 29, 2006 and together they celebrated 47 years of marriage. John was a lifelong resident of Taylor born on June 12, 1929, to Slovak immigrants, Andrew and Anna (Andrus) Michaylo, who came to America from Priekopa, Czechoslovakia and settled in “The Patch”...

Thomas G. Fricovsky, 97, formerly of Lincoln Street, Taylor entered eternal rest on Monday morning at Lehigh Commons, Macungie, PA. His beloved wife, Irene Brooks Fricovsky, died October 7, 1999, and together they were married 54 years. Born in Taylor on March 11, 1922, he was the son of the late John and Barbara Kipikas Fricovsky. He faithfully served his country in the United States Navy during WWII and attained the rank of seaman first class. Tom worked for the Giant Markets as a...

Mary Suprick, 103, of Ransom Twp., entered into eternal rest on Saturday morning at Allied Skilled Nursing Center, where she was a resident for the past year. Born at the family home on April 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late George Sr. and Verna Labanich Suprick. Mary was a cook at the Ransom Convalescent Home for many years and retired in 1977 from Clarks Summit State Hospital, where she worked for 30 years. She was a life long and devoted parishioner of St. George’s...

Joseph Mochan Jr., 85, of Taylor entered eternal rest on Friday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center. His beloved wife, the former Joyce Kosenak died November 7, 1987. Born in Taylor, he was the son of the late Joseph Sr. and Anna Yunko Mochan. Joe was a graduate of Taylor High School and furthered his education at Penn State University, where he received his electrical engineering degree. Joe retired from Lockheed Martin, where he worked for many years. He and his family resided in Vincentown,...

Mary Anne Badner Petrunich, of Taylor entered eternal rest peacefully on Friday surrounded by her family at Allied Hospice. She is survived by her devoted husband, Ronald and together they have celebrated 52 years of marriage. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Petro Badner and was an honor graduate of Taylor-Moosic High School Class of 1962. Mary Anne worked for 26 years at Scavone Wholesale Florist as an office manager. She was a lifelong and faithful...

A.J. Prislupski, 63, of the Keyser Valley Section of Scranton, entered eternal rest unexpectedly on Saturday at Geisinger Community Medical Center. He is survived by his devoted wife of 39 years the former Donna Krause. Born in Scranton, he was the son of the late Andrew and Kathryn Fleck Prislupski. Since 1980, A.J. has been the owner and operator of A.J.'s Towing, Scranton. He was a kind and gentle person, who helped many people in times of distress. He had a great love for his wife,...

Gloria S. Mickavicz, of Taylor, entered eternal rest on Friday at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was surrounded by her devoted family. Her husband, Leonard J. Sr., died May 23, 2011. Born in Taylor, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Marchak Miller. Gloria was a graduate of Taylor High School Class of 1955. She was a past parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church Taylor. A homemaker most of her life, Gloria was devoted to tending to the daily needs of her family...